WASHINGTON -Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness. "Oh, no, no!" people in the audience cried out as Mukasey slumped at the lectern. "Oh, my God!" The 67 ...
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Most Asian markets rebounded Friday after days of sharp declines in stocks around the world as investors scooped up battered financial and technology shares. Major regional benchmarks opened lower after Wall Street touched multiyear lows overnight but climbed into positive ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency. Obama transition aides described a process ...
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Oil prices fell to a three-year low below $49 (Dh180) a barrel on Friday in Asia as plunging stock markets, driven down by more bad US economic news, battered investor confidence. Light, sweet crude for January delivery was down 95 cents to $48.47 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York ...
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Lakers Kobe Bryant and Suns Shaquille O'Neal embrace prior to the start of Thursday's game in Phoenix. Kobe Bryant has 12 points, and the Suns' Shaquille O'Neal has seven. 9:00 PM PST, November 20, 2008 After the pre-game pleasantries, after Shaquille O'Neal hugged and tapped fists with Kobe Bryant ...
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DeShawn Sims goes in for two of his 18 points, helping Michigan to a surprising victory over No. 4 UCLA Thursday night. NEW YORK (AP) — DeShawn Sims scored 18 points and Manny Harris added 15 to help Michigan upset No. 4 UCLA 55-52 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic. The ...
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WASHINGTON -- Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running out. The Senate's vote followed Thursday's report ...
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