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Repentant automakers find Congress still skeptical about multibillion-dollar aid plan
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency — and a new dose of humility — for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, said one senator, "we'...Tags: Heads of State, Foreign Aid, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Bankruptcy, Barney Frank
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'Frost/Nixon' director Ron Howard says he voted for Nixon's re-election in 1972
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — For all the disclosures former President Richard Nixon makes in "Frost/Nixon," director Ron Howard has one of his own. Howard says he voted for Nixon in 1972. "Yeah I did," Howard said at a discussion following a Hollywood...Tags: Ron Howard, Board of Directors, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), David Frost, Richard Nixon
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Oprah Winfrey to host TV show from Washington
The Associated PressMs. Winfrey is going to Washington. Harpo Productions says Winfrey will host a live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from the Kennedy Center Opera House on January 19, the day before Barack Obama takes the presidential oath of office. Winfrey has...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Grant Park, Democratic National Conventions
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Fla. congresswoman's constituents angry she hung up on Obama
The Associated PressFirst she hung up on President-elect Barack Obama — twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is fielding calls from angry constituents who think she did it on purpose. The Miami congresswoman says she and the Democrat had a good laugh...Tags: John McCain, Rahm Emanuel , Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Radio Industry, Hugo Chavez
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Oprah Winfrey plans to host her TV show from Kennedy Center during inauguration week
CHICAGO (AP) — Ms. Winfrey is going to Washington. Winfrey will host a live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from the Kennedy Center Opera House on Jan. 19, the day before Barack Obama takes the presidential oath of office, Harpo Productions...Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Oprah Winfrey, Grant Park, Democratic National Conventions
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Mexico gives Richardson warm welcome, doubts NAFTA will be re-negotiated
Associated Press WriterCHOLULA, Mexico (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama's pick for commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, got a warm welcome Thursday during a visit to Mexico, where government officials said they doubted Obama would follow through on a campaign pledge to...Tags: National Government, Heads of State, Trade Agreements, Trade Policy, Economic Policy
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Fla. rep. has some explaining to do after accidentally hanging up on President-elect Obama
Associated Press WriterMIAMI (AP) — First she hung up on President-elect Barack Obama — twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is fielding calls from angry constituents who think she did it on purpose. The Miami congresswoman says she and the Democrat had a...Tags: National Government, Government, Rahm Emanuel , Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Radio Industry
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9 Illinois Secretary of State employees face 3-day suspension for looking up Obama address
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Nine Illinois Secretary of State employees face suspension without pay because they looked up President-elect Barack Obama's street address in state records, officials said Thursday. "It's a violation of our policy to be looking up...Tags: Verizon Wireless, Government, Personal Data Collection, Civil and Public Service, Jesse White
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Impatient Democrats say Barack Obama must take hands-on approach to major economic crises
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president...Tags: National Government, Barney Frank, Henry Paulson, Vehicles, Financial and Business Services
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Clinton scrambles to reduce campaign debt before joining Obama's cabinet and rules limit her
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — With just weeks before President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in, his choice for secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is scrambling to reduce massive campaign debt before federal ethics rules prohibit her from doing so....Tags: National Government, America Ferrera, Ethics, Retirement, Mark Penn
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US, Russia among major world powers refusing to join 93 countries in signing cluster bomb ban
Associated Press WriterOSLO, Norway (AP) — Ninety-three countries signed a treaty banning cluster bombs Thursday, as diplomats accepted the wishes of victims who begged them to bar the weapons that kill and maim civilians long after the conflicts end. Some of the world's...Tags: Treaties, Weaponry, NATO, Human Rights
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China appeals to Washington to reform economy, protect Chinese assets at high-level talks
AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — China promised more currency reform to ease trade tensions but told Washington to get its own economy in order as the two sides opened high-level economic talks Thursday amid a global financial crisis. The unusual Chinese appeal at...Tags: National Government, Government, Energy Saving, Economy, Central Bank
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