George Washington University Hospital, where Attorney General Michael Mukasey was taken after collapsing during a speech, is seen in the early morning hours Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert ...
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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, an aide to his transition said Thursday. One week after the former primary rivals met secretly to discuss the idea of Clinton becoming the nation's top diplomat, the two sides ...
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USA TODAY's sights and sounds gallery puts together images and audio marking the Democrat's historic run to the White House. WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady ...
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw in bargain-hunters after two days of steep selling, sent stock futures sharply higher. The market's ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Bush signed into law a bill that Congress approved to keep unemployment checks flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season. Bush signed the bill at the White House just before boarding Marine I Friday morning for a short trip to Andrews ...
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's parliament persevered yesterday in its debate on a proposed security agreement with the United States despite raucous attempts by opposition lawmakers to disrupt proceedings ahead of next week's vote on the deal. The measure, which would keep U.S. forces in Iraq for another three ...
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Foodmaker H.J. Heinz Co. said Friday strong sales of products such as Ore-Ida frozen potatoes and frozen meals boosted fiscal second-quarter profit by 22 percent as cash-strapped consumers cooked more meals at home. The Pittsburgh-based food maker also said it benefited from hedging against ...
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