ISLAMABAD - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who dashed to Islamabad Thursday to defuse tension between Pakistan and India in the wake of Mumbai attacks, urged the Pakistani leadership to take ‘robust’ and ‘quick’ action against those involved in terrorism. Secretary Rice, who met ...
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NEW DELHI (CBS) ― Police in New Delhi are telling the Associated Press that a 'minor' incident occured at New Delhi airport and no one has been killed. The British Broadcasting Corp. had reported that six gunmen have been shot and killed by Indian security forces at New Delhi's main ...
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CHICAGO: Barack Obama on Wednesday named Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico as his Commerce secretary, dubbing him a top “economic diplomat” who would help lead the United States out of the financial crisis. The President-elect added to his rapidly filling Cabinet at a news conference here ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government's November employment report. The major indexes each fell more than 2.5 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A police chief was among three men indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi at a gun show. The Westfield Sportsman's Club also faces the manslaughter charge in the death of Christopher ...
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Resize WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top executives of the major U.S. automakers faced skeptical questioning on Capitol Hill as they pleaded for $34 billion in federal aid and warned of a possible collapse that would jeopardize millions of jobs. In a critical moment for America's storied auto industry ...
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The NFL decided to suspend for four games under the NFL Substance Abuse Policy the following players for using a diuretic (it can serve as a masking agent for steroids): Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; Defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat ...
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