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Palin Campaigns For Chambliss In Ga. Senate Runoff
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Republicans in Georgia to turn out and vote for incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff election. Chambliss is facing Democrat Jim Martin. Neither candidate was able to garner 50 percent of the vote in last month's election. » E-Mail This &nb ...
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U.N. Ambassador Nominee Known As Smart, Tough
Susan Rice is Rhodes Scholar and former Clinton official who has focused on foreign policy and genocide during her career. She also has sharply criticized President Bush's handling of the situation in Darfur.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Thai Loyalists Show Strength As Tourism Falls
Tensions are rising between pro-government and anti-government groups in Thailand as the country's major airports remain closed, leaving tourists and travelers stranded. Police have been authorized to disperse the anti-government protesters, but so far they haven't.» E-Mail This &n ...
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Obama Selects His National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama appointed former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton to his national security team on Monday. He also announced that Bush appointee Robert Gates will remain as Secretary of Defense. What do Obama's picks reveal about his global priorities?» E-Mail This &nb ...
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Economists Say U.S. Is In Year-Old Recession
The National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. economy has been in recession since December 2007. Many economists believe the current downturn will last until the middle of 2009, and will be the most severe slump since the 1981-82 recession.» E-Mail This » ...
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Protesters Keep Bangkok Airport Closed
Airports in Thailand are still occupied by anti-government protesters. The demonstrators are trying to force the democratically elected prime minister to resign and dissolve his party. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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How Big Three Could Win Over Washington
Automakers head back to Washington this week seeking billions of dollars in government aid. They say the money is needed to keep daily operations going. This is the second round of hearings after auto executives were sent home to draft a more detailed plan last month.» E-Mail This & ...
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Obama Names National Security Team
President-elect Obama announced today he's chosen Senator Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State and asked Robert Gates to stay in his position as Defense Secretary. NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin and BET Washington Bureau Chief Pamela Gentry discuss Obama's latest picks.» E-Mail This ...
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AIDS Epidemic Grows Among Children
It is estimated that two million children under the age of 15 live with HIV and most of them are in Sub-Saharan Africa. On World AIDS Day, Pamela Barnes, President and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, talks about the challenges facing children and parents with HIV.» E-Mai ...
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Obama Names Clinton Sec. Of State
President-elect Barack Obama also formally nominated Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Obama Names Hillary Clinton, Gates To Cabinet
President-elect Obama announced Monday that Sen. Hillary Clinton, his Democratic primary rival, will be his secretary of state and Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Clinton, Gates Named To National Security Team
President-elect Obama named more of the people he wants to run the federal bureaucracy. As expected, he announced Monday that he will nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state. If confirmed, she would work with foreign policy adviser Susan Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. ...
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Drug Deaths, Violence Plague Border In Tijuana
Controlling immigration at the border between Mexico and the U.S. is proving challenging as drug cartels, money, gang violence and politics clash with a potentially idyllic and green city just south of San Diego. Tijuana is suffering as a result of the violence, officials say.» E-Mail This&nb ...
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Inauguration Security Will Be A Massive Task
Washington, D.C., is preparing for a massive influx of visitors next month. Barack Obama's inauguration may draw the largest crowd of any such event in American history. That brings some daunting security concerns.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Economic Downturn Could Affect Climate Talks
Poznan, Poland, is hosting the current round of talks to tackle one of the most difficult issues of our day: global warming. The goal is to craft a treaty that will turn the world away from fossil fuels in the coming decades. But the global economic meltdown could put a damper on the already difficu ...
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U.S. Tries To Ease Tension Between India, Pakistan
U.S. officials are trying to prevent a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks. India and Pakistan are both U. S. allies, and Washington sees each as a critical component in the fight against terrorism. The Mumbai attacks could present a setback in a recent warming of re ...
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India, Pakistan Relations Hurt By Mumbai Attack
India's fragile relationship with Pakistan has been badly damaged by the attacks on Mumbai. Indian officials say the gunmen who invaded that city, killing nearly 200 people, arrived by boat from Pakistan, and the only surviving gunman is a Pakistani. Indian politicians are demanding that Pakistan's ...
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Egypt's Suez Canal Threatened By Somali Pirates
The increased piracy off the Somali coast is threatening to reduce traffic through the Suez Canal, one of Egypt's economic mainstays. Some shipping companies are already ordering some vessels to travel around the horn of Africa to avoid the pirate-infested waters leading to the canal. Egypt is at ri ...
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A Check On How Retailers Are Doing
Black Friday was not as bad as many retailers had expected. One estimate shows American shoppers spent 3 percent more on the first day of the holiday shopping season than last year. To find out how some retailers did, we check in with a high-end mall in a St. Louis suburb, an outlet mall in San Marc ...
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Obama To Name National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama is set to announce his national security team Monday. The list of people will be familiar to many Americans. Hillary Clinton is expected to be named secretary of state. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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