By Jeff Mason
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to help state governors cope with a deepening recession and asked for their help in crafting a huge stimulus package to create jobs and tackle the crumbling economy.
As governors petitioned the federal government for billions of dollars in aid, Obama planned to name one [...]

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By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
 
The drama unfolding in Ottawa with all the intrigue of a well-crafted political thriller has riveted Canadians across the country - both political junkies and citizens who turned out in such anemic numbers for the federal election barely seven weeks ago.
While premiers like Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty weighed in Tuesday, Canadians [...]

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MUMBAI (AFP) - Pakistan offered Tuesday to work hand-in-hand with India to track down those responsible for the Mumbai attacks but declined to respond immediately to a demand that it hand over 20 terrorist suspects.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi suggested setting up a “joint investigation mechanism” into the assaults, which left 188 dead.
As tensions mounted [...]

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BURNLEY (AFP) - Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal youngsters were sent crashing out of the League Cup as two goals from midfielder Kevin McDonald sealed a 2-0 victory for Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday.
Although Wenger’s senior stars answered their critics with a 2-1 Premier League victory at Chelsea on Sunday, the club’s young guns were subjected [...]

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STOKE (AFP) - Derby advanced to the League Cup semi-finals after Nathan Ellington’s last-gasp penalty sealed a dramatic 1-0 win at Stoke on Tuesday.
Ellington converted from the spot in stoppage time at the Britannia Stadium after referee Rob Styles gave handball against Andy Griffin.
Stoke have turned their stadium into something of a fortress since being [...]

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