Plan would create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, he says - CNN


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Plan would create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, he says
CNN - 53 minutes ago
(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday offered an outline of his economic recovery plan and jobs were the top priority.
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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.
Jimmy Carter Barred from Zimbabwe New York Times
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Bush Pushes Free Market System at APEC Summit - Voice of America


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Bush Pushes Free Market System at APEC Summit
Voice of America - 34 minutes ago
By VOA News US President George Bush is urging world leaders to embrace free markets and trade to help pull the world out of its current economic crisis.
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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 - 2 hours ago
Somali pirates holding a huge oil-laden Saudi tanker on Saturday vowed to fight back should any assault be attempted to free the ship and urged its owners to pay up a 25 million dollars ransom.
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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.
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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 - 56 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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Minn. Senate campaigns reconsidering challenges - The Associated Press


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Minn. Senate campaigns reconsidering challenges
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - On second thought, some of those Minnesota Senate ballots may be un-challenged. Officials for both Norm Coleman and Al Franken said Friday they'll review the hundreds of challenges they've made so far in their Senate race recount ...
Franken Campaign Claims It's Closing In on Coleman FOXNews
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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.
Global Chief to Lead Wal-Mart Washington Post
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Bank Failure Count: FDIC closes 22nd bank of 2008 - BloggingStocks


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Bank Failure Count: FDIC closes 22nd bank of 2008
BloggingStocks - 47 minutes ago
The FDIC took over three banks yesterday -- bringing the total number of bank failures so far this year to 22. As I posted, the FDIC likes to close banks on Friday after hours so they can reopen as branches of the acquiring bank on the following Monday ...
Downey Seized, Sold to US Bancorp as Mortgage Fallout Spreads Bloomberg
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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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Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide - The Associated Press


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Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
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 ...
US Man Kills Himself Live On Internet I Really Should Study
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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 ...
InternetNews.com - 4 hours ago
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 ...
Obama's Breached Account Inactive Washington Post
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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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The Heldenfiles: It's a Bronx for Wentz - Akron Beacon Journal


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The Heldenfiles: It's a Bronx for Wentz
Akron Beacon Journal - 22 minutes ago
By Rich Heldenfels It's a Bronx. Pete Wentz and wife Ashlee Simpson have welcomed a son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz. The lad weighed 7 lbs.
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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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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
FOXSports.com - 15 hours ago
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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Report: Carlesimo fired by 1-12 Thunder - FOXSports.com


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Report: Carlesimo fired by 1-12 Thunder
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by FOXSports.com The Oklahoma City Thunder has fired coached PJ Carlesimo, The Oklahoman reported Saturday, citing league sources.
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