President-elect Barack Obama leaves a news conference with Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in Chicago on Monday. They are followed by, from left, Attorney General-designate Eric Holder; Homeland Security Secretary-designate, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano; Defense ...
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The anti-government protesters who have paralysed Thailand’s international airport for the past week promised today to abandon their demonstrations, after the country’s Prime Minister was forced from power by the country’s highest court. The announcement promises relief for a quarter of a ...
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street headed toward a higher open Tuesday, following a now-familiar pattern of snapping back after a huge selloff. Investors, while looking for bargains, are focusing on the health of retailers and automakers. The stock market suffered one of its worst days since the start of the ...
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The Big Three auto makers will submit recovery plans to Congress on Tuesday that emphasize cost-cutting, downsizing and renewed emphasis on higher-mileage cars in a bid to win support for a federal bailout. Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally plans to tell Congress he is accelerating his ...
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Same Planet, Different Worlds: Indian Muslims shout anti- Pakistan slogans at a protest in New Delhi, India, Tuesday... MUMBAI , India - India picked up intelligence in recent months that terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded ...
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Although it was the lone suspect and everyone quite knew that he was the slayer, police investigators took their time until Monday to arrest William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law, for the murders of the actress’ mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Police picked William ...
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York hospital worker was suspended for failing to report the gunshot wound of NFL star Plaxico Burress, a hospital spokeswoman told CNN Monday. New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress arrives at the 17th police precinct in Manhattan on Monday. The spokeswoman, Kathy Robinson ...
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