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Democrats took aim at wresting control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate from Republicans on Monday, the last day of a bitter election fight fueled by public discontent with President Bush and the Iraq war. Full Article

Bush campaigns for absent candidate

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Iraq starts to lift curfew after verdict 12:53pm ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq began on Monday to lift a curfew imposed to quell any insurgent backlash against the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein, amid a wave of jubilation among his former victims and fury among diehard supporters. Full Article | Video

Ortega heads to Nicaragua vote victory | Video

New California wildfire erupts day after memorial

Bombs rattle Mexico in latest political strife | Video

Al Qaeda Briton plotted massive blasts: prosecutor

Approval sought for human/animal embryo research

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Two-dollar bill on a roll

From Mom-and-Pop retailers to strip club owners, the $2 bill is shedding its play-money image and turning up in more and more wallets. Full Article

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U.S. stocks rally on deals on day before elections 4:34pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P; 500 making their biggest one-day gains in a month, as investors welcomed a flurry of corporate takeovers a day before U.S. congressional elections. Full Article | Video

Oil up above $60 as Saudi says more cuts possible

RealNetworks reports leap in quarterly earnings

Hansen to review stock options; could delay earns

Palm hit by patent suit

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Class-action lawyers under fire -- again

One of corporate America's favorite villains -- the class-action lawyer -- is getting pounced on again, even as the number of new U.S. securities fraud lawsuits has dropped. Full Article

On the radar: Novartis

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Reasonable valuations and superior growth rates help Novartis land on the Relative Value screen. Full Article

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Prince Alwaleed, Bill Gates bid for Four Seasons 2:06pm ET

TORONTO (Reuters) - Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and an investment firm owned by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates have launched an offer for Four Seasons Hotels Inc. on Monday in a move aimed at privatizing the Canadian luxury hotelier. Full Article

Abbott to buy Kos, become HDL-cholesterol leader

RealNetworks reports leap in quarterly earnings

Boston Scientific sees sales up in 2007

Outback Steakhouse parent to go private

Former Swift CEO bids to buy out firm

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Ortega heads to Nicaragua vote victory 2:06pm ET

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Reuters) - Former Marxist revolutionary and U.S. Cold War enemy Daniel Ortega headed back toward power on Monday in Nicaragua's presidential election 16 years after voters threw him out to end a war against U.S.-trained rebels. Full Article | Video

Bombs rattle Mexico in latest political strife | Video

Lebanon talks break ice between rivals

Law and politics stand between Saddam and gallows | Video

Italy convicts Egyptian linked to Madrid bombings

European airports bring in new hand luggage rules | Video

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