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- Asian Stocks Slump, Extending Global Rout, as Exports Fall; Nintendo Drops
- General Motors, Ford, Chrysler Leave Congress Empty-Handed After Hearings
- Thai Protesters to Step Up Anti-Government Campaign After Bomb Kills One
- Air France-KLM's Second-Quarter Profit Falls 49% on Higher Cost of Fuel
- Leading Indicators in U.S. Probably Dropped as Stocks, Confidence Plunged
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Pakistan Taleban quits peace deal
A Taleban commander in Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan pulls out of a peace deal with the government.
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IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan
The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.
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Thai protesters blame government for grenade attack - Reuters
Times OnlineThai protesters blame government for grenade attack
Reuters - 26 minutes ago
By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK (Reuters) - The leader of a long-running anti-government street protest in Thailand called for a major rally on Sunday to oust the "murderous government" after one of his supporters was killed by a grenade.
Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai PM's office The Associated Press
Bangkok Bomb Blast Kills Anti-Government Protester (Update1) Bloomberg
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GIANT DISCOVERY: PSU researchers map woolly mammoth's DNA - Centre Daily Times
guardian.co.ukGIANT DISCOVERY: PSU researchers map woolly mammoth's DNA
Centre Daily Times - 30 minutes ago
By Anne Danahy Scientists at Penn State have become the first to sequence the genome of an extinct species, using hair from the woolly mammoth to create a map of the long-dead animals’ DNA.
Woolly Mammoth Genome Sequenced InformationWeek
Scientists Reconstruct Most of Woolly Mammoth Genome Washington Post
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California Supreme Court to decide fate of Prop. 8 same-sex ... - San Jose Mercury News
BBC NewsCalifornia Supreme Court to decide fate of Prop. 8 same-sex ...
San Jose Mercury News - 31 minutes ago
By Howard Mintz The California Supreme Court moved swiftly Wednesday to tackle the latest legal showdown over gay marriage, agreeing to consider three lawsuits that challenge the legality of Proposition 8's abolition of same-sex weddings.
Top Court in California Will Review Proposition 8 New York Times
California court to hear gay marriage ban case Reuters
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Asia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis - AFP
China DailyAsia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis
AFP - 31 minutes ago
LIMA (AFP) - Top officials from the Asia-Pacific region were Thursday to urge joint efforts to overcome the world economic crisis and try to breathe new life into stalled global trade talks.
China, Peru issue joint press communique on strategic partnership, FTA Xinhua
Malaysia Wants Credit Rating Agencies To Be Governed By Regulations Bernama
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'This is a time of renewal and regrounding for Republicans' - Indianapolis Star
Javno.hr'This is a time of renewal and regrounding for Republicans'
Indianapolis Star - 32 minutes ago
By Maureen Groppe / Gannett News Service WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mike Pence, new chairman of the House Republican Conference, said his party has to return to conservative principles to retake Congress.
House Republicans elect tough conservatives to leadership posts The Miami Herald
The GOP's problem? It's not right-wing enough Salon
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Clinton considering secretary of state post, associates say - Boston Globe (registration)
CBC.caClinton considering secretary of state post, associates say
Boston Globe (registration) - 33 minutes ago
AP / November 20, 2008 Associates of Senator Hillary Clinton said yesterday she is weighing whether to leave Congress and become secretary of state in the Obama administration, a job they say she believes is hers if she wants it.
Video: Dem Officials: Daschle Accepts Cabinet Post AssociatedPress
Obama’s Pick of Daschle May Test Conflict-of-Interest Pledge New York Times
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Asia markets follow US share drop
Asian markets plummet after New York's main share index slumps to its lowest level in five years, amid recession fears.
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Hicks pleads for greater freedom
Australian David Hicks, the only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terror offences, speaks out for first time.
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The BlackBerry Storm: Your Top 20 Questions, Answered - PC Magazine
stv.tvThe BlackBerry Storm: Your Top 20 Questions, Answered
PC Magazine - 44 minutes ago
by Sascha Segan I re-ordered the questions by theme, and eliminated a few duplicates and a few that I still can't answer. (Battery life tests can take days.
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Texas native, UH poet win National Book Awards - Houston Chronicle
The Southern LedgerTexas native, UH poet win National Book Awards
Houston Chronicle - 38 minutes ago
By FRITZ LANHAM Houston Chronicle book editor Mark Doty of Houston won the poetry award for Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems. Annette Gordon-Reed made history - and on her birthday - Wednesday when she became the first African-American woman to win ...
