New national security team ... from left to right, Hillary Clinton, General James Jones, Susan Rice, president-elect Obama and vice-president-elect Joe Biden. President-elect Barack Obama says he will welcome strong opinions and differing viewpoints from his national security team, saying he ...
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Chicago police have arrested William Balfour for the murders of three relatives of the actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, the Chicago Tribune reports . Balfour, 27, has been in custody in Stateville Correctional Center on a violation of parole and was transferred to Chicago police custody today ...
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks has roots in the disputed Kashmir region where Pakistan's military has faced off against India for decades. There have long been suspicions that Pakistan's military and intelligence services helped create, arm and train ...
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Ford may sell its luxury Swedish marque Volvo as part of a strategic review of the business. The struggling carmaker made the announcement yesterday as the fragile state of the global motor industry was underlined by plummeting sales figures for November. Today, Ford and its fellow US carmakers ...
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks plunged Monday afternoon, starting a new month on a bad foot, as dismal manufacturing reports worldwide added to fears of a prolonged recession. In a report released Monday, the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed what many have long believed - that the ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans sorely knew it already, but now it's official: The country is in a recession, and it's getting worse. Wall Street convulsed at the news _ and a fresh batch of bad economic reports _ tanking nearly 680 points. With the economic pain likely to stretch well into 2009 ...
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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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