India picked up intelligence in recent months that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in Pakistan. A list of about 20 people - including India's ...
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Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , John McCain , Robert Gates As well as appointing Hillary Clinton (whose stand on US foreign policy is almost identical to that of John McCain) as his Secretary of State, and retaining the services of George Bush's Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, Barack Obama has ...
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An anti-goverment protester reacts to the news that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's ruling People's Power Party must disband at Suvarnabhumi Airport Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 in Bangkok Thailand. Somchai says he has accepted a court ruling to step down because of electoral fraud committed by his ...
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Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, running out of money to operate, must convince a divided Congress that their plans to shrink are severe enough to ensure repayment of $25 billion in proposed U.S. loans. GM will offer to cut debt, combine U.S. brands and ...
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday hefty charges and weak results at its U.S. department stores and Kmart locations drove it to post a much wider-than-expected third-quarter loss, and the retailer withdrew its operating profit outlook due to the severe economic downturn ...
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An armored truck guard was shot to death at a suburban Miami mall Monday while making a cash pickup at a clothing store, and police were searching for two gunmen. The suspects fired shots while attempting to rob the guard inside the Express store at the Dadeland Mall around 11 a.m., authorities said ...
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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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