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Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet

Newcastle :: WA :: USA | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Posted by vishnughimire

Activists note that most of the candidates for top security posts voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing President Bush to invade Iraq or otherwise supported launching the war. By Paul Richter November 20, 2008 Reporting from Washington -- Antiwar groups...

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President-elect promised change, picking insiders

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 6 hours ago | Political News

Posted by LewisStanley

President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts. Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary . Hillary Rodham Clinton , a...

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Stocks fall after jobless claims jump

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 2 hours ago | Business News

Posted by kalex

Fresh worries about widening unemployment added to investors' list of concerns about the economy Thursday and extended Wall Street's sell-off to a second day. The major indexes each fell more than 1.5 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which...

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Why Obama Wants Hillary for His 'Team of Rivals'

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 8 hours ago | Political News

Posted by arjun

To succeed at modern diplomacy, it helps to take the long view. As word trickled out that President-elect Barack Obama was considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, Clinton was on the phone with the President of Pakistan. Asif Ali...

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Reports: Napolitano is Obama's pick for Homeland Security

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

Posted by pranay

WASHINGTON — Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, multiple news agencies reported late Wednesday. If appointed, the Democrat in her second term would head the sprawling federal agency, which is...

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Will winning 'Sexiest Man Alive' lose 'Australia' hunk Hugh Jackman ...

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 2 hours ago | Entertainment News

Posted by cooldiponline

This has been quite a week already for Hugh Jackman and it is only Wednesday. On Monday, he got good reviews from his hometown papers when the long-awaited epic " Australia " world premiered in Sydney. And today, People magazine...

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Scientists Sequence Genome of Woolly Mammoth

Boston :: MA :: USA | about 12 hours ago | Technology News

Posted by BreakingNews

It roamed the earth over 10,000 years ago but it is just now that we have learned more about the woolly mammoth through completing its genetic sequencing. The current data set is 100 times more extensive than any used in...

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Lines Grow At U.S. Unemployment Offices.Weekly jobless claims have hit ...

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 1 hour ago | Business News

Posted by vishnughimire

Maurna Desmond , 11.20.08, 09:45 AM EST Weekly jobless claims have hit a sixteen-year high. The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the first time hit a 16-year high last week, pushing the rolling herd of jobless...

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Stocks fall further after jobless claims jump

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 2 hours ago | Business News

Posted by thapaprajwal

Slideshow: Stock Markets Play Video Video: Recession-End Indicator CNBC Related Quotes Symbol Price Change GM 1.82 -0.97 ^GSPC 793.63 -12.95 ^IXIC 1,375.18 -11.24 <SCRIP AP – A man checks stock prices online at a TD Ameritrade brokerage Wednesday, Nov. 19,...

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Oil falls below $53 on fears of deep recession

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 6 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by LewisStanley

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. Light, sweet crude...

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