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2008-12-03 13:02	AFP	Number of companies interested in buying Saab: CEO STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Several companies have voiced an interest in taking over Swedish car maker Saab if its owner, struggling US giant General Motors, decided to sell, Saab#39;s chief executive said on Wednesday....
2008-12-03 13:02	AFP	Magic wands to the ready as Potter follow-up goes on sale LONDON (AFP) - The author of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, publishes her new book on Thursday, an event expected to spark midnight queues at shops for the collection of short stories....
2008-12-03 12:55	Reuters UK	BlackBerry maker RIM cuts outlook
2008-12-03 12:52	AP Top News	AP Source: AL MVP Pedroia gets 6-year, $40.5M deal AP Source: AL MVP Pedroia gets 6-year, $40.5M dealBOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia on a six-year contract worth $40.5 million, The Associated Press has learned. A baseball official familiar with the deal, speaking on the condition of anonymity because it was not yet announced, told the AP that Pedroia would remain with the Red Sox through 2014, with a club option for 2015....
2008-12-03 12:47	AP Top News	Chrysler exec: Failure could spark depression WASHINGTON (AP) - A top executive of Chrysler LLC cautioned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, as the United Auto Workers union braced for contract concessions. Jim Press, Chrysler's vice chairman, said the U.S. automakers were down to months left, as industry officials ratcheted up a fierce lobbying push to persuade Congress to approve as much as $34 billion in emergency aid....
2008-12-03 12:45	Reuters UK	Terrorism suspect a "swot" not bomb plotter says lawyer
2008-12-03 12:45	Reuters UK	North Korean teen defectors get capitalist education
2008-12-03 12:42	AP International	Victim's kin file suit in Wal-Mart stampede death GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - The family of a New York man who was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by a stampede of bargain hunting Wal-Mart shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit....
2008-12-03 12:42	AP International	Killer of medalists' wife convicted BERLIN (AP) - A German court has convicted a 57-year-old man of involuntary manslaughter for causing a car accident that killed German Olympic gold medalist Matthias Steiner's wife....
2008-12-03 12:42	AP International	National parties focus on La. Congress election BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Cameos by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney have brought star power to a hurricane-delayed battle between Democrats and Republicans for an up-for-grabs U.S. House seat....
2008-12-03 12:40	Reuters UK	Editor says Rowling "fierce" but fair
2008-12-03 12:40	Reuters UK	Zimbabwe police charge protesters
2008-12-03 12:32	AP International	New Caracas mayor seeks detente with Chavez CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Caracas' new mayor, a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez, says he wants to battle crime, trash and potholes mdash; the issues that pushed this sprawling, chaotic capital to make a shift to opposition rule....
2008-12-03 12:32	AP International	Yellow expected as a bright spot for 2009 NEW YORK (AP) - Enough gloom and doom: There's a prediction from a leading color source that cheerful and sunny yellow will be the influential color of 2009....
2008-12-03 12:32	AP International	Obama names Richardson to head Commerce Department CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary on Wednesday, filling a top economic post in troubled times and placing a second former campaign rival in his new Cabinet....
2008-12-03 12:32	AP International	Smoker's widow seeks $79.5M award at high court WASHINGTON (AP) - A cigarette maker and a smoker's widow squared off at the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the third time over a $79.5 million punitive damages award, but the real battle was between the justices and their counterparts on Oregon's high court....
2008-12-03 12:32	AP International	GM exec: bankruptcy not an option for industry WASHINGTON (AP) - A top executive of General Motors Corp. said Wednesday bankruptcy isn't a viable option, as the United Auto Workers braced for a decision on contract concessions to the endangered Big Three....
2008-12-03 12:32	AP International	Prosecutor warns UN to prepare for Darfur ruling UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court cautions it is time to be prepared for reprisals in Darfur if he obtains a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges....
2008-12-03 12:30	Reuters UK	Editor says Rowling "fierce" but fair about Potter
2008-12-03 12:25	Reuters UK	Brown unveils mortgage interest deferral scheme
2008-12-03 12:25	Reuters UK	Bank seen slashing rates to 2 pct
2008-12-03 12:22	Reuters Lead Headline	Richardson joins team Barack Obama is filling cabinet posts far more swiftly than recent presidents, with Bill Richardson the latest pick as secretary of commerce....
2008-12-03 12:22	Reuters, International	Richardson joins team Barack Obama is filling cabinet posts far more swiftly than recent presidents, with Bill Richardson the latest pick as secretary of commerce....
