Obama voted 'most influential man' in poll

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:00 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Barack Obama was voted the most influential man of 2008 in an online poll released on Tuesday that asked men to decide who most impacted the way they behave, buy and think.

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Bali bombers may be killed by firing squad

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:52 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A top Indonesian court rejected a claim by three convicted Bali bombers that the constitution prohibits deaths by firing squad, clearing the way Tuesday for their executions.

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Official: 991 charged in Saudi terror plots

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:50 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Saudi authorities have indicted 991 suspected militants on charges that they participated in terrorist attacks carried out in the kingdom over the last five years, the interior minister said Tuesday.

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Factory orders fall by largest amount in 2 years

Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 12:36 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Government data show orders to U.S. factories plunged by the largest amount in nearly two years as the credit strains are hitting manufacturing with full force.

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Wagoner: GM OK with $25B? loan package

Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:31 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said Thursday that the automaker should be able to put to good use its portion of a $25 billion government loan package for new technology.

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