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| | Obama makes more Cabinet picks, sources say
17 minutes ago @ cnn.com
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Sen. Tom Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services, and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as top choice for secretary of homeland security, multip...
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| Senate offers Clinton new options (cnn.com)
The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she decide to remain in the Senate and not accept the rumored offer of a position in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, a Democratic official told CNN Wednesday.
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| Ariz. Gov. Napolitano is pick for DHS (msnbc.com)
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to serve as secretary of homeland security, Democratic sources said late Wednesday.
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| Obama pledged change, picks insiders (msnbc.com)
President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.
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| Obama's Cabinet grows by two, sources say (cnn.com)
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Sen. Tom Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services, and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as top choice for secretary of homeland security, multiple Democratic sources close to the transition told CNN. Daschle -- not White House staffers -- will be writing the health care plan that Obama submits to Congress, sources indicate.
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Prospect for auto bailout dims
4 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from De...
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| Prospect for auto bailout dims (reuters)
Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| Prospect for auto bailout dims as Senate races clock (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| Prospect for auto bailout dims as Senate races clock (reuters)
Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| U.S. auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (yahoo! news)
Reuters - U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day to plead for $25 billion in government aid, but legislators tried to fashion a last-minute compromise bailout bill that could pass both Congressional and White House muster.
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| U.S. auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (reuters)
U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day to plead for $25 billion in government aid, but legislators tried to fashion a last-minute compromise bailout bill that could pass both Congressional and White House muster.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (yahoo! news)
Reuters - U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators proposed changes to help a bailout pass Congressional and White House muster.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (reuters)
U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators proposed changes to help a bailout pass Congressional and White House muster.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Auto executives appeared on Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators in both houses and parties proposed compromises to the original plan.
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| Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal (reuters)
Auto executives appeared on Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators in both houses and parties proposed compromises to the original plan.
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Pakistan summons U.S. envoy
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Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday to protest a suspected U.S. missile strike deep inside its territory as militants threatened revenge attacks unless the cross-border raids stop.
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| Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan.
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| U.S. pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister (yahoo! news)
A pact allowing U.S. troops to stay in Iraq for three more years has a chance of being approved by parliament despite some heated opposition, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
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| Pakistan summons U.S. envoy to protest missiles (reuters)
Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to receive a formal protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets on Pakistani soil, a Pakistani foreign ministry official said.
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| U.S. urges vigilance against Iranian banks in Dubai (yahoo! news)
Iranian banks are operating in the Gulf financial hub of Dubai despite U.N. sanctions and authorities should keep a close eye on them, a U.S. official involved in tracking suspicious financial activity said on Wednesday.
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| Suspected U.S. strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan (yahoo! news)
Reuters - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said.
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| U.S. auto fears weigh on global stocks (yahoo! news)
Reuters - World stocks and oil fell on Wednesday while government bonds and the yen gained as U.S. car makers begged for a bailout from Washington, adding to evidence that the credit crisis is hitting the real economy.
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| U.S. auto fears weigh on stocks, boost yen/bonds (reuters)
World stocks and oil fell on Wednesday while government bonds and the yen gained as U.S. car makers begged for a bailout from Washington, adding to evidence that the credit crisis is hitting the real economy.
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Recession blues play on
32 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan"s exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job loss...
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| Recession blues play on (yahoo! news)
Reuters - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Recession blues play on (reuters)
World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Recession blues play on (reuters)
Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
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| Prolonged recession looms (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and another sharp sell-off on global equity markets.
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| Prolonged recession looms (reuters)
Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and another sharp sell-off on global equity markets.
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California court to hear gay marriage ban case
11 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - California"s Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state"s voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime.
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| California court to hear gay marriage ban case (yahoo! news)
Reuters - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and said the ban should stand pending its ruling.
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| California court to hear gay marriage ban case (reuters)
California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and said the ban should stand pending its ruling.
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| California court to hear gay marriage ban case (yahoo! news)
Reuters - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand until it ruled.
