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| | Obama could re-brand America, experts say
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President-elect Barack Obama could restore the United States" image in the international community, experts say. Obama represents a clean break from the past, and his election is the first big ...
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| Napolitano eyed for Homeland Security (msnbc.com)
An early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, the former Arizona attorney general is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security.
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| Dems: Napolitano emerges for Homeland Security job (yahoo! news)
AP - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is the likely choice for the job of secretary of homeland security, a top Obama adviser said Thursday.
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| Obama makes more Cabinet picks, sources say (cnn.com)
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Sen. Tom Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services, and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as top choice for secretary of homeland security, multiple Democratic sources close to the transition told CNN. Daschle -- not White House staffers -- will be writing the health care plan that Obama submits to Congress, sources indicate.
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| Napolitano may be next Homeland Security secretary (yahoo! news)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama has started his Cabinet selections by naming several Washington insiders to top posts. Now, he may be reaching out to outsiders, including Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who reportedly is the lead choice as secretary of the Homeland Security Department.
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| Obama could rebrand America, experts say (cnn.com)
President-elect Barack Obama could restore the United States' image in the international community, experts say. Obama represents a "clean break" from the past, and his election is the first big step toward change, said Dick Martin, author of "Rebuilding Brand America."
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| Senate offers Clinton new options (cnn.com)
The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she decide to remain in the Senate and not accept the rumored offer of a position in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, a Democratic official told CNN Wednesday.
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Weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high
1 hour(s) ago @ reuters
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger than expected 27,000 last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a har...
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| Weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a harsh economic environment forces employers to cut back on hiring.
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| Weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high (reuters)
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a harsh economic environment forces employers to cut back on hiring.
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| Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 16-year high (yahoo! news)
AP - New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get even worse next year.
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| U.S. jobless claims jump to 16-year high (msnbc.com)
New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market.
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| Weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger than expected 27,000 last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a harsh economic environment forces employers to cut back on hiring.
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| U.S. jobless claims jump to 16-year high (msnbc.com)
The government says new claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening labor market.
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Global job losses rise as recession plays on
1 hour(s) ago @ reuters
World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan"s exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Job losses rise as recession plays on (yahoo! news)
Reuters - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Global job losses rise as recession plays on (yahoo! news)
Reuters - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Job losses rise as recession plays on (reuters)
World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Recession blues play on (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Recession blues play on (yahoo! news)
Reuters - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Recession blues play on (reuters)
World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Recession blues play on (reuters)
Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Prolonged recession looms (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and another sharp sell-off on global equity markets.
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| Prolonged recession looms (reuters)
Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and another sharp sell-off on global equity markets.
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U.S. forces kill Qaeda leader wanted for attacks
55 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
U.S. forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for planning suicide bombings, kidnappings and assassinations, including the abduction and killing of a U.S. army sergeant in 2004, the U.S. military...
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| Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike (cnn.com)
Pakistan's foreign ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to lodge a formal protest against another suspected U.S. missile strike on its territory, an act the country's prime minister called a violation of his nation's sovereignty.
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| U.S.: Raid kills militant blamed in GI death (msnbc.com)
An al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist and other deadly attacks was killed in an American raid in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday.
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| Pakistan summons U.S. envoy (msnbc.com)
Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday to protest a suspected U.S. missile strike deep inside its territory as militants threatened revenge attacks unless the cross-border raids stop.
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| Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan.
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| U.S. pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister (yahoo! news)
A pact allowing U.S. troops to stay in Iraq for three more years has a chance of being approved by parliament despite some heated opposition, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
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| Pakistan summons U.S. envoy to protest missiles (reuters)
Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to receive a formal protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets on Pakistani soil, a Pakistani foreign ministry official said.
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Prospect for auto bailout dims
6 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from De...
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| Prospect for auto bailout dims (reuters)
Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| Prospect for auto bailout dims as Senate races clock (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| Prospect for auto bailout dims as Senate races clock (reuters)
Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| U.S. auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (yahoo! news)
Reuters - U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day to plead for $25 billion in government aid, but legislators tried to fashion a last-minute compromise bailout bill that could pass both Congressional and White House muster.
