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Forbes -
By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS , 12.01.08, 06:04 PM EST The stock market suffered one of its worst days since the financial meltdown Monday, slicing 680 points off the Dow Jones industrial average as Wall Street snapped out of its daydream of a rally ...
Dow drops nearly 680 on consumer spending worries
Wall Street stocks slide more than 7 percent
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NECN -
(Alison King, NECN) - President-elect Barack Obama introduced his national security team today. It’sa mix of familiar names and newcomers - facing the first wartime transfer of power since Vietnam.
Video: Obama names Clinton US secretary of state
Hillary Clinton, US Secretary Of State Nominee
 WELT ONLINE |
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AP foreign, Monday December 1 2008 By RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM Associated Press Writer= MUMBAI, India (AP) - India demanded Monday that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured Islamabad to ...
Another 'Khyber to Panipat' warning by Pakistan's UN envoy
Losing the War on Terror
 China Daily |
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AP foreign, Monday December 1 2008 By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Writer= POZNAN, Poland (AP) - Negotiators kicked off the final yearlong push Monday for a new climate change treaty — but with the US government in transition, the European Union in ...
UN takes first steps on road to new Kyoto
Building trust tops global climate agenda
 CTV.ca |
Bloomberg -
By Theophilos Argitis and Greg Quinn Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian opposition party leaders agreed to try and oust Prime Minister Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative government, signing an accord to work as an alliance until June 30, ...
Canada opposition says no price tag yet for stimulus
Canadian oppositions sign deal on coalition gov't
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Reuters -
By Andrew Stern CHICAGO (Reuters) - The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was arrested and will be charged with the October slayings of three of her relatives, police said on Monday.
Hudson's Former Brother-in-Law Arrested
Ex-brother-in-law arrested in Hudson family deaths
 LAist |
Wall Street Journal -
AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday and called lawmakers into a special session to address California's $11.2 billion deficit.
California's new 'fiscal emergency'
Schwarzenegger Calls Fiscal Emergency in California (Update1)
 Indecision 2008 (satire) |
CBS News -
Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken's campaign says it may appeal to the US Senate or the courts because it believes that up to 1000 absentee ballots were improperly disqualified in the state's recount of votes, The Hill reports.
Senate recount: Franken to withdraw some ballot challenges
Franken-Coleman recount: Franken to unilaterally withdraw some ...
 ABC News |
CNNMoney.com -
Fed chief says economic outlook remains weak, and the Fed will continue to use its tools to fight the crisis - but rate cuts may not be coming.
Bernanke Says Fed May Buy Treasuries to Aid Economy (Update3)
US Treasuries rally on safety bid, talk of Fed purchases
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Forbes -
Good news. The keeper of the business cycle books, the National Bureau of Economic Research, announced Monday what economists have been saying for a long time--this is a recession.
Recession began a year ago, economists say
It's official: Recession since Dec. '07
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CNNMoney.com -
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Online retailers say Cyber Monday will hardly be a slam dunk despite stronger-than-expected sales at brick and mortar retailers over the weekend.
Retailers challenged despite relatively solid Black Friday
Retailers offering deals for Cyber Monday
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InformationWeek -
The space shuttle Endeavour touched down safely in California Sunday after a 16-day trip of more than 6.6 million miles. By KC Jones NASA's space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California Sunday.
Video: Raw Video: Shuttle Endeavour Lands in Calif.
Obama May Cancel Space Shuttle Replacement
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Christian Science Monitor -
By Peter N. Spotts | 12.01.08 The moon-Jupiter-Venus show is underway (show times vary by location). And it’s spectacular! Relish it.
Sky Show Tonight: Jupiter, Venus, Moon to Make "Frown"
Australians See Smiley Face in Night Sky
 ReadWriteWeb |
CNET News -
One of the companies adopting Facebook's new login system, Facebook Connect, is CBS, parent company of CNET and publisher of Webware.
Facebook Connect Goes Live
Facebook Connect Expands, Aims To Shrinking The Web
 New York Daily News |
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From the multiple Emmy wins for "30 Rock" to the Sarah Palin impersonations on "Saturday Night Live," comedian Tina Fey has become a name and face that everybody has come to recognize this year.
Tina Fey Reveals Trauma Behind Her Scar
Tina Fey: America's Sweetheart
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People Magazine -
By Brian Orloff Britney Spears showed off her fit body - and a fierce dance routine - during her recent European mini-tour. But what did it take for the pop star to get back in shape?
"Britney Spears: For the Record" unanswered questions
Weekend Rewind
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BusinessWeek -
Audiences spent Thanksgiving with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, whose holiday comedy "Four Christmases" took in $31.1 million to open as the top weekend movie.
Box Office Report: 'Four Christmases' jingles all the way to the bank
'Four Christmases' stuffs holiday movie theaters
 New York Times |
New York Times -
By JULIET MACUR and COLIN MOYNIHAN Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was arraigned Monday in a Manhattan criminal court, charged with two separate counts of criminal possession of a handgun in the second degree after accidentally shooting himself in the ...
Burress surrenders to authorities
Answering the key questions in the Plaxico Burress case
 New York Daily News |
Dallas Morning News -
If you're asking for the best team in the Big 12 right now, the answer is Oklahoma. If you're asking for the best team in the country, it's Florida.
Five Thoughts: Big 12 and the little guys
This computer and pollster give OU the nod over Texas
 TSN.ca |
MLB.com -
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com HOUSTON -- The Astros have a deal in place with left-hander Mike Hampton, pending a physical, MLB.com has learned.
Source: Astros close to 1-year deal with Hampton
Pitcher Hampton set to sign deal with Astros
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New York Times -
By RONI CARYN RABIN The American College of Physicians is urging doctors to screen all patients for HIV routinely beginning at age 13, whether or not they engage in risky behaviors.
Our Country Is Failing the AIDS Test
Doctors: Test All Patients Over 13 for HIV
 Canada.com |
China Daily -
President Hu Jintao Monday visited a hospital treating AIDS patients, calling for more efforts to raise awareness on the prevention of the fatal disease and help those afflicted with it.
MCS Kicks Off Healthy Choices Week on World AIDS Day
China's rural migrants are new front in AIDS fight