Obama Targets 2.5 Million Jobs With Stimulus Plan (Update1) - Bloomberg


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Obama Targets 2.5 Million Jobs With Stimulus Plan (Update1)
Bloomberg - 27 minutes ago
By Edwin Chen and Jason Gale Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama said he aims to save or create 2.5 million jobs in a two-year plan to simulate an economy facing a “crisis of historic proportions.
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Plan would create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, he says CNN
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Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter Refused Entry into Zimbabwe - Voice of America


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Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter Refused Entry into Zimbabwe
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
By VOA News The former United Nations chief and a former US president have canceled a planned humanitarian visit to Zimbabwe after being denied entry into the country by President Robert Mugabe's government.
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Obama says long haul ahead - Reuters


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Obama says long haul ahead
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By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the ...
Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism The Associated Press
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US missiles striking terror into Pakistani militants - guardian.co.uk


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US missiles striking terror into Pakistani militants
guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago
United States forces are believed to have carried out about 20 missile attacks since August in north-west Pakistan, a sharp rise that reflects Washington's frustration at Islamabad's efforts to tackle militants on its own soil.
Suspected US drone kills 4 in Pakistan CNN International
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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.
Washington Post - 13 hours ago
By Chadwick Matlin It took the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" more than a week to earn $100 million at the box office.
Somali pirates vow to resist any rescue efforts AFP
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Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide - The Associated Press


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Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide
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MIAMI (AP) - The family of a college student who killed himself live on the Internet say they're horrified his life ended before a virtual audience, and infuriated that viewers of the live webcam or operators of the Web site that hosted it didn't act ...
Man's suicide involves drugs — and a webcam Seattle Times
Officials: Teen commits suicide on webcam as others watch CNN
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Clinton Expected to Accept Secretary of State Post - FOXNews


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Clinton Expected to Accept Secretary of State Post
FOXNews - 43 minutes ago
Nov. 21, 2008: Hillary Clinton, speaking during a memorial ceremony in Harrisburg, Pa., has accepted President-elect Obama's offer of the job of secretary of state.
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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 - 10 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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For Exiting Wal-Mart CEO, a Victory Lap - BusinessWeek


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For Exiting Wal-Mart CEO, a Victory Lap
BusinessWeek - 7 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.
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Citigroup May End Up With US Government Rescue (Update1) - Bloomberg


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Citigroup May End Up With US Government Rescue (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Christine Harper and Bradley Keoun Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The US government may step in to rescue Citigroup Inc. after a crisis in confidence erased half the bank’s stock-market value in three days, according to investors and analysts.
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GM, Awaiting Aid Verdict, to Idle Plants, Return Jets (Update1) - Bloomberg


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GM, Awaiting Aid Verdict, to Idle Plants, Return Jets (Update1)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
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.
Carmakers defend use of planes for execs Detroit Free 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 - 13 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, ...
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Obama, Pentagon Suffer ... - InternetNews.com


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Obama, Pentagon Suffer ...
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Gaps in policy may have led to separate incidents at Verizon Wireless and the Department of Defense, industry observers say. By Richard Adhikari: More stories by this author: Security breaches have struck both President-elect Barack Obama and the ...
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Apple iPhone 2.2 Update Released - Computer Shopper


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Apple iPhone 2.2 Update Released
Computer Shopper - 1 hour ago
The latest version of Apple's iPhone software is available. iPhone 2.2 offers a number of new features for users of the popular smartphone, and if you haven't updated in a while you may even get more from upgrading your software.
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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 - 7 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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Baby-name experts grade `Bronx Mowgli' - The Associated Press


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Baby-name experts grade `Bronx Mowgli'
The Associated Press - 8 hours ago
The name Brooklyn has been done before, so Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz turned to another New York City borough in naming their newborn son: The Bronx.
Bronx? Cheer! Chicago Tribune
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“24� – Jack Bauer Is More Powerful than Ever - eFluxMedia


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“24� – Jack Bauer Is More Powerful than Ever
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By Rebecca Brody All “24� fans out there must be thrilled. They don’t have to wait until January 11 in order to welcome Jack Bauer after 18 months of suspension, as just a couple of months before the seventh season of the series debuts on Fox, ...
Jack’s Back! Newsweek
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Report: Carlesimo fired by 1-12 Thunder - FOXSports.com


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Report: Carlesimo fired by 1-12 Thunder
FOXSports.com - 51 minutes ago
by FOXSports.com The Oklahoma City Thunder has fired coached PJ Carlesimo, The Oklahoman reported Saturday, citing league sources.
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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 - 5 hours 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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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 ...
Knicks deal Crawford, Randolph with eye on 2010 Newsday
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