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| U.S. auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (reuters)
U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day to plead for $25 billion in government aid, but legislators tried to fashion a last-minute compromise bailout bill that could pass both Congressional and White House muster.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (yahoo! news)
Reuters - U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators proposed changes to help a bailout pass Congressional and White House muster.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (reuters)
U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators proposed changes to help a bailout pass Congressional and White House muster.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Auto executives appeared on Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators in both houses and parties proposed compromises to the original plan.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (reuters)
Auto executives appeared on Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators in both houses and parties proposed compromises to the original plan.
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Feed24: Sport |
| | NFL Says Cowboys Pacman Jones Can Return Dec. 7
1 hour(s) ago @ abc news
NFL reinstates troubled Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, who can return on Dec. 7
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| NFL says Cowboys' Pacman Jones can return Dec. 7 (yahoo! news)
AP - The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games — this Sunday and the following game on Thanksgiving. He'll be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.
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| Pacman reinstated, but can't return until Dec. 7 (yahoo! news)
AP - The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games — this Sunday and the following game on Thanksgiving. He'll be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.
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| Pacman hopeful of returning to Cowboys soon (foxsports.com)
Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.Jones' agent, Worrick Robinson, said the player is handing personal matters while waiting for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to determine if Jones will be reinstated and be able to play this season.
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| Pacman hopeful of returning soon to Cowboys (yahoo! news)
Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.
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Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals for reliever
18 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking on Wednesday, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
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| Red Sox trade Crisp to Royals for reliever (yahoo! news)
AP - The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking on Wednesday, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
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| Red Sox trade Crisp to Royals for relief help (foxsports.com)
Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez.Royals general manager Dayton Moore called the switch-hitting Crisp a "championship-caliber player" who will help Kansas City move forward. Crisp is a career .280 batter in seven seasons with the Cleveland and the Red Sox.The 29-year-old stared 98 games for the Red Sox last season while sharing the center field job with rookie Jacoby Ellsbury.
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| Why I voted Morneau for AL MVP (foxsports.com)
Dustin Pedroia is a deserving winner, but in this tightest of AL MVP races, Ken Rosenthal explains why someone else got his vote.
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Sheridan to miss Springbok Test
25 minutes ago @ bbc sport
England prop Andrew Sheridan is ruled out of Saturday"s Test against South Africa because of a neck injury.
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Wakamatsu Hired to Manage Mariners
12 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Mariners hire Don Wakamatsu as majors" 1st Asian-American manager
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| Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners (yahoo! news)
AP - Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He's also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.
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| Wakamatsu becomes first Asian-American manager (yahoo! news)
The Seattle Mariners named Don Wakamatsu as their manager on Wednesday, making the 45-year-old former catcher the first Asian-American to manage in Major League Baseball.
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| Wakamatsu hired by Seattle (yahoo! news)
AP - Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
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Buccaneers rusher Graham ruled out for rest of season
13 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season because of an ankle injury, the team said on Wednesday.
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| Bucs place leading rusher Graham on IR (foxsports.com)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings.Graham limped off the field after his only carry against the Vikings. The Bucs said he hurt his ankle, but did not release specifics about the injury.Fourth-year pro Noah Herron was signed to fill Graham's spot on the roster.
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| Bucs place Graham on injured reserve (yahoo! news)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
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| | Sandra Oh
1423 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Sandra Oh. Photos of your favorite actors and actresses.
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Jim Byrnes
1423 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
An American-born actor long in Canada, Jim Byrnes is best known for playing "Lifeguard", the communications expert and link to the organization on the CBS series Wiseguy (1987-1990), and...
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Owen Roizman
1423 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Began his career working on TV commercials in New York and shot his first feature, Bill Gunn"s Stop, in 1970. Roizman soon became known for his gritty, documentary-influenced urban compositions...
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Paul Le Mat
1423 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
A beefy, laconic leading man of the 1970s, Le Mat is best known for his performances in George Lucas" American Graffiti (1973) and especially as Melvin Dummar, an aimless blue-collar worker who...
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Anna Karina
1423 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Slender, dark-haired actress who appeared in several films of the French New Wave, particularly those directed by first husband Jean-Luc Godard. Karina was outstanding as the lonely, lovelorn prostitu...
