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  1. NewsRead the original story

    2 min ago | EKathimerini

    PM and US president-elect discuss global financial crisis Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and US President-elect Barack Obama discussed the need for the US and European Union to cooperate in tackling the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

  2. Superintendents up for top award reflect on long tenuresRead the original story

    2 min ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Atlanta schools Superintendent Beverly Hall and Fayette County schools Superintendent John DeCotis are among the finalists for the state's top superintendent award.

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    Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, Fayette County, GA, Education Etc., Rockdale County, GA

  3. Chambliss wins US Senate runoff in Georgia - APRead the original story

    2 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia's hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state's reputation as a GOP bastion.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Saxby Chambliss, Georgia, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  4. Judges weigh ordering release of Calif. prisonersRead the original story

    2 min ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

    Three federal judges seem convinced that overcrowding in California prisons is so bad it leads to unconstitutional conditions.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, US Supreme Court

  5. LoBiondo, Adler far outspent opponents for congressional seatsRead the original story

    2 min ago | Press of Atlantic City

    The winners of the 2nd and 3rd District congressional races far outspent their opponents on the way to victory.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  6. Sailor loses fingertips in accidentRead the original story

    2 min ago | Press of Atlantic City

    A sailor stationed at the U.S. Coast Guard base lost the tips of two of his fingers in an accident Wednesday afternoon.

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    Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US Coast Guard

  7. Columnist Pitts talks racism in NorthfieldRead the original story

    2 min ago | Press of Atlantic City

    How people view race in America depends on which side of the color line they are on, syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Atlantic County, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ

  8. Bush rule limits power of Congress on drilling, miningRead the original story

    3 min ago | Concord Monitor

    The Bush administration is trying to make it tougher for Congress to block mining and oil and gas drilling on public lands.

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    Related Topix: US House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva, US Politics, Democrat, Barack Obama

  9. Obama donors to be asked to help ClintonRead the original story

    3 min ago | News9 Oklahoma City

    An adviser to President-elect Barack Obama says there's a scramble to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton with her campaign debt before she becomes secretary of state.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden

  10. Big Three play it very smallRead the original story

    3 min ago | Concord Monitor

    The Big Three were looking awfully small as they rolled into the Senate yesterday for their second attempt to beg money from the federal government.

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    Related Topix: Alabama, US Politics, Christopher Dodd

  11. Politics in Brief: Entire National Mall to be open during inaugurationRead the original story

    3 min ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    In a change from tradition, the entire length of the National Mall will be open to the public during the upcoming presidential inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee announced ...

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    Related Topix: National Mall, US National Parks, The National, Entertainment, Television, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, The Oprah Winfrey Show

  12. Today In History - December 5, 2008Read the original story

    3 min ago | KCBS-TV Los Angeles

    Dec 5, 2008 12:00 am US/Pacific Today In History - December 5, 2008 NEW YORK Today is Friday, Dec.

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    Related Topix: Prison, Sundance Film Festival, College of William and Mary, Niederosterreich, Austria, World News, Austria, Vienna, Austria, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Offbeat

  13. More letters, Dec. 5, 2008Read the original story

    3 min ago | Press of Atlantic City

    How ironic to see the Nov. 27 article, "Underperforming investments leave hole in A.C. budget," a day after The Press published two articles citing mismanagement of taxpayers' money.

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    Related Topix: Atlantic City, NJ, Atlantic County, NJ, Vineland, NJ, Prison

  14. Medical warehouse rises from the rubbleRead the original story

    3 min ago | Commercial Appeal

    A few days later, a fire broke out in the rubble and, combined with storm damage, brought the total damage estimate to $8 million.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Southaven, MS

  15. Skeptical Fla. lawmaker hangs up on ObamaRead the original story

    3 min ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at her Miami district office Wednesday, she hung up on him. "I thought: 'Why would Obama want to call a little slug on the planet like me?' " said Ros-Lehtinen . A short time later, Rahm ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez

  16. Eugene Robinson: Bush show selective memory of his term in officeRead the original story

    3 min ago | Inside Bay Area

    REMEMBER THAT long-ago news conference when George W. Bush couldn't think of any mistakes he had made? Unbelievably, he still can't. When ABC's Charles Gibson, interviewing Bush at Camp David, asked the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, George Bush

  17. People in the newsRead the original story

    3 min ago | Press of Atlantic City

    Ms. Winfrey is going to Washington. Oprah Winfrey will host a live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from the Kennedy Center Opera House on Jan.

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    Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, US Politics, Barack Obama, Television, Media, Beverly Hills, CA

  18. Richardson pledges seamless transition in NMRead the original story

    4 min ago | Silver City Sun-News

    Gov. Bill Richardson and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish met Thursday to map out a transition of power in New Mexico as the governor prepares to assume new duties as commerce secretary in President-elect Barack Obama's ...

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    Related Topix: Bill Richardson , US Governors, Bill Richardson, US Politics, Barack Obama, George Bush

  19. Bush's big "regret' still not enoughRead the original story

    5 min ago | Silver City Sun-News

    This editorial appeared in Thursday's Los Angeles Times: In a valedictory interview with ABC News, President Bush has come closer than ever to acknowledging that the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a mistake ...

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  20. Running on empty: Humbled auto executives plead again for helpRead the original story

    5 min ago | Memphis Commercial Appeal

    And that wasn't all the unwelcome news. Congressional officials said one leading proposal -- to tap an already approved fund set aside for making cars environmentally efficient -- wouldn't give the automakers ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Bob Corker, Christopher Dodd, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, George Bush