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Recession-hit automakers brace for grim US sales (AP)

AP - Walloped by the recession, automakers' U.S. sales are plummeting as hard-to-get credit, job losses and other stresses make many Americans wary of taking on big-ticket financial commitments.

Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad (AP)

AP - Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world Monday, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush.

Court ruling brings down Thai government (AP)

AP - A court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster.

India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects (AP)

AP - India demanded that Pakistan hand over suspected terrorists believed living in the country — including its most-wanted man — as diplomatic wrangling between the nuclear rivals intensified Tuesday following the deadly Mumbai attacks.

Bush remorseful on financial crisis: 'I'm sorry it's happening' (AP)

AP - President George W. Bush expressed remorse that the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to ease the recession.

Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013 (AP)
AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.

1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder, researchers report (AP)
AP - Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

Estranged relative arrested in Jennifer Hudson family killings (AP)

AP - Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the shooting deaths of the entertainer's mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

Gloom returns to Asian markets after Dow's plunge (AP)

AP - Gloom returned to Asian markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal economic data out of the U.S., a crucial export market.

Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17 (AP)

AP - Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut.

Thai PM Somchai's party disbanded (Reuters)

Reuters - Thai judges ordered Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's ruling People Power Party (PPP) disbanded on Tuesday after it was found guilty of vote fraud, but party members vowed to "move on" and form another government.

Australia slashes rates (Reuters)

Reuters - Australia slashed interest rates and the Bank of Japan moved to ease an acute cash crunch for companies, kicking off another round of global central bank action to soothe markets and shore up crumbling economies.

Georgia votes in key Senate run-off election (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. state of Georgia votes in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to ram through legislation virtually at will.

Obama names Clinton, Gates to lead foreign policy (Reuters)

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary in a national security team charged with recasting America's leadership role in the world.

India demands sign of faith from Pakistan after Mumbai (Reuters)

Reuters - India demanded Pakistan hand over 20 of its most wanted men in a sign of faith, as diplomatic efforts to prevent the nuclear-armed rivals from heading toward a confrontation over the Mumbai attacks intensified on Tuesday.