Cabinet slots...Financial crisis summit...Search for workplace gunman

Washington (AP) Democrats say Hillary Rodham CLinton and Bill Richardson are being considered for secretary of state in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. One Obama adviser says Obama isn't saying which of his former primary rivals he prefers for the Cabinet position.

WASHINGTON (AP) A two-day summit on the global economic crisis has opened with a White House dinner. Nearly two dozen world leaders are attending the event hosted by President George W. Bush.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The search is on for a gunman authorities say killed three people at an office park in Northern California. Police in Santa Clara describe the suspect as a laid-off worker.

WASHINGTON (AP) Safety experts are recommending that the federal government set up a program to find errors in bridge designs. The goal is to prevent deadly Bridge Collapses like the one in Minneapolis last year that killed 13 people and injured 145 others.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Shuttle Endeavor's 15-day mission to the international space station has begun. NASA almost called off the evening launch at the last minute because workers didn't fasten a door on the pad, but the shuttle blasted off without further incident.

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