President-elect Barack Obama, left, and Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson take part in a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President-elect Barack Obama stands with Commerce Secretary designate New Mexico Gov. Bill ...
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NEW DELHI (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Wednesday to refocus India and Pakistan on a common fight against terrorism and away from their mutual suspicions of one another, but neither country seemed willing to go along. Rice made an emergency condolence visit to India a week after ...
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WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally said Wednesday he is confident his company can survive the recession but has growing concerns about the viability of U.S. rivals General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. Speaking to reporters and editors of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires ...
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A prosecutor alleged Wednesday that Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law killed three family members because he was angry his estranged wife - the singer's sister - was dating another man. At a court hearing, prosecutor LuAnn Snow said William Balfour came to the family's South Side home the morning of ...
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PHILADELPHIA - President-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told U.S. governors he wants their advice in designing a package to help their hard-hit states. The governors are urging Obama to back billions ...
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Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Georgia Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss won a second term and blocked Democrats from gaining a 60-seat Senate majority by defeating challenger Jim Martin in a runoff election. Chambliss received 57.4 percent of the vote to 42.6 percent for Martin with 99 percent of the ...
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MINEOLA, N.Y. -- A worker trampled to death when customers stormed a Wal-Mart for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving had no experience in crowd control and was placed at the entrance because of his hulking frame, police and a lawyer said Monday. The details about the deadly stampede came out as ...
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