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Report: Indebted Dubai World rejected asset sale
2 hrs 37 mins ago
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Dubai World "totally rejected" the possibility of selling off some of its top performing assets in the months before the heavily indebted conglomerate turned to creditors with a plea to defer payments on some of the $60 billion it owes, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures
13 hrs ago
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The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday.
The waiting continues with Woods
5 hrs ago
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Moments after pulling out of his driveway in the middle of the night, Tiger Woods drove his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree, causing injuries that sent him to the hospital to be treated.
Saudi official: 5 dead from swine flu at hajj
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The Saudi health minister said Sunday five people died from the H1N1 flu virus during the hajj, which as the largest annual gathering of people in the world is considered by health experts as an ideal incubator for the virus.
Projection: Swiss vote to ban new minarets
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Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a Sunday vote on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, projections by a widely respected polling institute showed.
7 critical after La. highway wreck that killed 5
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Four children ages 2 to 14 were among five people killed when a minivan packed with kids rolled on a Louisiana interstate, and seven others remained in critical condition, state police said Sunday.
Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'
10 hrs ago
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Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.
Stanford beats Notre Dame in Weis' possible finale
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Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis' final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three scores, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass and scored the game-winning touchdown with 59 seconds left to help Stanford hand Weis and the Fighting Irish a fourth straight loss to end the regular season, 45-38 Saturday night.