http://www.xmlfeeds.net Top 20 US News Stories en-us Compilation, xmlfeeds.net Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:55:51 CST DEMO MODE - Please register to get current information TUCSON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., reportedly a candidate to become U.S. Interior secretary, says he hasn't yet been contacted about the job. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=313023/ntop=2/usg=9 BANGKOK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Thai government has a limited number of days to step down or face a nationwide strike by members of 43 labor unions, labor officials say. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=313017/ntop=2/usg=9 SHIMLA, India, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A group of Tibetan exiles meeting in India say they support the Dalai Lama's policy of Tibetan autonomy from China rather than complete independence. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=313016/ntop=2/usg=9 WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's family say they enjoyed a bonding moment with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters during a White House tour. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=313005/ntop=2/usg=9 LIMA, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush called on leaders meeting in Peru Saturday to embrace free trade despite recent global economic uncertainty. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312991/ntop=2/usg=9 KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday his participation in the Orange Revolution four years ago was one of the proudest moments of his life. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312978/ntop=2/usg=9 LIMA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush Friday criticized Congress for not voting on a compromise measure to allow automakers access to $25 billion in federal loans. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312926/ntop=2/usg=9 BEIJING, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Chinese government's head economist, Zhou Qiren, said Friday that the country's legislative body has agreed to tax reductions to stimulate the economy. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312921/ntop=2/usg=9 GAZA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Friday armed factions in Gaza are dedicated to maintaining a truce in the troubled Middle East region. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312897/ntop=2/usg=9 MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A spokesman for an Islamist militant group says the group is preparing to attack pirates in Somalia in response to the hijacking of a Saudi-owned ship. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312891/ntop=2/usg=9 TOKYO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The stabbing of a former pension bureaucrat's wife may be related to the deaths of a Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry official and his wife, police say. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312888/ntop=2/usg=9 DHAKA, Bangladesh, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaldea Zia's party has agreed to take part in the elections if held on Dec. 28 instead of Dec. 18 as originally planned. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312860/ntop=2/usg=9 GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. government wildlife expert at the Grand Canyon who died from the plague after touching a dead cougar wasn't properly supervised, an agency report said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312805/ntop=2/usg=9 MIAMI, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Cuban immigrant alleges the Cuban government is stopping members of his family from joining him in Miami despite the fact they have appropriate visas. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312801/ntop=2/usg=9 NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- GMAC Financial Services said Thursday it had applied to the U.S. Federal Reserve for bank holding company status, a step toward securing federal aid. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312800/ntop=2/usg=9 AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said Thursday they discovered vast water glaciers under blankets of rocky debris on Mars, suggesting possible life beyond Earth. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312794/ntop=2/usg=9 LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A ban on prostitution in Britain is unlikely as there is a sizable portion of the general public that supports the practice, a British Home Office study found. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312778/ntop=2/usg=9 OTTAWA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government will put off major economy-boosting measures until 2009, its new policy platform said. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312764/ntop=2/usg=9 Nov. 20--The California Supreme Court agreed Wed-nesday to consider whether Proposition 8 improperly revised the state constitution, but it refused requests to allow same-sex marriages to resume pending a ruling. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312761/ntop=2/usg=9 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Pentagon will be asking the U.S. Congress for its biggest-ever baseline budget next year: $524 billion, military sources say. http://www.wirescan.com/my.info/view/n=312696/ntop=2/usg=9