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• Australians told to take a break for the economy
But tourism companies want the government to do more to help restore domestic consumer confidence, get people to spend on holidays and overturn the gloomy outlook in holiday spots. "It's pretty somber," said Kim Thomas, whose company can take more ...
• Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers
It makes perfect sense if you are looking for ways to cut down on meat consumption and recoup environmental losses," said Bruce Friedrich, a spokesman in Washington for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "We certainly support making factory ...
• Laura Bush says she'll mostly 'miss the people'
Nov. 30: First Lady Laura Bush and Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the U.S., Said Jawad, discuss developmental progress in Afghanistan with NBC’s Tom Brokaw on “Meet the Press.” WASHINGTON - Laura Bush soon will no longer live in the country's ...
• Militant Groups Attack, Kill British And American People
INDIA - A little-known militant group has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in the City of Mumbai. Teams of heavily armed men stormed targets across the city killing at least 82 people and another 900 people were wounded in the attacks ...
• Back from the dead: Three people thankful to be alive
Their lives were rudely interrupted in dramatically different ways, from a lightning bolt to a heart attack to an ATV accident. One was declared brain dead; another was disconnected from life support to allow her to die; the third was in the deepest ...