Washington Post

Obama Said to Pick Geithner as Treasury Secretary (Update5) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Rich Miller and Michael McKee Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama picked Timothy Geithner, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to be his Treasury secretary, with Lawrence Summers getting a senior White House role, ... Video: Obama taps Geithner for Treasury-NBC ReutersVideo SNAP ANALYSIS: Geithner to be Treasury pick for crisis Reuters MarketWatch - BusinessWeek - Washington Post - The Miami Herald all 1,764 news articles

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Pressure on Citigroup builds, shares fall below $4 International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago AP NEW YORK: Pressure intensified on Citigroup to sell part or all of itself as its stock fell below $4 a share on Friday and fears escalated about future loan losses. Citigroup seeks sale amid stock drop Bizjournals.com UPDATE 1-Citigroup shares tumble below $8 to 13-year low Reuters Bloomberg - MarketWatch - The Associated Press - The West Australian all 580 news articles

Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience USA Today - 2 hours ago MIAMI (AP) - The message OMG popped up next to the live webcam broadcast of Abraham Biggs laying motionless on his bed, followed by LOL and "hahahah. Florida teen kills self in front of live webcam Reuters Florida boy's suicide live on web BBC News InformationWeek - AHN - CNN - United Press International all 636 news articles

CBC.ca

Team Obama Takes Shape CBS News - 29 minutes ago After locking down his attorney general and chief of staff picks, the Obama transition team has moved on to fill the treasury secretary and secretary of state positions. Video: Hillary Will Get SOS Nom Soon CBS Hillary Clinton reportedly accepts Barack Obama's Cabinet offer Los Angeles Times Financial Times - BBC News - Reuters - Salt Lake Tribune all 5,165 news articles

Hitting the High Seas? Check Your Pirate Insurance. Washington Post - 38 minutes ago By Chadwick Matlin It took the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" more than a week to earn $100 million at the box office. 'We consider ourselves heroes' - a Somali pirate speaks guardian.co.uk Root cause of Somali pirates' rampancy Xinhua Times Online - Christian Science Monitor - Financial Times - The Associated Press all 3,637 news articles

Voice of America

Mukasey Leaves the Hospital New York Times - 2 hours ago By ERIC LICHTBLAU and LIZ ROBBINS WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey returned to work at the Justice Department Friday after suffering what aides said was a fainting spell in the middle of a speech the previous night. Video: Mukasey Feeling Better, Checks Out of Hospital AssociatedPress US Attorney General Feels Fine, Returns to Work Voice of America BBC News - eTaiwan News - Washington Post - The Associated Press all 2,591 news articles

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Al-Qaeda denounces 'hypocrite' Obama Financial Times - 2 hours ago By Roula Khalaf and James Blitz in London In the terrorist group's first reaction to the US presidential election, Ayman al-Zawahiri described the president-elect and other black Americans who have served in high positions as "house negroes", ... Video: Al-Qaida No. 2 Insults Obama in New Tape AssociatedPress Analysts: Al-Qaida Seeks to Capitalize on Global Financial Crisis Voice of America Atlanta Journal Constitution - New York Times - Washington Post - Los Angeles Times all 1,401 news articles

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US intelligence report sees shift of power to east Financial Times - 2 hours ago By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington The world is shifting towards a multi-polar system with a less dominant US and a more powerful China and India, and a "historic" transfer of wealth from west to east, according to a new US intelligence report. Japan in the future to be caught between US, China: think tank The Japan Times US influence is on the decline, report says Los Angeles Times Hürriyet - BBC News - Voice of America - Straits Times all 498 news articles

Times Online

Obamas choose private Sidwell Friends School International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago AP WASHINGTON: President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White House child, Chelsea Clinton, attended a decade ago. Obama's Daughters to Attend Washington's Sidwell Friends School Bloomberg Obamarama: The Obamas Pick a School -- It's Sidwell Friends Washington Post ABC News - People Magazine - USA Today - KGAN all 1,090 news articles

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Bush, in Peru, Will Press Plans to Avert Future Financial Crises New York Times - 41 minutes ago By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG LIMA, Peru - President Bush, confessing he already “felt a little nostalgic,” began what could be his last official overseas trip on Friday with the aim of building a broad international consensus for the regulatory reform agenda ... Apec to discuss financial crisis Aljazeera.net Leaders of Asia, Americas face pressure on economy International Herald Tribune FOXNews - Inter Press Service - PRESS TV - Straits Times all 1,763 news articles

