NEW YORK — Rush Limbaugh has seldom been a fan of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. But the conservative radio pundit has given his blessing to her selection as the next secretary of state. He calls it “a brilliant stroke” by President-elect Barack Obama, who opposed Clinton for the Democratic ...
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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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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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Photo: Homeland Security Secretary-designate, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano listens as President-elect Barack Obama, not pictured, speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. AP Photo WASHINGTON — Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security ...
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US in recession: Wall Street was hammered overnight (AFP: File photo) Wall Street's Dow Jones index dived more than 7 per cent overnight after the US was officially declared to be in recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research said the US had been in recession since December 2007. 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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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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