Obama Targets 2.5 Million New Jobs in 2-Year Economic Stimulus - Bloomberg


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Obama Targets 2.5 Million New Jobs in 2-Year Economic Stimulus
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Jason Gale Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama said he aims to create 2.5 million new US jobs in a two-year plan to simulate an economy facing a “crisis of historic proportions.
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Stocks trim weekly losses on word Geithner will head Treasury - MarketWatch


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Stocks trim weekly losses on word Geithner will head Treasury
MarketWatch - 39 minutes ago
By MarketWatch US stocks finish solidly higher on report President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Timothy Geithner to be the nation's Treasury secretary.
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Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism - The Associated Press


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Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism
The Associated Press - 37 minutes ago
LIMA, Peru (AP) - President George W. Bush, faced with a dwindling number of days in office, worked Saturday at his final world summit to keep a virulent economic crisis that started in the US from triggering protectionism across the globe.
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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 - 2 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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Somali pirates vow to resist any rescue efforts - AFP


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Somali pirates vow to resist any rescue efforts
AFP - 1 hour 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.
Somali factions seek to claim pirate loot United Press International
Somali Islamists Condemn Pirates Behind Seizure of Saudi Tanker Bloomberg
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Obama's vetting could chase away candidates - CNN


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Obama's vetting could chase away candidates
CNN - 1 hour ago
By Alexander Mooney (CNN) -- When it comes to vetting potential high-level advisers, is President-elect Barack Obama too cautious for his own good?
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Florida: Student Kills Himself in Front of Webcam - New York Times

Florida: Student Kills Himself in Front of Webcam
New York Times - 10 hours ago
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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Attorney General Collapses While Giving Speech - New York Times


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Attorney General Collapses While Giving Speech
New York Times - 9 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 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.
Citigroup Shares Keep Sinking BusinessWeek
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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 - 6 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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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 - 2 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.
Automaker to Return 2 Leased Jets New York Times
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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 - 12 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 - 3 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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Apple Updates Maps, Apps in ... - InternetNews.com


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Apple Updates Maps, Apps in ...
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By Andy Patrizio: More stories by this author: Now that Apple has put most -- but not all -- of the complaints about the iPhone 3G's performance behind it, the company has turned its attention to adding new functionality and tweaking the existing apps ...
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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 - 6 hours ago
FANG-FUL: “Twilight�-garbed Deeanna Lopez, left, Sabrina Lopez and Ilrimani Cisneros attend a midnight show in Universal City.
'Twilight': Early box office is bloody good! Entertainment Weekly
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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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Knicks deal Crawford, Randolph with eye on 2010 - Newsday


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Knicks deal Crawford, Randolph with eye on 2010
Newsday - 6 hours ago
BY ALAN HAHN | alan.hahn@newsday.com In one of the most dramatic trade days in franchise history, Donnie Walsh stuck his shovel in the dirt Friday and began the process of digging out from under the mountainous Knicks payroll, trading away his team's ...
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Marbury suits up but refuses to play - FOXSports.com


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Marbury suits up but refuses to play
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by Marc Berman, New York Post MILWAUKEE - A fuming New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni charged that Stephon Marbury refused to play Friday night when he needed him following two blockbuster trades, called for his release and predicted a playoff berth ...
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Sorenstam’s Final Shots Fall Short - New York Times


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Sorenstam’s Final Shots Fall Short
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By LARRY DORMAN WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Leaving too soon, from both the ADT Championship and competitive golf, the most dominating player of her generation stepped from the spotlight and away from the LPGA Tour on Friday, leaving the crowds screaming ...
LPGA rains on Sorenstam parade Detroit Free Press
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