The roar of engines and flashing lights of 71 police motorbikes herald the arrival of Barack Obama in Kissimmee where, on an unusually cold Florida night, a vast, expectant crowd is waiting for him.
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AP - A German doctor hoping to gain permanent residency in Australia said Friday he will fight an immigration department decision denying his application because his son has Down syndrome. Bernhard Moeller came to Australia with his family two years ago to help fill a doctor shortage in a rural area of Victoria state.
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AP - Manager Charlie Manuel hoisted the World Series trophy Friday while players basked in a swarm of confetti, the Phanatic mascot danced and hundreds of thousands of Phillies fans roared in celebration of the city’s first major sports championship in 25 years.
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Reuters - Grim reports showing American consumers tightening their belts and the U.S. business outlook weakening deepened fears about global recession , while a Japanese rate cut on Friday did little to stem the bleeding.
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AFP - Support for an international summit on the crisis in eastern DRCongo gathered pace Friday, as UN officials reported rebel attacks on camps for displaced people there.
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AP - Evidence of a recession piled ever higher Friday, with new figures showing Americans are spending less and gloomy about the economy, while the government signaled it won’t buy stock in the financing arms of auto companies to prop them up. The Commerce Department reported consumer spending dropped a sharp 0.3 percent in September […]
Reuters - Nearly one in five U.S. mortgage borrowers owe more to lenders than their homes are worth, and the rate may soon approach one in four as housing prices fall and the economy weakens, a report on Friday shows.
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AP - It’s long been an unwritten rule of political campaigns: The candidate’s spouse is a cheerleader and a surrogate, but not an attacker. Yet there was Cindy McCain this month, introducing her husband at a Pennsylvania rally with an angry reference to Barack Obama and his vote against a bill funding the troops in […]
Reuters - Iraq will send delegations to neighboring countries to explain a pact with the United States allowing U.S. troops to remain on its territory for three years, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s office said on Friday.
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AP - “So, where were we?” That was the bit of humor former Vice President Al Gore delivered Friday in Florida, the state that dashed his White House dreams eight years ago after a confusing ballot, dimpled punch cards, hanging chads and a Supreme Court decision that stopped a 36-day recount.
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