WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met leading governors on Monday to discuss the size and shape of an economic stimulus package she hopes Barack Obama can sign when he becomes president on January 20.
... > full story
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday in a corruption probe surrounding a massive sewer bond debt that has forced Jefferson County to the brink of bankruptcy.
... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Blasts at Baghdad's police academy and in the northern city of Mosul killed 30 people and wounded dozens more on Monday, hours after a roadside bomb wounded a senior Iraqi official, police said.
... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Blasts at Baghdad's police academy and in the northern city of Mosul killed 29 people and wounded dozens more Monday, hours after a roadside bomb wounded a senior Iraqi official, police said.
... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Mobile phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The number of civilians killed in Iraq rose last month after a series of Baghdad bombings, but the U.S. military death toll fell to its lowest level since the war began in 2003, data showed.
... > full story
Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. credit-card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months due to risk aversion and regulatory changes, leading to sharp declines in consumer spending, prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitney said.
... > full story
MINGORA, Pakistan, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide car-bomber killed eight people on Monday in an attack aimed at a military checkpost in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said.
... > full story
MINGORA, Pakistan, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Seven people were killed on Monday in a suicide attack aimed at a military checkpost in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said.
... > full story
MUMBAI, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — India on Monday demanded Pakistan take swift action over deadly attacks in Mumbai it said were carried out by militants from its rival neighbor.
... > full story
GOMA, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese rebels have withdrawn from an eastern border town they captured last week after a U.N. envoy told their leader they were not respecting a ceasefire, the rebels and the U.N. said on Monday. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The European Union appeared hesitant and divided on Monday over a proposal to send an EU rapid reaction force to east Congo, despite a growing clamor for protection from refugees and aid workers. ... > full story
KUWAIT, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Kuwait's ruler has accepted the resignation of the government in a bid to end a crisis with parliament, but reappointed his nephew as prime minister, the speaker of the assembly said on Monday. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's three opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to defeat the minority Conservative government and then put together a coalition, a senior politician said on Monday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday militants based in South Asia represented the biggest threat to the United States and he was "absolutely committed" to eliminating the threat of terrorism. ... > full story
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — In what was billed as the Year of the Women in U.S. politics, the choice of Hillary Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state somehow seems both more and less than her supporters had hoped for. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday he believed U.S. combat troops should leave Iraq within 16 months of his taking office but he would listen to advice from military commanders. ... > full story
BEIRUT, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state gladdens Israel, but does not overjoy Arabs and Iranians keen for a new start after eight years of perceived U.S. policy calamities. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The economy slipped into recession in December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the prestigious private research institute that is regarded as the arbiter of U.S. recessions, declared on Monday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve will lower its policy rate to zero percent by January in its attempt to avert a prolonged recession and to revive the struggling credit market, according to J.P. Morgan Securities analysts. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Shares of eBay Inc , Amazon.com Inc and other online retailers fell on "Cyber Monday," as analysts worried that deep discounts from traditional retailers may have stolen the thunder from their online-only rivals, known for lower pricing. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. bank stocks tumbled on Monday on expectations that a deepening global economic slump will reduce employment, crimp borrowers' access to credit and spur more writedowns. ... > full story
GENEVA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The body's initial response to contracting HIV could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus, a Nobel-winning expert said on Monday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The brains of autistic children react to sounds a fraction of a second slower than those of normal children, which may help explain the communication problems associated with autism, researchers said on Monday. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania's west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Singer Boy George admitted to police that he handcuffed a male escort to his bed and threatened him, but was not going to kill him, a court heard on Monday at his trial on false imprisonment charges. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Kylie Minogue, who went from soap actress to become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, wowed fans on Monday at her first performance in Chinese capital Beijing with an electric show. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Actor Steve Buscemi is in talks to star as a powerful racketeer in "Boardwalk Empire," Martin Scorsese's period drama pilot for HBO. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — The creator of CBS' red-hot police procedural "The Mentalist" has unfinished business in Italy. ... > full story
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Rob Niedermayer scored twice in a three-goal third period to lift the streaking Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — The Denver Broncos ended the New York Jets' five-game winning streak with a 34-17 road victory in a showdown of AFC division leaders on Sunday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Buffalo quarterback Trent Edwards suffered a groin injury in the first half of San Francisco's 10-3 surprising victory over the Bills on Sunday. ... > full story
ASPEN, Colorado, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — World champion Sarka Zahrobska set the record straight when she beat a strong field and testing winds to win her first World Cup slalom in Aspen on Sunday. ... > full story
Copyright Reuters 2008. See Restrictions for more details.
Search NewsDaily
Number of stories in archives: 2,855
NEWS FROM THE NET
Related Articles
Credit Card Firms May Slash Credit Lines Dec. 1, 2008 (AOL News) — Dec. 1) - The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months due to risk aversion and regulatory ...
Drastic Plastic Dec. 1, 2008 (Conde Nast Portfolio) — 2 trillion worth of credit-card lines may be cut. The Federal Reserve is trying to get consumer finance flowing again. The Fed announced a program ...
Mobile Phone Users Hit 627mn Dec. 1, 2008 (TMCnet.com) — China's telecom industry recorded total sales of CNY 679.79 billion in the first ten months of 2008, representing an increase of 8.1% from the same ...
Iraq: Bomb wounds senior Defense Ministry official Dec. 1, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) — An Iraqi military spokesman says a senior Defense Ministry official has been wounded in a roadside bomb attack that killed one of his bodyguards ...
Tom Hennessy: Weapons of mass affection Dec. 1, 2008 (Long Beach Press Telegram) — As Veterans Day approaches, Cheryl Carter hopes to put smiles on the faces of U.S. troops in Iraq, and on the faces of children they hope to win ...
Iraqi officer arrested in assassination probe Nov. 30, 2008 (Stars and Stripes) — U.S. soldiers Sunday arrested an Iraqi police officer suspected of being part of an assassination ring targeting local leaders in the southern part ...
Iraq, U.S. push for quick implementation of forces deal Nov. 30, 2008 (Tehran Times, Iran) — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met with U.S. officials on Saturday to push for rapid implementation of an accord to end the U.S. military presence ...
Subscribe
Print
Email
Bookmark