| World News  | US economy falls deeper into recession
The Times of India
Text: The country's economic picture has darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production. The Federal Reserve's new snapshot of business conditions nationwide, released Wednesday, suggested the economy was sinking deeper into recession. "Economic activity weakened across all...
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|  | Zimbabwe cholera deaths almost 500, says WHO�
Business Day
HARARE — An ongoing cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has killed nearly 500 people in the biggest outbreak recorded recently in the crisis-hit country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. The cholera, easily prevented and treated under normal circumstances, is a sign of Zimbabwe’s collapse as President Robert Mugabe and the opposition squabble over how to implement a power-sharing agreement. The WHO said the cholera...
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|  | NATO to shelve Georgia and Ukraine membership plans
The Australian
NATO foreign ministers yesterday put an end to the dream of Georgia and Ukraine joining the alliance within the next few years. Membership of NATO was kicked so far into the grass that Moscow must be wondering what all the fuss was about when it became concerned in April that the two former Soviet republics were going to be fast-tracked into the alliance. The only agreement to emerge on Georgia and Ukraine from a meeting of the 26 NATO foreign...
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|  | Tearful Speaker admits blunders over raid
London Evening Standard
Police had no warrant to search the parliamentary office of Tory MP Damian Green, the House of Commons Speaker admitted this afternoon. MPs cried "shame" at the revelation during an emotional statement made by Michael Martin from the Speaker's chair to a packed Commons. His voice quavering, Mr Martin appeared close to tears as he repeatedly voiced "regret" for the mistakes made by his officials during the probe. Mr Green, shadow immigration...
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|  | Rice call for Pakistan to help with Mumbai probe
Philadelphia Daily News
The Associated Press NEW DELHI - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Mumbai attacks Indian and U.S. officials have blamed the three-day assault on militant groups based in Pakistan. Rice said the United States expects all "responsible governments" to help with the investigation and "Pakistan has a special responsibility to do so and to do so...
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|  | Zimbabweans ill and dying from cholera crossing border
CNN
By Nkepile Mabuse CNN MUSINA, South Africa (CNN) -- Doctors worry about the woman sitting on a bed inside the large tent, an IV in her arm. Chipo Matewe, 23, is eight months pregnant and stricken with cholera. "When I started feeling sick, my whole body was so dry. I didn't think I would be alive until now, because even the baby -- my stomach was so tight ... it was not kicking at all. But now it's kicking slowly, I don't know what's going on,"...
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|  | Show of solidarity at Gateway of India
The Times of India
3 Dec 2008, 1949 hrs IST, PTI Text: MUMBAI: A week after Mumbai was struck by coordinated terror attacks, in an unprecedented display of solidarity, thousands of residents gathered at the Gateway of India on Wednesday to take out an anti-terror rally demanding action against terrorists. The Gateway of India is a stone's throw away from heritage Taj hotel, one of the locations hit by the...
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| Business News  | Russia-India trade to reach $10 bln by 2010 - deputy PM
Novosti
NEW DELHI, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and India plan to increase trade to $10 billion by 2010 from this year's expected level of $7 billion, and diversify economic cooperation, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday. Speaking at a session of the bilateral commission on trade ahead of the Russian president's visit to India, Alexander Zhukov said: "We are not only aiming to boost the figures...
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|  | Ford says it may not need bailout
Asbury Park Press
WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. is asking Congress for a $9 billion "stand-by line of credit" to stabilize its business, but says it doesn't expect to tap it. Unless one of Detroit's other Big Three auto companies goes bust, Ford expects to have enough money to make it through next year without government help, it said in a plan that projected the firm will break even or turn a pretax profit in 2011. Detroit's automakers, making a second bid for $25...
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|  | Coke Enterprises gets V8 into vending machines
Business Journal
Coke to put calories on label fronts John Hunter joins Coke Enterprises board Coke pours into San Ramon Coca-Cola North America names head of Hispanic marketing Progresso’s, Campbell's soup war reaches boiling point Campbell Soup Co.’s will sell its V8 juices in vending machines for the first time in a new 12-ounce bottle as part of a deal with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. The single-serve refrigerated juices will be managed by Atlanta-based...
