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Timothy Geithner - 24/7/2008 US shares up on 'Treasury choice'    
US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.
Obama's economic contenders
Citigroup plunges on uncertainty
George W Bush (L) and Hu Jintao in Lima - 21/11/2008 Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit
US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.
Conrad Black in court (image from March 2007) Conrad Black in jail plea to Bush
Ex-media tycoon Conrad Black is appealing to US President George W Bush for clemency over his prison sentence for fraud.
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President Hugo Chavez addresses a rally on 18 NOvember Thinking local
Chavez pulls out all the stops for Venezuela elections
US flag, file pic Fragmented world
Are US predictions for the next 20 years accurate?
Preparing sugarcane by burning Hard graft
Behind the scenes of Brazil's biofuel revolution
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Madonna granted divorce
CIA accused on missionary death
Argentina nationalises pensions
Lockerbie families claim victory
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Online time 'is good for teens'
BUSINESS
Citigroup plunges on uncertainty
Dell sees quarterly profits slip
No agreement for US car bail-out
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Motor City misery
'I lost my money'
Goodbye tailback
Teaching tips from Venezuela
COUNTRY PROFILES
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Window (Nasa) Inner space
Making the space station just a bit more like home
GM cars for sale Broke, not dim
Some carmakers struggle while others grow
President Hu Jintao (left) and President Alan Garcia (right) in Lima Crucial partner
China's trade ties with Latin America are on the rise
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY
Barack Obama Obama seeks to create 2.5m jobs

US shares up on 'Treasury choice'
Clinton 'will accept State post'
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Florida boy's suicide live on web
Ex-crime chief arrested in Mexico
Nebraska restricts safe-haven law
US global dominance 'set to wane'
US justice boss leaves hospital
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A still from the video of Sarah Palin with a turkey slaughter man in the background. Full video on Anchorage Daily News website Palin pardons Thanksgiving turkey - as slaughtering goes on behind

JUSTIN WEBB'S AMERICA
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Confirming our prejudices
The Mormon backlash
MATT FREI'S WASHINGTON DIARY
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SPORT
Brazil ace Ronaldo could retire

Maradona shrugs off Butcher snub
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