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- Obama names Clinton, Gates to lead foreign policy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary in a national security team charged with recasting America's leadership role in the world. 
- Dow loses 679.95 as economy, Bernanke revive fear
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Monday as signs of a deepening economic slump around the world erased much of last week's sharp gains, with banks and retailers among Wall Street's biggest casualties. 
- India demands Pakistan act decisively on Mumbai attack
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India demanded Pakistan take decisive action over deadly attacks in Mumbai it said were carried out by militants from its nuclear-armed rival, while the West urged cooperation to ease tension. 
- Bush calls flawed Iraq intelligence biggest regret
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said the biggest regret of his presidency was flawed intelligence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and told ABC "World News" in an interview airing on Monday that he was unprepared for war when he took office. 
- U.S. in recession, Europe backs spending hikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has been in a recession for a year, the nation's business cycle arbiter declared on Monday, while European leaders vowed to step up public spending to try to cushion a deepening downturn. 
- House to push $500 billion stimulus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met leading governors on Monday to discuss the size and shape of an economic stimulus package that one Democratic aide said was likely to cost around $500 billion. 
- Alabama mayor arrested on corruption charges
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday in a corruption probe surrounding a sewer bond debt that could lead to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. 
- Thai protesters consolidate hold on airport
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters prepared to end their three-month occupation of the Prime Minister's office on Monday to consolidate their grip on the main airport ahead of a court verdict that could dissolve the elected government. 
- Eight killed in suicide blast in Pakistan
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber killed eight people on Monday in an attack aimed at a military checkpost in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said. 
- Iraq blasts kill 30 people
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Blasts at Baghdad's police academy and in the northern city of Mosul killed 30 people and wounded dozens more on Monday, hours after a roadside bomb wounded a senior Iraqi official, police said. 
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- Next-Generation Noninvasive Diagnostic Technology Shown to Accurately Detect Fetal Down Syndrome in First Trimester of Pregnancy
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- Research and Markets: Opportunities in Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) - Now Available
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- HTG Signs Collaboration Agreement with Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies at Harvard Medical School
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- Innovative IV Catheter Receives FDA Clearance and Secures Funding from Washington Area Venture Capital Firm
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- Simulations Plus Reports FY2008 Financial Results
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- Seattle Genetics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
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- Symphogen to Present Positive Preclinical Data on Sym004 Program for EGF-Receptor Positive Cancers
COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symphogen A/S today announced that John Haurum, Chief Scientific Officer and Michael Kragh, Director of Antibody Pharmacology will present positive preclinical data on the
- Resumen: Cellectis BioResearch, filial de Cellectis S.A., lanza al mercado el primer kit revolucionario de investigación
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PARIJS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biocitech, life sciences park - Het biotechnologische bedrijf Cellectis BioResearch, een volledige dochter van Cellectis S.A. (Alternext:ALCLS), meldt de marktlancering van een onderzoekspakket
- Research and Markets: Mass Spectrometry Analysis for Protein-Protein Interactions and Dynamics
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