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- U.S. pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister
- Reuters - 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.
- Oil falls more than $1 as crisis crimps growth
- Reuters - Oil fell for a fifth straight session to approach $50 a barrel on Thursday
BBC
- Hicks granted end to restrictions
- Hours after Australian ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks makes a plea for greater freedoms, police grant his wish.
- Hebrew papers told of Arab plan
- The Palestinian Authority has placed a full-page advert in Israels Hebrew newspapers to promote an Arab peace plan.
- Peugeot Citroen cuts 2,700 jobs
- French car company Peugeot Citroen announces plans to shed 2,700 jobs because of falling demand in Europe.
- Cold comfort
- Icy swims numb the pain of Icelands financial woes
- Somali tanker pirates 'want $25m'
- Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker are reported to have demanded a $25m ransom.
- Web debut for Guns N' Roses album
- Guns N Roses have launched their new album on MySpace, days ahead of its release in shops.
- Recession fears hit stock markets
- European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.
CNN
- Students try to put cellmates in checkmate
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- Automaker bailout appears stalled in Senate
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reversed plans to hold a test vote Thursday on a Democratic-sponsored automakers bailout bill but held out the possibility for a last-minute vote on any compromise.
- Prostitute to Spitzer's wife: 'I'm sorry'
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- Post Office to unveil stamp honoring Bob Hope
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- Scientists map DNA of prehistoric animal
- A team of scientists at Penn State University could be one step closer to bringing extinct species back to life.
- TSA boosts 'behavior detection,' mulls changes
- This holiday season, its still shoes off and liquids out at airport security, but changes may be on the way to part of this routine, and agents will be watching much more than the contents of your carry-on.
- Pilot sedated, attendant helped land jet
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- Islamists vow to fight Somali pirates
- The hardline Islamic authorities in the southern Somali port of Kismayo vowed to forge an unlikely alliance by joining the efforts of the Nato and European Union naval task forces patrolling the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden.
- The Chinese Want To Buy the Big 3 Automakers
- It appears that the Chinese car makers SAIC and Dongfeng have plans to acquire the Big 3: A take-over of a large overseas auto maker would fit perfectly into Chinas plans. As reported before, China has realized that its export
- Yahoo Shares Plummet Nearly 20% on Ballmer Comments
- Yahoo shares went into a free fall of nearly 20 percent on Wednesday, following comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the software giant is interested in a search-only partnership and not an acquisition.
- Indian navy sinks suspected pirate "mother" ship
- An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder and more
- Let Detroit Go Bankrupt (Mitt Romney)
- A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the auto industry needs.
- Unsold Foreign Cars Hogging Space at a California Port
- Unwelcome by dealers and buyers, thousands of cars are being warehoused on crowded port property, creating a vivid picture of a paralyzed auto business. And for the first time, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Nissan have each asked to lease space from
- Costco’s CEO on Corporate Responsibility - Jim Sinegal - sus
- As Costco marks its 25th year, straight-talking CEO Jim Sinegal shares his two cents on sustainability, the economy, universal health care, and what our next president should do.
FOX
- Fast Food TV Ads Linked to Child Obesity, Study Finds
- A little less Im Lovin It could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
- Disgruntled Engineer Arraigned on California Murder Counts
- A Silicon Valley engineer has been arraigned on first-degree murder charges alleging he killed three colleagues after being fired.
- Napolitano to Be Homeland Chief
- Obama reportedly taps Arizona governor for Homeland Security chief; Chicago billionaire for commerce secretary• Coleman, Franken Pursuing Three Minnesota Counties• Hillarys Hesitation on Obama Post Sparks Speculation• Daschle Tapped for Health Human Services Secretary | BIO• FOX Interactive: Your Picks
- 'Sex Party' to Be Australia's Newest Political Party
- The name may seem like a joke, but the Australian Sex Party is serious serious about sex, according to their slogan.
- Killers, Ivy League Students Partake in Prison Chess Match
- An unlikely pairing, the men went head to head Wednesday at the New Jersey State Prison, a maximum-security lockup. Their battlefield: a chess board.
- Iran Produces Enough Uranium to Build Nuclear Weapon
- Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make a single nuclear bomb, according to atomic experts analyzing the latest report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
- Paris Hilton and Benji Madden Call It Quits
- Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up. Hilton publicist Alanna McCarthy said Wednesday that the two remain very good friends. She wouldnt say more.
