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White House refines position on auto industry helpBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008The Bush White House stressed Monday that it supports help for the struggling auto industry, but believes it should not be taken from the $700 billion financial system rescue program.
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Big particle collider repairs to cost $21 millionBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008Fixing the world's largest atom smasher will cost at least 25 million francs ($21 million) and may take until early summer, its operator said Monday.
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States face deeper and deeper cuts to balance budgetsBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008A majority of U.S. states - many with budgets already full of deep cuts - are scrambling to find ways to get through the rest of the year without hacking apart vital services or raising taxes. Jimmie Johnson finished 15th in the last race of the NASCAR season to tie Cale Yarborough's 30-year mark as the only driver to win three consecutive titles. In Europe, over the past months, Nicolas Sarkozy's modus operandi has met with a reticent reaction from France's neighbors.
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In AU, Dodgy Dell Deal Faces Consumer BacklashBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008 Posted in :Ben Seberry writes "It appears Dell has been caught red-faced by yet another pricing mistake on their Australian website. Many customers thought they had spotted a fantastic deal when they came across a 55%-off offer. Dell later denied that this was a valid special and telephoned customers to offer them a choice of the standard price, or a cancelled order. Dell's senior manager of corporate communication came out and apologized for the mistake, promising processes would be reviewed to prevent it from happening again. In the days after the original 'incorrectly priced' offer was fixed, Dell made a different error leading to an even cheaper price being advertised. This time, on many user forums and blogs, users are debating Australian contract law as it applies to this matter — it is not as clear-cut as many originally believed." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Custody of 8 Malegaon blast accused extendedBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008 Posted in :A district court in Nahik on Monday extended the judicial custody of eight accused in the Malegaon bomb blast case till November 29.
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MiG-27 crashes near Alipurduar in WBBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008 Posted in :A MiG-27 aircraft crashed near Alipurduar in West Bengal minutes after its take-off from Hasimara airbase on Monday, a defence ministry spokesman said in Kolkata.
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Minor Dalit girl gang raped in Uttar PradeshBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008 Posted in :A 16-year-old Dalit girl was abducted and raped by three men in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
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33 miners trapped in flooded coal mine in ChinaBy Editor - Posted on November 17th, 2008 Posted in :A flood at a coal mine in Henan trapped more than 30 workers on Monday _the third mine accident in as many weeks to hit the resource-rich ... 
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