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PRI's The World - December 3, 2008 Today on The World: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits India and urges Pakistan to cooperate with the investigation into the Mumbai attacks; Also, why an Israeli government agency is after Russian Jews living in Germany; and how a South African architect aims to help the poor with houses made of sand.
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PRI's The World - December 2, 2008 Today on The World: India hands Pakistan a list of suspects, as the investigation into the Mumbai attacks continues; parts of China face desert conditions after years of cutting down forests and overusing water resources; and Haiti's capital takes in the music of a man known as "the walking jukebox."
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PRI's The World - December 1, 2008 Today on The World: President-elect Obama announces top members of his national security team; President Bush marks World AIDS Day at the White House; and we follow the journey of US-sponsored AIDS drugs to patients in Africa.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, as Commerce Secretary.
Wall Street jumps on Coke and other defensive plays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors flocked to shares of Coke and other companies that hold up well in recessions following another round of disappointing economic data and corporate outlooks.
Civil rights beacon Odetta dead at 77
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, has died at age 77, her manager said on Wednesday.
World Headlines
US presses Pakistan over Mumbai US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice. Richardson gets US commerce nod US President-elect Barack Obama names New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his commerce secretary. Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.
Last round of pleas from the Big 3 The Big Three automakers return to Congress this week to present improvements they'll make if they get bailouts. Kai Ryssdal asks industry analyst Eric Noble if smaller business models, green technology and executive pay cuts are enough.
New wave of delinquencies on the way A new forecast sees delinquent mortgages nearly doubling by the end of next year. Homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, in particular, are in danger of getting squeezed. Jeff Tyler reports.
Now Goldman Sachs could post loss Goldman Sachs seems to have avoided the financial crises of its Wall Street rivals so far, but it's expected to post its first quarterly loss in almost a decade. Alisa Roth reports.
