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India demands strong action from Pakistan
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 AP - India demanded Monday that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured Islamabad to cooperate with the investigation.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:13:30 GMT
| Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice
(AP)
 AP - Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:55:47 GMT
| Iraq: Bombs kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul
(AP)
 AP - A suicide bombing tore through a line of recruits waiting to enter a police academy as multiple blasts struck Iraqi security forces Monday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens including four U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi general.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:08:12 GMT
| US deaths in Afghanistan in November drop sharply
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 AP - One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a dramatic drop from earlier months that the U.S. military attributed to their campaign against insurgent leaders, operations by Afghan and Pakistani forces and the onset of winter.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:49:01 GMT
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Burress appears in court, bail is $100K (AP)
Plaxico Burress has appeared in court on weapons possession charges stemming from an accidental shooting at a Manhattan nightclub. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Felicia Mennin set bail at $100,000 and ordered Burress to return March 31. Defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman argued for no bail, saying: "He has 35 million reasons to come back to court" -- referring to his $35 million contract with the...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:42:15 PST
| Armstrong says he'll ride in 2009 Tour (AP)
Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. "I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the taxing schedule could leave him riding in a supporting role in France.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:35:31 PST
| Knicks fail to resolve Marbury's status (AP)
Stephon Marbury's future with the New York Knicks was "not resolved" Monday during a meeting with team president Donnie Walsh, according to the players' association attorney representing him. Marbury arrived at the team's practice facility at 2:25 p.m. and met with Walsh for about 20 minutes. His representative, Hal Biagas, walked out of the building shortly after 3 p.m.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:49:46 PST
| Broken fingers won't keep Harrell out (AP)
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was recovering Monday from surgery to repair nine breaks in two fingers of his non-throwing hand, but he won't miss any playing time. Texas Tech spokesman Chris Cook confirmed details of Harrell's injury and Sunday surgery. He didn't have specifics on whether Harrell's fingers got caught in a facemask or slammed against a helmet in Saturday's 35-28 win over...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:34:25 PST
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Stocks slide as economy, Bernanke raise fears
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Monday as news pointing to the deepening economic slump around the world erased much of last week's sharp gains, with financial services companies and retailers among Wall Street's biggest casualties.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:37:04 GMT
| Fed's Bernanke says policy must act with vigor
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 Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday urged decisive action to protect the U.S. economy and said the Fed could directly buy securities and backstop markets as interest rates approach zero.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:21:57 GMT
| Recession started in December 2007: panel
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. economy slipped into recession in December 2007, the nation's business cycle arbiter declared on Monday, and the downturn could be the worst since World War Two.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:28:52 GMT
| U.S. working on new lending programs: Paulson
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that more programs were being developed to stimulate lending but warned a severe financial crisis is stubbornly persisting.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:10:48 GMT
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Dow drops nearly 680 on consumer spending worries
(AP)
 AP - The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points and wiping out more than half of last week's big gains. All the major indicators fell more than 7 percent, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index down nearly 9 percent.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:01:36 GMT
| House to push $500 billion stimulus bill
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 Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met leading governors on Monday to discuss the size and shape of an economic stimulus package that one Democratic aide said was likely to cost around $500 billion.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:09:17 GMT
| Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
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 AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Georgia voters to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff in an election eve appeal that underscored her popularity within the Republican Party and the GOP's efforts to stave off erosion of its shrinking Senate numbers.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:05:27 GMT
| Rice says she won't give Clinton too much advice
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 AP - Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:49:56 GMT
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