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| | Microsoft ends Yahoo deal talk
5 hour(s) ago @ bbc news
Microsoft"s boss tells the firm"s annual general meeting that it is no longer looking to buy Yahoo.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving more than 20 percent.
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| Yahoo Could Thrive -- or Be Swallowed by Microsoft (yahoo! news)
It comes as little surprise to analysts who have been watching the Yahoo drama unfold over the past six months. CEO Jerry Yang, 40, is stepping down and the company is hunting for a new chief who can pull the Internet company up by its billion-dollar bootstraps and compete with Google.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 19 percent.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 12 percent.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 14 percent.
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| Jerry Yang Resigns, Yahoo Searching for a New CEO (yahoo! news)
Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang has resigned his role as CEO and Yahoo's board has initiated a search for his successor. Yang will return to his former role as chief yahoo as soon as the board finds a replacement. He will continue to serve on the board.
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Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report
11 hour(s) ago @ reuters
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama"s top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.
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| Obama taps ex-Senate chief to head health agency (reuters)
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, a key early supporter and former U.S. Senate leader, as his top official to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, two Democratic sources said on Wednesday.
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| Obama picks Daschle as health secretary: media (reuters)
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services secretary, news media reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to Obama's transition team.
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| Obama moves closer to key cabinet pick (reuters)
President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to filling a key spot in his cabinet on Tuesday as his transition team plotted a careful course to shaping the next U.S. administration.
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| Obama to 'engage' on climate (bbc news)
US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.
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| Obama 'could stop using e-mail' (bbc news)
Aides to President-elect Barack Obama say concerns over transparency laws could stop him using e-mail in the White House.
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Microsoft CEO rules out another Yahoo takeover bid
19 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AFP - Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out making another takeover bid for Yahoo but said the US software giant remains open to a partnership on Internet search.
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| Microsoft rules out buying Yahoo but likes search (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc but said his company was very interested in resuming talks on a Web search partnership.
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| Microsoft to offer free security software (msnbc.com)
Microsoft Corp said Wednesday it will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.
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Oil dives below $50 as investor confidence sinks
1 hour(s) ago @ reuters
Oil plunged below $50 a barrel on Thursday, deepening losses over the previous four sessions as battered financial markets reflected ever lower confidence in the world economy and evidence mounted of ...
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Soviet shuttle
1 hour(s) ago @ bbc news
Why did the USSR build a copy of the space shuttle?
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| | Oil dips below $50 a barrel
40 minutes ago @ latest financial new...
The plunge in oil prices continued Thursday with prices falling below $50 a barrel as growing concern about the economy weighed on demand.
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| Oil dips under $50 on fears of deep recession (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices plunged over $3 Thursday, briefly dipping below $50 a barrel as 16-year high U.S. unemployment figures and plummeting stock markets caused investors to price in lower crude demand.
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| Oil falls below $50 a barrel (business and financi...)
The plunge in oil prices continued Thursday with prices falling below $50 a barrel as growing concern about the economy weighed on demand.
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| Oil falls below $53 on fears of deep recession (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices fell below $53 to almost a two-year low Thursday as investors, worried by plummeting stock markets, priced in lower crude demand as the global economic downturn shapes up to be the worst in decades.
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| Oil falls below $53 a barrel (cbc)
Oil prices fell below $53 to almost a two-year low Thursday in Asia as investors, egged on by plummeting stock markets, priced in lower crude demand from a global economic downturn that's shaping up as the worst in decades.
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Dow keeps dropping
40 minutes ago @ latest financial new...
Stocks plunged Thursday morning, after a report showing U.S. jobless claims at a 16-year high gave investors a reason to extend the selloff.
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| Stocks ready for a drubbing (business and financi...)
U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, as investors eye jobless claims at a 16-year high and as Saudi prince Alwaleed increases his stake in Citigroup.
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| Stocks prepare for a drubbing (latest financial new...)
U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, as investors eye jobless claims at a 16-year high and as Saudi prince Alwaleed increases his stake in Citigroup.
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| Stocks prepare for a drubbing (latest financial new...)
U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, as investors eye jobless claims at a 16-year high and Saudi prince Alwaleed increasing his stake in Citigroup.
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| Stocks ready for a drubbing (business and financi...)
