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1.Democrats¹ in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linger while they take a break for Thanksgiving.

2.Attorney General Michael Mukasey says he feels fine. Mukasey left the D.C. hospital earlier today, one day after he collapsed² at a dinner speech reportedly from a “fainting spell”.

3.Nebraska’s Governor has signed a safe-haven³ bill that has an age limit. The state previously⁴ didn't have a limit--that let in nearly three dozen children including some teenagers being abandoned. The law was designed to prevent newborns from being dumped in trash bins⁵ or worse.

4.Madonna and Guy Ritchie are a step closer to ending their eight-year marriage. The couple granted a divorce decree today in a London courtroom. The Queen of Pop and the Director reportedly reached their owner agreements over the assets and children.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.fainting spell: n.

a loss of consciousness caused by a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. To see more please click here

2. safe haven: n.

safe haven is a name for the non-profit organizations wanting to serve the homeless families more efficiently⁶

3. decree: n.

an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country