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Dow falls below 8000, S&P at 5-year low
Philadelphia Inquirer - 2 hours ago
AP NEW YORK - Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling below the 8000 mark, as the fate of Detroit's Big Three automakers and the economy disheartened investors.
AP Top News at 5:21 pm EST The Associated Press
Lay-offs spark Wall Street drop The Press Association
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WELT ONLINE
Prop. 8 gay marriage ban goes to Supreme Court
Los Angeles Times - 59 minutes ago
The California high court will review legal challenges to Prop. 8. A hearing is set for March. Prior to a ruling, gay weddings will not be allowed to resume.
State Supreme Court to hear challenges to Prop. 8 San Francisco Chronicle
Calif. Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban The Associated Press
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CTV.ca
Obama signals priority with Daschle pick
Reuters - 54 minutes ago
By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan CHICAGO (Reuters) - US President-elect Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former senator, to be his health secretary on Wednesday, while former President Bill Clinton took steps to help secure his wife the ...
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Daschle Tapped for HHS Secretary ABC News
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Washington Post
Somali Pirates Talk Ransom for Supertanker
Voice of America - 3 hours ago
By Derek Kilner Pirates holding an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia have begun negotiations over a ransom with the ship's Saudi Arabian owners, according to Saudi Arabia's foreign minister.
To turn the tide on piracy in Somalia, bring justice to its fisheries Christian Science Monitor
UK hostage on Saudi tanker named BBC News
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The Associated Press
Chinese envoy says president's Peru visit to open new chapter in ties
Xinhua - 44 minutes ago
LIMA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Peru will open a new chapter in the long-standing friendly relations between the two countries, the Chinese ambassador to Peru said.
Climate change momentum fading: Asia-Pacific survey AFP
Peru bets on China's economic muscle BBC News
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Missiles and Messages
Newsweek - 1 hour ago
In the latest example of a sharp escalation of US air strikes inside Pakistan, an unmanned US drone was killed an alleged Al Qaeda fixer and four associates along the Afghan-Pakistani border, according to reports from the region and a Western ...
Suspected US missile strike kills at least 6 in Pakistan International Herald Tribune
Al-Qaeda leader killed in US missile strike Hindu
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BBC News
ANALYSIS-Qaeda a threat, but not imminently-US officials
Reuters - 45 minutes ago
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda deputy Ayman al Zawahri's message on Wednesday criticizing US president-elect Barack Obama and urging attacks on America shows the network remains a threat, but there are no signs of imminent ...
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Al Qaeda No. 2 insults Obama with racial slur in new video Christian Science Monitor
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Los Angeles Times
Recount Begins in Minnesota Senate Race
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI and ANAHAD O’CONNOR After two weeks of back-and-forth sniping, the recount in the Minnesota Senate race between the incumbent Republican, Norm Coleman, and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken, has begun.
Minnesota Senate race recount could get ugly CNN
Recount begins in Minnesota for US Senate seat Los Angeles Times
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New York Times
Governor David Paterson's popularity has taken a hit in recent months.
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
ALBANY - The state's withering economy and soaring budget deficit have taken a toll on Gov. Paterson's popularity, a new poll shows.
Albany Fails to Reach Deal on Budget Deficit New York Times
Paterson Cancels Special Session WXXI
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Hopes Dim for Quick Bailout for Automakers
New York Times - 56 minutes ago
Reserved seats for the chief executives of General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler at the hearings on Tuesday. By BILL VLASIC and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Detroit automakers will probably leave Washington on Wednesday without the $25 ...
Automakers Press High-Stakes Plea for Aid Washington Post
GM Chief Signals He'd Step Aside If Asked to Resign (Update1) Bloomberg
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FOMC sees yearlong recession, minutes show
MarketWatch - 42 minutes ago
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve policymakers now expect the US economy to contract for as much as a year, with the risk that the slowdown could persist for even longer, according to edited minutes of a ...
FED FOCUS-Fed likely to cut funds rate to the bone Reuters
Fed Saw Economy Shrinking Through Mid-2009 Last Month (Update1) Bloomberg
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Limited's 3Q Net Falls 66% On Prior-Year Gain, Falling Sales
CNNMoney.com - 46 minutes ago
Limited Brands Inc.'s (LTD) fiscal third-quarter net income fell 66% from a year earlier, when the company recorded a gain and higher sales.
Limited Brands profit falls 65% as store traffic slips MarketWatch
UPDATE 1-Limited Brands posts lower net profit, shaves view Reuters
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The Story Of Yahoo's Decline
CRN - 1 hour ago
By Brian Kraemer, ChannelWeb You know you're having a bad month when you're forced to blog your resignation as CEO of a major internet player only to see the company's stock price jump at the news.