U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, as investors eye jobless claims at a 16-year high and Saudi prince Alwaleed increasing his stake in Citigroup.
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| Stocks point lower but come off worst levels (yahoo! news)
AP - U.S. investors remained cautious Thursday about the struggling economy but found some optimism following reports that a big investor in Citigroup Inc. plans to boost his stake in the company. Dow futures are down 35 after a 428-point drop yesterday.
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| Stocks set to extend losses (latest financial new...)
U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, a day after a rout on Wall Street sent the blue-chip Dow average below 8,000 for the first time since 2003.
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| Auto Chiefs Fail to Get Bailout Aid (nyt > business)
The chief executives of Detroit?s Big Three automakers departed Washington empty-handed after two days of pleading for a financial lifeline on Capitol Hill.
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| Stocks burdened by automakers (latest financial new...)
A stock selloff intensified Wednesday afternoon, with the major indexes at 5-1/2 year lows, as investor confidence dried up amid ongoing worries about the economy and the future of the auto industry.
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| Stocks burdened by automakers (latest financial new...)
Stocks fell Wednesday as investors remained on edge about the fate of the nation's auto industry.
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Oil prices fall to nearly 22-month low
5 hour(s) ago @ business and financi...
Oil prices fell to a nearly 22-month low Wednesday after a government report showed a bigger-than-expected rise in crude inventories, reinforcing concerns that demand for petroleum products is waning.
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| Oil prices at near 22-month low (latest stock market ...)
Oil prices fell to a nearly 22-month low Wednesday after a government report showed a bigger-than-expected rise in crude inventories, reinforcing concerns that demand for petroleum products is waning.
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| U.S. tries new tack on housing (business and financi...)
The Bush administration said Wednesday that it was changing its nearly-moribund mortgage rescue plan in an effort to spark more lenders and homeowners to participate.
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| Oil turns lower as supply grows (latest financial new...)
Oil prices pulled back Wednesday after a government report showed increased supplies of crude and gasoline, reinforcing concerns that demand for petroleum products was waning.
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| Housing starts at record low (business and financi...)
Housing starts and permits, both of them key measurements of home construction, hit record lows in October, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
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| World stocks tumble on US deflation fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets slumped Wednesday amid concerns about sinking consumer prices in the U.S. and the shaky future of the Big Three Detroit-based automakers.
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| World stocks drop on US economy fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets fell Wednesday amid concerns about the global economy after further grim U.S. economic news and as the Big Three Detroit-based automakers pleaded to be bailed out by Congress.
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GMAC seeks bailout
55 minutes ago @ business and financi...
GMAC Financial Services announced Thursday that it is seeking a capital infusion from the government and trying to access the $700 billion set aside for a bailout of banks that its parent General Moto...
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| GMAC seeks bailout (business and financi...)
GMAC Financial Services announced Thursday that it is seeking government assistance, trying to access the $700 billion set aside for banks that its parent General Motors has so far been denied.
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| Chrysler wants to revive merger talks with GM (yahoo! news)
AFP - Chrysler hopes to reboot merger talks with General Motors if Congress approves a 25-billion-dollar bailout for ailing US automakers, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
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U.S. jobless claims hit 16-year high
1 hour(s) ago @ cbc
The U.S. Labour Department said first-time jobless benefits claims surged to a seasonally adjusted 542,000 last week - the highest since July 1992.
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| Prospect for U.S. auto bailout dims as Senate races clock (cbc)
Chances have dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican U.S. senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion US to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| US, European stocks dive on recession fears (yahoo! news)
AFP - US and European stock markets dived Wednesday after dismal US economic data added to recession fears and automakers called for government bailouts to stave off collapse.
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| World stocks tumble on US deflation fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets slumped Wednesday amid concerns about sinking consumer prices in the U.S. and the shaky future of the Big Three U.S. automakers.
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| U.S. Fed turns grimmer in outlook (cbc)
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed its outlook for the American economy, according to the minutes of the Reserve's last important meeting in late October which were released Wednesday.
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| Stocks fall further after Fed minutes (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Stocks fell further on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed its growth forecasts through 2009 and minutes from the Fed's recent policy meeting showed officials believed more interest rate cuts may be needed as the economy falters.
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