AFP - Iraq’s cabinet approved a military pact on Sunday that requires the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011, as a deadly suicide car bomb underscored the country’s lingering insecurity.
Source:Iraqi cabinet approves US pact amid bloodshed
(AFP)
AP - More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes Sunday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and blanketed the region in smoke.
Source:Even as winds calm, more Californians flee fires
(AP)
Reuters - After the world’s major governments agreed to urgently confront the worst global economic crisis in decades, investors waited anxiously to see the markets’ judgment when the trading week begins in Asia.
Source:Awaiting verdict on world leaders' crisis plan
(Reuters)
AP - Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it’s letting us chat with distant friends at any time or watch movies on our commute. But can anyone fix this stuff when it breaks?
Source:Gadget survey finds many bugs can't be fixed
(AP)
AP - Given the way Donovan McNabb played, the Philadelphia Eagles were lucky to get the tie. McNabb fumbled and threw three interceptions in regulation, and nearly had another pass picked off in overtime Sunday as the Eagles and Bengals played to a 13-13 tie, the NFL’s first in six years.
Source:Eagles, Bengals play to 13-13 [...]
Reuters - Fires whipped up by hot hurricane force gusts ringed Los Angeles on Saturday, charring thousands of acres and hundreds of homes in California’s largest city and threatening the city’s power supply.
Source:Los Angeles ringed by wildfires
(Reuters)
AP - Presidents typically say they want to be surrounded by strong-willed people who have the courage to disagree with them. President-elect Barack Obama, reaching out to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republicans, actually might mean it.
Source:Advice and dissent: Obama reaches out to ex-rivals
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Reuters - Expect plenty of fireworks when the U.S. Congress meets next week for a post-election session focused largely on the ailing U.S. economy.
Source:Congress set for fiery post-election session
(Reuters)
AP - World leaders battling a dire and deepening economic crisis vowed Saturday to cooperate more closely, keep a sharper eye out for red-flag problems and give bigger roles to fast-rising nations but kicked many hard details down the road for their next summit after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
Source:Econ summit vows action [...]
Reuters - Europe officially fell into recession on Friday and the U.S. economy suffered thousands more layoffs and the biggest retail sales dip on record as world leaders met in Washington to address the worst financial crisis in 80 years.
Source:Europe in recession, U.S. in pain as world leaders meet
(Reuters)
