Here's some news

Slow day so far. Here's some news...

Poll: 67% cutting back on holiday spending
Dow Chemical to Cut 5,000 Jobs, Close 20 Facilities
Obama to send 'clear message' to Russia over neighbors
Russia to inject $150 bln into military-industrial complex
Sarkozy and Brown in economy talks
The computer mouse turns 40
Archaeologists find string dating back 8,000 years
'Mumbai mastermind' arrested in Pakistan
UK: Traditional subjects go in schools shake-up
Schwarzenegger tells UN Green rules help markets
China says Sarkozy will pay for meeting Dalai Lama
Iran says will not halt atom work despite U.S. demand
Iran rejects Obama's carrot and stick policy
Taliban said in 72 pct of Afghanistan
Taliban chief: More fighting to come
Blackwater guards plan Utah surrender
Raul Castro defiant of US embargo on eve of summit
Greece braces for third day of riots, counts cost
Liberals voice concerns about Obama
UK: Middle class facing jobs bloodbath
S. California residents trading guns for food
Merrill chief seeking $10 million bonus for 2008
Central Bank Cash May Hamper Money Markets
Obama Bonds to Give Buyers Taste of Japan Lost Decade
China Is ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Devalue Yuan
Hedge Fund Withdrawals Accelerate
Obama unveils $1 trillion stimulus