| Bush takes financial reform agenda to APEC forum |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George W. Bush makes his last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he will seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program. |
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| Recovery from crisis seen slow |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - Signs of distress in the global economy mounted, with shares in U.S. bank Citigroup Inc plunging on fears about its future, oil prices falling and the future of U.S. automakers hanging in the balance. |
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| Obama Faces Fierce Fight to Keep Education |
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| Attorney General Mukasey Collapses During Address in Washington; Hospitalized Overnight |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed last evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital. |
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| Man Fatally Shot Leaving Gang Member's Funeral |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - A man was killed late Thursday after being shot while leaving a gang member's funeral in the South Side's Gage Park neighborhood. |
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| Raanana Journal: Shiva, Gangland Style, Behind Burly Guards and Security Cameras |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - When Yaakov Alperon, referred to by many as Israel’s Tony Soprano, was killed, members of his large clan and associates gathered to sit Shiva, the traditional Jewish mourning period. |
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| World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: New Party Encounters Name Problem |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - Leaders of South Africa’s newest political party, a group that split from the governing African National Congress, have three times chosen a name and three times run into problems. |
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| World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Talks Over Tanker’s Seizure and Piracy Risk |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - Negotiations continued for the release of a hijacked Saudi-owned oil supertanker, with the pirates asking for $25 million in ransom, news agencies reported. |
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| World Briefing | Asia: India: Teenager Is Killed Over Love Letter |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - Manish Kumar, 15, was kidnapped by members of the rival caste on his way to school and thrown under a train, the police said. |
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| World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Truck Bombing in East Kills 3 People |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - A truck bombing at the gate of a government building in eastern Afghanistan killed three Afghans and wounded two American soldiers. |
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