CHICAGO - Barack Obama announced a national security team Monday headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush , striking choices by a president-elect who declared he wanted "strong ...
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Discussing the NBER revelation that the country's been in recession since last December, with CNBC's Dennis Kneale, Bill... NBER Says U.S. Recession Be... The National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. recession began in Dec. 2007 and will last about 120 months, repo... The US economy ...
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - 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 Lashkar-e ...
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WALL Street stocks plunged overnight, giving back most of their gains from the past week, amid bleak economic news from around the globe including confirmation of a recession in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 679.95 points (7.70 per cent) to close at 8149.09, in the fourth ...
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CHICAGO (CBS) ― The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been arrested for the murders of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Authorities say 27-year-old William Balfour was arrested Monday at Stateville Prison in the deaths of Darnell Hudson Donerson, Jason ...
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LANDOVER, Md. — New York Giants receiver Amani Toomer used to snicker and scoff when he’d notice pro athletes traipsing around town with personal bodyguards. He isn’t laughing now. Not after hearing about various violent episodes involving NFL players, the latest being when teammate Plaxico ...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A week before the final standings are released and the Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off. Oklahoma -- not Texas -- is headed to the Big 12 championship game with an inside track to the national title game by moving ahead of the Longhorns in the BCS standings ...
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