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Contract talks between Hollywood studios, actors fail; guild to seek strike authorization
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator. The guild said it adjourned talks...Tags: Diplomacy, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Unions, Strikes, Celebrity
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Democracy and rights, once central in US-China ties, yield to economics as Obama takes over
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ As a dangerous confrontation flared between China and Taiwan in 1996, Bill Clinton deployed the Seventh Fleet to deter the two rivals from going to war. Five years later, when a U.S. spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter, George W. Bush...Tags: Employees, National Government, Trade Balance, John McCain, Beijing Games
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Obama said to choose Timothy Geithner as Treasury chief
President-elect Barack Obama on Friday selected the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as his nominee for Treasury secretary, choosing a vigorous advocate of government intervention in the troubled economy who nonetheless commands wide respect...Tags: National Government, Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Stock Activities
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Obama plans to tap Geithner for Treasury post
President-elect Barack Obama picked Timothy Geithner, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to be his Treasury secretary, with Lawrence Summers getting a senior White House role, a Democratic aide said Friday. Obama also is likely to nominate New...Tags: National Government, Henry Paulson, John F. Kennedy Assassination, Hillary Clinton, Parliament
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Elections might bump transportation off road
It's been a rough couple of years for local elected officials backing major transportation-related construction projects, and no relief is on the horizon. On Wednesday, regional planers had their monthly meeting in Chesapeake to discuss a number of...Tags: National Government, The White House, Transportation, Academic Progress, Primaries
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Blatter gives Peruvian Football Federation ultimatum to settle dispute with govt
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) _ FIFA president Joseph Blatter on Friday gave Peru an ultimatum to solve a dispute between the government and the Peruvian Football Federation or face suspension from all international competition. Blatter said FIFA must receive a...Tags: Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, National Government, International Trade, Heads of State
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Obama makes pitch for Chicago Olympics
The Swampby John McCormick President-elect Barack Obama's transition staff released a video message this morning that he recorded to boost Chicago's efforts to win the 2016 Olympics. The message is for the European Olympic Committee (EOC) XXXVII General Assembly...Tags: Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, National Government, Olympics Chicago 2016, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition
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IATSE, Hollywood studios agree to tentative 3-year contract
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees agreed to a tentative three-year contract with the major Hollywood studios Wednesday, becoming the fifth union this year to conclude a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television...Tags: Government Health Care, Television Industry, Private Health Care, Diplomacy, Unions
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Obama, UN chief discuss reform while US rededicates itself to the world organization
AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama is urging the United Nations chief to embark on "far-reaching reform" of the world organization to help it address pressing global issues. At the same time, in a telephone conversation Wednesday, Obama...Tags: National Government, National Security, Diplomacy, Barack Obama, Madeleine Albright
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Japan's central bank keeps key interest rate unchanged at already low 0.3 percent
Associated Press WriterTOKYO (AP) _ Japan's central bank kept its already low interest rates on hold Friday but warned of a prolonged economic slump at home and abroad. The Bank of Japan last month cut its benchmark rate to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent, so expectations for...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Financial Markets, Central Bank, Economic Policy, Business
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Proposals to overhaul Britain's bribery laws include tougher jail terms for employers
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ Employers who turn a blind eye to corruption face up to 10 years in jail as part of a radical overhaul of Britain's bribery laws proposed by the British Law Commission on Thursday. The commission, the government's law reform watchdog,...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Corruption, Fraud, BAE Systems Plc, Corporate Crime
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Seismic Shakeup In California – And D.C.
Drop. Cover. Hold On! That's what geoscientists advised residents to do last week during the "Great Southern California Shakeout," the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history. This is also good advice for the political earthquake scheduled...Tags: National Government, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Diplomacy, Earthquakes, Emergency Planning
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