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The Hempstead Union Free School District board voted unanimously Thursday night to rename Ludlum Elementary School as Barack Obama Elementary School. 21 Nov 2008 at 7:25pm Malaysia's top Islamic body issues edict to ban yoga for Muslims, says practice is un-Islamic 21 Nov 2008 at 10:42pm Reports indicate Hillary Clinton was leaning toward rejecting Obama's offer of secretary of state, but Obama and his transition team convinced her to say yes | INTERACTIVE• Clinton Would Leave Big Shoes to Fill in Senate• FOX FORUM: Mr. Obama, Take My Senator, Please!• Palin Conducts TV Interview While Turkey Is Slaughtered 21 Nov 2008 at 10:41pm Timothy Geithner, Obama's likely choice for Treasury, thrives on challenges — as secretary, he'll have his hands full • Obama to Unveil Members of Economic Team• Dow Surges Hour After News of Obama Cabinet Picks 21 Nov 2008 at 10:41pm A private investigator is looking into whether a possible sighting of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony has any merit. 21 Nov 2008 at 3:03pm Kentucky has executed a confessed child-killer who resisted all appeals 21 Nov 2008 at 8:12pm Campus Police Chief Thomas Trawick says the wounded student knew the suspect and that the shooting Friday morning happened during a fight between them. 21 Nov 2008 at 6:17pm The daughter of a woman accused of orchestrating a cruel Internet hoax against a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide took the witness stand Friday to defend her mother. 21 Nov 2008 at 10:47pm U.S. military engineers are trying to design flying robots disguised as insects that could one day spy on enemies and conduct dangerous missions without risking lives. 21 Nov 2008 at 10:25pm Japanese millionaire wants money returned; company brokered deal says money non-refundable. 21 Nov 2008 at 7:27pm Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law Friday a bill adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that allowed 35 children including teenagers as old as 17 to be abandoned at state hospitals. 21 Nov 2008 at 4:04pm Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. 21 Nov 2008 at 1:07pm A 19-year-old Florida man committed suicide before a live webcam audience after posting messages online about his plan to kill himself. 21 Nov 2008 at 6:01pm Some parents in Vineland, N.J., want Louisa C. Tuck fired, but lawyers say they have no legal grounds for doing so do so 21 Nov 2008 at 8:08pm 21 Nov 2008 at 10:41pm |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.
21 Nov 2008 at 9:51pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has begun talks with the U.S. government as its plummeting share price raises doubts about the bank's ability to survive, a person familiar with the matter said. 21 Nov 2008 at 9:37pm DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its controversial corporate jets. 21 Nov 2008 at 9:50pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The board of directors of embattled U.S. automaker General Motors Corp is considering "all options" including bankruptcy, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's website late on Friday. 21 Nov 2008 at 11:02pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks stormed higher in a late rally on Friday to cap another volatile week as investors welcomed reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his point person to combat the U.S. economic crisis, instilling confidence about the administration's ability to take action. 21 Nov 2008 at 8:15pm CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell rising Taliban violence, officials said on Friday. 21 Nov 2008 at 7:16pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators seized California banks Downey Savings and Loan and PFF Bank & Trust late Friday as the housing crisis claimed two more victims from the financial crisis. 21 Nov 2008 at 10:43pm ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan killing at least four people, according to Pakistani intelligence officials. 21 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm LIMA (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush held talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese leader Hu Jintao on Friday, the first in a series of meetings U.S. officials hope will lead to a renewal of six-party talks by early December. 21 Nov 2008 at 8:06pm HOUSTON (Reuters) - NASA is having problems with a $250 million system it just delivered to the International Space Station to recycle urine and other wastewater into drinking water for astronauts. 21 Nov 2008 at 5:42pm |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. Word of Geithner's likely selection emerged as New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in line to become secretary of state, said through a spokesman that discussions were on track for her appointment but no final... 21 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law Friday a bill adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that allowed 35 children - including teenagers as old as 17 - to be abandoned at state hospitals. The law, approved hours earlier by the Legislature in a 45-3 vote, goes into effect Saturday, and makes Nebraska the 14th state with a 30-day age cap. It had been the only state with a safe-haven law without an age limit.... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:05pm MIAMI (AP) -- A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted the Web site to notify police, but by the time officers entered Abraham Biggs' home - a scene also captured on the Internet - it was too late.... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:13pm NEW YORK (AP) -- 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.... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:07pm WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic leaders ordered Detroit's Big Three automakers Friday to submit what amounts to a detailed loan application to Congress so lawmakers can decide whether to give the beleaguered industry an emergency $25 billion lifeline.... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:08pm LIMA, Peru (AP) -- In a last dash of diplomacy, President George W. Bush on Friday sought China's help in pinning down North Korea to keep its shaky promises of nuclear disarmament.... 21 Nov 2008 at 10:53pm CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are "far too pessimistic."... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:11pm POTSDAM, Germany (AP) -- Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday. Domestic intelligence services will continue to monitor the group, officials said. The German branch of the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology has been under observation by domestic intelligence services for more than a decade. Top security officials asked state governments in December to begin gathering informatio... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:09pm OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Police have arrested a man suspected of leaving greasy, graphic imprints on the windows of stores, churches and schools in a small Nebraska town. A 35-year-old man was caught in the act by police early Wednesday morning, Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott said Friday. The man hasn't been charged yet, but authorities believe he is the vandal some townsfolk have dubbed the "Butt Bandit."... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:15pm NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their two top scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the summer of 2010. Crawford was sent to Golden State for forward Al Harrington. Hours later, Randolph was shipped to the Los Angeles Clippers along with reserve guard Mardy Collins for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.... 21 Nov 2008 at 11:18pm |