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Feed24: Sport |
| | NFL says Cowboys Pacman Jones can return Dec. 7
17 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AP - The NFL is giving Adam Pacman Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he mus...
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| Pacman reinstated, but can't return until Dec. 7 (yahoo! news)
AP - The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games — this Sunday and the following game on Thanksgiving. He'll be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.
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| Pacman hopeful of returning to Cowboys soon (foxsports.com)
Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.Jones' agent, Worrick Robinson, said the player is handing personal matters while waiting for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to determine if Jones will be reinstated and be able to play this season.
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| Pacman hopeful of returning soon to Cowboys (yahoo! news)
Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.
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Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals for reliever
16 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking on Wednesday, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
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| Red Sox trade Crisp to Royals for reliever (yahoo! news)
AP - The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking on Wednesday, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
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| Red Sox trade Crisp to Royals for relief help (foxsports.com)
Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez.Royals general manager Dayton Moore called the switch-hitting Crisp a "championship-caliber player" who will help Kansas City move forward. Crisp is a career .280 batter in seven seasons with the Cleveland and the Red Sox.The 29-year-old stared 98 games for the Red Sox last season while sharing the center field job with rookie Jacoby Ellsbury.
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| Why I voted Morneau for AL MVP (foxsports.com)
Dustin Pedroia is a deserving winner, but in this tightest of AL MVP races, Ken Rosenthal explains why someone else got his vote.
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Williams replaces Tate for final
47 minutes ago @ bbc sport
Australia are forced to make one change for the World Cup final as David Williams replaces the injured Brent Tate.
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| Tate out of World Cup final (abc sport)
Kangaroos winger Brent Tate has been ruled out of Saturday night's Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand with a hip injury.
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| Maradona sets his eyes on World Cup (yahoo! news)
AFP - Diego Maradona has set his sights on claiming football's ultimate prize for a second time as he embarks on an unexpected career as the coach of Argentina.
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Wakamatsu Hired to Manage Mariners
10 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Mariners hire Don Wakamatsu as majors" 1st Asian-American manager
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| Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners (yahoo! news)
AP - Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He's also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.
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| Wakamatsu becomes first Asian-American manager (yahoo! news)
The Seattle Mariners named Don Wakamatsu as their manager on Wednesday, making the 45-year-old former catcher the first Asian-American to manage in Major League Baseball.
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| Wakamatsu hired by Seattle (yahoo! news)
AP - Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
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Buccaneers rusher Graham ruled out for rest of season
11 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season because of an ankle injury, the team said on Wednesday.
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| Bucs place leading rusher Graham on IR (foxsports.com)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings.Graham limped off the field after his only carry against the Vikings. The Bucs said he hurt his ankle, but did not release specifics about the injury.Fourth-year pro Noah Herron was signed to fill Graham's spot on the roster.
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| Bucs place Graham on injured reserve (yahoo! news)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
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Feed24: Entertainment |
| | Sandra Oh
1420 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Sandra Oh. Photos of your favorite actors and actresses.
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Jim Byrnes
1420 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
An American-born actor long in Canada, Jim Byrnes is best known for playing "Lifeguard", the communications expert and link to the organization on the CBS series Wiseguy (1987-1990), and...
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Owen Roizman
1420 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Began his career working on TV commercials in New York and shot his first feature, Bill Gunn"s Stop, in 1970. Roizman soon became known for his gritty, documentary-influenced urban compositions...
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Paul Le Mat
1420 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
A beefy, laconic leading man of the 1970s, Le Mat is best known for his performances in George Lucas" American Graffiti (1973) and especially as Melvin Dummar, an aimless blue-collar worker who...
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Anna Karina
1420 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Slender, dark-haired actress who appeared in several films of the French New Wave, particularly those directed by first husband Jean-Luc Godard. Karina was outstanding as the lonely, lovelorn prostitu...
