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Obama picks Geithner for Treasury: report

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Posted by vishnughimire

By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with pulling the United States out of an economic nosedive, NBC...

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BREAKING NEWS! Hillary Cinton to accept nomination

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 5 hours ago | Political News

Posted by BiodunIginla

by Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Minneapolis Friday, November 21, 2008 -- 2:44 PM ET/7:44 PM GMT/UTC/ZULU Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the nomination for secretary of state after additional discussion with President-elect...

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Obama to nominate Clinton for job

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 12 hours ago | Political News

Posted by LewisStanley

President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency. Obama transition...

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Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Posted by cooldiponline

WASHINGTON – With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush is about to ensure that millions of laid-off workers won't see their unemployment checks disappear as the year-end holidays approach. Bush is expected to sign...

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Left Cuts Obama Slack For Now

Washington :: DC :: USA | 30 minutes ago | Political News

Posted by pranay

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama boasted of opposing the Iraq War from the start. But as president-elect, he has come to the rescue of surge supporter Joe Lieberman and flirted with the idea of keeping on Bush administration Defense...

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Nationalisation threat to banks

London :: United Kingdom | about 10 hours ago | Political News

Source: The independent

The Government is using the threat of a wholesale nationalisation of banks in an attempt to force institutions to lend billions to small companies struggling to survive as Britain slips into recession. Downing Street yesterday made plain its fury over...

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Mukasey returns to work after collapse

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Source: Charlotte Observer Online

With briefcase in hand and a smile on his face, Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech the night before and spurring a 14-hour scare about his health. A Justice Department spokeswoman blamed the...

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Obama's cell phone records breached

Arlington :: WA :: USA | about 15 hours ago | Political News

Posted by Waqas

Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of the cell phone company, his transition team said Thursday. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the team was notified Wednesday by Verizon Wireless that it appears...

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Bush leaves for APEC meeting

Lima :: Peru | about 17 hours ago | Political News

Source: Xinhuanet.com

U.S. President George W. Bush left here on Friday for Lima, Peru to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. Bush, who will conclude his eight-year-old term in January 2009, is to attend the annual APEC meeting and...

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Intel report predicts U.S. decline, Russia's rise

Newcastle :: WA :: USA | about 9 hours ago | Political News

Posted by kalex

Global warming could be a boon to Russia, a European country could be overrun by organized crime and the U.S. and its dollar could further decline in importance during the next two decades, says a U.S. intelligence report with predictions...

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