New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress arrives at a police station, Monday, Dec.1, 2008, in New York. Burress was expected to be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh. Burress shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub Friday night and was released from a hospital early ...
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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is filling his Cabinet at record speed, choosing loyal friends and one-time foes to guide his wartime foreign policy decisions. Obama plans to appear at a morning news conference Monday in Chicago to announce Democratic primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton ...
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Evidence connecting the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba to the Mumbai attackers emerged on Sunday, according to Indian and U.S. officials. The development is likely to thrust Washington into a difficult role mediating between Pakistan and India as tensions escalate, regional ...
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WASHINGTON - When Hillary Rodham Clinton steps up next to President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago today to accept the nomination as secretary of state, she will be taking on a portfolio whose importance was underlined dramatically by the recent deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The ...
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The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced during its consultative meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday that it will maintain crude oil output until next month's meeting in Algeria. Chakib Khelil, OPEC's current rotating President, who is also the Algerian Minister of ...
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Worries about the holiday shopping season sent stocks sharply lower Monday while investors also awaited new readings on manufacturing and construction spending. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 300 points, giving back a chunk of last week's big gains. While initial reports ...
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Detroit (WWJ) -- Three days of hearings are to begin today in the case involving Christine Beatty, the former chief of staff for ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will argue over which evidence will be allowed in Beatty's trial, which is scheduled to begin January 5th. The ...
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