Saturday, November 11, 2006
Breaking News Fri., November 10, 2006
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN BEGINS PRESIDENTIAL BID, EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE FOR
HIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE CREATED THIS MONTH
Friday, November 10, 2006
News Summary: Lame-Duck Senate Won't Approve Bolton
Breaking NewsNovember 10, 2006
Lame-Duck Senate Won't Approve Bolton
President Bush resubmitted John Bolton's nomination to be U.S.
Ambassador to the U.N., hoping a GOP-led Senate would move ahead on the
stalled process. But Democrats and a key Republican quickly said they
continue to oppose the controversial nominee.
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World
Official: 150,000 Iraqis Killed Since 2003
Roughly 150,000 Iraqis have been killed since the U.S. invasion more
than three years ago, according to Iraq's Health Minister Ali
al-Shemari.
Breaking News Thu., November 9, 2006
11 MILLION BOTTLES OF STORE-BRAND ACETAMINOPHEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF
CONTAMINATION WITH METAL FRAGMENTS
Breaking News Wed., November 8, 2006
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:40:44 -0800
DEMOCRAT JOHN TESTER DEFEATS REPUBLICAN CONRAD BURNS IN MONTANA SENATE
RACE; CONTROL OF SENATE HANGS ON VA. RACE
Democrats to control House
Democrats pick up Senate seats in 4 states
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Democrats defeated Republican senators in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri
and
Rhode Island on Tuesday, four of the six seats they needed to wrest
control of the chamber from Republicans. They were leading early today
against incumbents in Montana and Virginia.
Democrats make gains in governor mansions
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Democrats reclaimed governorships from the
Northeast to the Rockies, putting them on track to take a majority of
the governorships for the first time in 12 years.
Democrat-led House will try to help with college costs
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With college costs surging, Democratic leaders in the House have made
reducing those costs one of their top priorities.
New House Finance chair has equality, fairness on agenda
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Expect sharp wit, tough oversight and a sharply different emphasis when
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, 66, becomes chairman of the
House Financial Services Committee, overseeing banking, housing and
corporate governance.
Dem win means changes in tax agenda
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The Democrats have won control of the House. What will it mean for your
tax returns?
News Alert! CBS News Correspondent Ed Bradley Dies
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:14:30 -0500
60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley died of leukemia this morning. He
was 65.
Breaking News Tue., November 7, 2006
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:39:16 -0800
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXIT POLL RESULTS: NEARLY 6 IN 10 VOTERS DISAPPROVE OF
THE WAR IN IRAQ AND THE WAY BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
Markets: U.S. stocks rise as market takes positive view of election
4:30 pm ET Nov 8, 2006
DJIA
12,176
+19.77
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S&P
1,385
+2.88
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NASDAQ
2,384
+9.06
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10Yr
4.63%
-0.026
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U.S. stocks rise as market takes positive view of election
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks ended higher Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial
Average setting a new record close, after investors concluded that
little market-moving legislation is likely to come out of the new
Democratic party-controlled House of Representatives and a Senate whose
leadership remains uncertain.
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Defense Secretary Rumsfeld resigns; Bush names successor
WASHINGTON
A day after voters angry about Iraq ousted Republicans from control of
the U.S. House of Representatives, President Bush announced that Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would leave the Pentagon.
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Republicans got a thumpin'; Rumsfeld, Hastert step aside
WASHINGTON
After receiving what President Bush called a "thumping" in Tuesday's
election, the Republicans in Washington looked to new leaders on
Wednesday to deal with a newly empowered Democratic Party on Capitol
Hill.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
AP: Democrats Take Control of the Senate
November 8, 2006
8:36 p.m. ET
AP:Democrats take control of U.S. Senate
(November 8, 2006) The Associated Press reports that Democrats have won
control of Senate with Jim Webb victory in Virginia.
Breaking News: Rumsfeld steps down
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:17:58 -0600
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld is stepping down and former CIA Director Robert Gates will take
over at the Pentagon and in prosecuting the war in Iraq.
Breaking News Thu., November 9, 2006
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:18:28 -0800
SEN. GEORGE ALLEN CONCEDES VIRGINIA SENATE RACE; DEMOCRATS GAIN CONTROL
OF THE SENATE
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Breaking News Wed., November 8, 2006
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:10:59 -0800
PRESIDENT BUSH TAPS FORMER CIA CHIEF ROBERT GATES TO REPLACE DONALD
RUMSFELD AS DEFENSE SECRETARY, AP REPORTS
Rumsfeld resigns
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 10:00:12 -0800
BREAKING NEWS
November 8, 2006
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld steps down
Republican officials say Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping
down. Word comes a day after the Democratic gains in the election, in
which Rumsfeld was a focus of much of the criticism of the Iraq war.
Breaking News: Democrats seize control of House
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006
Democrats won control of the House of Representatives early Wednesday
after a dozen years of Republican rule in a resounding repudiation of a
war, a president and a scandal-scarred Congress.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Breaking News Tue., November 7, 2006
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:00:14 -0800
IJT PROJECTS THE DEMOCRATS WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE HOUSE
Clinton, Spitzer projected winners in New York
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:59:56 -0800
BREAKING NEWS
November 7, 2006
Clinton, Spitzer win in New York
Incumbent Senator Hillary Clinton is the projected winner in the New
York Senate race with a victory over Republican challenger John Spencer.
Democrat Eliot Spitzer is also projected as the next governor with a win
over Republican John Faso.
Breaking NewsNovember 7, 2006
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:30:05 -0500
Voters Head To The Polls
After months of campaigning, it's finally time to vote. At stake are all
435 House seats, 33 in the Senate plus 36 races for governor. Democrats
hope to take control of Congress with a gain of at least 15 House seats
and 6 in the Senate. .
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Breaking News Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 04:08:02 -0500
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging for
crimes against humanity.
