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Vatican: Pope Close to Death

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II (search), his heart and kidneys failing, was near the end as the sun rose over the Vatican early Saturday. In St. Peter’s Square (search), the sprawling plaza adjacent to the pope’s quarters, as many as 70,000 people gathered Friday evening to pray and …

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Morgan Stanley Dissidents Want Purcell Out, New CEO

NEW YORK – A day after Morgan Stanley (MWD) announced its plan to spin off its Discover Card division, dissident shareholders demanded Tuesday that the investment firm’s chief executive, Philip Purcell (search), be dismissed and replaced by one of their own. Morgan Stanley shares sank more than 3 percent. In …

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Study: Antarctic Glaciers Shrinking Fast

LONDON – The first comprehensive survey of glaciers on the Antarctic peninsula has shown that the rivers of ice are shrinking, mostly because of warming of the local climate. It is unclear, however, whether the increased temperature causing the shrinkage is a natural regional effect or a result of global …

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