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Democrats set December 2 deadline for automakers' to offer plan

Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:40:19 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate and House Democratic leaders at a news conference:

Jobs data miserable, regional factories slump

Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:39:29 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of American workers on the unemployment rolls surged to the highest in a quarter century and a regional manufacturing gauge slumped as U.S. economic misery intensified.

Oil touches 3-1/2 year low under $50 as demand weighs

Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:37:58 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil dropped more than 3 percent on Thursday, touching the lowest level since May 2005 as record U.S. job losses intensified concerns of a long and deep global recession and further crushed demand expectations.

Lawmakers fault Treasury, Fed on bailout

Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:29:58 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exasperated U.S. lawmakers criticized Federal Reserve and Treasury Department efforts to shore up the faltering economy on Thursday, telling officials that their financial rescue efforts have not reached small businesses or homeowners.

Obama eyes Arizona governor for Homeland Security

Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:59:19 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama is considering Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be U.S. Homeland Security secretary, heading a sprawling agency formed to bolster civil defense in the wake of the September 11 attacks, a senior Democrat said.

U.S. judge orders five Algerians at Guantanamo freed

Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:38:05 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five of six Algerians must be released after nearly seven years of captivity at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in a setback for the Bush administration.

U.S. forces kill Qaeda leader wanted for attacks

Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:09:39 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for planning suicide bombings, kidnappings and assassinations, including the abduction and killing of a U.S. army sergeant in 2004, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

Medvedev's Venezuela, Cuba trips set to rile U.S.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:46:50 AM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visits to Venezuela and Cuba during a week-long trip to Latin America look set to irk Washington, highlighting a foreign policy challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama.

Bush, Olmert to meet Monday, review peace efforts

Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:37:15 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday to review Middle East peace efforts that the U.S. leader had once hoped would produce an agreement before he left office.

California court to hear gay marriage ban case

Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:17:26 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime.