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Thai airports to reopen after PM ousted by court
(AP)
 AP - Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand declared victory Tuesday and said they will end their occupation of the country's two main airports after a court decision forced the country's prime minister from office.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:29:02 GMT
| Police: Mumbai gunmen came by sea from Pakistan
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 AP - The gunmen who attacked Mumbai set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, then later hijacked an Indian fishing trawler that carried them toward this financial capital on their suicide mission, a top police official said Tuesday.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:28:54 GMT
| Zimbabwe faces water cuts amid cholera crisis
(AP)
 AP - As children played near cesspools, their parents shook their heads at a public service announcement drifting over the radio Tuesday: It urged people to boil water before drinking it.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:02:50 GMT
| US cruise ship outruns Somali pirates' guns
(AP)
 AP - The luxury American cruise ship steaming across the Gulf of Aden with hundreds of well-heeled tourists just might have been too much for Somali pirates to resist.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:14:02 GMT
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NFL suspends 6 players for doping (AP)
Six players, including the heart of the Minnesota Vikings' stout defensive line, were suspended by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's anti-doping policy. All six were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids. The suspended players were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; defensive linemen...
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:49:40 PST
| Burress spends day at Giants Stadium (AP)
Plaxico Burress spent much of Tuesday at Giants Stadium facing the possibility his career with the Super Bowl champions could be over, while police were still trying to sort out the events surrounding the Manhattan nightclub shooting. The star receiver drove up to the stadium tunnel, one day after he was charged with illegal gun possession.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:34:32 PST
| Cincinnati coach Kelly says he's staying (AP)
Coach Brian Kelly tried to end speculation Tuesday that he's leaving No. 13 Cincinnati, saying that he's happy with the football program's development and he plans to stay. He was upbeat Tuesday following a meeting with the school's president, AD and the head of its board of trustees to get an update on plans to expand the Bearcats' small football stadium and to improve their practice fields.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:04 PST
| Rockets G McGrady to miss 3 weeks (AP)
Houston guard Tracy McGrady will miss three weeks to rehabilitate his sore left knee, another blow to an injury-plagued season for the Rockets. McGrady sat out Houston's last three games after starting the first 15. He had arthroscopic surgery on May 6, but said Tuesday that doctors have told him that the knee is not healed.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:22:28 PST
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Shares rebound with confidence boost from GE
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks snapped back on Tuesday after a pledge by General Electric , a global bellwether, to leave its dividend intact in a fragile economy sparked optimism.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:32:01 GMT
| GM asks for $18 billion in government aid to survive
(Reuters)
 Reuters - General Motors Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. government to save it from failure by extending $12 billion in loans and another $6 billion in credit as part of an unprecedented federal intervention into the struggling auto industry.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:08:43 GMT
| Chrysler seeks $7 billion in aid this month
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chrysler LLC on Tuesday asked the U.S. government for an emergency $7-billion bridge loan by the end of the year, saying it needs the funds to survive a brutal downturn in sales that has depleted its cash reserves.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:38:06 GMT
| Detroit bailout plans make their way to Congress
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Distressed U.S. automakers began submitting plans to Congress on Tuesday as they tried to show that they have a viable future and deserve federal aid, while new reports showed that vehicle sales continued their freefall in November.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:42:04 GMT
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Clinton's India ties may complicate Obama policy
(AP)
 AP - Secretary of State-nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton's close ties with India forged during her years as a U.S. senator and presidential candidate could complicate diplomatic perceptions of her ability to serve as a neutral broker between India and its nuclear neighbor, Pakistan.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:23:56 GMT
| Pirates fire on US cruise ship in hijack attempt
(AP)
AP - The luxury American cruise ship teeming with hundreds of tourists just might have been too much for the Somali pirates to resist.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:13:57 GMT
| U.S. says Pakistani-based group likely hit Mumbai
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A group based in Pakistan may have been responsible for the attacks by militants in India's financial hub of Mumbai that killed 183 people, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:03:34 GMT
| Ford tells Congress it may be able to go it alone
(AP)
 AP - Humbled and fighting for survival, Detroit's once-mighty automakers appealed to Congress with a retooled case for a huge bailout Tuesday, pledging to slash workers, car lines and executive pay in return for a federal lifeline. GM said it wouldn't last till New Year's without an immediate $4 billion and could drag the entire industry down if it fails.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:52:37 GMT
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