ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Taliban fighters battling Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border volunteered Tuesday to fight alongside the army if war breaks out with traditional foe India over the Mumbai attacks. Analysts say the offer is meant to fan the flames of anti-Hindu sentiment and draw ...
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DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. automakers started to submit plans demanded by Congress as the Big Three's CEOs and lawmakers gird for debate over a $25 billion bailout the industry says it needs to survive. Under fire for fighting fuel standards for years, the Detroit-based automakers are ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for Commerce Secretary on Wednesday. Richardson was Energy secretary and United Nations ambassador in the administration of President Bill Clinton . He sought the ...
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Secretary of State-nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton's close ties with India forged during her years as a U.S. senator and presidential candidate could complicate diplomatic perceptions of her ability to serve as a neutral broker between India and its nuclear neighbor, Pakistan. Hillary Clinton faces ...
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CHICAGO — Formal charges were filed today against the man authorities say killed three members of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s family. William Balfour, 27, who had been Chicago police’s lone suspect, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion ...
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TRACY, CA -- A teenager walked into a gym Monday night bruised, emaciated, and begging for help. He had a chain locked to his ankle. The 17-year-old told people at a health club in Tracy that he had just escaped his captors. He claims to have been held against his will after running away from a ...
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The anti-government protesters who have paralysed Thailand’s international airport for the past week promised today to abandon their demonstrations, after the country’s Prime Minister was forced from power by the country’s highest court. The announcement promises relief for a quarter of a ...
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