WASHINGTON (AP) _ Attorney General Michael Mukasey , the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital after losing consciousness. The 67-year-old Mukasey ...
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President-elect Barack Obama is on track to pick former rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state while signaling that immigration will be a homeland security priority by considering Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano for that post in his Cabinet. An Obama transition aide said the ...
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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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TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell 2.2 percent on Friday, striking a three-week low as a stronger yen, an overnight plunge in U.S. stocks and global recession fears prompted investors to sell exporters such as Canon Inc. Leasing and financial services company Orix Corp plunged 16 ...
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BEIJING - China has acknowledged for the first time that more than 19,000 students died in the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May. In this Friday May 23, 2008 file photo, a mother holds a picture of her son who was killed in the previous week's earthquake during a memorial ...
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The US Congress is unable to approve a new emergency loan to the country’s troubled car sector, Democratic leaders said on Thursday. Industry chiefs’ pleas for aid appeared to backfire after two days of hearings on Capitol Hill. News of the impasse over one of the hardest-hit sectors of the US ...
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PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals -- with or without Chad Ocho Cinco. The Steelers limited the depleted Bengals to six first downs following an early touchdown drive and found just enough offense themselves amid the snow ...
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