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Dow falls below 8,000; S&P at 5-year low

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 3:28 PM

Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling below the 8,000 mark.

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Sen. Clinton weighing secretary of state post

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 3:03 PM

Associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the former first lady is weighing whether to leave the Senate and become secretary of state in the Obama administration.

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Dem officials: Daschle accepts HHS Cabinet post

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 3:01 PM

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday.

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Sweden addresses gender identity and disorders

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:55 PM

Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders.

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China promised Cuba at least $78 million

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:35 PM

Chinese President Hu Jintao has promised Cuba at least $78 million in donations, credit and hurricane relief to one of the few communist allies China has left.

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Will Clinton pardon of tax fugitive haunt Holder?

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:59 AM

Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will vote on Holder's nomination, said the pardon "would be a factor to consider."

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Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalks

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:47 AM

"Despite my little hiccup, or major hiccup, I think we did a good job out there," Stefanyshyn-Piper said after returning to the space station

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Home construction sinks to record low

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:35 AM

A government report says construction of new homes plunged 4.5 percent last month to the lowest level on government records, as U.S. builders slashed production while Wall Street nosedived.

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Auto Caucus urges support for industry

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 9:50 AM

Themembers of the House Auto Caucus are concerned with the well-being of the domestic auto industry.

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Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 9:17 AM

Al-Zawahri used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.

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Holder accepts 'informal' Attorney General offer

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 9:13 AM

A source close to Obama's attorney says the president-elect has "informally" offered the Attorney General post to Washington lawyer Eric Holder, who has accepted.

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Hillary closer to Secretary of State appointment

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 9:11 AM

Former President Bill Clinton has reportedly offered several concessions to help his wife Hillary become Secretary of State.

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FBI agent killed in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 9:08 AM

An FBI agent has been shot and killed while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh.

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Stevens ousted; Dems eye power of 60

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:59 AM

Democrats are closer to a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate now that Ted Stevens has been ousted

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Big Three automakers scramble for aid

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:39 AM

The Big Three automakers are lobbying heavily for a Wall Street-style bailout

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Southwest Airlines negotiating flights to LaGuardia

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:33 AM

Southwest Airlines could begin flying to New York City's LaGuardia Airport as soon as next year if a $7.5 million dollar deal is approved.

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Dick Cheney indicted in Texas

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM

A grand jury in Texas indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and other public officials on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in local federal detention centers.

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Peoria and Bloomington Circuit City will stay open

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 4:15 PM

Circuit City stores in Peoria and Bloomington will be spared in a mass closing of the company's nationwide stores.

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Senator Stevens awaiting Republican shun

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:58 PM

Seven-term Alaska Senator Ted Stevens will have to wait a little longer to know whether Republicans will shun him in the last days of this lame duck congress.

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Big three carmakers beg for $25 billion

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:38 PM

Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save their teetering industrial titans from collapse.

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Automakers still see potential in emerging markets

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:26 PM

The world's top automakers have put on dazzling displays to woo Chinese buyers.

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Coast Guard catches bales of marijuana

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:12 PM

A Coast Guard Cutter spotted illegal dumping off the Pacific Coast

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NYPD opens new counterterrorism nerve center

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 2:49 PM

The program was modeled in part after the "ring of steel" surveillance measures in London's financial district.

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McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 2:43 PM

Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he had been very angry by Lieberman's actions but that "we're looking forward, we're not looking back."

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Astronauts start space walk

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 2:25 PM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two astronauts have started a spacewalk to do some repair work at the international space station.

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