BUSINESS

• Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
• Japan's central bank keeps interest rates on hold
• Thai protester's death stirs up political waters
• Oil falls to 3-year low below $49 in Asia
• Venezuela, Vietnam strengthen ties with joint fund
• Argentine Senate approves pension plan takeover
• New York Times Co. cuts dividend by 74 percent
• Chile's public workers end strike
• Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted
• Ecuador audit recommends default on 40 pct debt
• Gap's 3Q profit edges up 3.4 percent on cost cuts
• World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac halting foreclosures
• Banco do Brasil buys Nossa Caixa bank for $2.3 bln
• PepsiCo to invest up to $3B in Mexico in 5 years
• Banks, investment firms reduce Fed loans
• Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009
• AstraZeneca wins first round in Teva litigation
• RBS soars on expectation of 20 bln pound injection
• Investors swarm Treasurys on carmaker fears
• Citi shares sink despite Saudi prince's investment
• Fuld replacement named at Lehman Brothers
• Colombia police tear-gas pyramid scheme clients
• US thrifts swing to $4B loss in 3Q
• Maximum weekly unemployment benefits by state
• Meltdown 101: Some tips on collecting unemployment
• Brazil mulls tax break to draw its citizens' cash
• What climate change? Meltdown trumps fears at APEC
• Mexico sells $400 million in foreign reserves
• Rule change will allow telecom mergers in Brazil
• Barnes & Noble swings to 3Q loss
• Paulson: crisis happens once or twice in 100 years
• Black Friday could be disappointing
• Pentagon plan calls for increased defense spending
• GMAC files for bank holding status
• EU announces interest in Arctic region
• NYC holiday windows: traditional to abstract
• Russian power sector reform under threat
• Brazil's once booming ethanol sector hits brakes
• Greek shipping hit by global financial crisis
• Cuban activists say they have 20,000 signatures
• Stores may see disappointing Black Friday sales
• Treasury to backstop mutual fund
• Farming company offers to buy US Sugar
• Aer Lingus, union reach deal to avert strike
• OPEC grapples with production cuts, credibility
• Pacific Rim ministers warn against trade barriers
• Fed extends meeting in December to 2 days
• Steve & Barry's to begin liquidating stores
• Alitalia chief agrees to sell assets to investors
• UAW head says inaction on bailout 'not an option'
• Piracy threat off Somalia hikes insurance premiums
• British retailers discount to lure shoppers
• Norway picks US fighters to replace aging fleet
• Ahold 3Q earnings fall despite higher sales
• Argentines keep up blockade of Uruguay bridge
• Peugeot Citroen to cut at least 2,700 jobs
• Air France-KLM profit plunges in second quarter
• Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 16-year high
• Roche ordered to pay $13M to users of acne drug
• Volkswagen pledges to build more efficient cars
• Miners in South America warned of mercury dangers
• Africans to stick together in climate change talks
• Norilsk Nickel may cut overseas production
• A look at economic developments around the world
• Estonia to extradite suspected fraudster
• Leading indicators fall in October
• Spain PM does not rule out Russian stake in Repsol
• FDIC chief calls again for foreclosure relief
• Australia central bank chief optimistic on economy
• US panel warns of Chinese espionage
• Isuzu to shed 1,400 contract workers this year
• Stocks fall after jobless claims jump
• Pa. gov promises bankruptcy exit help for Boscov's
• Beaujolais Nouveau hits bars after poor crop
• Turkey, IMF in talks for possible loan
• Danish shipper orders ships to avoid Gulf of Aden
• Britain's bribery laws to be overhauled
• Madagascar enthusiastic at corn deal with Daewoo
• Wal-Mart buys wind energy supply
• Pregnant prisoner in Russia case won't be released
• Death prompts window blind recall
• Perino: Bush would sign jobless benefits extension
• UK mortgage lending down 44 pct from a year ago
• Ford shuffles manufacturing executive lineup
• Asian nations brace for economic crisis
• Latvia seeks bailout funds from EU, IMF
• EU farm ministers agree on reform
• Netherlands selects Glaxo cervical cancer vaccine
• Philips to launch drug detection device
• China to overhaul battered dairy industry
• Vietnam begins operating new oil field
• Swiss National Bank cuts interest rate to 1 pct
• FTSE-100 down 74.62 at 3,931.06
• British FM: UK won't pay ransom to Somali pirates
• China warns jobs outlook 'grim' as economy slows
• IMF, Nordics pledge $4.6 billion loans to Iceland
• Japan's exports mark biggest decline in 7 years
• euro20B fund to help French industries amid crisis
• Norway's oil fund seeks stock bargains in slump
• Big 3 automakers make bailout case to the public
• French-Romanian carmaker Dacia halts production
• Turkey's Botas, Shell sign gas deal in Iraq
• Taiwan's economy contracts in 3rd quarter
• SKorean stocks fall sharply after Wall Street drop
• AstraZeneca to cut jobs, close plants in Europe
• US opens consulate in China industry center Wuhan
• GM to temporarily stop production at Thai plant
• EU clears state guarantees for Fortis, Dexia
• HK stocks fall after Wall Street's sharp losses
• British retail sales down 0.1 percent in October
• Indian inflation eases to 8.9 percent
• Euro falls against dollar to $1.2529
• China shares fall but property, metals limit loss
• Engineering firm Sandvik cuts jobs, production
• Chile industry seeks tax incentive for farmers
• Nordic countries to lend Iceland $2.5 billion
• Japan stocks dive 6.9 percent after US sell-off
• Taiwan shares tumble 4.5 pct on Wall Street rout
• Philippine stock index slides 3.5 pct on US losses
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Surprise! Violinist Shaham gets Avery Fisher Prize
• Iowa first lady admits violating state smoking ban
• Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise
• Dog hits controls, drives van into coffee house
• Mass. cops puzzled by butcher-quality meat chunks
• Warrant, cocaine lead to job seeker's arrest
• Octogenarian charged with dealing pain pills
• Woman wins $2.4M in her first trip to Vegas
• Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet
• Priest gets probation for jogging nude at track
• Pensions frozen at Random House Inc.
• Sean Stewart settles case over fight
• The 10 movies you shouldn't watch online
• Ind. inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex
• `DWTS' pro Julianne Hough won't return next season
• Britney Spears craves freedom amid career upswing
• Hill fulfills dream with Christmas special, CD
• Best-sellers Books Top 10
• PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
• NY couple, trucker help injured butterfly migrate
• Volunteers make 143 tons of spicy kimchi in Seoul
• Kraftwerk copyright case overturned in Germany
• Dog lover O'Hurley sets new Thanksgiving tradition
• Walters on flak from 'some people': 'I resent it'
• Jennifer Garner wins order against alleged stalker
• `Chinese Democracy' begins streaming on MySpace
• Ann Curry stops short of Kilimanjaro summit
• Ben Affleck tours refugee camps in eastern Congo
• Lost painting by Italian master fails to sell
• Madonna, Ritchie on London divorce docket Friday
• Hark! Colbert sings in new Christmas special
• `Monday Night Football' tops TV cable ratings
• Hugh Jackman crowned People's `Sexiest Man Alive'
• Publicist: Winona Ryder hospitalized in UK
• Publicist: Paris Hilton and Benji Madden split
• Taco Bell lawyers get tough with rapper 50 Cent
• 'Dinner Impossible' does the improbable
• Lawyer: Michael Jackson to testify in London
• Matthiessen wins National Book Award fiction prize
• European history, culture and art goes digital
• Strike threat hangs over La Scala gala opening
• 'Impressionism' sets a March 12 Broadway opening
• John Malkovich to film documentary about migrants
• Fla. man accused of hurling sandwich at girlfriend
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HEALTH

• Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier
• HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks
• Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital
• Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity
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POLITICS

• Mukasey collapses during speech
• Aide: Obama on track to nominate Clinton
• Verizon workers look at Obama's cell phone records
• Clinton cuts down the size of her debt
• Adviser says Fred Thompson plans return to acting
• Obama records radio ad for Martin in Senate runoff
• Provisional ballots could alter tight Ohio race
• Congress extends jobless benefits, stocks sink
• Gates seen more likely to stay as Pentagon chief
• Stevens gives last Senate speech as staffers weep
• Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo
• Waxman topples Dingell; House Dems go greener
• DC transit system expects huge inaugural crowds
• The year 2025: Oil, dollar out; Russia, Islam in
• Obama looks at border governor for homeland spot
• Obama is 1st Columbia graduate to become president
• US contractors lose immunity in Iraq security deal
• Who's in the running for Obama administration jobs
• Former Congress aide pleads guilty to hiding gifts
• Byrd, Senate's longest-serving member, turns 91
• Rep. Linda Sanchez expecting her first child
• Napolitano is no stranger to Washington scandals
• Regulating swap transactions blamed for meltdown
• Lockerbie families say compensation complete
• Early, absentee voting pushed Obama to win in Fla.
• Bush seeks to bolster economic plan at APEC
• Bum nominations hard to avoid, history shows
• Report says CIA witheld info from White House
• Politics' next step? Donations go high text
• Bush, Olmert to hold final meeting in office
• Ted Stevens' fall points to political shift
• Longtime Senate spending leaders departing
• Conservatives call on Bush to free Muslim Uighurs
• Romney adamantly against auto industry bailout
• Dems look to stop endangered species rule changes
• Minnesota Senate recount gets tedious, pretty fast
• On Capitol Hill, campaign rivals take orientation
• Obama seeks reforms in talk with UN chief
• Bailout with a price: Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• Holder's likely nomination revives pardon furor
• Black caucus says no special relationship to Obama
• Finger-pointing begins as Senate nixes auto vote
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SCITECH

