Auto rescue options weighed - Buffalo News


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Auto rescue options weighed
Buffalo News - 36 minutes ago
By Jerry Zremski WASHINGTON - Senators searched Thursday for politically palatable ways to rescue the US auto industry, with some options seemingly designed to avoid submitting the unpopular idea to a vote in Congress.
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Condoleezza Rice: South Africa must pressure Mugabe to quit - guardian.co.uk


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Condoleezza Rice: South Africa must pressure Mugabe to quit
guardian.co.uk - 56 minutes ago
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, said today that it was "well past time" for Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe to step down.
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Hebron 'secured' after evictions - Aljazeera.net


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Hebron 'secured' after evictions
Aljazeera.net - 43 minutes ago
Israeli police have been heavily deployed in the West Bank town of Hebron after the court-sanctioned evicition of a group of Jewish settlers sparked violent clashes.
Video: Israeli settlers removed from Hebron house - 05 Dec 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
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Officials Say Possible Mumbai Attack Planner Arrested Months Ago - Voice of America


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Officials Say Possible Mumbai Attack Planner Arrested Months Ago
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
By VOA News India is looking into the possibility that one of the planners of last week's deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai has been in police custody for months.
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Thai king's illness sparks anxiety amid crisis - The Associated Press


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Thai king's illness sparks anxiety amid crisis
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's ailing king, a pillar of stability during his six decades on the throne, failed to attend celebrations marking his 81st birthday Friday as many Thais feared his fading from the scene could deepen the turmoil that has ...
Politics on hold as Thais pray for ailing king Reuters
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Final Fundraising Figure: Obama's $750M - ABC News


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Final Fundraising Figure: Obama's $750M
ABC News - 1 hour ago
By TAHMAN BRADLEY He was not quite the first $1 billion president -- but he was three quarters of the way there. Hollywood A-listers come out for big money fundraiser in Los Angeles Tuesday for Democratic presidential canidate Barack Obama.
Obama fundraising close to $1 billion Los Angeles Times
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Obama urges donors to ease Clinton campaign debt - The Associated Press


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Obama urges donors to ease Clinton campaign debt
The Associated Press - 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama wants to keep an outstanding commitment before Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes his secretary of state by calling on his donors to help her reduce her massive campaign debt before federal ethics rules prohibit ...
'Ugly Betty' to Help Clinton Pay Campaign Bills ABC News
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Mixed Reviews on Transit Plan - New York Times


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Mixed Reviews on Transit Plan
New York Times - 8 hours ago
By WILLIAM NEUMAN and JEREMY W. PETERS A central element of a financial rescue plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - charging tolls on the East River and Harlem River bridges - met with sharp opposition from elected officials across the ...
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Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners - New York Times


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Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners
New York Times - 4 hours ago
“Steps that stabilize the housing market will help stabilize the economy as well,� the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said on Thursday.
Lower Rates Help Sell Houses, but Market Faces Broader Ills Wall Street Journal
Treasury may set mortgage rates at 4.5% to boost sales MarketWatch
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Most Retailers Report a Dismal November - New York Times


Boston Globe
Most Retailers Report a Dismal November
New York Times - 11 hours ago
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM Most of the nation’s stores kicked off the critical holiday shopping season with double-digit sales declines, portending more price cuts in December and raising questions about the long-term prospects for many retailers.
Lone star in dark retail sky: Wal-Mart Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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China, US Deepen Financial Ties, Aid Global Trade (Update1) - Bloomberg


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China, US Deepen Financial Ties, Aid Global Trade (Update1)
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Li Yanping and Rebecca Christie Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- China and the US pledged $20 billion to fund trade and agreed to deepen financial ties, stepping up efforts to counter the credit crisis in their final economic talks before President-elect ...
China, US promise $20 billion for trade The Associated Press
China, US pledge 20 bln dollar trade boost AFP
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NASA delays Mars rover launch to 2011 - Los Angeles Times

NASA delays Mars rover launch to 2011
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Technical problems make the planned 2009 launch impossible, officials say. The delay will add $400 million to the cost of the mission and might result in layoffs at JPL.
Technical glitches force delay of Mars mission USA Today
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First Look: Why Facebook Connect Is Bound For Success - Washington Post


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First Look: Why Facebook Connect Is Bound For Success
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
Here is a look at Facebook's latest feature Facebook Connect and what it can do for you. It looks like a winner. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
Facebook Connect, Now Live, May Change The Web CRN
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Readers React to David Pogue’s Review of the BlackBerry Storm - New York Times


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Readers React to David Pogue’s Review of the BlackBerry Storm
New York Times - 14 hours ago
By DAVID POGUE The Times's technology columnist, David Pogue, keeps you on top of the industry in his free, weekly email newsletter.
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Cadillac Records - New York Daily News


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Cadillac Records
New York Daily News - 3 hours ago
There are certain films - let's call them Road Map Movies - that drive you directly from point A to point B to point C, with barely a stop for gas.
Review: 'Cadillac Records' Newsday
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Boy George guilty of imprisoning male escort - Reuters


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Boy George guilty of imprisoning male escort
Reuters - 1 hour ago
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Boy George was found guilty on Friday of falsely imprisoning a Norwegian male escort by handcuffing him to a wall.
Boy George guilty of imprisonment BBC News
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'Punisher: War Zone's' secret weapon: Director Lexi Alexander - New York Daily News


New York Times
'Punisher: War Zone's' secret weapon: Director Lexi Alexander
New York Daily News - 3 hours ago
By ETHAN SACKS Director Lexi Alexander disarms actor Ray Stevenson with charm on the set of 'Punisher: War Zone.' It may come as a kick to the head to fanboys, but the biggest badass involved in the year's bloodiest, most testosterone-laden action ...
A Comic-Book Avenger Strikes New York Times
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SEC title game pits fast Florida against blue-collar Alabama - USA Today


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SEC title game pits fast Florida against blue-collar Alabama
USA Today - 6 hours ago
By Marvin Gentry, US Presswire By John David Mercer, US Presswire By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY GAINESVILLE, Fla. - For all of the love and attention heaped on the Big 12 this season, it's time for a little appreciation of the Southeastern Conference.
Florida fans outnumbered Gainesville Sun
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BMW sales plunge, Honda quits Formula One - Washington Post


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BMW sales plunge, Honda quits Formula One
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Michael Shields and Alastair Himmer FRANKFURT/TOKYO (Reuters) - Global sales at BMW, the world's top premium carmaker, plunged by a quarter in November, and Honda backed out of Formula One racing on Friday as the economic downturn exacted a mounting ...
Honda F1 sale 'has wider impact' BBC News
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Roach hopes to have De La Hoya cornered - Boston Globe


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Roach hopes to have De La Hoya cornered
Boston Globe - 4 hours ago
Freddie Roach is on Manny Pacquiao's side, and he may also be in Oscar De La Hoya's head in their nontitle bout tomorrow. (Jed jacobsohn/Getty Images) By Nick Cafardo LAS VEGAS - His hands shake a bit from Parkinson's disease, but Freddie Roach still ...
Heading into bout with Pacquiao, De La Hoya already sparring with ... Philadelphia Daily News
Boxing still has a fighting chance Los Angeles Times
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