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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 ...
• India call centers get another view of U.S.
GURGAON, India - With her flowing, hot-pink Indian suit, jangly silver bangles and perky voice, Bhumika Chaturvedi, 24, doesn't fit the stereotype of a thuggish, heard-it-all-before debt collector. But lately, she has had no problem making American ...
• U.K. House of Lords rejects detention plan
Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, reads a statement to the House of Commons, Monday. Plans to increase pre-charge terror detention to 42 days will be dropped from the Counter Terrorism Bill, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said. LONDON - Britain's ...
• Canadians vote but polls suggest little change
Harper has since tried to undue the damage, saying he knows Canadians are worried. He contrasted Canada's economic and fiscal performance to the more dire situation in the U.S. "Americans are running deficits. We're running surpluses. Americans are ...
• Bush critic Paul Krugman wins economics Nobel
I'm slightly less terrified today than I was on Friday," he said, referring to the weekend talks among European leaders that led to the partial nationalization of British banks and unlimited access to U.S. dollars for banks worldwide. That said, he ...