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Bush signs jobless benefits extension
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:47:47 GMT
AP - With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.
Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy to protest US pact
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:38:25 GMT
AP - Thousands of followers of a radical Shiite cleric protested a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal Friday, burning an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same square where Iraqis beat a toppled Saddam Hussein statue five years ago.
Mukasey feeling better, checks out of hospital
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:19:09 GMT
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was given a "clean bill of health" and went back to work Friday after his harrowing collapse at a late-night dinner speech.
Islamists say they'll fight Somali pirates
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:09:47 GMT
AP - A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil.
Neb. lawmakers OK age limit for safe-haven law
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:02:21 GMT
AP - Nebraska lawmakers have approved adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that resulted in 35 children including teenagers as old as 17 being abandoned at state hospitals.
GM to extend holiday shutdown, will cut production
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:42 GMT
AP - General Motors Corp. will extend its holiday shutdown or make other production cuts at five factories at as it deals with a continued U.S. auto sales slump and fights to stay solvent.
Stocks advance moderately after sell-off
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:16:58 GMT
AP - Wall Street moved cautiously higher Friday, with investors taking a breather from the heavy selling of recent days. Energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances, but bank stocks declined sharply.
Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:39:43 GMT
AP - Space shuttle Endeavour provided an orbital lift to the attached international space station on Friday as the astronauts encountered more problems with a new water recycling system.
Florida teen commits suicide in front of webcam
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:00:04 GMT
AP - A South Florida teen died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an investigator said Friday.
Sorenstam 3-over after 9 holes, may miss cut
(AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:34:38 GMT
AP - Annika Sorenstam has enjoyed plenty of great rounds at Trump International, a course where she won three times in a four-year span earlier this decade.
Citigroup shares drop as CEO plans to keep Smith Barney
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:28:11 GMT
Reuters - Citigroup Inc shares tumbled for a fifth straight day, as Chief Executive Vikram Pandit tried to downplay speculation the banking giant might sell major businesses to restore its health and investor confidence.
Attorney general recovers from fainting spell
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:06:04 GMT
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was expected to return to work on Friday after a "fainting spell" during a speech sent him to hospital the night before, a spokeswoman said.
Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:42:51 GMT
Reuters - Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team.
GM to return two leased jets amid criticism
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:49:06 GMT
Reuters - General Motors Corp will return two of its leased corporate jets amid intense criticism in Washington this week on the luxury travel arrangements of its chief executive even as the company pleads for federal aid.
Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:23:05 GMT
Reuters - President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said.
Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:56:12 GMT
Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.
Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:02:11 GMT
Reuters - Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said.
Bush takes financial reform agenda to APEC forum
(Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:59:50 GMT
Reuters - George W. Bush headed on Friday to an Asia-Pacific summit aiming to seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program as his presidency winds down.
Thousands of Sadrists protest Iraq-US military pact
(AFP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00:55 GMT
AFP - Thousands of Shiite followers of firebrand anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad on Friday to protest a security accord that would allow US troops to remain in Iraq until 2011.
DR Congo demands stronger mandate for UN troops
(AFP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:37:28 GMT
AFP - The Democratic Republic of Congo demanded Friday a stronger mandate for UN peacekeepers in the east of the vast country after the UN Security Council approved an additional 3,000 troops.
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