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|  | NHL ignoring real troublemakers
Canada Dot Com
VANCOUVER -- Sean Avery shot off his mouth again. This is not stop-the-press news. However, the swift manner in which the NHL reacted to the verbal jab the Dallas Stars winger threw Tuesday morning at Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf and actress girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert is making news for all the wrong reasons.Ray Stubblebine, Reuters Avery has been suspended indefinitely, pending a hearing with commissioner Gary Bettman, for his racy...
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|  | Downturn hits mobile phone makers
International Herald Tribune
: The mobile phone manufacturers LG Electronics and Research in Motion on Wednesday issued warnings on revenue and profit growth, the latest sign that a consumer spending spree on expensive gadgets has dried up. LG, one of the world's largest handset makers, said its revenue growth would slow sharply next year, while RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, cuts its third-quarter revenues and profit forecasts to levels well below those of...
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|  | Delta Air Lines to cut capacity and jobs
Business Journal
AirTran to end Gulfport-Biloxi flights Delta to cut capacity and jobs Delta to cut capacity, may cut jobs Delta Air Lines Inc. will trim its capacity by up to 8 percent in 2009 and suggested more jobs cuts are on the way because of the global economic slowdown and softening traffic. The Atlanta-based airline revealed the cuts in a memo to its 75,000 employees from CEO Richard Anderson and President Edward H. Bastian. The memo noted domestic...
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| Entertainment News  | Blog Roundup: David Archuleta gets cougar kiss
The Examiner
Add a Comment by Charlie Carballo, Celebrity Examiner Actress (and birth-hive to numerous talents) Priscilla Presley, 63, gay a surprise kiss from behind and startled singer David Archuleta, 18, at the 4th annual "Road To A Cure" Gala. Trey Cruz What happened to the fat, frumpy, nerdy Marc Jacobs in...
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|  | Bob vs. Neil
Canada Dot Com
Two of the most iconic singer-songwriters of all time are playing Vancouver this week. Vying for your ticket dollar are Canadian rock legend Neil Young and reclusive genius Bob Dylan. Lynn Saxberg asks what will you get for your money? - - - NEIL YOUNG: Wed., Oct. 22, 7 p.m. at GM Place. Tickets $48 - $248 from .Bob Dylan (left) might change songs on stage according to whim while Neil Young (right) has a charismatic fire.Handout/CNS - - - BOB...
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|  | Kanye West outperforms Guns N' Roses on album chart
Canada Dot Com
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Kanye West has earned his third straight No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart with the debut of "808s & Heartbreak," while Guns N' Roses' first album in 17 years took third place. West's Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam set moved 450,000 copies in the U.S. during the week ended November 30, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the rapper's lowest debut sales figure since his first album, "The College Dropout," bowed with 441,000 in 2004....
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|  | American Eagle Airlines Reports November Traffic
The Examiner
Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE FORT WORTH (Map) - FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported a November load factor of 67.3 percent -- down 4.8 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 21.5 percent year over year as capacity decreased 15.9 percent. American Eagle boarded 1.4 million passengers in November. AMERICAN EAGLE COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY...
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|  | Grammy Awards could give nods to Coldplay, Alicia Keys
Boston Herald
Rapper Lil’ Wayne looks like he’s got the biggest-selling album of 2008 with "Tha Carter III," but will it mean anything when the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards are announced this week? As much as the Grammys pretend to want to be hip, they don’t want to be too hip. We saw that in action, yet again, last year when cool names such as Amy Winehouse and Kanye West racked up big...
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|  | Spirit Awards announce indie picks
Canada Dot Com
LOS ANGELES -- The family drama Rachel Getting Married starring Anne Hathaway shared top billing with border smuggling crime movie Frozen River and small town drama Ballast in the Spirit Award nominations for the top independent movies of 2008. Photograph by : Sony Pictures Classics The three movies each had six nominations, including those for best picture, best director and best actress, as...
