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• Lacking accord, U.S. and Iraq seek a plan B
With time running out for the conclusion of an agreement governing American forces in Iraq, nervous negotiators have begun examining alternatives that would allow U.S. troops to stay beyond the Dec. 31 deadline, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials ...
• U.S. millionaire arrives at space station
KOROLYOV, Russia - A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates docked with the international space station on Tuesday. The Soyuz TMA-13 delivered Richard Garriott for a 10-day stay on the station. The paying ...
• Army stops Iraq GI from bringing puppy home
WASHINGTON - More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a U.S. soldier, who fears that "Ratchet" could be killed if left behind. "I just want my puppy home," Sgt. Gwen Beberg of ...
• Wall Street set to extend Monday’s huge gains
NEW YORK - Wall Street is gearing up for another surge Tuesday following the Dow Jones industrial average’s historic 936-point jump Monday, with investors encouraged by the U.S. government’s plans to spend $250 billion on private banks’ stock ...
• PepsiCo to cut 3,300 jobs on lower earnings
The company said Tuesday it expects to generate a pretax savings of more than $1.2 billion over the next three years with $350 million to $400 million in 2009, designed to reinvigorate lagging sales of its soft drinks business in the U.S. Pepsi ...