During the presidential campaign, he regularly attacked President Bush for surrounding himself with people who only told him what he wanted to hear. He promised that he wouldn't do that. Every president says he's going to foster this spirit of candor (George W. Bush often said it), and we'll see if ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Golden State Warriors traded disgruntled forward Al Harrington to the Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford on Friday in a swap that addresses both the Warriors' injury problems and New York's salary cap concerns. "I drafted Al back in 1998, and I think his talents are a great ...
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US Attorney-General Michael Mukasey is in hospital but is "conscious, conversant and alert" after collapsing while delivering a speech at a hotel. "His vital statistics are strong and he is in good spirits," spokesman Peter Carr said. "The doctors will keep him overnight for further observations ...
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Shares of Citigroup suffered another steep decline Friday, falling 20%, despite effort by the company's top management to assure the firm's survival. Executives of the bank met Friday morning to discuss, among other things, the massive plunge in Citigroup ( C , Fortune 500 ...
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George Bush, the US president, is due to attend an Asia-Pacifc summit in Lima, Peru in a bid to seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. Bush's attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) marks his last scheduled trip abroad as US ...
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