Hemings Saga Wins National Book Prize Washington Post
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Deflation fears roil Wall Street - Houston Chronicle
The Associated PressDeflation fears roil Wall Street
Houston Chronicle - 56 minutes ago
By VIKAS BAJAJ New York Times After gyrating wildly for weeks, the stock market lurched lower on Wednesday, falling to its lowest point in nearly six years, as concern spread that the economy might be beset by a chronic and debilitating decline in ...
Video: Consumer Prices Drop Record 1 Percent in October AssociatedPress
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Weak Japan exports pile on economic gloom - Reuters
Straits TimesWeak Japan exports pile on economic gloom
Reuters - 56 minutes ago
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Jason Subler TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's exports to Asia fell in October for the first time since 2002, showing that the fallout from the credit crisis has spread to neighbors such as China and adding momentum to ...
Japan's exports mark biggest decline in 7 years The Associated Press
Japan's Exports Fell the Most in Almost Seven Years (Update3) Bloomberg
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It's splitsville for Paris Hilton and Benji Madden - New York Daily News
Sydney Morning HeraldIt's splitsville for Paris Hilton and Benji Madden
New York Daily News - 57 minutes ago
BY OLGA BOYKO Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, just couldn't hack it together. You better hide your boyfriends, ladies, because Paris Hilton is single again.
Paris Hilton splits with Benji Madden Boston Herald
Paris Hilton and Benji Madden Split Up People Magazine
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Royals acquire Crisp from Boston for Ramon Ramirez - Kansas City Star
The Associated PressRoyals acquire Crisp from Boston for Ramon Ramirez
Kansas City Star - 50 minutes ago
By BOB DUTTON The Royals are looking for speedy Coco Crisp to be a catalyst for the team in 2009 with both the bat and the glove. Say this about Royals general manager Dayton Moore: He promised change this winter, and he meant it.
KC trades reliever for Crisp Topeka Capital Journal
Sox ship Crisp to KC for Ramirez MLB.com
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Deductibles march higher for employer-provided health insurance - Los Angeles Times
Wall Street Journal BlogsDeductibles march higher for employer-provided health insurance
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The average US worker faced out-of-pocket expenses of more than $1000 this year, an annual study finds. By Lisa Girion Employers are dramatically shifting healthcare costs onto workers, so much so that the average annual deductible for an individual ...
Health-Insurance Deductible of $1000 Now Common Wall Street Journal
Survey says workers will pay more health costs Houston Chronicle
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Big 3 fail to close deal on bailout - Los Angeles Times
ABC NewsBig 3 fail to close deal on bailout
Los Angeles Times - 50 minutes ago
Lawmakers scrap a vote for $25 billion in aid. Auto execs take heat over private jets. By Jim Puzzanghera and Richard Simon Reporting from Washington -- Embattled US automakers added a new entry to their list of troubles Wednesday: executive jet travel ...
Video: Big Three Fly Private Jets CBS
Auto Execs Fly Corporate Jets to DC, Tin Cups in Hand Washington Post
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Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai PM's office - The Associated Press
Times OnlineBlast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai PM's office
The Associated Press - 35 minutes ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A grenade attack on protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office killed one person and wounded 29 on Thursday, the first fatal assault at the compound since it was seized by anti-government activists in a political ...
Bangkok Bomb Blast Kills Anti-Government Protester (Update1) Bloomberg
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KC trades reliever for Crisp - Topeka Capital Journal
National PostKC trades reliever for Crisp
Topeka Capital Journal - 19 minutes ago
By Rick Dean KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dayton Moore knows he may have burned the bridges between his starting pitchers and All-Star closer Joakim Soria.
Royals acquire Crisp from Boston for Ramon Ramirez Kansas City Star
Sox ship Crisp to KC for Ramirez MLB.com
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- Recent Economic Perspectives from Bank of America Securities + US Unemployment Rate
- Deleveraging Is On The Way. Embrace Simpler Lifestyle!
- Europe puts $2.3 trillion on line for banks - Is it still too small?
- Global financial crisis requires you to be patience and use your common-sense
- Credit Default Swaps Market: A Giant Phantom Market Poised To Collapse
- Breaking News: Congress OKs Historic $700 Billion Bailout Bill; BUT IS IT TOO LATE?
- Charlie Rose Interview with Warren Buffett on Wed, Oct 1, 2008
- Recommended Book: "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life." by Alice Schroeder
- FDIC's Failed Bank List
- Acquisition of Washington Mutual’s banks by JPMorgan Chase. Wamu's shareholders will get nothing.