Obama selects Biden to be veep running mate
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Joseph Biden Kathleen Sebelius Evan Bayh John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-08-23
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
WASHINGTON - The secret holding, Barack Obama on Friday readied announcement by text message of his vice presidential running mate from a list suddenly spiced by a dark horse from Texas.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Tim Pawlenty Kathleen Sebelius David Petraeus Mitt Romney Evan Bayh Christopher Dodd Activities:US Election 2008
2008-08-22
9 presumed dead in wildfire helicopter crash
SAN FRANCISCO - Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire Source:(AP)
2008-08-06
California hints at bottom to housing slump
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's battered homes market may be hitting bottom, suggesting a national housing recovery may follow, veteran banking analyst Charles Peabody said on Friday, citing a rebound in home sales as renters become owners.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-01
Yahoo board wins solid shareholder backing in vote
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with Jerry Yang, the company's embattled CEO, receiving 85 percent of the vote in his favor.
Nations:U.S. People:Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-01
S&P: Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
NEW YORK - Home prices tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index released Tuesday, as the housing slump deepened nationwide.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobless claims jumped and the pace of existing home sales tumbled to a 10-year low as slowing growth hit hiring and a glut of unsold houses weighed on real estate, data released on Thursday showed.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch 2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-24
Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts
BEIJING — London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eiffel Tower , San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and now Beijing has an iconic structure that's likely to identify the city forever.
Nations:China France U.S. Australia Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(McClatchy)
2008-07-20
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in Nice
PARIS - Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins. Before dawn Saturday, the Hollywood superstar and her newborn twins left the French Riviera hospital where she gave birth a week ago, the hospital said in a statement.
Nations:France U.S. People:Angelina Jolie Clint Eastwood Brad Pitt Source:(AP)
2008-07-19
Stocks soar on drop in oil, Wells Fargo report
NEW YORK - Wall Street at least temporarily shrugged off some of its many concerns Wednesday and bounded higher thanks to a drop in oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 276 points, or 2.5 percent, posting its best daily gain in three months.
Nations:U.S. Germany Japan France Activities:U.S. Markets
2008-07-16
Heavy rains complicate Calif. firefighting efforts
SAN FRANCISCO - Violent thunderstorms brought rain bursts that modestly helped firefighting efforts Sunday, but the downpours also triggered mudslides that complicated California's unfolding wildfire disaster.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-07-13
Yahoo spurns Microsoft again as bad blood boils
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
Nations:U.S. People:Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(AP)
2008-07-13
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