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- Obama AG Pick Lobbied for Dicey Telco DealExternal
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- President-elect Barack Obama's pick for Attorney General registered to lobby in 2002 for a U.S. firm whose proposed sale to foreign buyers was stalled by U.S. officials who feared a national security risk.
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- Russia set to extend presidential termExternal
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- The Russian parliament approved a constitutional amendment Friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years.There is widespread speculation in Russian media that the change is aimed at paving the way for a return to the Kremlin by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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- Judge Orders Release of 5 Gitmo DetaineesExternal
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- A federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian men being held at Guantanamo, Cuba as the U.S. Government's evidence linking the men to Al Qaeda was not substantial for the men to remain locked without charges.
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- Thai protesters threaten strikeExternal
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- Thailand's public sector unions have threatened to call a nationwide strike next week unless the current government quits. The threat is the latest move in a long-running political crisis that has gripped the country.
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- Citigroup eyes options, including mergerExternal
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- Citigroup Inc. lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses. The second-largest U.S. bank by assets is looking at options now, including a sale of parts of the company or a merger with another firm
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- Internet Blasts Off to Outer SpaceExternal
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- NASA scientists have been working on developing software that will lead to an Internet like network in outer space. According to NASA, the technological goal is to allow spacecraft's to communicate within a network much like computers on Earth.
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- Automaker bailout appears stalled in SenateExternal
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- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reversed plans to hold a test vote Thursday on a Democratic-sponsored automakers bailout bill but held out the possibility for a last-minute vote on any compromise. But a House Democratic leadership aide said a compromise had little chance in the House,
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- Steelers still wary of Bengals despite lackluster recordExternal
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- After catching two touchdown passes in a big victory here in 2005, T.J. Houshmandzadeh of the Cincinnati Bengals wiped off his muddy shoes with a Terrible Towel, the talisman twirled by fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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- Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorceExternal
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- Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce Friday.Neither appeared at the brief court session in which "Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S" was one of 17 cases given a preliminary decree. After six weeks and a day, the divorce can become final.
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- Fall Babies May Have Higher Asthma RiskExternal
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- Children born in the fall months, before the height of cold and flu season, may be more likely to develop childhood asthma than babies born at other times, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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