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UAW to renegotiate labor terms, suspend jobs bank
(AP)
 AP - The United Auto Workers said Wednesday it is willing to change its contracts with U.S. automakers and accept delayed payments of billions of dollars to a union-run health care trust to do its part to help the struggling companies secure $34 billion in government loans.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:55:29 GMT)
Obama: Financial bailout must help homeowners, too
(AP)
 AP - President-elect Barack Obama signaled a clear desire Wednesday to use a significant portion of $700 billion in financial bailout funds to stanch foreclosures by helping struggling homeowners with their mortgages. "The deteriorating assets in the financial markets are rooted in the deterioration of people being able to pay their mortgages and stay in their homes," he said.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:05:03 GMT)
Leftover explosives found in Mumbai train station
(AP)
 AP - Police on Wednesday discovered leftover explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station ? a stunning new example of botched security after the deadly rampage that left the government open to accusations it missed warnings and bungled its response.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:06:25 GMT)
Jeb Bush's bid for Senate could clear GOP field
(AP)
AP - Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's younger brother. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:08:20 GMT)
Cruise passengers describe 'cheeky' pirate attack
(AP)
 AP - Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner ? "Pop! Pop! Pop!" ? then felt the ship speed up to escape.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:48:20 GMT)
Police arrest aunt in Calif. shackled teen case
(AP)
 AP - The aunt and one-time guardian of an emaciated and shackled 17-year-old has been arrested, as police tried to determine how she knew the couple accused of holding the teen against his will for nearly a year.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:20:48 GMT)
Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?
(AP)
 AP - What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:23:26 GMT)
Lawyers: Hudson in-law angered by wife's dating
(AP)
 AP - Prosecutors allege Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law killed three family members because he was angry the singer's sister was dating another man.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:51:08 GMT)
The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring
(AP)
AP - The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:53:30 GMT)
Red Sox give AL MVP Pedroia a 6-year, $40.5M deal
(AP)
 AP - AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox agreed Wednesday to a $40.5 million, six-year contract. The deal includes a club option for 2015. He would not have been eligible for free agency until after the 2012 season.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:02:21 GMT)
Obama says automakers' plan is "more serious"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday struggling automakers have put forward a "more serious" restructuring proposal to Congress but withheld judgment on the plans until hearings are held.
(Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:14:06 GMT)
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