The Washington Post
- Ariz. Governor Is Pick for DHS
- Gov. Janet Napolitano is president-elects choice for secretary of homeland security, sources say.
- McCain's Subdued Return
- A campaign for the Oval Office is an all-or-nothing venture, and friends wonder how he is faring.
- Republicans Eye Holder's Past
- Republican National Committee examines role of attorney general candidate in 2001 pardons.
- McDonald's Reaches Out to Mom
- Fast-food chain launches program to win over one thing that stands between a kid and french fries.
- Auto Execs Remain Tone Deaf
- Sketch | Chief executives of Big Three automakers fly corporate jets to D.C. with tin cups in hand.
- Woolly Mammoth DNA Unraveled
- Scientists reconstruct more than three-quarters of genome -- a first for an extinct species.
- Japan Examines Link in Knifings
- Police probe whether attacks on bureaucrats are tied to botched computerization of pension records.
Reuters
- U.S. pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister
- BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 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.
- Weak Japan exports pile on economic gloom
- TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japans exports to Asia fell in October for the first time since 2002, showing that the fallout from the credit crisis has spread to neighbors such as China and adding momentum to investors flight to the safety
- Oil falls more than $1 as crisis crimps growth
- SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil fell for a fifth straight session to approach $50 a barrel on Thursday as the fallout from the credit crisis hits the global economy, crimping demand for fuel.
- Pakistan summons U.S. envoy to protest missiles
- ISLAMABAD (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.
- Global stocks hit 5-1/2 year lows
- HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rout in Asia pushed world stocks to their lowest in 5- years on Thursday, while oil fell to below $53 a barrel and safe havens such as the yen gained as economic data indicated a
- Financials need at least $1 trillion: analyst
- (Reuters) - The U.S. financial system still needs at least $1 trillion to $1.2 trillion of tangible common equity to restore confidence and improve liquidity in the credit markets, Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Paul Miller said.
- Small businesses feel Wall Street's pain
- BOSTON (Reuters) - Wall Streets pain is rippling through U.S. small businesses, as bankers who once pulled in million-dollar bonuses lose their jobs and cut back spending on everything from parties to home improvements.
USATODAY
- Cheaper gas not shifting road habits
- Americans are driving less despite falling gas prices, reflecting the deepening recession and signaling a shift in lifestyles ...
- Family will be thankful for fun, healthy post-Turkey Day dishes
- After Thanksgiving you may be a little burned out on eating heavy food, says Jessie Price, food editor of EatingWell. Here are ...
- Young Ariz. murder suspect can spend holiday with mother
- An 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man in eastern Arizona will be allowed to spend Thanksgiving with ...
- Economy hits immigrants harder than most
- Low-skilled immigrants are taking a hard hit from the faltering economy, losing jobs, sending less money to families overseas ...
- 2008 Professors of the Year prepare students for lifelong learning
- Four professors being recognized today in the 2008 U.S. Professors of the Year awards share a desire to enable young minds to ...
- States lacking in children's mental health care
- Publicly funded mental health care for children has improved in the past 25 years, but top officials in more than one out of ...
- Ireland's economy not roaring back
- Irelands once-roaring economy had been the fastest-growing in Europe most of the last 18 years. But Ireland was also the first ...
MSNBC
- U.S. shifts its approach in Iraq
- With violence down sharply this year, the U.S. military is broadening its efforts to reconcile Sunnis and Shiites.
- Ariz. Gov. Napolitano is pick for DHS
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- Blast kills 1, wounds 23 at Thai PM's office
- A grenade attack on anti-government protesters occupying the Thai prime ministers office killed
- Community colleges suddenly in spotlight
- Long the neglected stepchildren of American higher education, community colleges have come front-and-center in the eyes of students, policymakers and philanthropists.
- Report: Economy is sickening U.S. hospitals
- The dismal economy has U.S. hospitals ailing, with new data showing declines in overall admissions and elective procedures, plus a big jump in patients who cant pay for care.
- Teen lives 118 days without a heart
- An American teenager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant.
CBS
- 2 U.S. Troops Charged In Murder Of Iraqis
- Two U.S. soldiers have been charged by the military with conspiracy to commit premeditated murder relating to the shooting deaths of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad in early 2007 in what was allegedly a retaliation killing.
