NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to New Delhi on Tuesday hoping to ease tension between India and Pakistan that has surged over the Mumbai attacks and put at risk U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region. The three-day rampage by 10 Islamist gunmen in ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama continues to assemble his version of a team of rivals -- and today he received praise from a former opponent. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was among 41 governors meeting with Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden in Philadelphia, where the nation's ...
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CHICAGO (AP) ― Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law was charged Tuesday with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three of her family members. Prosecutors handed down formal charges against William Balfour in the deaths of Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old ...
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The company bowtie logo shines on an unsold 2008 Silverado pickup truck at a Chevrolet dealership in Denver. General Motors Corp. said its U.S. sales fell sharply in November. GM's sales are down 41% from a year earlier and Ford's numbers are down 31%. Ford has delivered its restructuring plan to ...
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I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at this! Gates is OK with Obama’s timetable for withdrawing combat troops from Iraq in 16 months! I ...
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CHICAGO -- 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 Democratic ...
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NEW YORK (AP) ― Buyers returned to Wall Street Tuesday, sending stocks higher in a session that was marked by indecision even as the Dow Jones industrials closed up 270 points. Encouraging news from Ford Motor Co. and General Electric Co. calmed the market a day after a massive decline. Investors ...
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