WASHINGTON — Presidentelect Barack Obama’s top choice for attorney general is Eric H. Holder Jr., a former No. 2 Justice Department official in the Clinton administration and Obama campaign aide who would become the first African American to serve as the nation’s chief lawyer. The Obama ...
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LOS ANGELES -Chrysler and General Motors are still showing off their newest vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but their displays were noticeably quiet Wednesday while Asian and European companies unveiled new models that will likely chip away at the U.S. market share. Casting a shadow on the ...
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Reporting from San Francisco - Unable to rescue the Internet giant he co-founded from its worst decline since the dot-com bust, Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang said Monday that he planned to step down as soon as he could find a successor. Yang took over for Terry Semel, a former Hollywood ...
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Should the federal government bail out the U.S. auto industry’s Big Three? WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, warning of a national economic catastrophe should they collapse ...
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Love to listen to the morning news and compare it with reality... Of course the story broke last night of the pending indictment of Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales on charges of their involvement in the use of prison labor for profit (considered acceptable and legal) and fun (torturing prisoners ...
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NEW YORK — Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award yesterday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. Pedroia easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau and added to his ever-expanding trophy case. Generously listed at 5-foot-9, the Red Sox ...
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Don't tell some of his detractors -- at this point, they probably can't handle the shock -- but it turns out that al-Qaida isn't exactly enthralled with Barack Obama. In a new audio message, in fact, Ayman al-Zawhri, Osama bin Laden's No. 2, has some harsh things to say about the president-elect ...
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