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Friday, July 17, 2009 — 8:40 PM ET
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Obituary: Walter Cronkite, Longtime Anchor, Is Dead at 92
Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday at his home in New York. He was 92.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009 — 4:53 PM ET
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Cheney Is Linked to C.I.A. Concealment of Terror Program
The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency’s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
The report that Mr. Cheney was behind the decision to conceal the still-unidentified program from Congress deepened the mystery surrounding it, suggesting that the Bush administration had put a high priority on the program and its secrecy.
Mr. Panetta, who ended the program when he first learned of its existence from subordinates on June 23, briefed the two intelligence committees about it in separate closed sessions the next day.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 — 12:39 AM ET
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Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System
In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google’s plans.
The move would sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows operating system controls the basic functions of the vast majority of personal computers.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009 — 1:31 PM ET
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Roger Federer Wins Wimbledon
Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 16-14, in the fifth set, breaking Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam singles titles.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009 — 11:52 PM ET
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Judge Approves Plan to Sell G.M. Assets
A federal judge late on Sunday approved a plan by General Motors to sell its best assets to a new, government-backed company, a crucial step for the automaker to restructure and complete its trip through bankruptcy court.
With the approval of the plan, G.M. and the government are seeking to close the sale by Monday or Tuesday, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Monday, July 6, 2009 — 9:02 AM ET
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Former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara Dies at 93
Former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara died Monday, according to his wife, The Associated Press reported. Mr. McNamara, who led the Defense Department during the Vietnam war under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, was 93.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009 — 8:34 AM ET
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Unemployment at 9.5%; 467,000 Jobs Lost in June
The American economy shed 467,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, its highest level in 26 years, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 — 4:12 PM ET
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Karl Malden, Everyman Actor, Dies at 97
Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning character actor whose half-century in show business carried him from the theater to films and then to television, where he policed the streets of San Francisco and became indelibly identified with a commercial for traveler’s checks, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 97.
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Monday, June 29, 2009 — 10:16 AM ET
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Justices Rule for White Firefighters in Bias Case
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that Sonia Sotomayor, a Supreme Court nominee, endorsed as an appeals court judge.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 — 8:53 AM ET
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Ed McMahon, America’s Top Second Banana, Dies at 86
Ed McMahon, who for nearly 30 years was Johnny Carson’s affable sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” introducing it with his ringing trademark call, “Heeeere’s Johnny!,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, NBC reported, citing his spokesman, Howard Bragman. Mr. McMahon was 86.
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Friday, June 5, 2009 — 8:34 AM ET
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345,000 U.S. Jobs Lost in May; Unemployment Rate Jumps to 9.4%
The economy shed 345,000 jobs in May, a sharp reduction in the pace of job losses, the government reported on Friday in its monthly employment report.
The unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 percent, its highest point in a quarter-century, and economists said the job losses were likely to pile up through the rest of the year. But the letup in the pace of losses fanned hopes that the plummeting job market was showing sustained signs of stabilizing.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 — 5:52 PM ET
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Second Swine Flu Death in New York City
The death of a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions has been linked to the swine flu, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene told The Associated Press.
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