Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:10 PM ET
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Monday tried to balance differences in his own Republican Party over illegal immigration by rejecting amnesty and calling for a hardened Mexico border but also vowing the United States would remain "a welcoming society."
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:42 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co. Inc. on Monday said it will cut 7,000 jobs and close five plants to save up to $4 billion in costs by 2010, but shares fell on disappointment at the scope of the measures and their limited ability to help earnings next year.
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:33 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is scheduled this week to witness its 1,000th execution since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, but even as it reaches this milestone opponents said capital punishment may be falling out of favor.
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:26 PM ET
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Host Canada urged a wider fight against global warming at the start of 189-country talks on Monday that will try to enlist the United States and poor nations in U.N.-led schemes to fight climate change beyond 2012.
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