| World News  | Obama, McCain pledge to work together
The Star
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the first time since the Nov. 4 election on Monday, pledging to work together to face the financial crisis and other national challenges. President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) hold talks during a meeting in Obama's transition office in Chicago, November 17, 2008. (REUTERS/John Gress) "We're going to have a good conversation about...
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|  | Syria uranium traces not conclusive
TVNZ
Nov 18, 2008 9:56 AM Uranium traces found at a Syrian site bombed by Israel were not sufficient evidence of undeclared nuclear activity but Syria must be more open to help clarify the issue, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said. "We won't be able to reach a quick conclusion unless we have credible information," International Atomic Energy Agency Director Mohamed ElBaradei told a news conference in Dubai. "There was uranium...
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|  | Colombia acts on pyramid collapse
CNN
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- The Colombian government declared a state of emergency Monday, allowing officials to take over businesses that have used pyramid schemes to steal millions of dollars from 3 million investors. The government immediately took over 60 branches of a company called DMG and shuttered its doors....
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|  | Costa Rica: Beijing's new best friend
The Guardian
How abandoning Taiwan brings you not only a shiny new sports ground but also a presidential visit What do you get for renouncing Taiwan and embracing instead? If you take Costa Rica as a guide, it wins you not only a but also a visit from Hu Jintao. The Chinese president last night, straight from the in Washington. He brings with him plans for a free trade deal between the nations, planned to come into force by 2010. Beijing has already promised...
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|  | Blind leading the one-eyed
Asia Times
By Chan Akya My worst fears about the weekend gathering in Washington of world leaders to discuss the financial crisis were realized overnight when the statement after their meeting was released. It contained a host of generic fluff and very little mention of the specific actions required to tackle the gargantuan economic problems of today. The statement accompanying the meeting, held under the Group of 20 (G-20) banner, could have been put...
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|  | Japan in recession, IMF needs money
Canada Dot Com
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan became the latest major economy to fall into recession on Monday with France close behind, and the IMF said it needed at least $100 billion to fight an economic crisis enveloping the world. Meanwhile, the battered auto industry came into focus. The U.S. Senate was to begin debating a bailout later in the day, Germany was to hold talks with General Motors unit Opel, and Japan's Toyota came under ratings scrutiny. Wall...
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|  | Iraq, U.S. sign pact on troops withdrawal deadline
Canada Dot Com
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari and U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker signed a long-awaited accord on Monday requiring Washington to withdraw its forces within three years. The signing ceremony put a formal end to months of negotiations over the pact on the future of the U.S. presence, which the Iraqi government approved on Sunday. The pact must still be passed in the Iraqi parliament, but the government is confident it will...
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|  | Security, economy are priorities, Obama tells CBS
The Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday that since terrorists might try to attack the U.S. during the White House transition, selecting his national security team is one of his top priorities. "I think it's important to get a national security team in place because transition periods are potentially times of vulnerability to a terrorist attack," Obama told CBS' "60 Minutes." "We want to make sure that...
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|  | Gordon Brown claims G20 success
The Times
Gordon Brown claimed that world leaders have agreed a "route map to global economic recovery" at the conclusion of the G20 summit in Washington today. The leaders of the world's 20 leading economies promised to instruct their ministers to seek a new Doha trade deal by the end of the year and to co-ordinate interest rate and tax cuts to...
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| Business News  | Jacksonville gas prices dip to $1.92 — at least
Business Journal
> Gas prices continue to fall across Northeast Florida. Here’s the lowest we’ve seen – $1.92 Monday at this Raceway station on Atlantic Boulevard near the Hart Expressway. Have you seen lower-priced gas? If so, please tell us where in the comments below. The price of gasoline has fallen 33 percent in the past month in Jacksonville, according to AAA. Today, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Jacksonville is...
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|  | Piedmont Natural Gas joins Council for Responsible Energy
Business Journal
> Piedmont expects higher earnings Charlotte government building toward a green agenda Piedmont Natural Gas gets $75M in credit Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. has joined the Council for Responsible Energy, a national coalition that promotes the use of natural gas. “Research clearly shows that customers want to do the right thing when it comes to the environment and our long-term energy goals, but they are unaware of the many ways natural gas...
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|  | Assurant opening new center in Duluth
Business Journal
> Assurant Specialty Property will open a second service center in Duluth, Ga., to house up to 650 employees. Assurant Specialty Property signed a seven-year lease for the 70,000-square-foot facility at 2975 Breckinridge Blvd. The provider of creditor-placed homeowners insurance, auto collateral protection insurance and related services, said its new center will be used to accommodate a growing auto collateral protection insurance business and...
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|  | Alabama Aircraft reports net loss in 3Q
Business Journal
> Alabama Aircraft reports $2.4M 2Q net loss Alabama Aircrafts wins court battle for rebid of Air Force contract Birmingham's corporate gender gap Space Vector nets $4.9 million contract After a difficult year that included a lost federal contract, Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc. reported a drop in net income in the third quarter of 2008. The Birmingham-based aircraft maintenance company reported net losses of $1.7 million for the quarter ended...
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|  | Oil rises above $58 as cold weather boosts heating oil and gas
Newsday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Oil prices rose above $58 Monday as cold weather heading into the East drove up heating oil and natural gas futures and a government report showed a surprise jump in U.S. industrial output. Light, sweet crude for December delivery gained 60 cents to $58.20 a barrel on the . Jim Ritterbusch, president of energy consultants Ritterbusch and Associates, said oil prices have been driven recently by equity and currency markets,...
