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U.S. Congress |
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US carmakers publish rescue plans
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Republican wins key Senate race
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Biological terror attack likely by 2013
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| Dec.4 |
U.S. Senate |
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Carmakers 'affect entire economy'
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US carmakers' plea under scrutiny
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| Dec.5 |
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US job losses reach 34-year high Jobless rate rose to a 15-year high of 6.7%. The employers axed 533,000 jobs in November, the biggest monthly cut in 34 years
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 5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths| 5 security guards have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square | |
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'Enemy combatant' to hear in U.S. court
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
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Rice: Mumbai attacks planned in Pakistan
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| Dec.8 |
Washington |
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White House cool on car bail-out  The White House has given a cool initial reaction to a plan by Democrats in Congress for a $15bn bail-out of the 'Big Three' US car firms
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Ex-Blackwater guards charged 5 former Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted on voluntary manslaughter in connection with killings in Iraq were released
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9/11 conspirators want to confess
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| Dec.10 |
House of Representatives |
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US House backs car industry plan The House of Representatives has approved a $15bn bail-out of the car industry after the White House and Democrats reached an agreement
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| Dec.11 |
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  U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan Defense Secretary Robert Gates: The U.S. military plans to move 3 more combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer
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US car bail-out fails in Senate| A $14bn bail-out package for the beleaguered US car industry has died after failing to get enough support in a procedural vote | |
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  N. Korean nuclear deal may elude Bush The administration signaled that it may not be able to reach an agreement with North Korea on its nuclear program before President Bush leaves...
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
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White House considers auto rescue The White House is considering using money earmarked to rescue the banking industry to bail out the country's struggling carmakers
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| Dec.13 |
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U.S. military won't pursue pirates ashore Map of Pentagon USA The Pentagon is looking at options, but there are no plans to go ashore in pursuit of pirates in Somalia
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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  U.S.: India prepared for strike on Pakistan India's air force geared up for possible missions against suspected terrorist camps in Pakistan in the immediate aftermath of the Mumbai attacks
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 Obama picks Nobel man for Energy Barack Obama has named physics Nobel Prize winner Steven Chu as his energy secretary and tasked him with finding alternatives to fossil fuels
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
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 Madoff grilling for US watchdog The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered an in-house investigation into why it did not detect the $50bn fraud case sooner
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 Bush brushes off shoe attack The president has 'no hard feelings' about the Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi who flung shoes at him
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| Dec.18 |
Washington |
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Guantanamo closure plan ordered Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered plans to be drafted for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out| The government will provide $17.4bn in loans to troubled carmakers GM, Chrysler and Ford | |
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Obama urges carmakers to 'reform' US President-elect has welcomed the multi-billion dollar aid package for US carmakers, but said the industry faces some 'hard decisions'
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 US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an| Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade | |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
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Taliban 'narco-terrorist' gets life sentence A distraught, sobbing Khan Mohammed, 38, begged the court for mercy, but got none as a federal judge here handed down maximum sentences
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
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 Obama cleared by internal review President-elect's team had 'no inappropriate discussions' with Illinois governor Blagojevich. But his Chief of Staff talked to Mr Blagojevic...
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| Dec.24 |
Washington |
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Bush revokes developer's pardon US President has taken the unusual step of reversing a pardon he had announced only a day earlier for Toussie, a New York property developer
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| Dec.26 |
Washington |
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  US warning on South Asia tension| The United States has urged India and Pakistan to avoid unnecessarily tension amid reports of troop movements to the border | |
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| Dec.30 |
Chicago |
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 Obama rejects Senate replacement Barack Obama says Democratic senators should reject the man proposed by Illinois Governor Blagojevich to replace Obama in the US Senate
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