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Auto exec: Failure could spark depression
The Associated PressA top Chrysler executive warned today that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. Jim Press, Chrysler's vice chairman, said the U.S....Tags: Government, Alternative Energy, Harry Reid, Bankruptcy, Nancy Pelosi
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World leaders press UN chief for release of Myanmar political prisoners
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) _ A letter signed by 112 former presidents and prime ministers urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to return to Myanmar and press its military junta to free all political prisoners. The letter, an effort led by...Tags: Government, Ban Ki-moon, Prisoners and Detainees, Wars and Interventions, Junichiro Koizumi
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Fed: Economic picture darkens heading into holidays; hurting jobs, retailers, factories
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The country's economic picture has darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production. The Federal Reserve's new snapshot of business...Tags: Business, Employers, Sales, Chrysler LLC, Consumers
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Heat Q&A with Ira Winderman
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Ira! Sun-Sentinel Heat writer Ira Winderman answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. --------------------...Tags: Dirk Nowitzki, Government, Contracts, Wages and Pensions, Jeff Foster
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Afghans caught in middle huddle in grim camp
Tribune correspondentKABUL, Afghanistan — Farzana is only 8, yet her hands and feet look as wrinkled and cracked as those of an old woman. She has no coat, despite the cold. Her mother died a year ago, allegedly killed in a bombing by international forces in the...Tags: Murder, Unemployment, Family, Charity, Refugee
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Dolphins Q&A with Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Harvey! Sun-Sentinel Dolphins writer Harvey Fialkov answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. ----------------...Tags: Dirk Nowitzki, Government, Contracts, Wages and Pensions, Jeff Foster
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We think: Bipartisan approach served Mel Martinez best in U.S. Senate
Political goodbyes can be complicated, especially when an officeholder walks away from the job voluntarily. The speculation will swirl following Mel Martinez's unexpected decision not to seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2010. Does he really want to...Tags: Government, Economic Sanctions, Upper House, National Government, Orange County (Florida)
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Closer look shows 'center-right' nation leans to left
America is a center-right nation. This is the argument being peddled by conservatives, ranging from Michael Gerson to Karl Rove, who seem to be in denial after Barack Obama's election, which will give Democrats control over the entire federal government....Tags: Government, Polls, Parties and Movements, Economic Sanctions, National Government
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AP Analysis: With no political debt to hard-liners, Obama has freer hand to thaw Cuba policy
HAVANA (AP) _ Barack Obama will be the first American president in nearly 50 years to have a relatively free hand in deciding whether to ease punitive Cold War-era policies toward communist Cuba, and the foreign policy team he announced this week seems...Tags: Government, Wars and Interventions, Economic Sanctions, Joe Biden, George Bush
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Libyan ship carrying supplies for blockaded Gaza turned back by Israel, showing limits of aid
Associated Press WriterGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) _ An eclectic group from Hamas officials to a flag-waving scout troop showed up to greet a Libyan ship planning to flout an Israeli blockade and deliver 3,000 tons of aid to this impoverished seaside strip. But they met only...Tags: Armed Forces, Medicine, Defense, Charity, Dining and Drinking
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Obama says choices promise 'vigorous debate' on policy
McClatchy NewspapersThe members of the national security team that president-elect Barack Obama named Monday are all strong-willed public servants who at times have vehemently disagreed with changes he proposes to U.S. national security policy. His future national...Tags: Government, Hillary Clinton, National Security, Defense, National Government
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Bush's marks World AIDS Day
The SwampPresident George W. Bush with First Lady Laura Bush on World AIDS Day at the White House, Monday, December 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) by Frank James The conventional wisdom is that President Bush doesn't have a lot of......Tags: Government, New York Times, Wars and Interventions, Medicine, John Kerry
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