2008-12-03 12:20	Reuters UK	FTSE ends up as pharmas rally
2008-12-03 12:17	AP Top News	Productivity growth is better than expected WASHINGTON (AP) - Worker productivity slowed in the summer while wage pressures increased, but both developments were better than expected and are unlikely to raise inflation alarms at the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the U.S. service sector, which includes hotels, retailers and other industries, shrank more than expected in November. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, said Wednesday that readings for new orders, employment and prices all hit the lowest levels on records dating back to 1997....
2008-12-03 12:17	AFP	India warns all options open with Pakistan after Mumbai attacks NEW DELHI (AFP) - India on Wednesday warned that all options were open in dealing with Pakistan after last week#39;s attacks on Mumbai, as the United States pressured Islamabad to show urgent cooperation with the probe....
2008-12-03 12:15	Reuters UK	Cutting costs but still want a fancy phone?
2008-12-03 12:15	Reuters UK	Editors says Rowling "fierce" but fair about Potter
2008-12-03 12:12	AP Top News	Obama names Richardson to head Commerce Department CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary on Wednesday, filling a top economic post in troubled times and placing a second former campaign rival in his new Cabinet. Talking optimistically despite the recession, Obama also said, We have everything we need to renew our economy, we have the ingenuity and technology, the skill and commitment - we just need to put it to work....
2008-12-03 12:07	AP International	Whales and dolphins stranded in noisy seas ROME (AP) - The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world's oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday....
2008-12-03 12:02	AP International	Career criminal dies at 92; oldest inmate in Mass. BOSTON (AP) - The oldest prison inmate in Massachusetts, a career criminal who was the first person to make the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list twice, has died at 92....
2008-12-03 12:02	AP International	Mukasey holds first news conference since collapse WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey has held his first news conference since collapsing during a speech Nov. 20....
2008-12-03 12:02	AP International	Man gets 45 years in prison in Pa. collarbomb case ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania man has received 45 years in prison in a plot that left a pizza delivery man-turned-robber dead from a bomb locked to his neck....
2008-12-03 11:57	AP International	Obama taps Gov. Richardson for Commerce secretary CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be secretary of commerce in his new administration....
2008-12-03 11:57	AP Top News	Thai airport reopens after PM ousted by court BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the country's two main airports, declaring victory after Thailand's prime minister was ousted by a court ruling. Thousands of jubilant protesters streamed out of the Suvarnabhumi international airport in cars and trucks, while others cleaned up the mess that had accumulated during their weeklong takeover. Similar scenes were witnessed at the domestic Don Muang airport....
2008-12-03 11:57	AP Top News	Sources: Vazquez likely headed to Braves in trade ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves, in dire need for healthy veteran starting pitchers, have reached a tentative agreement to acquire right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Chicago White Sox in a six-player trade. The teams agreed to the trade Tuesday, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been finalized. The 32-year-old right-hander must take a physical for the deal to be completed, one of the people said, and he was likely to be examined Wednesday....
2008-12-03 11:55	Reuters UK	Pubs and shops face cheap drinks clampdown
2008-12-03 11:55	Reuters UK	Scotland and Wales in talks to host Euro 2016
2008-12-03 11:50	Reuters UK	Britain to host Israeli and Palestinian talks
2008-12-03 11:50	Reuters UK	PM unveils mortgage interest deferral scheme
2008-12-03 11:45	Reuters UK	Moped thief aims to clear conscience 25 years on
2008-12-03 11:42	AP International	Pakistan army says airstrikes kill 30 militants PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's army says it has killed 30 militants in air strikes close to the Afghan border....
2008-12-03 11:42	AP International	President, first lady to move to Dallas WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Laura Bush says she and President George W. Bush will have a house in Dallas after leaving the White House....
2008-12-03 11:42	AP International	Texas editor, SD publisher named to Pulitzer board NEW YORK (AP) - The publisher of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the editorial page editor of The Dallas Morning News have been named to the Pulitzer Prize board....
2008-12-03 11:42	AP International	DC wants Obama to back Congress vote with limo tag WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia is urging President-elect Barack Obama to use license plates on the presidential limousine that support the city's attempt to get a vote in Congress....
2008-12-03 11:42	AP Top News	Obama taps Gov. Richardson for Commerce secretary CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be secretary of commerce in his new administration. Richardson is the first Hispanic that Obama has named to his rapidly forming Cabinet, which also includes two women, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Janet Napolitano....
2008-12-03 11:40	Reuters UK	Brown pledges mortgage aid
2008-12-03 11:35	Reuters UK	Britain to host Israeli and Palestinian leaders
2008-12-03 11:32	AP International	Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Theological conservatives upset by the liberal views of the Episcopal Church are forming a rival denomination....
2008-12-03 11:32	AP International	Guinea-Bissau says coup mastermind arrested BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - A navy sergeant who Guinea-Bissau authorities believe masterminded a coup attempt here late last month has been arrested, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday....


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