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| Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter | ||
| Category | Credit, United States Economy, Economic Conditions and Trends, Finances, Banks and Banking, Credit and Money Cards, American Express Company|AXP|NYSE, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE Arca, American Bankers Assn | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:43:45 GMT | |
| Description: | Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending. more... |
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| For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests | ||
| Category | Presidential Election of 2008, United States Economy, McCain, John, Obama, Barack, Securities and Exchange Commission, Cox, Christopher, Paulson, Henry M Jr, Bernanke, Ben S | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:44:12 GMT | |
| Description: | The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency. more... |
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| Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court | ||
| Category | Supreme Court, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Suits and Litigation, Decisions and Verdicts, Wyeth|WYE|NYSE, Food and Drug Administration, Vermont | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:18 GMT | |
| Description: | At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards. more... |
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| After Impasse, New California Budget Agreement | ||
| Category | California, Budgets and Budgeting, Schwarzenegger, Arnold | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:20:47 GMT | |
| Description: | California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the state budget, which is now roughly three months late. more... |
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| California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains | ||
| Category | Accidents and Safety, Railroads, Text Messaging, California Public Utilities Commission, Transit Systems, Cellular Telephones, Metrolink (Southern California Regional Rail Authority), Sanchez, Robert M, California, Los Angeles (Calif) | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:01:46 GMT | |
| Description: | After investigators said an engineer in last week?s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train. more... |
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| Political Memo: Given G.O.P. Predicament, Rangel Opts to Ride Out the Storm | ||
| Category | Rangel, Charles B, Ethics, Republican Party, House of Representatives, United States Politics and Government, House Committee on Ways and Means, Democratic Party, Lewis, Jerry, Young, Don, Kanjorski, Paul E, Stevens, Ted, Begich, Mark | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:09:21 GMT | |
| Description: | Democrats believe that a long list of Republican lawmakers with legal troubles makes it impossible for Republicans to gain much ground on the issues of ethics and good government. more... |
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| Panel Proposes Broad Changes in Federal Financial Aid for College | ||
| Category | Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Pell Grants, Finances, Internal Revenue Service, Student Loans, College Board | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:09:03 GMT | |
| Description: | The recommendations included a simpler application, Pell grant maximums linked to the consumer price index and federally financed college savings accounts for children in low-income families. more... |
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| Chicago Unveils Multifaceted Plan to Curb Emissions of Heat-Trapping Gases | ||
| Category | Chicago (Ill), Environment, Air Pollution, Daley, Richard M, Global Warming, Energy Efficiency, Office Buildings and Commercial Properties | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:18:44 GMT | |
| Description: | The blueprint would change the city?s building codes to promote energy efficiency, and it calls for installing huge solar panels at municipal properties and building alternative fueling stations. more... |
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| Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial Crisis | ||
| Category | Treasury Department, Federal Reserve System, United States Economy, Resolution Trust Corp, Banks and Banking, Inflation (Economics), Bankruptcies, Recession and Depression, Economic Conditions and Trends | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:34:02 GMT | |
| Description: | Treasury and Fed officials were discussing with leaders in Congress a plan for the government to buy up distressed mortgages. more... |
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| A Bid to Curb Profit Gambit as Banks Fall | ||
| Category | Securities and Commodities Violations, Stocks and Bonds, Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated|GS|NYSE, Morgan Stanley|MS|NYSE, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE Arca, American International Group|AIG|NYSE, Securities and Exchange Commission, Cuomo, Andrew M | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:53:00 GMT | |
| Description: | A backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.S. and Britain tightening rules and authorities in New York intensifying investigations. more... |
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| Bush Emerges After Days of Financial Crisis | ||
| Category | Bush, George W, United States Economy, Finances, United States Politics and Government | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:21:39 GMT | |
| Description: | The president spoke briefly on Thursday after remaining largely out of sight as Wall Street has become engulfed by a financial crisis. more... |
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| The New McCain: More Aggressive and Scripted on the Campaign Trail | ||
| Category | Presidential Election of 2008, Elections, United States Politics and Government, Politics and Government, Republican Party, McCain, John, