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Current events of
December 19, 2008
(
2008-12-19
)
(Friday)
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Administration
of
United States
President-elect
Barack Obama
:
Republican Party
Representative
Ray LaHood
of
Illinois
is nominated as the next
Secretary of Transportation
.
(CNN)
Democratic Party
Representative
Hilda Solis
of
California
is nominated as the next
Secretary of Labor
.
(CNN)
Venture capitalist
Karen Mills is chosen to head the
Small Business Administration
.
(CNN)
Former
Mayor
of
Dallas
,
Texas
,
Ronald Kirk
is selected for the position of
Trade Representative
.
(CNN)
U.S.
President
George W. Bush
's
administration
files a trade case to the
World Trade Organization
against the
People's Republic of China
over the alleged use of
export
subsidies
to promote Chinese-made goods.
(AP via
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
)
Rangzieb Ahmed
, the highest-ranked
al-Qaeda
operative in the
United Kingdom
, becomes the first person convicted of the charge of directing
terrorism
.
(News Limited)
President Bush announces a
$
17.4 billion emergency
bailout
of the
automobile industry
to protect
General Motors
and
Chrysler
from
bankruptcy
during the
current automotive crisis
. The plan is conditional on the companies' reorganization by March 31, 2009, to show that they can return to viability.
(
New York Times
)
Internet
and
telephone
transmissions
between
Europe
, the
Middle East
, and
Asia
are seriously disrupted. The
FLAG
,
SEA-ME-WE 3
, and
SEA-ME-WE 4
submarine communications cables
are believed to have been
cut for the second time this year
.
(BBC)
Three resignations ensue
when
Anglo Irish Bank
chairman Sean Fitzpatrick admits to concealing a total of
€
87 million in
loans
.
(RTÉ)
Thirty prisoners burn down and escape their jail in
Vanuatu
. Two
Members
of
Parliament
are later arrested for harboring some of the fugitives.
(Radio Australia)
(Channel NewsAsia)
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