Lawmakers choosing GOP, Democratic leaders for '09 (AP)
AP - Technically, lawmakers are returning to Washington for a final meeting of the old, lame-duck 110th Congress. In reality, the confab on Capitol Hill is nearly all about next year.
Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:09:19 GMT
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Hijacked Saudi tanker off Somali coast: US (AFP)
AFP - A Saudi super tanker with a 100 million dollar oil cargo seized by pirates in a daring high seas heist was Tuesday nearing Somalia and the crew, including two Britons, is unharmed, the US Navy and the ship's operator said.
Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:31:19 GMT
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World bank profits tumble, jobs slashed (Reuters)
Reuters - Major world banks showed the strain of economic crisis on Tuesday, with Britain's Barclays altering its fund-raising plans to quell shareholder anger and profits in Japan's largest bank tumbling.
Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:10:47 GMT
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Iran speaker urges Iraq to resist U.S. pact: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran's parliament speaker urged Iraqi lawmakers to keep resisting a security pact with the United States, official media said Tuesday, a day after Baghdad signed an accord on U.S. troop presence in Iraq.
Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:07:31 GMT
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Dawson's field goal gives Browns win over Bills (AP)
AP - Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win.
Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:13:26 GMT
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