NEWS    11/21/2008

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Mukasey collapses during speech

Los Angeles Times - ‎ 3 hours ago ‎
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By Josh Meyer Reporting from Washington -- Atty. Gen. Michael B. Mukasey was rushed to the hospital Thursday night after collapsing at the lectern and losing consciousness during a speech on the Justice Department's war on terrorism, ...

UPDATE 3-Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell

Reuters - ‎ 3 hours ago ‎
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now ...

Budget cuts force cap on enrollment

The Collegian - ‎ 59 minutes ago ‎
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By Ben Keller | November 21, 2008 (7 minutes ago) In order to help the state close an $11 billion budget deficit, Fresno State will be accepting 500 fewer students in the fall, putting it in the same league as over-enrolled campuses in Fullerton, ...
CSUN must cut 1100 students Contra Costa Times
More students choosing SUNY Schenectady Gazette

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Caucasus security talks productive

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Russia set to extend presidential term

CNN International - ‎ 3 hours ago ‎
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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- The Russian parliament was expected Friday to approve a constitutional amendment to extend the presidential term from four to six years. Vladimir Putin was barred constitutionally from seeking a third consecutive term as ...
No collapse coming, Putin tells Russia International Herald Tribune

Court Orders Five Algerians Released from Guantanamo

Voice of America - ‎ 3 hours ago ‎
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By Howard Lesser After seven years in detention, five of six Algerian terror suspects at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have been ordered freed by a federal district judge. In his decision, Judge Richard Leon, a Bush appointee, noted that the ...

Shiites in Baghdad protest planned US-Iraq pact

The Associated Press - ‎ 30 minutes ago ‎
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters have converged on a central square in Baghdad for a mass prayer called by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in protest of a proposed US-Iraqi security pact. The demonstrators are waving Iraqi flags and green Shiite ...

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Obama's Homeland Security choice has wide experience

Philadelphia Inquirer - ‎ 43 minutes ago ‎