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Ladies and gentlemen! Start your lobbying engines -- it may already be too late -- for that cushy ambassadorship you've always dreamed of. The incoming Obama administration has helpfully notified all politically appointed ambassadors that they must vacate their posts as of Jan. 20, the...(more)
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MEXICO CITY -- The death squads of the drug cartels are killing in spectacularly gruesome ways, using the violence as a language to deliver a message to society. Increasingly, bodies show unmistakable signs of torture. Videos of executions are posted on the Internet, as taunts,...(more)
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Henry Blodget has never gotten used to the chorus of hate that follows his every move. He's merely learned to live with it. When he started his personal blog in 2005, the comments dripped with disgust. "You are a boldface liar," a reader wrote. "Give...(more)
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On the campaign trail, President-elect Barack Obama said his administration would help small family farms, end childhood hunger and upgrade roads and bridges in rural areas. His commitment to the rural and impoverished parts of America helped secure critical victories for him in Midwestern Corn...(more)
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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The sun was blazing high in the sky just before 1 p.m., five hours after Timothy opened the sparsely stocked shop he manages in a dusty slum here in Zimbabwe's capital. It was time to change the prices. He stepped outside and...(more)
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AP - Kate Popovec scored 15 points and didn't miss a field-goal attempt, Shavonte Zellous had 13 and No. 24 Pittsburgh opened the second half with a decisive run to beat city opponent Duquesne 66-47 Wednesday night.
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The White House will not display a Christmas tree ornament that calls for President George W. Bush's impeachment.
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Property taxes are rising across the USA despite the steepest drop in home values since the Great Depression.
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Reuters - Central banks in Europe are poised to slash interest rates on Thursday to try to contain a global economic slump that appears to be spreading faster than policy makers in the industrialized countries had anticipated.
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Back in the 1940s, Nat King Cole first crooned the words, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire." "The Christmas Song" became an instant holiday classic, but chestnuts themselves were already nearly extinct in this country, victims of a devastating blight. Now the iconic nuts are roaring...(more)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Films featuring Chris Rock, Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Paul Giamatti and Emily Watson are among those competing for top honors at January's Sundance Film Festival....
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BEIJING (AP) -- China's chief trade envoy urged Washington on Thursday to stabilize its economy and protect Beijing's U.S. investments as the two sides opened economic talks overshadowed by the global financial crisis and tensions over currency....
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