Final Fundraising Figure: Obama's $750M - ABC News


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Final Fundraising Figure: Obama's $750M
ABC News - 47 minutes 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.
Barack Obama's grass roots in search of new turf Los Angeles Times
Obama stimulus: Campaign hits $745 million haul The Associated Press
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Condoleezza Rice: South Africa must pressure Mugabe to quit - guardian.co.uk

Condoleezza Rice: South Africa must pressure Mugabe to quit
guardian.co.uk - 40 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 - 27 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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Head of Russian Orthodox Church dead: official - AFP


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Head of Russian Orthodox Church dead: official
AFP - 1 hour ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II, has died, a church spokesman told AFP on Friday. He was 79.
Powerful head of Russian Orthodox church Alexiy dies Reuters
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II dies The Associated Press
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Pakistan spy chief meets PM amid India row - Reuters India


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Pakistan spy chief meets PM amid India row
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By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The chief of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency met Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday amid growing tension with old rival India over the Mumbai attacks.
India unsettled by warnings of airborne attack Los Angeles Times
Pakistani group under fire after India attacks The Associated Press
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New Details in Abuse Case of Shackled Teen - FOXNews


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New Details in Abuse Case of Shackled Teen
FOXNews - 51 minutes ago
AP Kelly Lau gave clues about a motive in her alleged role in the abuse case of a shackled teen. Kelly Lau gave clues about a motive in her alleged role in the abuse case of a shackled teen.
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Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post - guardian.co.uk


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Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post
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AP foreign, Friday December 5 2008 By EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) - Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.
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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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CEOs make 2nd pitch for $34-billion loan - Detroit Free Press


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CEOs make 2nd pitch for $34-billion loan
Detroit Free Press - 55 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Detroit automakers and the UAW made headway Thursday in their bid for government aid they say they need to survive, as key senators said they would consider approving at least some of the $34 billion the industry wants.
Car Bailout Gives Republican McConnell a Burst of Senate Clout Bloomberg
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Lone star in dark retail sky: Wal-Mart - Arkansas Democrat Gazette


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Lone star in dark retail sky: Wal-Mart
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - 1 hour ago
BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was the notable exception Thursday, reporting better-than-expected sales for November while other retailers, including Dillard’s Inc., limped through a miserable month that even ...
ICSC Cuts Holiday Sales Prediction GlobeSt. com
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A Mixed Ending for Paulson in China - Wall Street Journal


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A Mixed Ending for Paulson in China
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By ANDREW PEAPLE When US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson began the biannual Strategic Economic Dialogue with China two years ago, he couldn't have expected his participation in them to end like this.
China, US Deepen Financial Ties, Aid Global Trade (Update1) Bloomberg
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NASA delays Mars rover launch to 2011 - Los Angeles Times


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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
NASA delays Mars tank launch until 2011 Register
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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 - 13 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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Guitarist Satriani sues Coldplay - BBC News


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Guitarist Satriani sues Coldplay
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Grammy nominees Coldplay have been sued by rock guitarist Joe Satriani, who claims the band's song Viva La Vida uses one of his riffs.
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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.
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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.
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Honda Pulls Out of Formula One Racing - New York Times


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Honda Pulls Out of Formula One Racing
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By MARK McDONALD HONG KONG - Honda disbanded its renowned Formula One team on Friday, a startling pullout that has its origins in the dismal state of the auto industry.
BMW sales plunge, Honda quits Formula One Washington Post
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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 ...
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Boxing still has a fighting chance Los Angeles Times
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Chargers roll over Raiders - San Francisco Chronicle


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Chargers roll over Raiders
San Francisco Chronicle - 6 hours ago
Maybe the next time prime-time television calls, the Raiders should let the answering machine pick up. There's just something about playing under the lights that always gets the Raiders lit up.
Raiders-Chargers Preview USA Today
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