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  1. People pass by a giant poster of Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.  In a brief statement Wednesday, Dubai's government said its main development engine, Dubai World, which is developing the world's tallest tower block, the Burj Dubai, would ask creditors for a 'standstill',  and to delay maturity of its $60 billion debt until at least May 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
    Dubai request for debt 'standstill' raises fear AP - Thu Nov 26, 11:45 PM ETSent 1,147 times

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills — causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai's reputation as a magnet for international investment.

  2. Michael Zicchinolfi of the Livermore Trading Group works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in New York. Stocks tumbled Friday as fear swept world markets that financial trouble in the Middle East city-state of Dubai will upend a global economic recovery.(AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
    Dubai crisis jolts markets, but early fears ease AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes agoSent 775 times

    NEW YORK - Dubai's debt crisis rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.

  3. Michael Guli, right, of Kellog Capital works at his post at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in New York. Stocks tumbled Friday as fear swept world markets that financial trouble in the Middle East city-state of Dubai will upend a global economic recovery.(AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
    Stocks slide on concerns about Dubai debt fallout AP - 1 hour, 56 minutes agoSent 178 times

    NEW YORK - This was the sideswipe investors had feared.

  4. A money trader work at a dealing room the U.S. dollar rate against Japanese yen on the Foreign Exchange Market in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The U.S. dollar fell to the 84 yen level Friday Morning. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
    Dubai debt fears stalk world markets AP - Fri Nov 27, 11:49 AM ETSent 166 times

    LONDON - European stock markets rebounded Friday after Wall Street didn't fall as much as feared on the news that Dubai is having trouble handling its debt.

  5. Rising high among the towers in Business Bay, Burj Dubai, the world tallest tower, which is still under construction,  is scheduled to be open in January 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. In a brief statement Wednesday, Dubai's government said its main development engine, Dubai World, would ask creditors for a 'standstill',  and to delay maturity of its $60 billion debt until at least May 2010.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
    Dubai seeks to assure markets shaken by debt move AP - Fri Nov 27, 9:52 AM ETSent 139 times

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Debt-burdened Dubai insisted that it took into account market fallout from its appeal to delay paying creditors, but offered no specifics and did little to ease worries that dragged down global markets for a second day Friday.

  6. Third Street Diner employee Jessica Prignano takes a smoke break at the bar in the diner in Richmond, Va., Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Starting Dec. 1, restaurants across Virginia that allow smoking must segregate smokers into enclosures with ventilation systems separate from those that heat and cool nonsmoking patrons.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
    In tobacco-loving Va., bars to quit cold-turkey AP - Fri Nov 27, 8:12 AM ETSent 116 times

    RICHMOND, Va. - The bluish haze that has hung over the Third Street Diner's bar and booths for decades finally lifts next month as a new anti-smoking law takes hold in Virginia, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the Jamestown settlement some 400 years ago.

  7. FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009  file photo, President Obama speaks during the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Courage, in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House, in Washington. President Barack Obama is committing the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
    Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy AP - Thu Nov 26, 11:46 AM ETSent 110 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief.

  8. NM researcher develops trees for dry, rural areas AP - Fri Nov 27, 9:44 AM ETSent 97 times

    FARMINGTON, N.M. - A New Mexico State University researcher is using tree planting to help arid, impoverished regions in the Four Corners region and Africa.

  9. Shoppers wait in the check out line during a Black Friday sale at Nebraska Furniture Mart Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes agoSent 90 times

    The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.

  10. President Obama speaks during the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Courage, in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Obama to plead US case at global warming summit AP - Thu Nov 26, 5:57 AM ETSent 61 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will commit the United States to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade — despite resistance in Congress over higher costs — when he travels to a major climate conference in Copenhagen next month.

  11. Fannie Mae to tighten lending standards: report Reuters - Thu Nov 26, 6:07 AM ETSent 56 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae plans to raise minimum credit score requirements next month and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

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Gabriella Liloia lies on the trading floor, during kid's day at the New York Stock Exchange November 27, 2009. The New York Stock Exchange allowed children on the floor during the shortened trading day.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
    U.S. stocks drop, dollar gains on Dubai worry Reuters - Fri Nov 27, 2:25 PM ETSent 52 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fears of a possible Dubai debt default rippled through markets for a second day on Friday, but the exodus from stocks and rush to the safe-haven U.S. dollar slowed as investors discounted contagion.

  13. A weary Thanksgiving holiday traveler rubs her eyes while waiting for a Concord Coach bus to depart from Portland, Maine, Wednesday evening, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
    Tight economy forces some to stay home for holiday AP - Thu Nov 26, 7:34 AM ETSent 49 times

    CHICAGO - There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.

  14. FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, a hamster from Zhu Zhu Pets, by Cepia, is shown at the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List event in New York. Zhu Zhu Pets, which retail for $8, are this year's bona fide must-have toy, following in the footsteps of past crazes for Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
    Robotic hamsters are holidays' unlikely new craze AP - Thu Nov 26, 12:48 PM ETSent 47 times

    NEW YORK - When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can we buy them?"

  15. NY apple growers leaving more fruit on trees AP - Fri Nov 27, 8:14 AM ETSent 43 times

    BUFFALO, N.Y. - New York's apple orchards are being carpeted with red as unpicked apples drop to the ground.

