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Nov 18, 2008
9:13pm
Sources: Obama makes pick for attorney general
Former Clinton Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the position of attorney general, according to two prominent Democrats involved in transition matters. If confirmed, Holder would be the first African-American to lead the Justice Department.
7:51pm
Boy, 8, gives taped account of killings
An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and another man can be heard in a videotape of his police interview telling officers that he shot both men after he came home from school. The boy, sitting cross-legged in an overstuffed armchair, initially denied any involvement in the shootings, but later said he shot his already wounded father "because he was suffering."
7:21pm
Dems spare Lieberman, let bygones be bygones
Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said today. The Senate Democratic caucus, following a heated debate, voted 42-13 to let Lieberman continue chairing the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
7:02pm
Auto execs face sharp scrutiny
Skeptical senators grilled auto executives at a hearing today, calling them short sighted and unimaginative, as they seek a $25 billion taxpayer-funded bailout to ward off looming bankruptcy, CNNMoney reports. "Their board rooms in my view have been devoid of vision," said Sen. Chris Dodd.
6:49pm
Borger: Obama dealing from strength
It was heartwarming, in a way, to see Sen. John McCain and President-elect Barack Obama together the other day.
6:33pm
Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk
Things didn't go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.
5:32pm
Drew Peterson meets with divorce lawyer
Drew Peterson has met with a prominent divorce attorney more than a year after his wife, Stacy, disappeared, his lawyer confirmed to CNN today. Police have said that the former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant is a suspect in his wife's disappearance, which investigators have labeled a "potential homicide." Peterson maintains his wife left him for someone else.
5:24pm
Comedy duo: Racial humor may never be same
In the early 1970s, when we were the first black-and-white comedy team in the history of show business -- and the last -- we had a routine in which Tom would interview Tim, who had just been elected the first black president of the United States.
2:20pm
U.S. families struggle to feed kids, report says
Almost 700,000 U.S. children lived in households that struggled to put food on the table at some point in 2007, the highest number since 1998, according to a federal report.
2:02pm