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Clinton and Obama called for action to stimulate the economy.
The New York Democrat said she will call in the Senate for $70 billion in emergency funds for housing, energy and unemployment assistance, and for a $40 billion tax rebate if conditions worsen. Obama plans to propose stimulus legislation in coming days. Republican contender Huckabee, campaigning in Michigan, said his economic policy would help those at the bottom.
Senior Giuliani campaign staffers are forgoing their January paychecks, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican candidate.
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A powerful Shiite leader called for Iraq's government to set aside differences with Sunni politicians. A top U.S. commander said a bombing blitz south of Baghdad destroyed extremists'"defensive belts."
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Bush visited Israel's Holocaust memorial and said the U.S. should have bombed train tracks leading to the Auschwitz death camp. The president later toured Christian holy sites before leaving for Kuwait.
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A U.S. appeals court ruled against four British men who contend they were tortured and their religious rights abused during their detention at Guantanamo Bay.
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Three former leaders of an Islamic charity were convicted of duping the U.S. government into getting tax-exempt status by hiding the group's pro-jihad activities.
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Kenya's opposition party plans three days of mass rallies next week to protest President Kibaki's disputed re-election. Police said they wouldn't permit the protests.
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Former Olympian Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison for lying to investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
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Musharraf said U.S. troops aren't welcome to join the fight against al Qaeda on Pakistani soil, despite the threat from Islamic extremists.
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Japan's defense minister ordered the navy back to the Indian Ocean on a U.S.-backed antiterrorism mission, ending a three-month hiatus.
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Suharto suffered multiorgan failure and was placed on a ventilator. Doctors called the former Indonesian dictator's condition "alarming."
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The EU food-safety agency endorsed meat and milk derived from cloned animals, a move likely to trigger a fierce political battle.
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The White House will announce a proposed sale of $20 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia Monday, coinciding with Bush's arrival there.
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Sri Lanka's government rejected a call by the separatist Tamil rebels to revive a 2002 cease-fire.
