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JK Rowling is to read extracts of her first book since the final Harry Potter novel to school children in Edinburgh as the fairytales go on sale. ...more.

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Putin to face economy questions

added on 2008-12-04 08:00:42 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is set to face a series of questions about the economy in a nationwide broadcast. ...more.

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U.S. Offers Citigroup Expansive Safety Net

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:51 (Washington Post - Politics)

The government said last night that it will provide a multibillion-dollar backstop for Citigroup, revamping emergency efforts yet again to head off the failure of a company more deeply intertwined with the financial system than nearly any other. ...more.

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Experts Say Obama Must Build a Bipartisan Machine to Move Education Law

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:51 (Washington Post - Politics)

President-elect Barack Obama has made big promises to educators, parents and the nation's nearly 50 million public school students. He vowed to recruit an "army of new teachers," create better tests and give public schools more funding. He also said he would make college more affordable. ...more.

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Chicago Businesswoman to Be White House Social Secretary

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:51 (Washington Post - Politics)

Desirée Rogers, a prominent Chicago businesswoman and Harvard MBA, will be named the first African American White House social secretary, sources in the presidential transition office said yesterday. ...more.

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Media Notes: An Interview With Outgoing White House Press Secretary Dana Perino

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:51 (Washington Post - Politics)

The network stars were gone, the seats half empty and the questioning low-key as Dana Perino held a White House briefing last week, her biggest announcement that the administration would try to ease air traffic for the holidays. ...more.

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Banking Regulator Played Advocate Over Enforcer

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:51 (Washington Post - Politics)

When Countrywide Financial felt pressured by federal agencies charged with overseeing it, executives at the giant mortgage lender simply switched regulators in the spring of 2007. ...more.

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