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Good evening Srini, THU 30 Oct 2008 

today's headlines

"Harsh storm" threatens global economy
Treasury not negotiating aid for GM merger
McCain and Obama duel on economy
U.S. judge orders freeze on Argentine pension investments
Serial bombs kill at least 68 in India's Assam state
Guantanamo man's video moved al Qaeda to tears
Are polls accurate in presidential race?
Gen. Petraeus faces even tougher job after Iraq
Thousands of Syrians protest in Damascus at U.S. raid
Qaeda wants Republicans, Bush "humiliated": Web video
 

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"Harsh storm" threatens global economy
October 30, 2008 08:15 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy contracted in the third quarter as the financial crisis raged, while Japan and Germany said they would spend billions of dollars to provide a cushion against a deep global recession.



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Treasury not negotiating aid for GM merger
October 30, 2008 10:11 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is not negotiating with General Motors Corp and the owners of Chrysler LLC on a request to provide direct government aid to their proposed merger, a Bush administration official said on Thursday.



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McCain and Obama duel on economy
October 30, 2008 08:46 PM ET
DEFIANCE, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama dueled over the economy on Thursday in the last stretch of their fierce fight for the White House, with McCain charging Obama would not do enough to rein in oil company profits.



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U.S. judge orders freeze on Argentine pension investments
October 30, 2008 08:15 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered the freezing of Argentine pension fund investments in the United States to satisfy a prior $554 million judgment against the South American country on behalf of holders of its defaulted sovereign debt.



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Serial bombs kill at least 68 in India's Assam state
October 30, 2008 01:54 PM ET
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of India's troubled northeastern Assam state and three other towns on Thursday, killing at least 68 people and wounding 335, police said.



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Guantanamo man's video moved al Qaeda to tears
October 30, 2008 06:16 PM ET
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Al Qaeda recruits in Afghanistan wept and shouted praise as they watched a propaganda video made by a Guantanamo defendant, a training camp dropout told the U.S. war crimes court on Thursday.



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Are polls accurate in presidential race?
October 30, 2008 02:33 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. presidential election less than a week away, Democrat Barack Obama holds a steady lead over rival Republican John McCain in opinion polls, leading many pundits to say McCain is effectively finished.



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Gen. Petraeus faces even tougher job after Iraq
October 30, 2008 08:06 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hailed as an American hero for his role in pulling Iraq back from the brink of all-out civil war, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus takes on an even more challenging job on Friday as the head of U.S. Central Command.



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Thousands of Syrians protest in Damascus at U.S. raid
October 30, 2008 02:12 PM ET
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians held a government-backed demonstration in Damascus on Thursday to protest against a U.S. military raid in the east of the country that has put a further strain on U.S.-Syrian ties.



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Qaeda wants Republicans, Bush "humiliated": Web video
October 30, 2008 06:15 PM ET
DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be "humiliated," without endorsing a party in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to an Internet video posting.



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