Alcoa to cut 13 pct of global work force - International Herald Tribune
PITTSBURGH : Alcoa Inc., the world's third-largest aluminum maker, said Tuesday it will cut 13,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its work force, and slash spending and output to cope with the global economic slowdown. The reductions expand on cost-cutting measures announced in October, when Alcoa reported
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Senate Rejects Blagojevich Pick on a Chaotic Day - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate formally rejected Roland Burris, the man nominated by Illinois's embattled governor to fill the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, only to have a ranking Democratic senator later contradict her party's leadership, asserting that Mr. Burris is entitled to the
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Fiesta Bowl Speaks Volumes About Ohio State - Bleacherreport.com
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor runs a short fade route to the corner of the end zone, jumps over a Texas defender, and hauls in a touchdown pass from his predecessor and now backup Todd Boeckman, cutting the Longhorn's lead to 17-15. On the subsequent drive, running back Daniel "Boom" Herron
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Travolta family returns to US from Bahamas with 16-year-old son's cremated remains - Minneapolis Star Tribune
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Actor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama. The couple received an urn with his ashes and left the island chain on Monday night, according to Obie
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Russia cuts gas to Europe via Ukraine - Taipei Times
Ukraine¡¦s gas company Naftogaz said yesterday that Russia¡¦s Gazprom cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a spiraling dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers. Naftogaz spokesman Valentyn Zemlyansky said Gazprom sent only
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Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school - ABS-CBN
GAZA – Israel and Hamas studied a proposal by Egypt for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that won immediate backing from the United States and Europe, hours after Israeli shells killed 42 Palestinians at a U.N. school. However, Israeli officials also said ministers would discuss a major
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Israeli strike kills dozens near Gaza school - MSNBC
GAZA CITY, Gaza - Israeli mortar shells exploded a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, killing at least 36 Palestinians. Israel's military said its shelling was a response to mortar fire from within the school, pressing its assertion that Hamas militants are
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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post - Charleston Daily Mail
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday. CNN said it has kept Gupta from reporting on health care policy and other matters involving the incoming Obama
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Obama defends choice of Panetta to head CIA - Yahoo News
Play Video Barack Obama Video: Credential Questions FOX News Play Video Barack Obama Video: Problem With Panetta? FOX News Play Video Barack Obama Video: Showdown takes place outside Senate KVUE-TV Austin WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama gave a strong defense on Tuesday of his
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