Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions - The Associated Press


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Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary as soon as Monday.
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Somali pirates vow to resist any rescue efforts - AFP


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Somali pirates vow to resist any rescue efforts
AFP - 3 hours ago
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates holding an oil-laden Saudi super-tanker will fight back should any military intervention to free the ship be attempted, a member of the pirate group told AFP Saturday from the coastal village of Harardhere.
Hitting the High Seas? Check Your Pirate Insurance. Washington Post
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Bans Annan, Machel, Jimmy Carter - AllAfrica.com


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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Bans Annan, Machel, Jimmy Carter
AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has barred the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, the former United States President, Jimmy Carter, and the advocate for the rights of women and children, Graça Machel, from entering Zimbabwe.
Elders group denied Zimbabwe entry Aljazeera.net
Carter, Annan, others refused entry to Zimbabwe The Associated Press
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Suspected US drone kills 4 in Pakistan - CNN International


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Suspected US drone kills 4 in Pakistan
CNN International - 30 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected missile strike from a US Predator drone killed at least four people at a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region early Saturday.
Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan The Associated Press
Five civilians, 14 rebels killed in Afghanistan AFP
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Bush arrives in Peru for APEC summit - Los Angeles Times


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Bush arrives in Peru for APEC summit
Los Angeles Times - 32 minutes ago
In the final scheduled foreign trip of his presidency, he hopes to bolster confidence in efforts to rescue the global economy and move forward on North Korean nuclear disarmament.
Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism The Associated Press
Bush, on His Final Trip Abroad, Goes to Peru for Asia-Pacific Summit Washington Post
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Obama's administration takes shape - Los Angeles Times


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Obama's administration takes shape
Los Angeles Times - 39 minutes ago
President-elect Barack Obama was said to be very close to offering top positions to others in addition to Clinton and Geithner. Noteworthy: Married to former President Bill Clinton.
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Democrats to automakers: Prove you can repay $25 billion - Detroit Free Press


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Democrats to automakers: Prove you can repay $25 billion
Detroit Free Press - 2 hours ago
BY JUSTIN HYDE • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • November 22, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders in Congress called on Detroit's automakers Friday to submit "credible" financial plans to lawmakers by Dec. 2 for spending up to $25 billion in government ...
Automakers need to make case for government aid The Associated Press
GM cuts output, jets as US demands turnaround plans Reuters
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Attorney General Collapses While Giving Speech - New York Times


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Attorney General Collapses While Giving Speech
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was taken to the hospital after he failed to regain consciousness.
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Citigroup Shares Keep Sinking - BusinessWeek


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Citigroup Shares Keep Sinking
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
By Mara Der Hovanesian Citigroup's shares continued their breathtaking decline on Friday, Nov. 21, despite a broader market rally, indicating that time is quickly running out for Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit.
Citigroup May End Up With Government Rescue After Stock Skids Bloomberg
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For Exiting Wal-Mart CEO, a Victory Lap - BusinessWeek


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For Exiting Wal-Mart CEO, a Victory Lap
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
By Christopher Palmeri Talk about a holiday surprise. Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) announced just a week before Black Friday, the biggest sales day of the year, that it would have a new chief executive officer come February.
Global Chief to Lead Wal-Mart Washington Post
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Downey Seized, Sold to US Bancorp as Mortgage Fallout Spreads - Bloomberg


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Downey Seized, Sold to US Bancorp as Mortgage Fallout Spreads
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Ari Levy and Finbarr Flynn Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Seizure and sale of Downey Financial Corp. and two smaller lenders may cost the FDIC more than $2 billion as foreclosures rise and home prices extend declines in the worst housing slump since the ...
Downey Savings, PFF Bank seized by federal regulators Los Angeles Times
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Teen discussed suicide plan online 12 hours before webcam death - Register


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Teen discussed suicide plan online 12 hours before webcam death
Register - 2 hours ago
The Florida teen whose lethal drug overdose was broadcast live over the net earlier this week began blogging about his intended suicide 12 hours before.
Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience The Associated Press
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Digital Gear: IPhone Clone Tries to Whip up a Storm - PC World


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Digital Gear: IPhone Clone Tries to Whip up a Storm
PC World - 8 hours ago
The iPhone has stolen the hearts of millions, but nowadays it's far from the only slick-looking touch-screen phone in town. Two recent additions to the pack are T-Mobile's G1, which launched last month, and Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm, ...
First Look: BlackBerry Storm CRN
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Obama's Breached Account Inactive - Washington Post


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Obama's Breached Account Inactive
Washington Post - 6 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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Midnight is a fine time for 'Twilight' fans - Los Angeles Times

Midnight is a fine time for 'Twilight' fans
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
FANG-FUL: “Twilight�-garbed Deeanna Lopez, left, Sabrina Lopez and Ilrimani Cisneros attend a midnight show in Universal City.
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New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late - Reuters


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New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late
Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Dean Goodman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh. Guns N' Roses, the rock band that ruled the music world in the early 1990s and then self-destructed in a slow-motion death march, ...
`Chinese Democracy' album: a 17-year evolution The Associated Press
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It's black and white on Fox's two-hour '24: Redemption' - Tampabay.com


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It's black and white on Fox's two-hour '24: Redemption'
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There may be no TV series that brings me greater emotional agita than Fox's real-time adventure series on steroids, 24. On the surface, it's an action-packed program that wraps all our modern-day anxieties - terrorism, out of control governments - into ...
Jack’s Back! Newsweek
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Big day for Knicks ends with Marbury controversy - The Associated Press


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Big day for Knicks ends with Marbury controversy
The Associated Press - 46 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - With two moves, the New York Knicks created salary space for a premier free agent and playing time for Stephon Marbury.
NBA Beat: Knicks trade top 2 scorers Orlando Sentinel
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Clippers get Zach Randolph from Knicks for Mobley, Thomas - Los Angeles Times


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Clippers get Zach Randolph from Knicks for Mobley, Thomas
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
New York's Zach Randolph, left, grabs rebound in front of Boston's Brian Scalabrine during a game on Tuesday. Randolph was traded to the Clippers on Friday.
Clippers deal Thomas, Mobley to Knicks for Randolph, Collins Philadelphia Daily News
Knicks trade top 2 scorers Chicago Tribune
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Red Raiders ready for Sooner showdown - New York Daily News


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Red Raiders ready for Sooner showdown
New York Daily News - 29 minutes ago
BY DICK WEISS The Red Raiders have become the darling of college football, a 10-0 team that has burst into the spotlight the last two games with a dramatic 39-33 last-second victory over Texas and an impressive 56-20 blowout over Oklahoma State.
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