CHICAGO (Dec. 1) - Barack Obama announced a national security team Monday headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush — striking choices by a president-elect who declared he wanted ...
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks has roots in the disputed Kashmir region where Pakistan's military has faced off against India for decades. There have long been suspicions that Pakistan's military and intelligence services helped create, arm and train ...
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WASHINGTON – The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare ...
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP ) _ Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators swarmed around a court building Tuesday, forcing the relocation of judges who will rule on the fate of a Thai government beset by protests and a virtual shut-down of international air links. Judges of the Constitutional Court had to ...
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BEIJING – China's Health Ministry said six babies may have died after consuming tainted milk powder , up from a previous official figure of three deaths. Health authorities across the country also found that 294,000 babies had suffered from urinary problems after consuming milk powder tainted with ...
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Black Friday sales up 3% from 2007. New research shows a surprisingly solid start to the holiday shopping season. A Chicago-based research firm says Americans spent more than $10.6 billion at stores on Black Friday. That's up three percent from last year's sales. But the sales boost from the post ...
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HOUSTON (AP) - The astronauts from space shuttle Endeavour flew home today to Houston to a hero's welcome. But their orbiter will be returning later. Endeavour touched down yesterday in California following a nearly 16-day mission to repair and upgrade the international space station. Stormy weather ...
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