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Nobody wants to hire former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales!

WASHINGTON - April 13, 2008 - Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.

He has, through

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U.S. banks Citigroup and Merrill Lynch reveal fresh $15bn loss!

April 13, 2008 - CITIGROUP and Merrill Lynch will heap further pain on Wall Street this week as they reveal additional sub-prime write-downs totaling $15 billion (£7.6 billion) or more.

In another sign of the intense pressure on leading banks, Deutsche Bank is attempting to offload some of its €35 billion (£28 billion) of toxic debt to a consortium of private-e

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Brown in record poll slide!

LONDON, England - April 13, 2008 - Gordon Brown's personal popularity ratings have plunged further and faster than any other British prime minister since polling began in the 1930s, a poll revealed on Sunday.

Brown is facing a rough ride as the global lending squeeze tightens its grip on the economy and the housing market could head into a sharp downturn.

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World's most expensive coffee at £50 a cup is made from cat droppings!

LONDON, England - April 10, 2008 -It might not be to everyone's taste - and that's not just because at £50 a cup it's the most expensive coffee in the world.

The secret behind the special blend about to go on sale at an upmarket department store is that it is made from cats' droppings.

While such an ingredient might leave many spluttering into their cups, Pet

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Soros says credit crisis losses to top $1 trillion!

SHANGHAI, China - April 10, 2008 - The credit crisis is far from over, billionaire financier George Soros warned Thursday, urging regulators to move faster to contain damage from the collapse of the housing finance markets.

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Violence against border agents up 47% in past 6 months!

April 9, 2008 - Violence against U.S. Border Patrol agents is up 47 percent for the first six months of the fiscal year, as surveillance toughens along the 2,000-mile stretch of U.S.-Mexico border, David Aguilar, the nation's top Border Patrol official, said Tuesday.

"As we continue to gain control of our borders, we fully expected the violence to go up," said Mr. Agu

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IMF puts cost of credit crisis at $1 trillion!

WASHINGTON - April 8, 2008 - The financial sector faces potential losses of almost $1,000bn as a result of the credit crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, warning of further losses and write-downs on prime mortgages, commercial real estate, leveraged loans and consumer finance.

The IMF said total losses and write-downs would reach about $945bn, based on mark