Washington - Senator Hillary Clinton said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday it was unlikely that she would again seek the presidency and has no interest in serving on the Supreme Court.
Clinton was asked by FOX News to respond on a scale of 1 to 10 whether she'll make a second run for the White House.
"Probably close to zero," the former first lady said. "There's an old saying: Bloom where you're planted."
Los Angeles - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday as wind-whipped wildfires roared close to Los Angeles killing two people, destroying dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee.
The Senson and Marek fires burnt over 4,000 hectares in the mountains that ring the San Fernando Valley just north of Los Angeles, sending up huge plumes of thick grey smoke that were visible from the city.
A third fire burnt a further 800 hectares at Camp Pendleton, a massive Marine base near San Diego.
New York - Wall Street continued its gains on Tuesday amid a US announcement that the government would spend 250 billion dollars to take stakes in banks.
The gains followed a massive rally of more than 11 per cent on major US indices a day earlier, in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained the most points ever and the broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index recorded its largest percentage increase in nearly 70 years. The boost came after large declines a week earlier amid the financial crisis that has prompted large-scale government interventions and spooked investors.
New York - Johnson & Johnson, a New Brunswick-based pharmaceuticals and cosmetics company, has raised its profit forecast for the year, following the release of strong third quarter results.
Profits rose 30 per cent in the third quarter to 3.3 billion dollars. The company said Tuesday that sales have risen 6 per cent to 15.9 billion dollars due to strong exports.
The company's cosmetics and personal hygiene lines, such as bebe, Penaten and Neutrogena, did particularly well. Medical technology divisions also performed strongly.
Washington - US President George W Bush announced Tuesday plans for the government to pump 250 billion dollars in the American banking sector, following similar action announced by several European governments the day before.
The goal is to revive the financial sector and to return the economy back on the road to growth, Bush said in a brief televised statement in Washington.
The purchase of shares and stakes in banking institutes would be "short-term measure" towards stabilizing the markets, Bush said. The banks can then later repurchase their stakes from the state.
Washington, Oct. 14 : Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama now holds a double-digit lead over Republican rival John McCain in the key battlground states Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin and carries a nine-point advantage over his Republican rival in Colorado, according to poll conducted by Quinnipiac University on behalf the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
The latest Washington Post/ABC News survey put Obama at 53 percent to McCain''s 43 percent, while the daily Gallup tracking poll showed Obama holding a similar lead of 51 percent to 41 percent on Monday.
Washington - Senator Hillary Clinton said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday it was unlikely that she would again seek the presidency and has no interest in serving on the Supreme Court.
Los Angeles - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday as wind-whipped wildfires roared close to Los Angeles killing two people, destroying dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee.
New York - Wall Street continued its gains on Tuesday amid a US announcement that the government would spend 250 billion dollars to take stakes in banks.
New York - Johnson & Johnson, a New Brunswick-based pharmaceuticals and cosmetics company, has raised its profit forecast for the year, following the release of strong third quarter results.
Washington - US President George W Bush announced Tuesday plans for the government to pump 250 billion dollars in the American banking sector, following similar action announced by several European governments the day before.
Washington, Oct. 14 : Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama now holds a double-digit lead over Republican rival John McCain in the key battlground states Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin and carries a nine-point advantage over his Republican rival in Colorado, according to poll conducted by Quinnipiac University on behalf the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
