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Bush, Democrats seek to finalize auto bailout
"– White House and congressional negotiators sought on Sunday to remove remaining differences over an emergency rescue for the struggling auto industry, a stark symbol of the deepening U.S. economic crisis. ...Senate approves revised bailout plan
WASHINGTON -- Update: The Senate has passed the legislation on a 74-25 vote.With both presidential candidates returning to the Capitol to lend support, the Senate was debating a modified $700-billion Wall...
House of Representatives' Web site Overwhelmed by Millions of E-mails
The proposed $700 billion bailout has brought immense media attention as well as that of ordinary Americans, and the surest test of that came from the House of Representatives' own website, which was deluged with... Police: Gunman kills self after standoff in bank
"WHEATON, Illinois (AP) -- A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said. ...Boeing workers poised to strike
Boeing Co. and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the machinist union, are at a stalemate in current talks, and the union executive is warning members to be prepared to strike...Man holds girl, 6, prisoner in ongoing siege
An explosive siege is occuring in Scarborough, UK, in which a man has taken a six-year-old girl hostage. He could be heard last night by observers shouting to police officers, "I'm going to die tonight." The standoff has now entered its third day, and police are still...Zimbabwe Crisis Talks Stall, Rumours of a Mole Surface
The world is waiting in anticipation after it was announced that the Zimbabwe talks had stalled and were taking a few days off.The official story running on the wire and other news services is that both sides are at an impasse over what position and powers Morgan Tsvangirai,...Israel, Syria to hold third round of talks
Envoys from Syria and Israel are meeting in Turkey to discuss peace negotiations. Turkish envoys are working as mediators. "Israeli and Syrian negotiators were to meet separately with mediators in Turkey on Tuesday for a third round of indirect talks, Israeli media...600,000 Council Workers Vote to Strike - Summer of Chaos Looms
As the credit crunch bites deeper and Gordon Brown asks for wage retraint the threat of widspread disruption to life in Britain over the summer months comes a step nearer."Council workers today voted in favour of... Website tells the truth about the European Union
"Brusselswatch believes: that the Lisbon Treaty is practically identical to the supposedly abandoned European Constitution (as many European politicians have confirmed) and that ... Oz Flight Price Drop
Dare to dream of flights to Australia costing less than a grand!"Travel between Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, considered one of the more popular but most expensive routes in the world, may be soon be...
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Glimmer of Hope Out of Kenya as Opposition Parties Talk
Sporadic violence is still flaring up around the country and many people are still unable to return to their homes and businesses after Kenyan's president announced the third party leader as his vice-president, enraging the opposition."Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki...
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Bali talks try to end impasse on climate goals
"The EU wants Bali's final text to agree a non-binding goal of cuts in emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, of 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 for industrial economies. The United States says any figures would prejudge the outcome.The United Nations wants...Walhi presses for exclusion of carbon brokers from negotiations
""If carbon brokers and traders act as negotiators, there will be a scandal because they will only think of forest trade," Walhi Executive Director Khalid Muhammad said on the sidelines of a "climate justice" rally here on Wednesday. Walhi was looking into who currently acted...RI wants binding agreement as NGOs doubt commitment to saving forests
"The US-based Tropical Forest Group (TFG) meanwhile expressed doubt about the commitment of many countries to saving tropical forests, given their lackluster performance in conserving the environment since the Rio Earth Summit 25 years ago."We are still wondering about their...
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