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| Entertainment News  | Diya
The Times of India
ne kya stand liya? 18 Nov 2008, 0000 hrs IST, CHANDNA ARORA , TNN Text: Actress Diya Mirza’s not above saying, quite happily, that she googles herself. “It’s a fun process,” she grins. “When I won in the Miss India pageant, I did that, and I got about 5000-6000 hits. I was maha excited! Every six-seven months, I google my name, and it’s a high to see the number of hits I get, which has...
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|  | NASA Satellites Capture Images of Southern California Wildfires
The Examiner
Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE WASHINGTON (Map) - WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern California. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Advertisement A pair of images from NASA's Aqua satellite show the Los Angeles metropolitan area on Nov. 16, 2008. The top image...
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|  | American Airlines Announces Additional Flight to Florida's Capital
The Examiner
Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE MIAMI (Map) - MIAMI, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines announced today that its regional affiliate, American Eagle, will add a third flight between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Tallahassee, Fla. (TLH), beginning March 2, 2009. American Eagle will operate the service with 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 jets. "We have had a positive customer response in the past year to...
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|  | Serial from 1958 makes nostalgic DVD showcasing Mouseketeer fave
San Diego
Fifty years ago, the heartthrob for many teenage boys was Annette Funicello, the No. 1 Mouseketeer on Walt Disney's TV series, "The Mickey Mouse Club." With her dancing, singing and a downright nice personality, she stole the show. So it should be quite a nostalgic treat for aging baby boomers to see their old flame in her first starring role in a daily serial that aired in February and March 1958 on the "Mouse Club" show. The title - what else?...
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|  | People: Spitzer's ex-call girl tells story to Diane Sawyer
Denver Post
Ashley Dupre Ashley Dupre, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's call girl, has told her story to ABC News' Diane Sawyer. Sawyer interviewed the New Jersey runaway who became a high-priced prostitute, but it's unlikely there will be any details about her affairs with the former governor, the New York Daily News reports. A source told the News that the interview will be part of a larger piece on prostitution, not a tell-all about Dupre's...
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|  | TiVo Adds Domino's Pizza(R) to Its Menu
The Examiner
Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE ALVISO, Calif. and ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TV has never tasted this good. That's because TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, have teamed up to give broadband connected TiVo subscribers the ability to...
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|  | Rochester woman sells father's x-ray artwork
Star Tribune
ROCHESTER, Minn. - No, Jennifer La Forgia often tells people who stop by her booth at fairs, the pictures I'm selling of flowers and sea shells aren't pen and ink drawings. They aren't black and white photographs, either. They're x-rays. "That's part of what makes it fun, is watching people's reactions," said La Forgia, of Rochester. Last year, La Forgia started selling x-ray artwork created by her father, Dr. Andre Bruwer, a former...
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| Health News  | Tanning drug may be dangerous
News24
Michael Holden London - Health regulators warned people on Monday not to use an injectable tanning drug because its potential side-effects are unknown. Melanotan, which is available over the internet and at some salons and gyms, produces a tan in users by boosting the amount of melanin, the body's natural protection from the sun. However, the treatment is unlicensed and tests have not been carried out to see what possible side-effects there are...
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|  | Officials hope Iowa ban helps lower smoking rates
Omaha World-Herald
BY TIM JOHNSON THE COUNCIL BLUFFS DAILY NONPAREIL The 33rd annual Great American Smokeout is Thursday, and American Cancer Society officials are hoping Iowa’s smoking ban will accelerate a decline in smoking. In Iowa, about 4,500 adults will die each year from their own smoking, and about 400 nonsmoking Iowa adults will die from exposure to secondhand smoke....
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|  | Tuberculosis: A new pandemic?
CNN
By Patrice Poltzer For CNN LONDON, England -- Many people think of tuberculosis as being a disease from the past. The truth is far from it: Tuberculosis is mutating into dangerous new strains for which there is no known cure. One of the most frightening strains is XDR-TB, which stands for extensively drug-resistant TB....
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|  | HAND WASHING: So simple, so important
Florida Times Union
For a day last month, a common sense issue called the world together. On Oct. 15, more than 70 countries celebrated the first Global Handwashing Day. The goal of the day, which was part of the United Nation's International Year of Sanitation, was to help build a culture in which people...
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|  | Kylie dazzles with stunning costumes (and bizarre rubber gloves) in Argentina concert
The Daily Mail
Kylie Minogue has donned a pair of rubber gloves and is surrounded by men in welder’s masks for a bizarre dance routine. The elfin singer is known for her dazzling costumes on stage — but the theme of this show was somewhat hard for the baffled Buenos Aires audience to grasp during the Argentinian leg of her KylieX2008 tour. Kylie Minogue on stage during her live performance of KYLIE X 2008, part of her South American tour, in Buenos...
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| Politics News  | Obama Wooed Federal Workers Before Vote
CBS News
Washington Post: Employees At Seven Agencies Got Detailed Letters About His Goals Before Election Day Nov. 17, 2008 E-Mail Story Print Story Sphere Share Text Size: A A A VideosPhotos President-elect Obama speaks during a press conference on the economy in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 as Vice President-elect Biden listens in the background. (AP)60 Minutes, 11.16.08 Steve Kroft speaks with President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle,...
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