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17/12/2008 19:47

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Fire at unlicensed Tennessee day care injures - Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet - Adam Walsh case transformed missing kid searches.



Fire at unlicensed Tennessee day care injures

A fire on Wednesday injured three children and two adults at a day care center that had been shut down by Tennessee regulators, authorities said.

Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet

Pushing to fill his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday his choices of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to lead the Interior Department.

Adam Walsh case transformed missing kid searches

The abduction happened 27 years ago, at a time when parents routinely left their children playing in the toy store, unattended, and continued shopping.

Time names Obama 'Person of the Year'

President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008.

Obama team advised to spend more than $600 billion

economists from across the political spectrum, President-elect Barack Obama's advisers are contemplating an economic recovery plan that could cost as much as $1 trillion over two years.

2 trains derail in crash along Mississippi River

Two freight trains collided early Wednesday, derailing 40 cars and sending an engine and some railcars plunging into the Mississippi River, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported.

Suspect cop says he's engaged to be married

A publicist for the former Illinois police sergeant suspected in the disappearance of his wife says the ex-officer is engaged to be married again.

Indiana students hurt in school bus crash

A school bus carrying as many as 60 middle school and high school students collided with a car Wednesday morning, landing on its side in a farm field, the sheriff said. No life-threatening injuries were immediately reported.

Source: Blagojevich nixed job for Jackson's wife

Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife for lottery director because he had refused to make a $25,000 donation to the governor's campaign, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.

Army's new manual warns of 'persistent conflict'

The Army has released its first new training field manual in six years, highlighting the need for units to be ready to conduct stability operations after traditional combat has ended.

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