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Obama moves closer to key cabinet pick - Reuters

Obama moves closer to key cabinet pick
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Caren Bohan and Jeff Mason CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to filling a key spot in his cabinet on Tuesday as his transition team plotted a careful course to shaping the next US administration.
Video: Holder Is Obama's Top Choice for AG AssociatedPress

Clinton-Era Figure a Top Contender For AG ABC News
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Paulson, Democrats Clash on Bailout for Homeowners (Update2) - Bloomberg

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Paulson, Democrats Clash on Bailout for Homeowners (Update2)
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
By Rebecca Christie and Alison Vekshin Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson rejected using the government's financial-rescue program as a ``panacea'' for economic difficulties, clashing with lawmakers who want the funds to help ...
Video: Paulson, Bernanke Defend $700 Billion Bailout AssociatedPress

Paulson, Bair clash over helping troubled homeowners MarketWatch
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Carmaker Failure Would Be Catastrophe, Wagoner Says (Update4) - Bloomberg

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Carmaker Failure Would Be Catastrophe, Wagoner Says (Update4)
Bloomberg - 41 minutes ago
By John Hughes Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The US economy would suffer a ``catastrophic collapse'' if domestic carmakers fail, General Motors Corp.
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Lieberman credits Obama after Dems let him keep post - CNN International

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Lieberman credits Obama after Dems let him keep post
CNN International - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday.
Video: Dems Vote to Keep Lieberman in Caucus AssociatedPress

Democrats opt not to reprimand Joe Lieberman Los Angeles Times
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As captured supertanker anchors off Somalia, pirates strike again - guardian.co.uk

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As captured supertanker anchors off Somalia, pirates strike again
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Somali pirates seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship carrying 36000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in the Gulf of Aden yesterday in the latest of the near-daily attacks threatening one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
Video: Pirates Seize Supertanker Loaded With Crude AssociatedPress

Supertanker owner works for crew's release United Press International
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Obama vows climate action despite financial crisis - Reuters

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Obama vows climate action despite financial crisis
Reuters - 25 minutes ago
By Jeff Mason CHICAGO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would "engage vigorously" in climate change talks when he is president, and he pledged to work to reduce emissions sharply by 2020, despite the financial crisis.
Video: Obama Pledges New Direction on Climate Change AssociatedPress

Obama Affirms Climate Change Goals New York Times
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Senate Republicans postpone vote on Ted Stevens - The Miami Herald

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Senate Republicans postpone vote on Ted Stevens
The Miami Herald - 2 hours ago
By ERIKA BOLSTAD WASHINGTON -- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned to the Senate a convicted felon on Tuesday but escaped at least one verdict: exile by his fellow Republicans.
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Authorities: Santa Barbara Wildfire Sparked by Bonfire - FOXNews

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Authorities: Santa Barbara Wildfire Sparked by Bonfire
FOXNews - 44 minutes ago
AP Nov. 17, 2008: A charred stop sign stands amidst the devastation of Oakridge Mobile Home Park after a fire in Sylmar, Calif. Nov. 17, 2008: A charred stop sign stands amidst the devastation of Oakridge Mobile Home Park after a fire in Sylmar, Calif.
Residents to inspect Calif. homes charred in fire The Associated Press
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Cheney, Gonzalez Indicted - FOXNews

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Cheney, Gonzalez Indicted
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
The indictment accuses Vice President Dick Cheney of a conflict of interest and "at least misdemeanor assaults" on detainees by working through prison companies.
Grand jury indicts Cheney, former AG Bizjournals.com
Taxpayers to pay for Gonzales' private attorney The Miami Herald
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Malia and Sasha's big move - Los Angeles Times

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Malia and Sasha's big move
Los Angeles Times - 15 hours ago
As the Obama girls get ready to move into the White House, their parents must decide how to help them live in the fishbowl of the presidency.
Obama girls visit their future White House home AFP
Obama Girls To Visit the White House ABC News
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Bremerton, Wash., ferry run back in service - Seattle Times