BBC News

Checking Out 'Joe the Plumber' Has Gotten One State Official an ... FOXNews - 1 hour ago We reported Thursday Ohio Democratic Governor Ted Strickland placed the director of his Jobs and Family Services Department on unpaid leave for improper actions during the presidential campaign. Franken gains in Minnesota count BBC News Election officials, observers keep trudging through the recount Minnesota Public Radio KEYC - KARE - Jamestown Sun - The Associated Press all 2,287 news articles

guardian.co.uk

Both sides in California's Prop. 8 battle look ahead to 2010 Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago The gay-marriage ban issue could be back on the ballot in two years. Regardless, backers and foes are organizing supporters, waging a fierce public relations campaign and considering their next moves. News Analysis With Same-Sex Marriage, a Court Takes on the People ... New York Times Equality Lost: Same-sex Marriage is a Civil Rights Issue of the ... Pacific Citizen San Francisco Chronicle - KESQ - pride source.com - Campus all 1,492 news articles

Calgary Herald

GOP urges Waxman to drop support of California emissions limit DetNews.com - 4 hours ago WASHINGTON -- Republicans wasted no time in urging the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to back automakers. Waxman gets key House energy post Washington Times Comment by Frank O'Donnell President, Clean Air Watch New York Times - Los Angeles Times - San Francisco Chronicle all 1,656 news articles

BBC News

Nebraska restricts safe-haven law BBC News - 4 hours ago The governor of the US state of Nebraska has signed a bill curbing its controversial "safe-haven" law allowing the abandonment of unwanted children. Neb. governor signs safe-haven age limit bill Houston Chronicle Governor signs amended Safe Haven law KHAS-TV USA Today - NPR - KPTM-TV - Los Angeles Times all 1,552 news articles

The Southern Ledger

Official says commuter train ran signal in Rialto San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago By AMY TAXIN AP Writer SANTA ANA, Calif.—A federal investigator says a Metrolink commuter train ran a red signal before sideswiping a freight train that was easing onto a side track in Rialto. NTSB: Train ran red signal in this week's crash International Herald Tribune Another LA commuter train runs red light before hitting freight train USA Today Examiner.com - Orato - Los Angeles Times - The Associated Press all 607 news articles

United Press International

Witness in Stevens' Case Says Prosecutors Influenced His Testimony Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Del Quentin Wilber A witness in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) told a federal judge that he received extensive help from prosecutors prior to taking the stand and would have testified differently had he not been given their ... Stevens Trial Witness Accuses Prosecutors Of Improper Behavior ... CBS News Witness against Sen. Stevens says he hid the truth BusinessWeek Anchorage Daily News - International Herald Tribune - United Press International - Washington Times all 208 news articles

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Congress reaches an impasse on car bail-out Financial Times - 2 hours ago The US Congress is unable to approve a new emergency loan to the country's troubled car sector, Democratic leaders said yesterday. Congress Postpones Stimulus Plan to '09 Wall Street Journal Unemployment extension could help Ill. residents ABC7Chicago.com KSBY - The Associated Press - Reuters - Idaho Business Review all 1,976 news articles

Aljazeera.net

Ex-Mexican official accused of taking drug payoff Houston Chronicle - 54 minutes ago By DUDLEY ALTHAUS MEXICO CITY - Authorities arrested the former head of an elite organized crime strike force on charges that he took a $450000 payoff from a drug gang, part of a widening corruption scandal involving dozens of federal agents. Top anti-drug official charged with corruption San Jose Mercury News Mexico's drug czar accused of taking money from cartel Dallas Morning News Forbes - ABC Online - Bloomberg - NewsGirl all 432 news articles

guardian.co.uk

US judge orders five Guantánamo detainees freed for lack of evidence Christian Science Monitor - 10 hours ago Experts say the ruling is 'a clear warning shot to the government' over Gitmo detention policies. By Arthur Bright In a decision which deals a sharp blow to the White House, a federal judge ordered the release of five men who have been held for more ... Judge Orders 5 Gitmo Inmates Released Wall Street Journal Obama detainees pledge raises concerns in South Carolina McClatchy Washington Bureau Voice of America - Los Angeles Times - Washington Times - findingDulcinea all 685 news articles

Clinton and Jones Close to Joining Obama National Security Team Washington Post - 4 hours ago By Michael Abramowitz, Shailagh Murray and Anne E. Kornblut President-elect Barack Obama appeared close today to landing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state and retired Marine Gen. Former NATO chief reportedly tops list for national security adviser Boston Globe Gen. Jones leading Obama choice for NSA United Press International Times Online - Indian Express - ABC News - MSNBC all 60 news articles