Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:26:17 GMT
AP - Democratic leaders in Congress sidetracked legislation to bail out the auto industry Thursday and demanded the Big Three develop a plan assuring the money would make them economically viable. "Until they show us the plan, we cannot show them the money," Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said at a hastily called news conference in the Capitol.
Congress rushes to extend jobless benefits
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:47:47 GMT
AP - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running out.
Stocks tumble for second day; Treasurys surge
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:09 GMT
AP - Stocks plunged for a second straight day Thursday, falling to a range not seen in more than five years as financial and energy stocks tumbled while demand for the safety of government debt spiked to historic levels.
Staffers weep as Ted Stevens gives last Senate speech
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:32:32 GMT
AP - "Uncle Ted" Stevens, an old-style Senate giant and the chamber's longest-serving Republican, delivered his swan song address and yielded the floor for the final time Thursday. He was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher.
Judge orders release of five terror suspects at Guantanamo
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:16:43 GMT
AP - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:03:11 GMT
AP - An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on "Joe the Plumber," a government watchdog said in a report released Thursday. There was no legitimate business purpose for the head of Ohio's Department of Job and Family Services to order staff to look up the records, Inspector General Tom Charles said.
Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:24:40 GMT
AP - Researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. The findings could put an end to centuries of speculation about the exact resting spot of Copernicus, a priest and astronomer whose theories identified the Sun, not the Earth, as the center of the universe.
Britney Spears craves freedom amid career upswing
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:23:59 GMT
AP - Britney Spears is craving more freedom and less of the "control" that's stabilized her personal life and reinvigorated her career over the last several months.
Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:04 GMT
AP - A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart.
Browns GM Savage apologizes for e-mail expletive
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:32:20 GMT
AP - Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage has apologized to a fan whom he sent a profane e-mail to following Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills.
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