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New doctors still too tired for safety
December 3, 2008
Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new U.S. report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap.
Auditors: Not enough bailout oversight
December 3, 2008The government must toughen its monitoring of the bailout to ensure that banks limit executives’ pay and comply with other restrictions, federal auditors said Tuesday.
Stocks rebound from Monday plunge
December 3, 2008In a session that showed more indecision than conviction, the stock market rebounded from the previous day’s massive decline. The Dow Jones industrials rose 270 points.
Pacers rally, hand Lakers rare loss at buzzer
December 3, 2008
Murphy tip-in completes comeback; Kobe scores 28 in 118-117 loss
Brand-name drugs no better than generics
December 3, 2008There is no evidence that brand-name drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, U.S. researchers said.
Giants place Burress on IR, ending his season
December 3, 2008
Plaxico Burress spent much of Tuesday at Giants Stadium facing the possibility his career with the Super Bowl champions could be over, while the police were still trying to sort out the events surrounding the Manhattan nightclub shooting.
Retailers tiptoe between Christmas, holidays
December 3, 2008
As American shoppers embark on their annual shopping binge , a prickly marketing question splits American consumers and stores: “Christmas” or “holiday”?
GM’s U.S. sales drop 41.3 percent
December 3, 2008U.S. auto sales plunged 37 percent in November to their worst level in more than 26 years, dashing expectations that this dismal year for vehicle demand had found a bottom.
India to Pakistan: Hand over terror suspects
December 3, 2008
The gunmen who attacked Mumbai set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, then hijacked an Indian fishing trawler that carried them to their suicide mission, a top police official said Tuesday.
Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts (AP)
December 3, 2008AP - A man accused of making unflattering online comments about his former lover and her attorney on Craigslist has been charged with two counts of criminal libel.
