European markets steady after Asian retreat
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:55:30 GMT
AP - European stocks were little changed Tuesday as hopes of a modest rebound on Wall Street following the previous day's savage retreat helped offset an overnight slump in Asian markets.
Big Three automakers to submit plans to Congress
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:38:17 GMT
AP - Detroit's automakers, making a second bid for $25 billion in funding, are presenting Congress with plans Tuesday to restructure their ailing companies and provide assurances that the funding will help them survive and thrive.
Court ruling brings down Thai government
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:04:14 GMT
AP - A court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster.
India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:47:19 GMT
AP - India picked up intelligence in recent months that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in Pakistan.
Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:40:08 GMT
AP - Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush.
Governors to press Obama for help with shortfalls
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:41:19 GMT
AP - The nation's governors are meeting with President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to press their case for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled and even more for infrastructure projects like road and bridge repair.
Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:42:08 GMT
AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder, researchers report
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:42:44 GMT
AP - Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.
Estranged relative arrested in Jennifer Hudson family killings
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:44:06 GMT
AP - The arrest of Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law in the shooting deaths of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew confirmed what police officials have quietly said for weeks: that the 27-year-old convicted felon was the prime suspect in the slayings.
Burress posts bail, will appear in court in March
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:45:08 GMT
AP - It was just 10 months ago that Plaxico Burress became an instant New York sports hero after his clutch performance in the Super Bowl. But on Monday, Burress was hauled out of a police precinct in handcuffs facing two weapons charges that could send him to jail.
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