Mukasey collapses during speech
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AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital after losing consciousness.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:27:47 GMT
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Aides: Obama plans to nominate Clinton
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:11:27 GMT
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Congress extends jobless benefits; stocks fall 400
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AP - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running out.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:47:15 GMT
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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
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AP - The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:40:52 GMT
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
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AP - China acknowledged Friday for the first time that more than 19,000 schoolchildren were among the dead in the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:24:46 GMT
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Judge orders release of five terror suspects at Guantanamo
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AP - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:49:15 GMT
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Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper
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AP - An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on "Joe the Plumber," a government watchdog said in a report released Thursday.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:07 GMT
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Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise
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AP - Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:56:36 GMT
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Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet
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AP - A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:02:12 GMT
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Steelers defense controls Bengals in 27-10 win
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AP - Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals with or without Chad Ocho Cinco.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:51:26 GMT
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No relief seen in global crisis
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Reuters - Signs of distress in the global economy mounted on Friday, with shares in U.S. bank Citigroup Inc plunging on fears about its future, oil prices falling and the future of U.S. automakers hanging in the balance.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:36:01 GMT
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Democrats demand U.S. Big 3 offer survival plan
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Reuters - Democratic congressional leaders, seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big Three automakers, demanded executives provide a business survival plan in exchange for their support of up to $25 billion in loans.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:15:36 GMT
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Citigroup eyes options including merger
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Reuters - Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:36 GMT
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Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat
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Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate his former rival, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after the November 27 Thanksgiving holiday, a Democratic official said.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:41:06 GMT
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Attorney General Mukasey vital signs strong after collapse
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Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey is "conscious, conversant and alert" at a local Washington hospital after collapsing while delivering a speech at a hotel, the U.S. Justice Department said late on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:24:23 GMT
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S&P dives to lowest level since 1997
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Reuters - Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday, as a frantic flight from risk prompted by investors' deepening economic fears drove the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index to its lowest level since 1997 -- completing the erasure of more than a decade of stock market gains.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:49:29 GMT
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac suspend some foreclosures
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Reuters - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two biggest U.S. home loan finance companies, on Thursday said they would suspend foreclosures of occupied homes until early 2009, as the government moves to stem the tide of home losses plaguing the economy.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:33:13 GMT
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Obama considers retired general for foreign policy post
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Reuters - Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:17:14 GMT
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Somali pirates demand 25 million dollars for Saudi oil tanker
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AFP - Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil super-tanker demanded a 25 million dollar ransom Thursday amid calls for tougher action to end threats to one of the world's key maritime routes.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:27:25 GMT
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UN raises DR Congo troop numbers to 20,000
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AFP - The UN Security Council approved an extra 3,000 peacekeeping troops to help end conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fresh fighting erupted earlier in the day.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:40:05 GMT
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