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Obama expected to name Clinton and Gates
2008-12-01: CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team on Monday with former rival Hillary Clinton picked as secretary of state and Robert Gates staying on as defense secretary.
Federal judges to rule on Calif. prison crowding
2008-12-01: AP - California's day of reckoning has finally come for three decades of tough-on-crime policies that led to overcrowded prisons and unconstitutional conditions for inmates.
AP IMPACT: US diluted loan rules before crash
2008-12-01: AP - The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents.
Mobile phones distract drivers more than passengers
2008-12-01: Reuters - Mobile phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Deep Discounts Draw Shoppers, but Not Profits
2008-12-01: The discounts that drove shoppers to stores were so steep that many ailing chains may be no better off in the long run.
Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent
2008-12-01: AP - Hong Kong's key stock index rose Monday as traders snapped up bargains and China-related stocks.
Chinese group reports manufacturing slowing
2008-12-01: AP - China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in November as a downturn in the world's fourth-largest economy worsened, raising the threat of politically volatile job losses, according to data reported Monday.
UN: Financial crisis delaying green projects
2008-12-01: AP - The global financial crisis already has delayed some green energy projects, stoking fears that a shortage of investment money will lead to cheap and dirty decisions on new power plants, the U.N.'s top climate official said.
TransUnion: 3Q mortgage delinquencies shoot higher
2008-12-02: AP - The percentage of people who are two months behind on their mortgages shot up in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.
International Real Estate: For Sale in ... New Zealand
2008-12-03: A six-bedroom, three-bath home in Closeburn Station, near Queenstown, on a 3,000-acre working alpine farm with 27 private homes for 6.5 million New Zealand dollars (about $3.4 million.)
Manufacturing slips in November
2008-12-01: MANUFACTURING activity declined for a sixth straight month in November, as firms scaled back activity in response to weakening consumer and business confidence, a survey shows.
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