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| | Microsoft ends Yahoo deal talk
2 hour(s) ago @ bbc news
Microsoft"s boss tells the firm"s annual general meeting that it is no longer looking to buy Yahoo.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving more than 20 percent.
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| Yahoo Could Thrive -- or Be Swallowed by Microsoft (yahoo! news)
It comes as little surprise to analysts who have been watching the Yahoo drama unfold over the past six months. CEO Jerry Yang, 40, is stepping down and the company is hunting for a new chief who can pull the Internet company up by its billion-dollar bootstraps and compete with Google.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 19 percent.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 12 percent.
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| Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search (yahoo! news)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 14 percent.
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| Jerry Yang Resigns, Yahoo Searching for a New CEO (yahoo! news)
Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang has resigned his role as CEO and Yahoo's board has initiated a search for his successor. Yang will return to his former role as chief yahoo as soon as the board finds a replacement. He will continue to serve on the board.
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Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report
9 hour(s) ago @ reuters
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama"s top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.
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| Obama taps ex-Senate chief to head health agency (reuters)
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, a key early supporter and former U.S. Senate leader, as his top official to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, two Democratic sources said on Wednesday.
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| Obama picks Daschle as health secretary: media (reuters)
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services secretary, news media reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to Obama's transition team.
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| Obama moves closer to key cabinet pick (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 U.S. administration.
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| Obama to 'engage' on climate (bbc news)
US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.
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| Obama 'could stop using e-mail' (bbc news)
Aides to President-elect Barack Obama say concerns over transparency laws could stop him using e-mail in the White House.
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Microsoft CEO rules out another Yahoo takeover bid
17 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AFP - Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out making another takeover bid for Yahoo but said the US software giant remains open to a partnership on Internet search.
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| Microsoft rules out buying Yahoo but likes search (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc but said his company was very interested in resuming talks on a Web search partnership.
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| Microsoft to offer free security software (msnbc.com)
Microsoft Corp said Wednesday it will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.
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"World of Warcraft" has rivals racing for new worlds
47 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
World of Warcraft has become a phenomenon among role-playing interactive online games with its unrivaled success leaving competitors racing to draw gamers into new virtual worlds.
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Readers overwhelm EUs new digital library
47 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
Europe"s heritage went digital Thursday when the European Union launched an online library putting famous works such as Dante"s Divine Comedy and Beethoven"s 9th Symphony just a mouse...
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Feed24: Business & Economics |
| | Oil prices fall to nearly 22-month low
3 hour(s) ago @ business and financi...
Oil prices fell to a nearly 22-month low Wednesday after a government report showed a bigger-than-expected rise in crude inventories, reinforcing concerns that demand for petroleum products is waning.
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| Oil prices at near 22-month low (latest stock market ...)
Oil prices fell to a nearly 22-month low Wednesday after a government report showed a bigger-than-expected rise in crude inventories, reinforcing concerns that demand for petroleum products is waning.
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| U.S. tries new tack on housing (business and financi...)
The Bush administration said Wednesday that it was changing its nearly-moribund mortgage rescue plan in an effort to spark more lenders and homeowners to participate.
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| Oil turns lower as supply grows (latest financial new...)
Oil prices pulled back Wednesday after a government report showed increased supplies of crude and gasoline, reinforcing concerns that demand for petroleum products was waning.
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| Housing starts at record low (business and financi...)
Housing starts and permits, both of them key measurements of home construction, hit record lows in October, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
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| World stocks tumble on US deflation fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets slumped Wednesday amid concerns about sinking consumer prices in the U.S. and the shaky future of the Big Three Detroit-based automakers.
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| World stocks drop on US economy fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets fell Wednesday amid concerns about the global economy after further grim U.S. economic news and as the Big Three Detroit-based automakers pleaded to be bailed out by Congress.
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Philippine stock index slides 3.5 pct on US losses
7 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Philippine shares slid Thursday in step with regional and U.S. markets as the country"s central bank pondered whether to cut interest rates to boost the economy.
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| Prospect for U.S. auto bailout dims as Senate races clock (cbc)
Chances have dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican U.S. senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion US to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
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| US, European stocks dive on recession fears (yahoo! news)
AFP - US and European stock markets dived Wednesday after dismal US economic data added to recession fears and automakers called for government bailouts to stave off collapse.
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| World stocks tumble on US deflation fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets slumped Wednesday amid concerns about sinking consumer prices in the U.S. and the shaky future of the Big Three U.S. automakers.
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| U.S. Fed turns grimmer in outlook (cbc)
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed its outlook for the American economy, according to the minutes of the Reserve's last important meeting in late October which were released Wednesday.
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| Stocks fall further after Fed minutes (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Stocks fell further on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed its growth forecasts through 2009 and minutes from the Fed's recent policy meeting showed officials believed more interest rate cuts may be needed as the economy falters.
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Markets in Europe and Asia Follow Wall Street Drop
1 hour(s) ago @ nyt > business
Stocks fell sharply in Europe and Asia a day after a withering sell-off on Wall Street sent U.S. stocks to their lowest close since 2003.
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| World markets tumble following Wall Street plunge (cbc)
World stock markets tumbled Thursday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul losing almost seven per cent each, after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging and Japan suffered its biggest drop in exports in seven years.
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| Global stocks fall sharply (latest financial new...)
Overseas stock markets fell sharply Thursday, taking a cue from Wall Street, as investors remained anxious about the grim outlook for the global economy and corporate profits.
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| Global markets extend rout on recession fears (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets tumbled Thursday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul losing almost 7 percent each, after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging and Japan suffered its biggest drop in exports in seven years.
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Oil falls toward $50
1 hour(s) ago @ latest financial new...
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| Oil falls below $53 on fears of deep recession (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices fell below $53 to almost a two-year low Thursday as investors, worried by plummeting stock markets, priced in lower crude demand as the global economic downturn shapes up to be the worst in decades.
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| Oil falls below $53 a barrel (cbc)
Oil prices fell below $53 to almost a two-year low Thursday in Asia as investors, egged on by plummeting stock markets, priced in lower crude demand from a global economic downturn that's shaping up as the worst in decades.
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| Oil falls below $53 on fears of deep recession (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices fell below $53 to almost a two-year low Thursday in Asia as investors, egged on by plummeting stock markets, priced in lower crude demand from a global economic downturn that's shaping up as the worst in decades.
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Stocks set to extend losses
2 hour(s) ago @ latest financial new...
U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, a day after a rout on Wall Street sent the blue-chip Dow average below 8,000 for the first time since 2003.
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| Auto Chiefs Fail to Get Bailout Aid (nyt > business)
The chief executives of Detroit?s Big Three automakers departed Washington empty-handed after two days of pleading for a financial lifeline on Capitol Hill.
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| Stocks burdened by automakers (latest financial new...)
A stock selloff intensified Wednesday afternoon, with the major indexes at 5-1/2 year lows, as investor confidence dried up amid ongoing worries about the economy and the future of the auto industry.
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| Stocks burdened by automakers (latest financial new...)
Stocks fell Wednesday as investors remained on edge about the fate of the nation's auto industry.
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| Stocks fall as fate of automakers hangs in balance (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street turned sharply lower Wednesday, as a bailout of Detroit's Big Three automakers appeared stalled on Capitol Hill, and another round of downbeat economic news further disheartened investors. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 200 points.
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| Stocks fall as fate of automakers hangs in balance (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street turned sharply lower Wednesday, as a bailout of Detroit's Big Three automakers appeared stalled on Capitol Hill, and another round of downbeat economic news further disheartened investors. The Dow Jones industrials sank more than 200 points.
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| Detroit Chiefs Back on Hill for a Second Day (nyt > business)
The heads of the Big Three automakers of Detroit are back on Capitol Hill for a second day of trying to persuade lawmakers to move quickly on an industry bailout.
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