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Monday December 1, 2008

Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet

President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before settling on a firm timetable to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq.

Photo right: Security team choices

Political unrest has Twin Cities college group stranded in Thailand

Protesters at airport check post

Anti-government protesters have shut down two airports in that nation's capital.

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Investors uneasy about the holiday shopping season gave back some of Wall Street's recent gains today, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 400 points.

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Our Hungry Planet: Food prices? Roll the dice

Ben Wolke checks his handheld computer.

When commodities became a hot investment, things got wild at the Grain Exchange. Then the bubble burst, and a bartender-turned-trader held on for dear life.

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