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Three senators still hope for auto rescue deal (Reuters) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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Reuters - Three U.S. senators were still working on a bipartisan bill to assist the automotive industry and hoped to reach a deal, a Democratic Senate aide told Reuters on Thursday. |
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Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman (Politico) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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 Politico - California Rep. Henry A. Waxman on Thursday officially dethroned longtime Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, upending a seniority system that has governed Democratic politics in the House for decades.
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Stevens gives last Senate speech as staffers weep (AP) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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AP - Ted Stevens, an old-style Senate giant and the chamber's longest-serving Republican, delivered his swansong address and yielded the floor for the final time Thursday. He was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher. |
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Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo (AP) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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 AP - A federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian terror suspects who have been held without charges almost seven years at Guantanamo Bay.
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Beaujolais Nouveau hits bars after poor crop (AP) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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 AP - The 2008 edition of Beaujolais Nouveau wine is here, and vintners hope it will lift spirits despite the financial crisis and a dismal crop.
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