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- Most approve of Obama's Cabinet picks, poll shows
A national poll finds that Americans think President-elect Barack Obama's getting it right when it comes to his Cabinet picks, especially Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates. Seventy-five percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research survey approve of Obama's choices. That's 16 points higher than those in favor of President Bush's picks eight years ago.
- Don't bail out automakers, most say in poll
A national poll suggests that six in 10 Americans oppose using taxpayer money to help the ailing major U.S. auto companies.
- Commentary: Big Three may not survive a bailout
The Big Three automakers yesterday presented impressive plans to Congress that justified their need for bridge loans to help them regain their competitiveness in light of a vehicle market that has crashed into a wall.
- Police: Mumbai suspect gives up info
The only surviving suspect in the deadly attacks on Mumbai has reportedly given up information, including his name, his father's name and details of a three-month training stint in Pakistan, Indian police said today. The claims are likely to heighten tensions with Pakistan, which has repeatedly denied involvement in the siege that left 179 dead.
- Pregnant woman, sick with cholera, flees home
Doctors worry about the woman sitting on a bed inside the large tent, an IV in her arm. Chipo Matewe, 23, is eight months pregnant and stricken with cholera.
- Bone detectives seek genocide answers
The man's remains lie on a table. Next to him are the bones of his 22-year-old son and the remains of another son. But no one yet knows which of the man's two missing boys the third set of remains could be.
- Girl from famous photo: 'We were ashamed'
Katherine McIntosh was 4 years old when she buried her head in her mom's shoulder for an iconic photograph of the Great Depression. She says the photo brought shame -- and determination -- to her family. "I wanted to make sure I never lived like that again," she told CNN. With the nation sinking into tough economic times, McIntosh says if there's a lesson to be learned from her experience it is to save your money and don't overextend yourself.
- Cash-strapped teacher sells ads on tests
In tests for teacher Tom Farber's high school class, students can demonstrate their mastery of calculus and find out where to get braces or even a haircut.
- Stone Age site reveals 'extraordinary' artworks
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered an "extraordinary" group of Stone Age artworks which appear to have been carefully buried in pits and covered with mammoth bones, the researchers announced this week in a newly published paper.
- Pitt: Vote 'redefined what America's about'
Actor Brad Pitt spoke to CNN's Larry King on Wednesday about his latest movie, his wife and family and his efforts to help with the continuing Hurricane Katrina recovery in New Orleans, Louisiana. Here is a transcript:
Health
- Less sun, more depression for people with SAD
Douglas Cootey is replacing his lightbulbs with brighter ones, but not just to see better. The new broad spectrum lights simulate sunlight, and might help enliven his mood in the gloomy winter months. Cootey realized that his symptoms fit those of seasonal affective disorder, a condition that typically generates depression during autumn and winter and then goes away in the sunnier months.
- Zimbabweans ill with cholera crossing border
Doctors worry about the woman sitting on a bed inside the large tent, an IV in her arm. Chipo Matewe, 23, is eight months pregnant and stricken with cholera.
- Allergic and wheezing, but still keeping pets
It started with sinus congestion for Shawna Coronado. Then the splitting migraines came. Coronado soon discovered the furry causes: her family's dog and cat. Like the 10 million American pet owners with allergies, the Coronados faced a dilemma: Can a sneezy-wheezy human and pet co-exist in the same house?
- Patient's photo helps radiologists read scan
Radiologists who read imaging exams -- such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT scans -- may do a better job if they see a picture of the face that goes with the diagnostic test, according to research presented this week at the Radiology Society of North America's annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
- Tainted milk deaths rise in China
Six Chinese infants may have died from consuming melamine-tainted milk powder, twice the number previously reported by the government, the Ministry of Health said Monday.
- Attorney general seems fine after fainting spell
Doctors gave U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey a clean bill of health Friday morning after he apparently had a fainting spell, according to Gina Talamona, spokeswoman for Department of Justice.
- Support and Hot Wheels after fire
After the fire, all that was left of Jonathan Reyes' massive Hot Wheels collection was a piece of metal that once was part of a toy car.
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Headlines last updated on Dec 03, 2008 17:29:03pm.
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