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Bremerton, Wash., ferry run back in service
Seattle Times - 49 minutes ago
The Bremerton-Seattle ferry run returned to service Tuesday afternoon after a reported threat forced traffic to be rerouted to Bainbridge Island.
Bomb threat shuts down Bremerton ferry dock Seattle Post Intelligencer
Washington State ferry is target of threat USA Today
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New York Governor, Lawmakers Defer Budget Action (Update1) - Bloomberg

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New York Governor, Lawmakers Defer Budget Action (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Michael Quint Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor David Paterson and legislative leaders agreed to delay action to close this year's budget gap until January after next fiscal year's spending plan becomes available.
Gov proposes state deficit reductions ABC7Chicago.com
Budget Woes Curtail WA Democrats’ Agenda OPB News
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Congo: Rebel leader orders troops out of town - CNN International

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Congo: Rebel leader orders troops out of town
CNN International - 39 minutes ago
(CNN) -- Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda ordered his troops Tuesday to withdraw from the strategic town of Kabasha in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Attacks hit push for talks on Congo Financial Times
Congo Rebels Ask for UN Intervention During Ceasefire Voice of America
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Ex-Lawmaker Convicted of Fraud - New York Times

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Ex-Lawmaker Convicted of Fraud
New York Times - 38 minutes ago
By AP TRENTON (AP) —Wayne R. Bryant, the former chairman of the New Jersey State Senate’s powerful Budget Committee, was convicted on Tuesday of bribery and pension fraud after an eight-week trial.
Bryant guilty on all counts in corruption case Philadelphia Inquirer
Former New Jersey State Sen. Wayne Bryant Found Guilty New York's CW11 / WPIX-TV
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Iraq's Maliki defends security pact - Los Angeles Times

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Iraq's Maliki defends security pact
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
The revised plan calls for complete US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. Parliament factions who want immediate withdrawal and more US concessions have doubts about the plan.
Iraqi and American Critics of Security Pact Speak Up New York Times
Iranian commando arrested at Baghdad airport: US AFP
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Boy, 8, charged with murder says he came home, found men dead - CNN

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Boy, 8, charged with murder says he came home, found men dead
CNN - 1 hour ago
(CNN) -- An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and another man told police he found the two men dead upon arriving home from school, according to a portion of a videotaped interview released Tuesday by authorities.
Video: Child Murder Suspect: There Was Blood 'All Over' AssociatedPress

Ariz. boy: Someone shot dad, renter before I did The Associated Press
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Ark. seizes 21 more kids from evangelist's group - The Associated Press

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Ark. seizes 21 more kids from evangelist's group
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - State officials on Tuesday took into protective custody 21 children associated with an evangelical group whose founder faces federal child sex charges.
Arkansas seizes 21 children from evangelists USA Today
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Quarter of 11-year-olds missing maths target - guardian.co.uk

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Quarter of 11-year-olds missing maths target
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Nearly a quarter of 11-year-olds are failing to reach the expected level in maths at the end of primary school, according to a report from the National Audit Office that says the Labour government's drive to improve the nation's mathematical skills has ...
10 per cent of pupils fail to master maths Independent
Report raises primary school maths concern Reuters UK
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bush picks get new careers - The Associated Press

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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bush picks get new careers
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Come January, not everyone from the Bush administration will be out of office. As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take over, federal agencies have been reassigning Bush appointees to career jobs.
Bush Upped Political Appointments, Now Wants Bureaucrats The Washington Independent
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A look at items lost in space - The Associated Press

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A look at items lost in space
The Associated Press - 38 minutes ago
HOUSTON (AP) - It's not easy holding on to a small bag some 200 miles above Earth. Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper proved that Tuesday when she accidentally let go of her tool bag after a grease gun inside it exploded outside the international ...
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