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Michael Jackson film dances to No. 1 worldwide LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's much-hyped concert movie reigned at the worldwide box office on Sunday, but its performance in North America was hardly a thriller.
Nov 1, 2009 at 19:59 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that it was up to Afghan officials to decide the next step in the election process after presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah quit the Nov. 7election run-off.
Nov 1, 2009 at 19:56 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Top aides to President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the exit of Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah from an election run-off would not complicate Obama's decision-making on his war strategy.
Nov 1, 2009 at 19:53 | Reuters
Obama making final pitch of '09 elections WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making a last-minute campaign appearance for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election bid.
Nov 1, 2009 at 17:07
Factbox: How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's advisers appear to be laying the ground for a hybrid war strategy combining both counterinsurgency with counterterrorism in Afghanistan that would entail a troop increase next year.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:55 | Reuters
Corruption costs Spain billions MADRID, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A Spanish newspaper said on Sunday it had calculated that money laundering, bribery, tax fraud and other sharp practices by politicians had cost the country 4.2 billion euros ($6.23 billion) in the last 10 years.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:29 | Ukrainian News
Police arrest one of Italy's most-wanted mafia men NAPLES, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Italian police arrested one of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses on Sunday, a day after detaining his brother, dealing a heavy blow to one of the most powerful criminal clans in the region around Naples.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:23 | Reuters
Geithner: Economy rebounding, but job growth lags WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowledges the federal budget deficit is too high, but that the priorities now are economic growth and job creation.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:16 | Associated Press
Nov 1 (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a bill on Thursday to reform the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama's main domestic objective.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:11 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The key number in next year's U.S. congressional election may be the unemployment rate, which last month hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:06 | Reuters
PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - France is proposing a plan to help the world's poorest countries finance renewable energy projects that it hopes will form part of upcoming climate talks, Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in an interview on Sunday.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:39 | Reuters
Kremlin adviser: US weapons talks on track MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are on track to sign a new deal to reduce their arsenals of nuclear weapons by the time a previous agreement expires next month, a Kremlin aide said at a policy conference in Morocco.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:23 | Reuters
Afghan challenger drops out of election KABUL (AP) — The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in next week's runoff election withdrew from the ballot Sunday, six days before it was to take place — effectively handing Afghanistan's leader a victory but raising doubts about the credibility of the government at a time when the U.S. is anxious for an effective partner in the war against the Taliban.
Nov 1, 2009 at 11:58 | Associated Press
No trick: 2,000 kids knock on White House door WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families.
Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24