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House Passes Measure to Bail Out Auto Industry |
| A $14 billion rescue package for the nation's imperiled auto industry sped to approval in the House Wednesday night, but the emergency bailout was still in jeopardy from Republicans who were setting out roadblocks in the Senate. (Dec. 10) |
| Date: 2008-12-11 01:45:14 - Added by: paul |
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Chicago workers fight for compensation - 11 Dec 08 |
| Shuttered factories, closed offices and long unemployment lines have become a common sight in the United States. In November the US lost a half million jobs and across the country workers are often sent home with little notice and no severance pay. |
| Date: 2008-12-11 01:44:23 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 751 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 |
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Fourth blockade-defying boat docks in Gaza port |
| The Free Gaza Movement boat Dignity successfully broke through the Israeli blockade for the fourth time since August, arriving in Gaza Port, The ship carried one ton of medical supplies and high-protein baby formula, in addition to a delegation of international academics, humanitarian and human rights workers |
| Date: 2008-12-10 16:52:12 - Added by: geraldine |
| Views: 789 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 |
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Obama Calls for Blagojevich to Resign |
| President-elect Barack Obama is calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign. Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday, accused of scheming to sell Obama's senate seat. (Dec. 10) |
| Date: 2008-12-10 12:38:08 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 770 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 2 |
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Two-day stock rally ends .................................................... |
| Dec 9 - Stocks give back gains from the prior two sessions with the Dow falling 242 points.Stocks give back gains from the prior two sessions with the Dow falling 242 points.Lawmakers continue to negotiate the auto rescue plan. Sony and FedEx feel the pain of the global downturn.Jeanne Yurman reports. |
| Date: 2008-12-10 07:54:48 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 741 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 2 |
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Strike, More Violence Loom in Greece |
| As police prepare for another round of violence, a nationwide strike is planned for Wednesday morning in Greece. (Dec. 10) |
| Date: 2008-12-10 07:52:54 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 796 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4.5 |
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Today in History for December 10th |
| Martin Luther King, Junior accepts Nobel Peace Prize; Women get the right to vote in Wyoming Territory; America's first domestic passenger jet flight takes off; Soul singer Otis Redding dies. (Dec. 10) |
| Date: 2008-12-10 07:51:52 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 771 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3 |
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Union Says Chicago Factory Sit-in Not Over |
| A sit-in by workers at a factory in Chicago that's come to symbolize the plight of laid-off labor around the nation continued on Tuesday despite an offer by the plant's creditor to extend limited loans to the factory. (Dec. 9) |
| Date: 2008-12-10 07:50:51 - Added by: paul |
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`Destabilising Russia is suicidal for U.S.` |
| Washingtons policy towards Russia endangers U.S. national security, says renowned Russian studies scholar, Stephen Cohen. He says relations between the two are now worse then during the Cold War, and Obamas administration is unlikely to change that. |
| Date: 2008-12-10 07:49:30 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 736 - Votes: 7 - Rating: 4.58 |
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Inside Story - 9/11 Trial - Dec 9 - Part 1 |
| Inside Story, with presenter Nick Clark, discusses the legal basis of the ongoing military trial and the hurdles facing Obama's plans to close Guantanamo. |
| Date: 2008-12-10 07:47:56 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 754 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 1 |
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