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Bush, allies pledge joint action on global crisis
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AP - President Bush and foreign financial officials displayed joint resolve Saturday to combat the unfolding financial crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action.
Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan
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AP - After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.
Officials: 3 killed in missile strike in Pakistan
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AP - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people late Saturday in a town near the Afghan border, the latest in a series of attacks in a region where top al-Qaida leaders are believed to be living, two intelligence officials said.
McCain shies away from recent days' attacks
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AP - Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, turned away Saturday from visceral attacks on his rival to pivot back toward policy differences.
Riding high, Obama nods to McCain, rallies fans
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AP - His backers feeling increasingly confident, Democrat Barack Obama made a slight nod to his Republican rival on Saturday and asked voters to have faith in him as the next president.
Source: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
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AP - General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and Cerberus Capital Management LP have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers
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AP - The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.
Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins
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AP - Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces.
Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS opener
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AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series.
NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal
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AP - After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."
IMF warns of financial meltdown; Europe seeks unity
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Reuters - The IMF warned on Saturday that the global financial system was on the brink of meltdown, while France and Germany pushed ahead with a pan-European crisis response to try to prevent the worst global downturn in decades.
Obama thanks McCain for remarks, presses attack
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Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama praised his rival John McCain for trying to tone down the vitriol of the U.S. presidential race but pressed ahead on Saturday with an effort to cast the Republican as out of touch on the economy.
U.S. takes North Korea off terrorism blacklist
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States on Saturday removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist in a bid to revive faltering denuclearization talks in the final months of the Bush administration.
GM, Chrysler in merger talks: source
(Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and shore up cash, according to a source briefed on the matter.
Three killed in U.S. missile attack in Pakistan
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Reuters - Suspected U.S. drones fired two missile on Saturday into a Pakistani region regarded as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, killing three people, a Reuters witness and an intelligence official said.
Connecticut court allows gay marriage
(Reuters)
Reuters - Connecticut's highest court on Friday unexpectedly struck down a ban on gay and lesbian marriage, making the New England state the third in the nation to allow full-fledged marriage for same-sex couples.
Powell says Sen. Stevens' integrity "sterling"
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Reuters - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sen. Ted Stevens had a "sterling" reputation for integrity as he vouched for the Alaska Republican at the lawmaker's corruption trial on Friday.
Scientists sequence giant panda's genome: report
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Reuters - Scientists have sequenced the genome of the giant panda, an achievement which may aid efforts to protect the endangered species, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Bush: US and allies united on crisis
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AFP - US President George W. Bush said Saturday the world's richest economies were united on a "serious global response" to the financial meltdown, as the eurozone countries prepared for a crisis summit.
US strikes NKorea from terror blacklist
(AFP)
AFP - The United States on Saturday struck North Korea from a terrorism blacklist after saying Pyongyang agreed to steps to verify its nuclear disarmament and pledged to resume disabling its atomic plants.
