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Oil prices waver above 3-year low as crude inventory report shows decline
AP Energy WriterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Oil prices wavered near three-year lows as investors weighed falling global demand and a government report showing an unexpected decline in U.S. crude inventories. Light, sweet crude for January delivery fell 17 cents to settle...Tags: Kerosene, Energy Saving, Inventories, McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (The), Petroleum Industry
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Obama names former campaign rival Gov. Richardson as commerce secretary
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary on Wednesday, filling a top economic post in troubled times and placing a second former campaign rival in his new Cabinet. Talking optimistically...Tags: Local Elections, Janet Napolitano, Bill Clinton, Bill Richardson, Central Intelligence Agency
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Activists say EPA rule change on mine waste near streams is Bush 'parting gift' to industry
Associated Press WriterMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) _ Angry environmentalists launched an online campaign Wednesday urging President-elect Barack Obama to undo a federal rule that clarifies when coal companies can dump mining waste in streams, calling it a long-awaited "parting gift"...Tags: Rivers, Barack Obama, Litigation and Regulation, Mining, Coal
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Obama's top lawyers meet with retired military officers who oppose Bush detainee policy
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A dozen retired generals met with President-elect Barack Obama's top legal advisers Wednesday, pressing their case to overturn seven years of Bush administration policies on detention, interrogation and rendition in the war on terror....Tags: Barack Obama, Prisons, Central Intelligence Agency, Abusive Behavior, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
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Rice demands Pakistan help in probe of Mumbai attacks
The Associated PressSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Mumbai attacks. Indian and U.S. officials have blamed the three-day assault on militant groups based in...Tags: Taj Mahal, Defense, Condoleezza Rice, Armed Forces, Murder
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Saint Louis Symphony appoints 2 executives
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra says two new members of its executive staff round out a team that will move the institution forward. The nation's second-oldest orchestra announced Tuesday the addition of Bret Dorhout as vice president for artistic...Tags: Museum of Science and Industry, National Government, Government
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Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week after attack; India still critical of Pakistan
Associated Press WriterMUMBAI, India (AP) _ Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday — nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen — in a stunning new example of...Tags: Civil Unrest, Bombings, Defense, Condoleezza Rice, Prosecution
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Mark your calendar! Alabama county gives government workers a day off for 'Barack Obama Day'
MARION, Ala. (AP) _ In central Alabama's Perry County, government workers already get a day off for President's Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Veteran's Day. In 2009, they'll get one more: "Barack Obama Day." The rural county, which overwhelmingly...Tags: Local Elections, Barack Obama, Thomas Jefferson, John McCain, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Obama brings hope, but short-term paralysis, to UN climate talks as world waits out Bush term
Associated Press WriterPOZNAN, Poland (AP) _ Barack Obama's upcoming presidency has infused a sense of hope in the current U.N. climate talks that the United States — one of the world's biggest polluters — may soon emerge as a global leader in saving the planet from...Tags: Barack Obama, Economic Policy, Energy Saving, Treaties, Petroleum Industry
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Rice insists Pakistan has 'special responsibility' to cooperate in probe of terror attacks
AP Military WriterNEW DELHI (AP) _ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Wednesday to refocus India and Pakistan on a common fight against terrorism and away from their mutual suspicions of one another, but neither country seemed willing to go along. Rice made an...Tags: National Government, Defense, Condoleezza Rice, Government, Mumbai Terror Attacks
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Iranian president acknowledges for first time economy hurting over plunging oil prices
Associated Press WriterTEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Iran's hard-line president has acknowledged publicly for the first time that his country's economy is taking a severe beating from tumbling oil prices, a damaging admission by a leader whose popularity is eroding ahead of a tough re-...Tags: Economic Policy, Energy Saving, Globalization, Petroleum Industry, Unemployment
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New Caracas mayor braces for conflict with Chavez but focuses on filling potholes
Associated Press WriterCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) _ Caracas' new mayor, a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez, says he wants to battle crime, trash and potholes — the issues that pushed this sprawling, chaotic capital to make a shift to opposition rule. Antonio...Tags: Local Elections, Democracy, Prosecution, Executive Branch, Vehicles
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