Top Obama Aide, Under Pressure, Relinquishes Some Duties
Date: 08 November 2011
By MARK LANDLER
Pres Obama’s chief of staff William M Daley is turning over some of his daily management responsibilities of the West Wing to White House senior adviser Pete Rouse.
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Journalists Overhear Private Exchange Between Obama and Sarkozy, Report Says
Date: 07 November 2011
By MARK LANDLER
After a news conference at the G20 summit last week, microphones picked up a private conversation between Mr. Obama and Mr. Sarkozy in which they were discussing the Israeli prime minister, a French Web site reported.
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Journalists Overhear Private Exchange Between Obama and Sarkozy, Report Says
Date: 07 November 2011
By MARK LANDLER
After a news conference at the G20 summit last week, microphones picked up a private conversation between Mr. Obama and Mr. Sarkozy in which they were discussing the Israeli prime minister, a French Web site reported.
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Joe Frazier, Ex-Heavyweight Champ, Dies at 67
Date: 08 November 2011
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with Muhammad Ali endure as being among boxing's epic rivalries, dies at age 67.
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Cuba Takes Lead Role in Haiti’s Cholera Fight
Date: 08 November 2011
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
Doctors with the Cuban medical mission in Haiti confirm the cholera outbreak in that country on Oct 15, 2010; as the epidemic continues the mission is winning accolades from donors and diplomats for staying on the front lines and undertaking a broader effort to remake Haiti's shattered health care system.
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$71 Million in Art Is Sold at Phillips, Near Low Estimate
Date: 08 November 2011
By CAROL VOGEL
Phillips de Pury & Company’s auction of contemporary art is a tepid affair, with price resistance on everything from paintings to sculptures; auction brought $71.2 million, just above its low $66.1 million estimate but nowhere near its optimistic $97.3 million high.
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Olympus Hid Investing Losses in Big Merger Payouts
Date: 08 November 2011
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Olympus says that more than $1 billion in merger payouts were used to hide years of losses on investments, an acknowledgment that is an abrupt about-face for the company and that could make the scandal one of the biggest cases of accounting fraud in history.
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California Dispensaries Moving to Block U.S. Marijuana Crackdown
Date: 08 November 2011
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Lawyers for California's medical marijuana industry say they will seek court orders to halt a threatened federal crackdown on marijuana dispensaries, many of which federal officials say are fronts for large-scale illegal sales.
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