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Bush takes financial reform agenda to APEC forum

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — George W. Bush left on his last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he will seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program. ...  > full story
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Stocks open up on bargain hunting

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks opened higher on Friday as investors followed up two days of steep losses that toppled Wall Street to an 11-year low by scooping up shares of beaten-down sectors. ...  > full story
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Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said. ...  > full story
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Islamists on trail of Somali pirates

MOGADISHU, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. ...  > full story
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Thousands protest in Iraq against U.S. troops pact

BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ...  > full story
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IAEA hardens fear of covert Syria atom site: U.S.

VIENNA, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States said on Friday the first independent monitoring report on an alleged Syrian nuclear site had hardened suspicions that Syria was building a covert reactor and would raise pressure on it to come clean. ...  > full story
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Attorney General Mukasey sounds well: White House

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush spoke with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday and the top U.S. law enforcement official sounded well after collapsing during a speech, the White House said. ...  > full story
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Central bankers wary of deflation

LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Euro zone demand is plunging and price pressures vanishing, business surveys showed on Friday, while central bankers weighed the bleak prospect of deflation. ...  > full story
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Oil rises above $50

LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil rose above $50 a barrel on Friday, rebounding from a three and half year low and buoyed by rallies in Europe and Asian equities on talk that China may cut interest rates later in the day. ...  > full story
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U.S. Navy says no word on Somali pirate ransom demand

DUBAI, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Navy and operators of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates could not confirm on Friday reports that the hijackers had demanded a $25 million ransom. ...  > full story
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Islamists on trail of Somali pirates

MOGADISHU, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. ...  > full story

Thousands protest in Iraq against U.S. troops pact

BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ...  > full story

U.S. wary on chances of normal NATO-Russia ties

BRUSSELS, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States raised doubts about the prospect of a fast return to normal ties between NATO and Russia after the Georgian war on Friday, despite a European Union move to restart partnership talks with Moscow. ...  > full story

Thai police brace for violence

BANGKOK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai police are braced for violence at an anti-government rally this weekend and have asked the army for reinforcements to prevent a repeat of last month's bloody street battles, a senior officer said Friday. ...  > full story

Politics


Bush takes financial reform agenda to APEC forum

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — George W. Bush left on his last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he will seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program. ...  > full story

Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said. ...  > full story

Attorney General Mukasey sounds well: White House

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush spoke with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday and the top U.S. law enforcement official sounded well after collapsing during a speech, the White House said. ...  > full story

Democrats demand Big 3 offer survival plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic congressional leaders, seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big Three automakers, demanded executives provide a business survival plan in exchange for their support of up to $25 billion in loans. ...  > full story

Business


Stocks open up on bargain hunting

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks opened higher on Friday as investors followed up two days of steep losses that toppled Wall Street to an 11-year low by scooping up shares of beaten-down sectors. ...  > full story

Goldman cuts U.S. growth forecast

Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Goldman Sachs on Friday lowered its U.S. growth forecast citing a fiscal policy stagnation, record increase in unemployment and a sharp decline in profits deepening and extending the expected recession. ...  > full story

Wal-Mart's Scott retiring as CEO, Duke to succeed

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world's largest retailer, said Lee Scott will retire as chief executive early next year, and will be succeeded by Mike Duke, who heads its international operations. ...  > full story

Pimco's El-Erian says GDP falling off cliff: CNBC

Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — : Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian on Friday said fourth-quarter GDP is falling off a cliff, in an interview on CNBC. Highlights: ...  > full story

Science


Astronauts finish second spacewalk outside station

HOUSTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Shuttle Endeavour astronauts working outside the orbiting International Space Station faced glitches during a second spacewalk on Thursday, as one astronaut experienced high carbon-dioxide levels after his crew mate lost a tool bag on the mission's first spacewalk. ...  > full story

Government warns of "catastrophic" U.S. quake

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Huge glaciers detected under rocky debris on Mars

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A radar instrument aboard a NASA spacecraft has detected large glaciers hidden under rocky debris that may be the vestiges of ice sheets that blanketed parts of Mars in a past ice age, scientists said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Clump of dark matter may loom near solar system

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Entertainment


Ashlee Simpson-Wentz delivers baby boy

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her rock-star husband Pete Wentz have become parents for the first time, People magazine reported on Friday. ...  > full story

Madonna and Ritchie granted "quickie" divorce

LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie ended nearly eight years of marriage in just a few minutes on Friday when a British court granted them a "quickie" divorce. ...  > full story

"Arrested Development" film gets closer

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — The "Arrested Development" feature is moving closer to reality, with the producers of the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series reportedly closing deals for the project. ...  > full story

Anna Kendrick movin' on "Up" with Clooney

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Talk about upping your profile. Anna Kendrick, who has a small part in "Twilight" as one of Kristen Stewart's human friends, has nabbed the coveted female lead opposite George Clooney in "Up in the Air." ...  > full story

Sports


Oosthuizen blitzes 62 to share Hong Kong lead

HONG KONG, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen fired a sizzling eight-under 62 to grab a share of the lead after the second round at the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open on Friday. ...  > full story

Red Wings hold off Oilers for fourth straight win

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Jiri Hudler scored twice to help the streaking Detroit Red Wings hold off the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in the NHL on Thursday. ...  > full story

Bryant bests Shaq in Lakers' win over Suns

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Kobe Bryant got the better of former team mate Shaquille O'Neal to guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-92 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. ...  > full story

Phillies second baseman Utley to go under knife

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley will undergo hip surgery next week and could miss a large part of next season. ...  > full story
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