• Astronauts end 2nd spacewalk at space station
• Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows
• Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
• Google empowers users to edit search results
• Happy Birthday: Space station celebrates 10 years
• Google's virtual world Lively to die next month
• Winter forecast looks mixed across nation
• Study shows messiness leads to behavior decline
• Clearwire shareholders approve deal with Sprint
• Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter
• Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
• Invasive mussel confirmed in Utah's Electric Lake
• Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
• Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
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U.S.

• NY hate crime suspect now charged with murder
• Calif. trains collide; no serious injuries
• Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper
• Feds: FAA worker took plane, yachts as perks
• US judge who gave to Obama won't be disciplined
• Obituaries in the news
• Regional officials consider Malibu septic tank ban
• Man convicted of killing Mo. 3-year-old gets life
• US court: Parents cannot sue to enforce 'No Child'
• 3 US airports open new runways amid economic woes
• UN vote shows growing support of death penalty ban
• Texas executes man who killed ex-girlfriend
• Men accused in Obama plot face more charges
• Gun charges dropped against Drew Peterson
• Texas governor criticizes federal response to Ike
• Vegas doctor convicted of using Botox substitute
• Detective handcuffed to Oswald can't escape photo
• Court: Confession was coerced in '91 temple deaths
• Probes find no motive for Ark. Democrat's slaying
• Bail denied Pa. woman accused of killing FBI agent
• Vermont legislator plans push for gay marriage
• Dead teen's Web activities a focus in hoax trial
• US charges defense contractor with Afghan killing
• Military has date for first execution since 1961
• Huge fare hike proposed for NYC transit system
• Blast, fire produces injuries at Texas refinery
• Ex-CEO of Iowa slaughterhouse is ordered detained
• Hells Angels bikers acquitted of attempted murder
• Public split over expensive federal auto rescue
• Journalists cited for risks
• 27 horses killed in blaze at western Ky. stable
• Attorney: Tampa trial puts Gotti at a disadvantage
• Calif. cities consider green alternatives to lawns
• In tough economy, a downsized homecoming dance
• Arms dealer caught in terror sting convicted in NY
• Mistrial denied in Atlanta courthouse shooting
• Mugabe tightening grip on Zimbabwe
• AP NewsBreak: Eatery in E. coli outbreak to reopen
• States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria
• Young murder suspect can spend holiday with mother
• Mich. worries automaker meltdown could doom state
• Pa. Senate GOP has bragging rights in Northeast
• Gay advocates upset at shelving of Chicago school
• Japan fails to intercept missile in Hawaii test
• Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas
• Calif. Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban
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WORLD

• Sandinistas win most municipal races in Nicaragua
• China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
• UN extends European Union force in Bosnia
• Details released in French bomb case
• Ex-child soldiers launch UN network to help kids
• Landslide in Philippines kills 5, some missing
• Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis
• Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found
• Gitmo judge tosses out detainee's 2nd confession
• World struggles to take on plague of Somali piracy
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,201
• Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years
• UN approves sanctions on Somali pirates
• Conjoined twins from Liberia die on plane to US
• Mexico investigates former aide to top cop
• Peru president says he'd like third term _ in 2016
• Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
• Relatives take over Mexican mine where 65 died
• 5 Gitmo detainees blame arrest on 'political game'
• Laura Bush in Panama to promote cancer research
• Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
• US raid kills Iraqi blamed in 2004 reservist death
• Armenia takes possession of 1st at Chess Olympiad
• Anti-gay violence is a problem in Amsterdam
• Peres gets honorary knighthood from British queen
• Shouting and pounding, Iraqis fight over US pact
• UN expert: 100 Guantanamo inmates need new homes
• Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
• Palestinian leader appeals to Israelis in peace ad
• US, Iraqis to transfer control of Diyala to Sunnis
• Carter, Annan press ahead with visit to Zimbabwe
• In Congo's remote hills, a struggle to survive
• Greek archaeologists find 6,500-year-old village
• Baghdad to kill stray dogs after fatal attacks
• Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe needs gov't within 2 months
• Putin grabs spotlight, vows Russia will thrive
• UN agrees to send 3,100 more peacekeepers to Congo
• Rebels, Sudanese troops clash in Darfur
• Sri Lanka says it captured key rebel defense line
• Mumbai's lunch box men deliver meals, messages
• Student dies of heart attack in Haiti school panic
• Russian judge delays Politkovskaya murder trial
• Japan stabbings seen linked to pension scandal
• EU welcomes Welsh as a minority languages
• African countries ranked for 'child friendliness'
• Georgia says checkpoint shelled from Abkhazia
• Int'l court prosecutor seeks Darfur rebels' arrest
• Cambodian monk charged with raping British woman
• Israeli leaders make secret journey to Jordan
• US says American troops attacked in Philippines
• Settlers spray inflammatory graffiti on mosque
• Battle of Tarawa remembered on 65th anniversary
• Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee
• Polls show Israel's Likud party leading
• SKoreans float more propaganda leaflets into North
• Gazans cook on wood fires because of power cuts
• Australian adult industry flirts with politics
• IMF finally approves $2.1B loan to Iceland
• Today in History - Nov. 20
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BASEBALL

