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Phillips-Van Heusen to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B (AP)
AP - Phillips-Van Heusen says it will buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the
Edwards mistress didn't want him to run for prez (AP)
AP - John Edwards' mistress says she didn't want him to run for president and considered it "reckless" to stay in the race after his ...
Sarkozy suffers setback in Franch regional polls (AFP)
AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's party licked its wounds on Monday after a first round battering in French regional elections that saw the resurgence of ...
Obama heads to Ohio looking for health care votes (AP)
AP - Still seeking votes for his proposed health care overhaul, President Barack Obama appears ready to reverse his position and allow unpopular deal-sweetening measures ...
US lawmakers attack China ahead of Nov. elections (AP)
AP - China is once again the country Congress loves to hate. ...
U.S. official set up unit to kill Afghan militants: report (Reuters)
Reuters - A Pentagon official set up a unit of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, The New ...
Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda (Reuters)
Reuters - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, ...
Reports: US wants Israel to cancel building plan (AP)
AP - Israeli media reported Monday that the U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off ...
Israeli envoy sees "historic crisis" with U.S.: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli-U.S. relations have hit a 35-year low over a West Bank settlement plan that threatens to derail peacemaking efforts with the Palestinians, Israel's ...
Grenades wound soldiers amid Thai protests: army (AFP)
AFP - Grenade attacks on a Bangkok military base Monday wounded two soldiers as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed at another barracks in ...
Senate financial reform bill boosts Fed: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Reserve would gain new powers over non-bank financial firms and keep much of its authority over banks under a new bill ...
Thaksin rally moves to doorstep Thai premier (AFP)
AFP - Thousands of protesters loyal to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra marched on an army base housing the Thai government Monday as the clock ...
Blackout leaves millions of Chileans in darkness (AP)
AP - A power failure plunged nearly the entire Chilean population into darkness Sunday night, rattling a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake. ...
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP)
AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny ...
Thai protesters march on army headquarters (AP)
AP - Army reinforcements were rushed into Thailand's capital as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators marshaled around a key military headquarters demanding that the ...
Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules (AP)
AP - The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and to ...
UN chief urges donors to keep Haiti funds flowing (Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to work to keep donor funds flowing for Haiti's recovery and reconstruction following the devastating January ...
Lawyer rebuts doubts about runaway Prius driver (AP)
AP - The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist's attorney dismissed a congressional memo that ...
Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain (AP)
AP - Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it's waterlogged by torrential rains. ...