WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Majority leader Harry Reid wants to try to find a way to avert threatened bankruptcies in the U.S. auto industry with Detroit Three chief executives readying for a make-or-break hearing on Thursday on a $34 billion bailout request. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday struggling automakers have put forward a "more serious" restructuring proposal to Congress but withheld judgment on the plans until hearings are held. ... > full story
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Imprisoned former WorldCom Inc chief Bernard Ebbers has joined the list of high-profile corporate defendants petitioning for clemency in the final days of President George W. Bush's term in office. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Democrats will be able to do plenty over the next two years -- despite falling just short of their goal of winning a majority big enough to end Republican procedural roadblocks. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A string of departures by the U.S. military's allies in Iraq is turning into an exodus as violence subsides and the end of a U.N. mandate permitting their deployment to the country approaches. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, as Commerce Secretary. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will stay on under Barack Obama, said on Tuesday he supported the president-elect's Iraq policy but declined to back his proposed timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed on Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush said the biggest regret of his presidency was flawed intelligence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and told ABC "World News" in an interview airing on Monday that he was unprepared for war when he took office. ... > full story
DUBAI, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an Internet video the U.S. financial crisis was caused by Washington's military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and taxpayers were paying the price. ... > full story
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Idaho names Lane Packwood economic development administrator Dec. 3, 2008 (Idaho Business Review) — The Idaho Department of Commerce has hired Lane Packwood as administrator for its Economic Development Division.. . Packwood has been a full-time ...
LIVE: Obama Brings Richardson on Team Dec. 3, 2008 (NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ)) — WATCH LIVE! President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary on Wednesday ...
Live Video: Obama To Announce Richardson Sec. of Commerce Dec. 3, 2008 (FOX 35 Orlando (WOFL)) — President-elect Barack Obama will announce New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his pick for secretary of commerce on Wednesday.. . Click play and ...
NATO meeting to focus on Russian ties Dec. 1, 2008 (SkyNews, New Zealand) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in the UK ahead of tomorrow's foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels. . . At ...
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