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• Iraqi council gives final approval to U.S. pact
BAGHDAD - Iraq's three-member presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States setting out a three-year timeframe for the full withdrawal of American troops, a spokesman said. The final legal hurdle to the deal was ...
• European, U.K. central banks cut rates
   U.S. automakers are returning to Congress Thursday for high-stakes hearings they hope will persuade skeptical lawmakers to save their troubled industry with $34 billion in emergency aid. Dec. 3: With the survival of the Big Three on the line ...
• U.S. gives Mexico $197 million to battle cartels
MEXICO CITY - The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 million aid package Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels. The money comes at a critical time: Mexico's death toll from drug ...
• Abortion not seen linked with depression
WASHINGTON - No high-quality study done to date can document that having an abortion causes psychological distress, or a "post-abortion syndrome," and efforts to show it does occur appear to be politically motivated, U.S. researchers said on Thursday ...
• Stocks struggle amid dismal economic news
   Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd said Thursday he is in favor of helping the auto industry as the heads of the major U.S. carmakers appeared on Capitol Hill to plead for aid. Dec. 4: GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner answers questions as he arrives ...