• Yankees control shifts to Steinbrenner's son Hal
• Hal Steinbrenner: Offer to CC will have time limit
• Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year
• Selig: Weather can't shorten postseason games
• Phillies Utley (hip), Feliz (back) to have surgery
• Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announces retirement
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BASKETBALL

• Even with Iverson, Celtics blow away Pistons 98-80
• Arenas: Last could be 'for the better' for Wizards
• Shock re-sign Laimbeer to 2-year coaching deal
• Iverson, Billups continue to star for new teams
• Oden helps Blazers rout Bulls
• Terry leads Mavericks to 96-86 win over Rockets
• Jazz rally to beat Bucks
• Billups scores 22 to lead Nuggets over Spurs
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• Western Carolina beats Toccoa Falls 120-62
• Thursday's College Basketball
• No. 8 Stanford rolls past New Mexico
• Florida State beats Stetson 79-77
• Seton Hall defeats No. 19 USC 63-61
• Virginia Military Institute beats Stevenson 133-72
• Georgia Tech ruins Miami's return to the rankings
• Coll. Charleston beats Charleston Southern 93-83
• High Point beats Atlanta Christian 91-51
• Samford defeats Campbellsville 73-54
• LSU beats Alcorn State 77-45
• Calathes leads No. 18 Florida past Southern Utah
• Rider edges Lehigh 69-68
• Illinois beats Vanderbilt 69-63
• No. 14 Texas beats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 87-36
• East Tennessee State beats Wingate 96-66
• Hampton beats George Mason 50-44
• No. 21 Purdue beats Portland 70-50
• Toliver leads No. 11 Maryland past James Madison
• West Virginia beats Longwood 86-54
• Penn State shoots past Hartford 89-64
• Florida Gulf Coast beats N.C. Central 66-58
• Rhode Island routs Monmouth 85-62
• Iowa defeats The Citadel 75-48
• Henderson leads Duke past Southern Illinois
• Brooks's 30 points lead Friars over Pioneers
• No. 13 Memphis beats Chattanooga 83-71
• Centenary defeats Troy 81-77
• Johnson, Teague lead No. 20 Wake to 120-88 win
• Wednesday's College Basketball
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FOOTBALL

• Steelers defense controls Bengals in 27-10 win
• Former Packers CB Bob Jeter dead at 71
• Browns GM Savage apologizes for e-mail expletive
• Jerry Jones feels some blame for Pacman problems
• Zorn thinks Holmgren will return to football
• Vikings give Peterson day off to rest beat-up body
• Denver TE Jackson goes on IR, Mustard returns
• Bulluck practices for first time since hurting rib
• Vikings practice without 'Williams Wall'
• Lions have shot to make dubious history at 0-16
• WR Plaxico Burress sidelined by hamstring injury
• NFLPA narrows search for next executive director
• Two-way player surprised by all the attention
• No longer 'The Man,' Alexander returns to Seattle
• Cowboys will put Felix Jones on IR
• Camarillo signs extension with Dolphins
• Browns' Quinn has broken finger
• Bengals: Ocho Cinco will not play against Steelers
• NFL says Cowboys' Pacman Jones can return Dec. 7
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GOLF

• Sorenstam has some work to do at ADT Championship
• Daly shoots 68 in Hong Kong Open
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HOCKEY

• Kiprusoff makes 18 saves in Flames' 1-0 win
• Versteeg, Khabibulin lead Blackhawks past Stars
• Sykora scores winner for Pittsburgh
• Daniel Sedin scores winner for Canucks
• Tanguay gives Habs 3-2 shootout win over Senators
• Elias, Gionta lead Devils past Panthers 3-1
• Luongo gets best of Lundqvist in top goalie duel
• Ovechkin stars in Capitals' win over Ducks
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MORE SPORTS

• Abbott, Joubert face off in Moscow
• 2010 Tour to start from Rotterdam
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NASCAR

• Kenseth signs contract extension with Roush Fenway
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