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Argentina's Fernandez Will Extend Control of Congress (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:13:29 -0700

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina's president-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will have more control of Congress than her husband, helping ensure passage of government-sponsored bills after she takes office Dec. 10.

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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:13:25 -0700

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San Jose eyes ‘Green Vision’ (The San Francisco Examiner)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:12:56 -0700

SAN JOSE ( Map , News ) - The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will consider adopting Mayor Chuck Reed’s ambitious “Green Vision” plan, which seeks to both make the city more environmentally friendly and capitalize on the growing clean technology industry. Reed unveiled his plan earlier this month.

Treating heart risk factors avoids surgery (UPI)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:12:16 -0700

People with diabetes and asymptomatic heart disease may improve the flow of blood to their hearts without surgical intervention, a U.S. study found.

UN urges US to end Cuba embargo (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:05:28 -0700

AP - The U.N. General Assembly voted for the 16th straight year Tuesday to urge the United States to end its trade embargo against Cuba, whose foreign minister accused the U.S. of stepping up its "brutal economic war" to new heights.

2008 Democrats in Senate oppose AG pick (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:05:21 -0700

AP - Senate Democrats seeking the presidency said Tuesday they will vote against Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey unless he says unequivocally that waterboarding amounts to torture.

Dems consider more funding for wars (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:04:23 -0700

AP - Democrats are debating whether to approve $50 billion to $70 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan, less than half of President Bush's $196 billion request but enough to keep the wars afloat for several more months.

Bush urges UN to 'get moving' on Darfur (AFP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:02:48 -0700

AFP - US President George W. Bush called on the United Nations Tuesday to "get moving" on deploying a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force to help end "genocide" in Sudan's Darfur province.

Dems consider more war money (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:59:32 -0700

Roadside bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers in Iraq (Reuters)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:56:02 -0700

Reuters - Three U.S. soldiers were killed when their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb southeast of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said.

Blackwater guards offered immunity deals (AFP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:54:57 -0700

AFP - US State Department investigators offered immunity deals to the Blackwater security guards accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis in Baghdad, US media reported Tuesday.

Bush wants northern Uganda to move toward peace (Reuters)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:54:14 -0700

Reuters - President George W. Bush discussed the long-running conflict in northern Uganda with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday and believes the situation needs to move toward peace, the White House said.

Bush to tap military doctor as veterans secretary (Reuters)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:53:15 -0700

Reuters - President George W. Bush has selected a retired military doctor and decorated Vietnam veteran to head the veterans agency criticized over health care for soldiers wounded in the Iraq and Afghan wars.

Consumers gloomiest since Katrina aftermath (Reuters)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:52:42 -0700

Reuters - Consumer confidence weakened for a third month in October to its lowest since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as gasoline costs rose and the housing slump worsened.

Consumer confidence drops in October (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:51:32 -0700

AP - With Christmas only about eight weeks away, shoppers are feeling more forlorn about the economy than they have since hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered the Gulf Coast two years ago.

Younger Adults Increasingly Treated for Heart Disease-related Conditions (NBC26 Green Bay)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:51:05 -0700

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.-- Heart disease, high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries - conditions that are usually associated with the senior population - are creeping into young adulthood.

Girardi agrees to manage Yankees (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:49:47 -0700

AP - Joe Girardi has agreed to a three-year contract to manage the New York Yankees.

US shuttle mission to ISS extended (AFP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:48:54 -0700

AFP - NASA said on Tuesday it would extend the space shuttle Discovery's mission by one day to allow for a closer inspection of a flawed rotary joint that turns the solar arrays aboard the International Space Station.

Bush, Ugandan leader focus on trade (AP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:48:12 -0700

AP - President Bush and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni focused on trade and fighting disease during a meeting Tuesday at the White House.

North Korea vessel crew overpower pirates, take control (AFP)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:47:46 -0700

AFP - Crew members of a North Korean cargo vessel Tuesday overpowered Somali pirates and violently regained control of the freighter captured off Mogadishu port, elders and a maritime official said.