George Washington University Hospital, where Attorney General Michael Mukasey was taken after collapsing during a speech, is seen in the early morning hours Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert ...
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 21) -President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency. One week after the former primary rivals met ...
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NEW YORK (AP) ― Wall Street moved in and out of positive territory Friday, with investors taking a breather from the heavy selling of recent days. Energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances, but bank stocks declined sharply. Energy names advanced as oil prices moved off their ...
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert early Friday — and took a get-well call from President Bush — just hours after he collapsed during a speech to a black-tie dinner. White House press secretary Dana Perino sent out word to reporters that Bush telephoned his attorney general ...
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New York - Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit on Friday denied reports that the finance giant was considering selling off large parts of its business. Speaking in an internal conference call after the Wall Street Journal and others had reported on a possible breakup, Pandit said the firm had ...
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Detroit's embattled automakers have two weeks to show a skeptical Congress how a multibillion-dollar lifeline would help them keep the industry from imploding. A bailout-shy Congress punted a US$25 billion auto industry rescue on Thursday, as Democratic leaders said they wouldn't help the ...
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Associated Press Writers= MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women — even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages. And in an impoverished country where every ...
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