Obama Picks New York Fed Chief to Lead Treasury - Washington Post


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Obama Picks New York Fed Chief to Lead Treasury
Washington Post - 27 minutes ago
By David Cho, Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray President-elect Barack Obama has selected New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy F. Geithner as Treasury secretary, handing the post to a primary architect of the Bush administration's response ...
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Congress: Auto execs must show 'significant sacrifices' - DetNews.com


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Congress: Auto execs must show 'significant sacrifices'
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WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers must provide a detailed nine-point plan to Congress by Dec. 2 in order to win approval of $25 billion in emergency bridge loans and show that "top automobile executives (are) making significant sacrifices ...
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Bush, on His Final Trip Abroad, Goes to Peru for Asia-Pacific Summit - Washington Post


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Bush, on His Final Trip Abroad, Goes to Peru for Asia-Pacific Summit
Washington Post - 41 minutes ago
By Dan Eggen LIMA, Peru, Nov. 21 -- President Bush arrived in Peru's capital on Friday for his last scheduled overseas trip, taking a final chance to mingle with world leaders as they struggle with a worsening economic crisis and other looming threats.
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Hitting the High Seas? Check Your Pirate Insurance. - Washington Post


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Hitting the High Seas? Check Your Pirate Insurance.
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By Chadwick Matlin It took the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" more than a week to earn $100 million at the box office.
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Grenade hits protesters at Thai PM compound - CNN International


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Grenade hits protesters at Thai PM compound
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(CNN) -- The second grenade attack in three days targeted protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's compound in Bangkok early Saturday, local officials said.
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Florida: Student Kills Himself in Front of Webcam - New York Times

Florida: Student Kills Himself in Front of Webcam
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By AP A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live Webcam as some computer users egged him on and others tried to talk him out of it.
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A Complex Knot of Conflicts - Washington Post


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A Complex Knot of Conflicts
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By Matthew Mosk and Joe Stephens As President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to making Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton his choice for secretary of state, independent legal experts said unwinding some of the most nettlesome conflicts involving her ...
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Neb. Lawmakers OK Age Limit for Safe-Haven Law - ABC News


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Neb. Lawmakers OK Age Limit for Safe-Haven Law
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Neb. lawmakers OK 30-day age limit for safe-haven law which even allowed teens to be abandoned By NATE JENKINS Associated Press Writer The Associated Press Nebraska lawmakers Brad Ashford, front, of Omaha, and Arnie Stuthman, of Platte Center, Neb.
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FDIC Seizes Three Banks, Expanding Loan-Relief Effort - Washington Post


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FDIC Seizes Three Banks, Expanding Loan-Relief Effort
Washington Post - 58 minutes ago
By Binyamin Appelbaum Federal regulators seized three banks last night, including Downey Savings and Loan Association, a large California mortgage lender, expanding what is by far the most expensive crop of bank failures in modern American history and ...
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Mounting Woes at Citigroup Began With Bank’s Failed Bid for Wachovia - New York Times


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Mounting Woes at Citigroup Began With Bank’s Failed Bid for Wachovia
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By BEN WHITE and VIKAS BAJAJ Less than two months ago, Citigroup emerged from the wreckage of the financial crisis as one of the last titans left standing on Wall Street.
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GM, Awaiting US Aid Decision, Will Idle Plants, Return Jets - Bloomberg


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GM, Awaiting US Aid Decision, Will Idle Plants, Return Jets
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By Mike Ramsey Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., under pressure after Congress delayed action on automaker aid, is idling four plants for an additional week, extending the shutdown of an engineering center and returning some corporate jets.
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Verizon's Storm sells out in some East Coast stores - San Jose Mercury News


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Verizon's Storm sells out in some East Coast stores
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By Amy Thomson and Lauren Berry Verizon Wireless, the second-largest US wireless carrier, reported long lines and sellouts for the new BlackBerry Storm smartphone, which went on sale Friday.
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Obama's Breached Account Inactive - Washington Post


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Obama's Breached Account Inactive
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Cecilia Kang None of President-elect Barack Obama's voice mails were listened to nor were his e-mails viewed by Verizon Wireless employees who accessed his personal cellphone account, a spokesman on the transition team said yesterday.
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Apple releases iPhone update - VNUNet.com


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Apple releases iPhone update
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The 2.2 version update adds several features to both devices, as well as a host of security and stability improvements. Users will now be able to use the Google street view function on the built-in Maps application for both handsets.
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'Twilight' Countdown: Fans sound off on 'Twilight' - Los Angeles Times


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'Twilight' Countdown: Fans sound off on 'Twilight'
Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago
We're here! Today's the day! By now, many of you have already crossed the finish line. Congrats! But was it worth the wait?
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Madonna & Guy Granted Preliminary Divorce - People Magazine


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Madonna & Guy Granted Preliminary Divorce
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By Simon Perry Just one month after announcing their split, Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary "quickie divorce" Friday in the High Court of London.
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Jack’s Back! - Newsweek


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Jack’s Back!
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AP source: Geithner likely Treasury pick '24' returns with a two-hour movie—and a hero whose choices are noble, for once.
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Knicks gain cap space by dealing top scorers - FOXSports.com


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Knicks gain cap space by dealing top scorers
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by Marc Berman, New York Post On the heels of the trade of Jamal Crawford for Al Harrington, Knicks president Donnie Walsh was on the verge of completing a gigantic day by pulling off a second blockbuster that will clear even more salary cap space for ...
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Predictions from around the country - NewsOK.com


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Predictions from around the country
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Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree will play a huge role in the game tonight against the Sooners. AP Photo →OU 45, Tech 38: The Red Raiders aren’t in Lubbock anymore.
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Smith helps Duke top Michigan in MSG title game - Sports Network


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Smith helps Duke top Michigan in MSG title game
Sports Network - 1 hour ago
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Nolan Smith scored 16 points and Kyle Singler added 15 points and eight rebounds as 10th-ranked Duke topped Michigan, 71-56, in the title game of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs.
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