Top US officials try to defuse Mumbai tension - Hürriyet


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Top US officials try to defuse Mumbai tension
Hürriyet - 40 minutes ago
ISTANBUL - Top US officials visit India and Pakistan as part of a US effort to ease tensions in the region after the Mumbai attacks killed at least 180 people.
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Cops: Crowd confrontation sparked Black Friday stampede - Newsday


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Cops: Crowd confrontation sparked Black Friday stampede
Newsday - 33 minutes ago
BY KEITH HERBERT | keith.herbert@newsday.com A competitive, no-cutting-in-line conflict between two large groups of shoppers helped to spark the Black Friday stampede in which a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death, Nassau police said Wednesday.
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Airport blockade ends - Straits Times


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Airport blockade ends
Straits Times - 2 hours ago
By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent BANGKOK: Anti-government protesters ended their paralysing eight-day blockade of Thailand's Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday, allowing for the resumption of the first handful of flights and raising ...
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More Than 100 Countries Sign Cluster Bomb Ban - Voice of America


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More Than 100 Countries Sign Cluster Bomb Ban
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
By VOA News Representatives of more than 100 countries are in Oslo, Norway Wednesday to sign a treaty banning cluster bombs. Norway, which has led efforts to ban cluster bombs, was the first to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans the ...
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Bangkok Airport Resumes Operations - New York Times


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Bangkok Airport Resumes Operations
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By SETH MYDANS and THOMAS FULLER BANGKOK - Relief spread through Thailand on Wednesday as the main international airport creaked back to life after a weeklong siege by antigovernment protesters.
How did Thai protesters manage it? BBC News
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Franken campaign to withdraw 633 ballot challenges - Minneapolis Star Tribune


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Franken campaign to withdraw 633 ballot challenges
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 2 hours ago
By MARK BRUNSWICK, Star Tribune Al Franken does not have a lead of 22 votes no matter what his campaign says. Coleman wants to stop counting because he has the lead.
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Obama names Gov. Richardson to head Commerce - The Associated Press


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Obama names Gov. Richardson to head Commerce
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary Wednesday, naming a prominent Hispanic to his new Cabinet and calling him a leading "economic diplomat for America" in troubled times.
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Jeb Bush mulling US Senate run, aide says - Reuters


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Jeb Bush mulling US Senate run, aide says
Reuters - 31 minutes ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the younger brother of President George W. Bush, is considering running in 2010 for the US Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Mel Martinez, an aide said on Wednesday.
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Auto Workers Give Up Notorious Featherbed - BusinessWeek


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Auto Workers Give Up Notorious Featherbed
BusinessWeek - 44 minutes ago
By David Welch On the eve of Detroit's latest date with fate in Washington, the United Auto Workers have surrendered the union's version of corporate jets.
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New Treasury Plan May Lower Mortgage Rates - Washington Post


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New Treasury Plan May Lower Mortgage Rates
Washington Post - 40 minutes ago
By David Cho and Neil Irwin The Treasury Department is considering plans being pushed by trade groups to intervene directly into the mortgage market to dramatically force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing market, according to idustry ...
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Fed paints dreary economic picture - CNNMoney.com


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Fed paints dreary economic picture
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
By Ben Rooney, CNNMoney.com staff writer The holiday shopping season is off to a slow start. What is your spending strategy? NEW YORK (CNNMoney.
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Hawaii unveils plans for Better Place - CNET News


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Hawaii unveils plans for Better Place
CNET News - 8 hours ago
The Better Place Rogue is an all-electric version of the Nissan Rogue crossover SUV. Hawaii has decided to partner with Better Place to bring car battery exchange stations for electric vehicles to its islands, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced ...
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Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet - Washington Post


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Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Expensive, sham stem cell therapies are being hawked directly to desperate patients over the Internet, experts say.
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Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know - PC World


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Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know
PC World - 1 hour ago
SP2 beta is, as the name suggests, a product still under development. Microsoft is recommending only "technology enthusiasts, developers, and IT pros" willing to test the software take on the upgrade.
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Britney marriage broke over kids, Federline says - Reuters


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Britney marriage broke over kids, Federline says
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kevin Federline said his two year marriage to Britney Spears broke down because he focused on his children but he was "completely blindsided" when the pop star went behind his back and filed for divorce.
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Suspect in Hudson murders has long arrest history - Chicago Tribune


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Suspect in Hudson murders has long arrest history
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By DON BABWIN | AP Writer CHICAGO - Until his name became linked to the most vicious of crimes, William Balfour was known in the neighborhood as a street gang member who used drugs and liked to take off with other people's vehicles.
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Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in head - New York Daily News


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Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in head
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
By NANCY DILLON and TRACY CONNOR Movie star Mark Ruffalo's younger brother is reportedly clinging to life after a mysterious shooting at his Beverly Hills home.
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Red Sox lock in Dustin Pedroia - Boston Herald


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Red Sox lock in Dustin Pedroia
Boston Herald - 2 hours ago
By Sean McAdam As it turned out, winning the American League MVP last month wasn’t the only big event of Dustin Pedroia [stats]’s offseason.
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Reports: Tuberville out at Auburn after 5-7 effort - FOXSports.com


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Reports: Tuberville out at Auburn after 5-7 effort
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by FOXSports.com Multiple reports Wednesday said that Tuberville was out as Auburn head coach after a 5-7 season that ended with a 36-0 drubbing at the hands of arch rival Alabama.
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NFLPA to file grievance against Giants for Plaxico Burress' suspension - New York Daily News


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NFLPA to file grievance against Giants for Plaxico Burress' suspension
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
By RALPH VACCHIANO The NFL Players Association intends to file a grievance against the Giants, challenging their suspension of Plaxico Burress and their decision to place him on the non-football injury list.
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