Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) said Monday that its co-founder and chief executive, Jerry Yang , will step down after the company finds a replacement, following a tumultuous and short tenure that included the company's rejection of an offer by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) to buy the company. Here's the reaction to the ...
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The U.S. auto industry is struggling, and Detroit's Big Three automakers—General Motors, Ford and Chrysler—want Congress to help the industry by giving them some of the money from the $700 billion financial bailout. For more on this, read the following article from Money Morning : Executives ...
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Eric Holder, a former U.S. attorney who served as the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Bill Clinton, would be the nation's first black attorney general. WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington attorney Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to be the next attorney ...
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Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich talks about winning the U.S. Senate seat from Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a ...
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(RTTNews) - It was announced Tuesday that Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted in a South Texas county prison case. According to the indictment, Cheney was involved in organized criminal activity related to an investment in the Vanguard Group, a ...
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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Brandon Roy scored 20 points and Greg Oden had a successful regular season home debut, as the Portland Trail Blazers dominated the Chicago Bulls to the tune of 116-74 at the Rose Garden. The game marked the first meeting between the top pick in the 2008 and 2007 ...
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If you aren’t feeling retro enough with the stock markets of 2008 being at roughly the same value as those of 1998, then I’d suggest looking to the high seas ,where this year seems more like 1708. Two days ago, pirates seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship, the Delight, in the Gulf of Aden ...
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