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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
(AP)
 AP - A blast killed at least eight mourners Friday at the funeral of a Shiite cleric in northwestern Pakistan who was gunned down hours earlier, police said. At least 28 others were wounded.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:16:39 GMT
| Shiites in Baghdad protest planned US-Iraq pact
(AP)
 AP - Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr converged on a central Baghdad square Friday for a mass prayer to protest a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:11:24 GMT
| China: 19,000 victims identified from May quake
(AP)
 AP - A little over a quarter of the 70,000 people who died in a massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May have been identified, a Chinese official said Friday, as authorities rushed to prepare stricken areas for the coming winter.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:26:34 GMT
| Rocket hits Israeli town, Gaza still sealed
(AP)
 AP - Israeli police say Palestinian militants have fired a rocket at an Israeli town near the Gaza Strip. No casualties have been reported.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:31:03 GMT
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Steelers 'D' controls Bengals in win (AP)
The Steelers honored defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau with a pregame ceremony for his 50 years as an NFL coach and player. His league-best defense found the best possible way to pay tribute to him. The Steelers limited the depleted Bengals to six first downs following an early touchdown drive and found just enough offense themselves amid the snow flurries to control the clock behind Ben...
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:48:43 PST
| Celtics roll past Iverson, Pistons 98-80 (AP)
The Allen Iverson trade looked good for the Pistons when they handed the Lakers their first loss of the season and snapped Cleveland's eight-game winning streak. It hasn't helped them against the team they need to beat most. Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying the recent Pistons acquisition and leading the Boston Celtics to a 98-80 victory over Detroit on Thursday night in a...
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:50:42 PST
| Michigan upsets No. 4 UCLA in 2K semis (AP)
Showing poise down the stretch and playing stellar defense, Michigan pulled off its first win over a top-five team in 11 years. DeShawn Sims scored 18 points, including an emphatic dunk on a backdoor cut with time running down, and Manny Harris added 15 for the Wolverines in a 55-52 upset of No. 4 UCLA on Thursday night in the 2K Sports Classic.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:49:18 PST
| Phillies 2B Utley may be out until May (AP)
Three-time All-Star Chase Utley, who anchored the middle of the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 regular season. Utley will have surgery next week to repair any bone or cartilage damage he may have in his right hip. He will be able to begin baseball activity in three to four months.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:16:25 PST
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Wall Street futures shoot up
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stock futures pointed to a rebound on Friday after sharp losses in the previous session. Dow Jones futures were up 3.9 percent, S&P 500 futures were up 4.5 percent and Nasdaq futures were up 3.9 percent at 5:03 a.m. EST.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:20:12 GMT
| Democrats demand Big 3 offer survival plan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Democratic congressional leaders, seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big Three automakers, demanded executives provide a business survival plan in exchange for their support of up to $25 billion in loans.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:21:34 GMT
| Citigroup eyes options, including merger
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:33:21 GMT
| Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac suspend some foreclosures
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two biggest U.S. home loan finance companies, on Thursday said they would suspend foreclosures of occupied homes until early 2009, as the government moves to stem the tide of home losses plaguing the economy.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:33:13 GMT
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Obama plans to nominate Clinton for top diplomat
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 AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:24:52 GMT
| Atty. Gen. Mukasey collapses during speech
(AP)
 AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was hospitalized but conscious and alert early Friday after collapsing during a late-night speech to a conservative legal group.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:04:51 GMT
| Clinton cuts down the size of her debt
(AP)
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has reduced the size of her presidential campaign debt to less than $7.5 million as of Nov. 1, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:25:39 GMT
| Three ABC programs hear no pickup lines
(Reuters)
 Reuters - ABC has decided against giving full-season orders to "Pushing Daisies," "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Eli Stone," but is not officially saying that the struggling shows are canceled.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:48:35 GMT
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