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Nancy Pelosi Wins One Battle and Loses Another
San Francisco 's Nancy Pelosi will be House Speaker, but she won't have the man she wanted as Majority Leader. Will the Democrats be unified on the war in Iraq, ethics and their so-called "new direction?" Who will the Republicans choose to lead the new minority? Plus, President Bush is in Asia talking trade and terrorism, and the bid for leadership in a $30 billion video-game industry.
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3 storiesPresident Bush Seeks to Reassure Asian Allies on North Korea
President Bush opened his five-day tour of Asia today with a warning about terrorism and North Korea's nuclear technology . The President is in Singapore before going to Vietnam to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum .
Read the story6 minNancy Pelosi Wins One Battle and Loses Another
San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi will be the first female House Speaker, and third in line to the President. But her Majority Leader won’t be the Pentagon stalwart who changed the debate on Iraq. Fellow Democrats rejected Pelosi's choice of John Murtha of Pennsylvania by the whopping margin of 60%.
Read the story35 minGamers Camp Out for PlayStation 3
Video-game fans are lined up on the sidewalks in cities around the country in hopes of getting Sony's new PlayStation 3 . American outlets will only get 400,000 of the new machines, which are priced from $499 to $599. That's not high enough to discourage the most determined players, who are waiting for sales to begin at…
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