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Fri, Dec 5, 2008 (12:54 a.m.) Pakistan's vow to crack down on militants behind the Mumbai attacks may meet an early test with the Islamist charity accused by the U.S. of being the front group for the prime suspects.
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Even Michael Donovan's barrister described him as a "pathetic inadequate" and an "oddball" bullied all his life.
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Berkeley Group Holdings Plc , the U.K.’s largest homebuilder by market value, eliminated its debt and built up cash even as a housing slump cut the company’s first-half profit and bled the balance sheets of rivals.
Karen Matthews was branded "pure evil" yesterday as it was revealed the plot to kidnap her daughter Shannon was inspired by the hunt for Madeleine McCann.
New York -- Retailers who suffered through a miserable November -- despite a surge in sales the day after Thanksgiving -- are worried that the usual lull between the holiday weekend and the final days before Christmas could be dangerously quiet this year.
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The ruble dropped to near the lowest in three years against the dollar after the central bank widened the currency’s trading band as the price of Urals crude, Russia’s main export, fell below $40 a barrel.
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis has no shortage of distractions nowadays.
With only 20 days left to Christmas, Wal-Mart is having a decent holiday season. But most other major retailers reported lower November sales as shoppers cherry-pick the best deals and pass on the rest.
People are treating their bedding like their wardrobe, says Joshua Thomas, spokesman for Target Stores in Minneapolis.
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