- 2 Months Left: Bush Says Goodbye, Quietly
- Two months from today, the White House packs up the Bush Family belongings and moves in those of the Obamas. CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller says Mr. Bush is saying goodbye in good spirits, and largely out of
- Napolitano Eyed For Homeland Security Role
- Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is under consideration by President-elect Barack Obamas administration for the relatively new role of Secretary of Homeland Security, CBS News has learned.
- Dead Teen's Mom Testifies In MySpace Trial
- The grieving mother of a Missouri girl told a jury how her daughter hanged herself after receiving cruel messages on her MySpace account, some of which came from a neighbor posing as a teenage boy.
- Ninety Migrants Feared Dead After Capsize
- The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for roughly 90 migrants feared dead after their makeshift boat apparently sank in an often-stormy stretch of water between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
- Mortgage Aid Programs Not Working
- Two government programs designed to help hundreds of thousands of delinquent borrowers avoid foreclosure are having negligible effects, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston said.
- Bush Set To Ease Endangered Species Rules
- Preisdent Bush is set to install new rules that would exclude input of wildlife scientists when federal construction projects are proposed. Bush hopes to enact them before Friday, preventing President-elect Obama from easily reversing them.
The New York Times
- Dow Drops Below 8,000 in Another Stock Sell-off
- Shares on Wall Street closed at their lowest levels in five years as hope dimmed in Washington for an emergency bailout of the auto industry.
- Consumer Price Decline Prompts Fear of Deflation
- Consumer prices fell in October by 1 percent, the largest drop in the history of the survey, raising the specter of deflation.
- Daschle to Be Nominee for Health Post in Obama Cabinet
- Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, has accepted Mr. Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrats said.
- Iraqi Lawmakers Brawl Over Security Pact
- A session of Iraq’s Parliament collapsed in chaos as a discussion among lawmakers about a security agreement boiled over into shouting and physical confrontation.
- Clive Barnes, Critic, Dies at 81
- As a critic in Britain and later for The New York Times, Mr. Barnes helped bring dance to a broad audience with an exuberant style.
- For Studio, Vampire Movie Is a Cinderella Story
- Tiny Summit Entertainment finds itself sitting atop one of the biggest pop-culture phenomena of recent years.
- Regenerating a Mammoth for $10 Million
- A new report suggests that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated from DNA extracted from clumps of the animal’s hair.
TIME
- Daschle Could Be a Boost to Obama's Health Care Agenda
- As Obamas reported pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, the former South Dakota senator returns to an issue that has long been his passion
- Taking the Bush Anti-Terror Legacy to Court
- Prosecutions on civil rights issues continue to unfold, but how tenaciously will the Obama Administration pursue them?
- Ford Might Be the Winner if the Auto Bailout Fails
- With $18.9 billion of cash in hand, Ford could benefit if General Motors and Chrysler fade
- Mitt Romney for Auto Industry Czar!
- His entire professional career has been an homage to his father, a successful automobile executive who helped turn around Detroit during another period of financial peril.
- Despite the Economy, Obama Vows to Press Green Agenda
- At Calif. Gov. Schwarzeneggers climate change summit in Los Angeles, President-elect Obama made a rousing video appearance and promised to keep his campaign promises on the environment
- "Saved By Zero": The Toyota Ad That Won't Stop
- Its constant repetition has launched a legion of complaints. But Toyota doesnt mind the attention
- Plastic Surgery Below the Belt
- More women are getting nipped and tucked where the sun doesnt shine, and critics say the growing trend harms even those who dont go under the knife
Newsday
- 'Twilight' good for teens
- Twilight is unintentionally amusing and lacking any sense of its own goofiness, but will please the teen audience.
- Lucero's body arrives in Ecuador
- With a mixture of mourning and outrage, many lined the streets as the body of the Patchogue stabbing victim arrived home. See the video
- Report: Mike Mussina to retire
- FoxSports.com is reporting that Mike Mussina has decided to end things on his 20-win season, and retire from baseball.
- Favre not thinking about future
- Brett Favre says hes having too much fun leading the first-place Jets to even think about whether hell play next season.
- Suri Cruise tops Forbes list
- Forbes.com said Suri -- known for her stylish outfits and haircut -- popped up in more news articles and blogs than her peers.
- Steve Levy's defining hour?
- Columnist Dan Janison says a speech on racism and public apology after an immigrants murder may herald change. SPEECH TEXT
- ExploreTV: Learn to skateboard
- Meredith Daniels learns to skateboard at Oil City in Oceanside and Inline 1 Extreme in Mount Sinai. Come along for the ride.