Washington Post -
By Carrie Johnson and Clarence Williams Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed last evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital.
Video: Mukasey Collapses During Speech
US attorney general sounds well - White House
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New York Times -
By PETER BAKER and HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in the Senate are prepared to give Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton a still-undefined leadership role there if she does not become Barack Obama’s secretary of state, Democratic officials ...
Video: Aide: Obama on Track to Nominate Clinton
Obama's Clinton-era picks tend to fit the Bill
 CTV.ca |
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By Geeta Pandey The Indian navy has been given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC has learnt.
Africa's Top Diplomat Blames Somalia's Feuding Politicians for ...
Military 'only solution' to piracy, says tanker firm
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Reuters -
By Aws Qusay BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting US forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where US troops once tore down a statue of ...
Iraqis protest against troop deal
Bush effigy burned in anti-US protest in Baghdad
 China Daily |
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MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo left Manila Friday to attend the 16th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru.
Pacific Rim Leaders Meet to Push Trade Deals, Back G-20 Plans
APEC ministers ready to restart WTO talks
 WCBD |
Reuters -
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate on Thursday passed and sent to President George W. Bush legislation to extend jobless benefits for those who have been unemployed for a prolonged period in an economy that has been shedding jobs.
As jobless funds fall, states look to raise taxes
Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush
 Los Angeles Times |
Los Angeles Times -
1979: In a rare exception to the seniority system, elected chairman of the commerce committee's health and environment subcommittee over a more veteran Democrat.
Waxman win boosts state's clout in Congress
Comment by Frank O'Donnell President, Clean Air Watch Women on the Web |
Chicago Tribune -
By Mike Dorning | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, who led the prolific fundraising that helped power Barack Obama's presidential campaign, said Thursday that she had taken herself out of the running for an appointment ...
Obama Fund-Raiser Knocks Down Cabinet Rumors
Leaks dampen Obama's plans
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New York Times -
By ERIC DASH and LOUISE STORY For months, the nation’s largest banks have struggled to regain investors’ trust. In the center of the vortex is Citigroup, whose precipitous stock-market plunge accelerated on Thursday, sending shock waves through the ...
Citigroup Board Said to Weigh Options as Stock Drops (Update1)
US Stocks Seen Rising on Report Citi Weighing Sale
 GulfNews |
Straits Times -
WASHINGTON - US TELEPHONE operator Verizon Wireless has acknowledged that some of its employees accessed President-elect Barack Obama's mobile phone records without authorisation.
UPDATE 3-Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell
Verizon Disciplines Employees for Accessing Obama Phone Records
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CNNMoney.com -
National average price for unleaded hits $1.989, says AAA, falling more than 50% from this summer's record highs. By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.
Indiana has 5th-cheapest gas in US
Early Thanksgiving: Gas Goes Below $2 a Gallon
 Washington Post |
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HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts at the international space station prepared to work on a urine-recycling contraption and re-fire the space shuttle's thrusters Friday, before enjoying a half-day off to reboost their own energy.
Video: Astronaut Who Lost Tool Bag Admits Mistake
Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk
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A major update to the iPhone’s firmware arrived at the stroke of midnight Thursday, surprising Apple (AAPL) watchers and taking just a little steam out of the launch of Research in Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry Storm Friday.
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launches counterattack against ...
BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone: FIGHT!
 Siliconrepublic.com |
PC World -
Google has launched a search feature that lets signed-in users re-rank, delete and add comments on search results, according to a blog posted on Thursday.
Google, It Wasn’t Broke
Google unveils customised search
 Calgary Herald |
Reuters -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her rock-star husband Pete Wentz have become parents for the first time, People magazine reported on Friday.
It's a Boy for Ashlee & Pete!
Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson have boy named Bronx
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LONDON (AP) - Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce Friday. Neither appeared at the brief court session in which "Ciccone ML v Ritchie GS" was one of 17 cases given a preliminary decree.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie granted 'quickie' divorce
Madonna Granted Divorce In London
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New York Times -
By MANOHLA DARGIS It’s love at first look instead of first bite in “Twilight,” a deeply sincere, outright goofy vampire romance for the hot-not-to-trot abstinence set.
'Twilight'
Hooked on 'Twilight'
 Los Angeles Times |
ESPN -
Kobe Bryant's Lakers have now won 31 of 37 regular season games with Pau Gasol in the lineup. Kevin Garnett and the Celtics outscored the Pistons by a combined 20 points in the middle quarters.
Bryant leads Lakers past Shaq-led Suns 105-92
Lakers still set standard in the West
 Los Angeles Times |
New York Daily News -
BY ROGER RUBIN Michigan's Manny Harris shoots over UCLA's Darren Collison during Wolverines' stunning victory Thursday night at the Garden.
Michigan winning with guys no one else wanted
Michigan uses late burst to upset No. 4 UCLA
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On his farewell conference call Thursday, Mike Mussina was asked to identify the most memorable moment of his career, and his answer is revealing of why he is such a tough call as a potential Hall of Famer.
Mike Mussina says he knew from Day 1 that 2008 would be his last ...
Mussina Announces Retirement
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ABC News -
By AUDREY GRAYSON Parents who are concerned about having a child with asthma may want to consider which month they conceive, a new study suggests.
Autumn babies at greater risk of asthma: study
Asthma Risk Increases with Fall Birthday
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By Elizabeth Cohen (CNN) -- Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she's pretty hip. She keeps up with all the latest health news, and a while back, she called her daughter wanting to know whether she should start taking the herb ginkgo biloba.
Ginkgo Biloba Shows No Benefit in Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease ...
When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient