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Democrats Ask Automakers for Way Forward - New York Times
November 20, 2008
Democrats Ask Automakers for Way Forward
New York Times
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By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Democratic Congressional leaders said on Thursday that the executives of America’s foundering automakers had failed miserably in persuading Congress or the public that $25 billion in aid from the government would be ...
Video: Senate Cancels Vote on Doomed Auto Bailout
Reid promises to be 'softer majority leader'
Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo - New York Times
November 20, 2008
Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo
Boston Globe (registration)
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By WILLIAM GLABERSON In the first hearing on the government’s justification for holding detainees at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, a federal judge ruled Thursday that five Algerian men were held unlawfully for nearly seven years and ordered their ...
Five Guantanamo detainees ruled illegally detained
Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo
Somali pirates demand 25 million dollars for Saudi oil tanker - AFP
November 20, 2008
Somali pirates demand 25 million dollars for Saudi oil tanker
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MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil super-tanker demanded a 25 million dollar ransom Thursday amid calls for tougher action to end threats to one of the world's key maritime routes.
Pirates Demand $25 Million Ransom for Hijacked Saudi Oil Tanker
Piracy threat off Somalia hikes insurance premiums
UN Approves 3000 More Peacekeepers for DRC - Voice of America
November 20, 2008
UN Approves 3000 More Peacekeepers for DRC
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By Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has approved the deployment of 3000 more police and peacekeepers to reinforce the overstretched UN mission in eastern Congo.
UN Council Authorizes 3085 More Congo Peacekeepers (Update1)
UN agrees DR Congo troop increase
APEC Ministers Reject `Protectionism' Amid Crisis (Update2) - Bloomberg
November 20, 2008
APEC Ministers Reject `Protectionism' Amid Crisis (Update2)
Voice of America
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By Shamim Adam and Bill Faries Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Ministers representing the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum warned against ``protectionism'' amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Russia gives to APEC fund for climate change, disasters
What climate change? Meltdown trumps fears at APEC
Coleman, Franken Pursuing 3 Minnesota Counties in Senate Recount - FOXNews
November 20, 2008
Coleman, Franken Pursuing 3 Minnesota Counties in Senate Recount
Voice of America
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By Cristina Corbin Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, three have become a central focus in the increasingly contentious Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken.
Video: Recount Under Way in Minn. Senate Race
Disputed Senate ballots hold key to win
How would Hillary Clinton do as top US diplomat? - Christian Science Monitor
November 20, 2008
How would Hillary Clinton do as top US diplomat?
The Age
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By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer / November 20, 2008 edition For the past 16 years, Hillary Rodham Clinton has crisscrossed the world, developing relationships with heads of state and grass-roots civil society advocates alike.
Video: Rumors Fly Over Clinton
Obama Picks A Financial Adviser
Public down on GOP - Boston Globe (registration)
November 20, 2008
Public down on GOP
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If the GOP was looking for a silver lining after devastating losses across the board in the Nov. 4 election, it won't find it in a new survey out today.
GOP stares down immigration divide
Republicans strategise to win back Hispanic voters
Jobless claims jump to 16-year high - MarketWatch
November 20, 2008
Jobless claims jump to 16-year high
Boston Globe (registration)
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By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- First-time filings for unemployment benefits shot up to their highest level since July 1992 last week, rising 27000 to a seasonally adjusted 542000 and punctuating the struggling state of the ...
Video: Jobless Claims Jump to 16-year High
Lines Grow At US Unemployment Offices
Saudi prince to boost stake in Citigroup - CNNMoney.com
November 20, 2008
Saudi prince to boost stake in Citigroup
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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, the embattled bank's largest individual shareholder, is raising his stake back to 5%; but stock continues to plunge.
Citigroup shares tumble despite Alwaleed move
Saudi prince's buy doesn't help Citi Thursday
