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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View the full YHOO chart at Wikinvest View the full YHOO chart at Wikinvest UPDATE: Yahoo shares tank on Ballmer's remarks. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in his first remarks about Yahoo since CEO Jerry Yang said he'd step down, said his company had no interest reopening merger talks. "Let me be ...
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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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WASHINGTON — Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save their teetering industrial titans from collapse, warning of economic catastrophe for the nation as well as their once-proud companies if they are denied. Millions of layoffs would follow ...
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A grand jury in southern Texas' Willacy County has indicted US Vice President Dick Cheney and former US attorney general Alberto Gonzales on state charges of misconduct involving private prisons. The indictment, brought by District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra, also names several local officials. The ...
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Neshek has Tommy John surgery Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia easily wins AL MVP award Dempster, Cubs agree to $52 million, 4-year deal Today's AL MVP vote will be fractured Who should be the American League MVP? NEW YORK - Boston's Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second ...
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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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