  16. Flags for property company EMAAR, builders of Burj Dubai the world's tallest tower, are seen in Dubai, November 27, 2009. Credit ratings agency Moody's on Wednesday downgraded Emaar Properties by four notches to Ba2, placing it two notches into junk territory. REUTERS/Steve Crisp
    Banks, world leaders play down Dubai debt threat Reuters - Fri Nov 27, 3:48 PM ETSent 31 times

    DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders expressed confidence in the global economic recovery on Friday despite fears about a debt default by Gulf emirate Dubai, while major banks played down their exposure to the debt.

  17. FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009  image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 is shown. After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/FlightAware.com, File)
    FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188 AP - 10 minutes agoSent 30 times

    After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday.

  18. A motorist prepares to put fuel into her car at a petrol station in Melbourne July 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas
    Oil falls 2.5 percent on Dubai default worries Reuters - Fri Nov 27, 2:34 PM ETSent 18 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices settled down more than 2 percent at about $76 a barrel on Friday as fears of possible defaults in Dubai convulsed financial markets and boosted safe-haven demand for the U.S. dollar.

  19. A money trader walks past a screen indicating the U.S. dollar rate against Japanese yen at the Foreign Exchange brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
    Dollar touches low against yen amid Dubai crisis AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes agoSent 16 times

    WASHINGTON - The dollar fell briefly to its lowest level in 14 years against the Japanese yen Friday but rallied against the euro and other currencies as Dubai's debt problems roiled currency markets.

  20. FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Lou Dobbs,  left, speaks with Bill O'Reilly during taping a segment for Fox News channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' in New York.  Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as 'an intermediary step' that could lead to a run for the White House. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
    Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ AP - Thu Nov 26, 6:21 AM ETSent 12 times

    HILLSIDE, N.J. - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.

  21. File - In this March 26,2009 file photo, Tesla Motors Chairman, CEO and product architect Elon Musk, right, and chief designer Franz Von Holzhausen, left, drive the prototype Tesla Model S all-electric 5-door sedan after its unveiling Hawthorne, Calif. The City Council in Downey Calif. a southeastern Los Angeles county on Wednesday unanimously approved an agreement aimed at luring Tesla Motors' electric car manufacturing plant to the former site of a NASA plant that helped develop the Apollo program and the space shuttle fleet. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon,File)
    LA suburb's rebirth rides on electric car plant AP - Thu Nov 26, 3:32 AM ETSent 11 times

    DOWNEY, Calif. - This city that once helped send men rocketing into the space now wants to help earth-bound motorists to become more fuel efficient.

  22. FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2009 file photo, hhoppers check out Black Friday early bird specials at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The traditional holiday shopping season is about to start as stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, file)
    Stores look to basics to draw in holiday shoppers AP - Thu Nov 26, 11:28 PM ETSent 9 times

    NEW YORK - As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they're also pushing deals on something more mundane — necessities like socks and diapers.

  23. The Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, March 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East
    Stocks slide on Dubai worries Reuters - Fri Nov 27, 1:42 PM ETSent 8 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent in a truncated session on Friday as a possible debt default by a Dubai state-owned conglomerate led to fresh concerns about the global financial system.

  24. FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.  From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)
    INSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH health care visits AP - Thu Nov 26, 4:11 PM ETSent 8 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press.

  25. Flags for property company EMAAR, builders of Burj Dubai the world's tallest tower, are seen in Dubai, November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Steve Crisp
    UAE faces up to $184 billion total debt: BofA-Merrill Lynch Reuters - Fri Nov 27, 8:23 AM ETSent 8 times

    LONDON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has total debt amounting to $184 billion at the end of 2009, according to estimates by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, which said the region faces a heavy redemption schedule until 2013.

  26. Canada high court rules for Wal-Mart in union case AP - 1 hour, 55 minutes agoSent 8 times

    TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada said Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was entitled to close a store in Quebec in 2005, seven months after workers voted to become the first Walmart store in North America to unionize.

  27. FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2005, file photo a Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo. Toyota is slashing managers' bonus pay 20 percent as the Japanese automaker tackles a massive recall in the U.S. and deep losses for the second fiscal year straight. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
    Toyota slashes bonuses for managers by 20 percent AP - Thu Nov 26, 1:44 AM ETSent 8 times

    TOKYO - Toyota is slashing bonus pay for managers as the Japanese automaker tackles a massive recall in the U.S. and deep losses for the second straight fiscal year.

  28. Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks AP - Thu Nov 26, 6:44 PM ETSent 6 times

    WASHINGTON - Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

  29. Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, pictured in 2008, has charged the World Bank and the IMF with causing foreign exchange shortages by forcing the country to liberalise the economy, state media said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)
    Malawi leader blames World Bank, IMF for forex shortages AFP - Thu Nov 26, 4:44 PM ETSent 6 times

    BLANTYRE (AFP) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has charged the World Bank and the IMF with causing foreign exchange shortages by forcing the country to liberalise the economy, state media said on Thursday.

  30. In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Renho, a member of a government task force to cut budget, questions defense officials during a morning session of the Government Revitalization Unit in Tokyo, Japan. In a major break with the past, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has introduced a public review of the budget. His party, which ousted the long-ruling conservatives in August, has promised to cut wasteful spending and make policymaking more transparent. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
    Japanese flock to first-ever open budget debate AP - Fri Nov 27, 7:31 AM ETSent 6 times

    TOKYO - Japanese flocked to a large gymnasium in central Tokyo in recent weeks to see what for them was an unusual sight: senior bureaucrats being grilled over their budget requests for next year.