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Transition sources point to Geithner, Richardson
President-elect Barack Obama's potential Cabinet began to take shape today, as two sources close to the transition team said that New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner is "on track" to be offered the Treasury secretary post. Sources also said that Gov. Bill Richardson is a serious contender for commerce secretary.


Verizon fires workers over Obama records
Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected to a breach of records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama earlier this year, a Verizon source told CNN on Friday.


U.N.: Gunmen kill woman while trying to rape girl
Armed men entered a Congolese camp for displaced people Friday to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman, a U.N. spokesman said.


U.S. presses Iran over missing FBI agent
The State Department called on Iran on Friday to pony up any information it has on a former FBI agent who vanished there last year.


Officers off street after beating claims
Three police officers in Houston, Texas, have been temporarily transferred from patrol duty to desk jobs after claims of assault against the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, authorities said Friday.


South Africa teen sentenced for 'racist' murders
A white teen convicted of murdering four blacks, including two children, in a racist killing spree in South Africa's North West province was sentenced Friday to four life terms in prison.


A mother's grief in New Orleans
In post-Katrina New Orleans, four out of every 10 suspects arrested for homicide walk free without being charged, the district attorney says. The city has more murders per capita than any other in the country. That's what happened in the case of 23-year-old Ryan McClure, whose killer is still at large. Federal authorities say white-collar crime is fueling street crime.


Beavers back in Britain after 400 years
For the first time in 400 years, the beaver has returned to Great Britain.


Study: Lung cancer pill can be as good as chemo
A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday.


175 pounds lighter, woman takes flight
Two years ago, Karen Daniel was wider around than she was tall.


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