Insider Spellings appointed as secretary of education
Marga Spellings, named Wednesday as secretary of education, arrives from Texas four years ago as a divorced mother and Bush insider. Described as practical and a multi tasker, she led domestic policy and helped shape No Child Left Behind. Bush taps longtime Texas associate as White House counsel.
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Kmart to purchase Sears in $11 billion deal
Kmart will buy Sears Roebuck for about 11 billion, uniting two struggling merchants to counter Wal Mart and create the third largest U.S. retailer with roughly 55 billion in annual revenue from about 3,500 stores. Lampert will chair Sears Holdings, guiding a merged operation while preserving largely separate brands at first.
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Violence surges in Iraq as 27 die in attacks near Fallujah
Across Iraq's Sunni heartland a car bomb near Beiji killed 10 and wounded 12 as U S troops battled insurgents west of Baghdad. In Ramadi a three hour gun battle left seven dead. U S and Iraqi forces press offensives in Fallujah and Mosul amid mounting casualties in November.
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Homeland Security seeks secrecy with new non-disclosure pledges
Washington reports the Department of Homeland Security requires employees to sign broad non-disclosure pledges banning discussion of unclassified but sensitive information. Critics fear this curbs public access and expands government shielding. The agreement warns of administrative, civil or criminal action for violations, while DHS says it merely flags sensitive material not for broad release.
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Interscope Manufacturing Named Minority Supplier of the Year
Procter & Gamble honors Centerville’s Interscope Manufacturing as the minority supplier of the year. Ohio State placekicker Mike Nugent praised for key scoring plays over three seasons. Forecast mild with clouds. high 65, low 52.
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