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Iran: Will talks happen under Obama? Iran: Will talks happen under Obama?

A period of reestablishing relations with Iran's partners seems likely. Also expect contacts with lower-tier Iranian officials.

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Holder: Obama's seasoned pick for attorney general

An experienced hand at Justice, he would shift priorities on detainees and domestic surveillance.

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India leads fight against Somali pirates

An Indian warship sank a Somali pirate 'mother ship.' At least 91 ships have been hijacked this year off the coast of Somalia.

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Relief at pump: gasoline below $2 a gallon

Prices have dropped by half in a few months, and could go lower still.

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INSIDE BUSINESS

US jobless rate hits 16-year high

As the US economy continues its deflationary path, more workers joined the unemployment lines last week with initial claims rising 27,000 to a 16-year high.

Gold prices rise for 2nd day, silver prices continue falling

Gold prices continued rising for the second-day in a row Thursday as metals investors bet interest rates would fall.  Silver broke the $9 per ounce barrier, falling for the second day in a row as commercial demand continued to fall.

S&P says watch the microcaps

Standard & Poor's, which is producing a series of reports on the microcap market, says microcap financing is changing its focus to a more global perspective.

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

Cops say, Heather Locklear's a dope addict - TV star charged with DUI

Three months after being arrested by Santa Barbara Police, TV star Heather Locklear was finally charged with DUI.  "I'm no drug addict," cried Locklear, but she'll have to tell it to the judge when she appears in Court.

Kanye West arrested in UK after run-in with paparazzi

Rap star Kanye West was arrested in the UK after a run-in with paparazzi outside a nightclub early Friday.

Rumors fly - Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant - again!

Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, just gave birth to a baby girl in July, now rumors are flying that the Nickelodeon star is pregnant again!  True or not, Jamie Lynn Spears raked in a cool million bucks for getting pregnant the first time, or at least her mother made the money as her legal guardian.

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