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|  | Rourke up for indie film accolade
BBC News
Mickey Rourke's comeback performance in The Wrestler has been shortlisted for the best actor prize at Hollywood's leading awards for independent film. The sports drama, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, is also up for best feature at the Spirit Awards, to be held on 21 February. Other titles nominated for the event's top award include Anne Hathaway's family drama Rachel...
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| Health News  | Safety first for holiday toys
USA Today
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Katye Martens, USA TODAY These toys meet new standards for chemicals called phthalates, which have been shown to affect the reproductive system, or were rated safe by healthytoys.org. EXPERTS' SHOPPING TIPS Buy only brand-name toys. Big companies have a huge stake in keeping toys safe and protecting their good names. Avoid deep-discount or dollar stores, which sell a lot...
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|  | Saudis say find melamine in milk
TVNZ
Dec 3, 2008 11:36 PM The Saudi food authority reported high contamination by the industrial chemical melamine in milk powder made by a Nestle plant in China. "(The) Product contains high concentrations harmful to health ...," Saudi Arabia's Food and Drug Authority said in a statement on its website (www.sfda.gov.sa). A spokesman for Swiss-based Nestle, the world's biggest food group whose shares fell 2.3%, was not...
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|  | Burger King's name game: Same size, same prices
Boston Herald
In an apparent bid to appeal to budget-minded consumers, Burger King rolled out new “value” sizes for its soft drinks, french fries and onion rings this week. Problem is, there’s no value in the pricing. The fast-food chain simply renamed its sizes and kept the same prices. + Return to full article Comments (8) NWOisNOW There is no value in eating such chemical and garbage laden food. Ask BK about the allowable fecal content...
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|  | Canadian fertilizer giants cautiously optimistic
Canada Dot Com
TORONTO -- Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, the world's biggest fertilizer company, said on Wednesday that global potash supply is expected to remain short to balanced over the next few years, giving it an ideal opportunity for its expansions. "Some competitors are working to increase their production capabilities, but even if all announced projects are completed, global potash supply from other...
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|  | Tobacco crops gain ground
The Columbus Dispatch
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. -- Lindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game: tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in Mount Sterling, east of Lexington in the Appalachian foothills, where he said he earned enough to "have a nice Thanksgiving and Christmas." The auctioneer's singsong chant still rings out at Clay's and a few other tobacco-selling sites stubbornly...
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|  | WestJet announces a record November load factor of 76.1 per cent
Canada Newswire
> CALGARY, Dec. 3 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced November traffic results with a record load factor of 76.1 per cent for the month. Revenue passenger miles increased 14.4 per cent while capacity, measured in available seat miles, grew 13.5 per cent. "Our November load factor and continued growth in revenue passenger miles indicate to us that the Canadian market has a healthy balance of travellers and aircraft seat capacity," said Sean Durfy,...
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| Politics News  | Republican asking for city e-mail on Obama
The Columbus Dispatch
Mike Elicson wanted to know if Columbus City Hall staff members spent their time campaigning for Barack Obama after state officials were reprimanded for using public e-mail accounts to solicit support for the Democratic presidential candidate. So Elicson made a public-records request for all city e-mail that included the word "Obama." City attorneys denied his request, saying that because e-mails about Obama...
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|  | Jury to decide fate of soldier accused of killings
The Examiner
Comments FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Map, News) - A military jury is poised to decide the fate of a New York Army National Guard soldier accused of killing two superior officers in the first alleged "fragging" case arising from the war in Iraq. The case against Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez of Troy, N.Y., was given to jurors Tuesday after about five hours of closing arguments at Fort Bragg. The 14 jurors spent several hours reviewing the judge's...
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|  | Obama names Richardson to head Commerce
Ohio
CHICAGO: President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary today, filling a top economic post in troubled times and placing a second former campaign rival in his new Cabinet. Talking optimistically despite the recession, Obama also said, ''We have everything we need to renew our economy, we have the ingenuity and technology, the skill and commitment - we just need to put it to work.'' The president-elect...
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|  | Jeb Bush considering Senate run
CNN
From Alexander Mooney CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate, Republican strategist Alex Castellanos told CNN. Republicans are urging Bush, the president's younger brother, to strongly consider making a bid for the seat currently held by outgoing Republican Sen. Mel Martinez....
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