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• Iraqi council gives final approval to U.S. pact
The presidential council's decision marked the final step for the agreement, which will replace a U.N. mandate that expires on Dec. 31. White House press secretary Dana Perino welcomed the Iraqi presidential council's approval. She called the ...
• Solar car finishes 1st ever round-the-world trip
Yvo de Boer, left, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Swiss adventurer Lois Palmer crash the "solar taxi" into a styrofoam board outside the climate change talks in Poznan, Poland, on Thursday. Dec. 2 ...
• Zimbabwe: Hospitals 'literally not functioning'
The Herald said U.N. agencies, embassies and non-governmental organizations at the meeting pledged to help. The European Commission had said Wednesday it was providing more than $12 million for drugs and clean water while the International Red Cross ...
• Grammy nominations in top categories
Viva La Vida,” Coldplay; “Rock N Roll Jesus,” Kid Rock; “Only By The Night,” Kings Of Leon; “Death Magnetic,” Metallica; “Consolers Of The Lonely,” The Raconteurs. R&B Album “Love & Life,” Eric Benét; “Motown: A Journey ...
• Giants' Pierce to testify before grand jury
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Linebacker Antonio Pierce called a New York Giants trainer almost immediately after Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself and was told where to take the wounded receiver. A day after suspending Burress for ...