WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday. The NBER—a private, nonprofit research organization—said its group of academic economists who determine business cycles met and decided that the U.S. recession began ...
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Hillary Clinton nominated as Secretary of State Says she will make America a positive force for change Obama tasks advisers with ending Iraq war US president-elect Barack Obama has nominated Hillary Clinton to be his "tough";, "smart"; secretary of state and his former foe vowed to give her all to ...
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BANGKOK, Thailand: Anti-government protesters camped at Thailand's government seat were shifting tactics to join colleagues at Bangkok's besieged airports on Monday as the politically paralyzed country struggled with more than 300,000 stranded travellers. A leader of the People's Alliance for ...
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(AP) - Plaxico Burress of the New York Giants was led out of a police precinct in handcuffs Monday after surrendering on a weapons possession charge. Authorities said that teammate Antonio Pierce is being investigated over his role in the accidental shooting at a Manhattan nightclub last Friday ...
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New Delhi/Islamabad: India on Monday made it clear that the bloody terror strikes in Mumbai were carried out by Pakistan-based militants and asked Islamabad to take “strong action” against the “elements responsible for this outrage” - a sign that ties between the two countries are headed for ...
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Black Friday wasn't as disastrous as many feared (except, of course, for the poor Wal-Mart employee trampled to death by impatient shoppers ). As far as sales go, overall, the retail industry did get a slight boost . The National Retail Federation counted 172 million shoppers visiting Web sites and ...
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida. Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day trip that left the international space station remodeled and ...
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