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Obama fills out national security team
President-elect Barack Obama will name Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state as he unveils his national security team at an event Monday morning, two officials said.
Continue reading...FBI arrests Birmingham, Alabama, mayor
1. December 2008
The FBI on Monday arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on federal charges including conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering and filing false income tax returns.
Continue reading...NFL’s Burress surrenders on gun charge
1. December 2008
New York Giants star receiver Plaxico Burress was charged Monday with criminal possession of the weapon he shot himself in the leg with last week.
Continue reading...Cops: DNA links man to TV anchor’s death
1. December 2008
DNA evidence links a man in custody to the killing of a 26-year-old Arkansas television news anchor, police say.
Continue reading...Palin back on the campaign trail
1. December 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is adding her name to the list of big-name surrogates who are making campaign cameos in the last remaining Senate election this year.
Continue reading...Hurricane season second costliest on record
1. December 2008
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season ended Sunday, marking the finish of one of the busiest and costliest hurricane seasons ever. The damage caused by this year's Atlantic hurricanes is estimated at $54 billion, according to the National Climatic Data Center. That's second in recorded history only to 2005, the year Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast.
Continue reading...Shuttle makes safe but costly California landing
1. December 2008
Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at Edwards Air Force Base in California, after NASA officials waved off two opportunities for the shuttle to touch down in Florida because of poor weather conditions. NASA has estimated it costs about $1.7 million to bring a shuttle home to Kennedy Space Center from California.
Continue reading...What should be the tone at Obama inauguration?
30. November 2008
Millions of people are expected to go to Washington to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, but with a troubled economy and pocketbook issues on the mind, the president-elect must be careful to set the right tone.
Continue reading...Store stampede death preventable, union says
30. November 2008
The death of a temporary Wal-Mart worker trampled by customers amid frantic Black Friday shopping could have been avoided, the union that represents retail workers said Saturday.
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1. December 2008
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