December 04 - 2008


WELT ONLINE
Name by name, Obama's Cabinet taking shape
San Jose Mercury News - 9 hours ago
By AP Director of the University of the Americas, Luis Ernesto Derbez, left, walks with New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson as they arrive to the University of the Americas in Cholula, Mexico, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008.
Video: Hispanics Look To Obama CBS
Bill Richardson chalks up another Cabinet job for the resume Los Angeles Times
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December 05 - 2008


FOXNews
Back to Lone Star: A Dallas Abode Fit for an Ex-President
Washington Post - 55 minutes ago
On Wednesday, Laura Bush told reporters she and the president "might be" buying a place in Dallas. Yesterday, the White House announced that they've purchased a home in the city's upscale Preston Hollow neighborhood.
Video: President Bush, First Lady Buy House in Dallas AssociatedPress
A New Home, a Bit Smaller, for the Bushes New York Times
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December 05 - 2008


ABC News
Indian Airports Put on Alert After Terrorist Threats (Update2)
Bloomberg - 53 minutes ago
By Vipin Nair and Jay Shankar Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Indian airports are on alert for a second day following intelligence reports terrorists may strike using a hijacked aircraft, with security agencies profiling passengers before they get on planes.
Authorities: Mumbai attackers had help CNN International
More links to Pakistan in Mumbai attacks International Herald Tribune
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December 04 - 2008


CTV.ca
Canada Political Crisis Suspends Fight Against the Economic One
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Frederic Tomesco and Theophilos Argitis Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s political crisis, which will keep the nation’s legislature closed for the next seven weeks, may exacerbate financial turmoil and job losses in the world’s eighth-largest economy.
Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads off defeat Los Angeles Times
Canadian Parliament closed in bid to keep prime minister in power International Herald Tribune
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December 05 - 2008


Telegraph.co.uk
Russian media unimpressed with Putin's phone-in performance
AFP - 1 hour ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's phone-in with the nation may have soothed some crisis-shocked Russians but failed to impress the media, which pointed out that the new premier still looked too much like a president.
Putin Tries to Soothe Anxious Russians Wall Street Journal
Resurgent Russia Poses Challenge for Obama Administration Voice of America
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December 04 - 2008


Mid-Hudson News
Mixed Reviews on Transit Plan
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By WILLIAM NEUMAN and JEREMY W. PETERS A central element of a financial rescue plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - charging tolls on the East River and Harlem River bridges - met with sharp opposition from elected officials across the ...
Novel idea: MTA's board should have clue New York Daily News
Panel urges 8% MTA fare hikes Lower Hudson Journal news
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December 04 - 2008


ABC News
Hutchison takes step toward run for governor
Dallas Morning News - 2 hours ago
By SUZANNE GAMBOA / AP US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison took the first formal step Thursday toward a run for Texas governor, accelerating an already contentious prelude to what will probably be a bruising Republican primary battle in 2010 between her and ...
Hutchison takes formal step toward gubernatorial run Houston Chronicle
Texas Sen. Hutchison exploring run for governor The Associated Press
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December 04 - 2008


Boston Globe
GI's soiree of hope at Obama inaugural
New York Daily News - 3 hours ago
AP A Virginia businessman who bought a $1 million grand party package for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration plans to invite disadvantaged people and wounded soldiers.
Down on Their Luck to Be VIPs at Obama Ball ABC News
Businessman plans inaugural party for the people CNN International
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December 05 - 2008


Boston Globe
Lawmakers urge CEOs to consider pre-negotiated bankruptcy deal
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS AP WASHINGTON - Desperate US automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency - and a new dose of humility - for a $34 billion bailout.
GM Chief Says He’d Accept Strict Conditions on Federal Bailout Bloomberg
Big Three plead for $34B from Congress CNNMoney.com
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December 04 - 2008

Lower Rates Help Sell Houses, but Market Faces Broader Ills
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By MICHAEL CORKERY and NICK TIMIRAOS A possible move by the Treasury Department to push down mortgage rates has raised the hopes of home buyers, real-estate agents and economists -- and the share prices of residential builders and related businesses.
High inventory is killing home builders, and the industry asks for ... MarketWatch
Rate drops are of little help to many in California Los Angeles Times
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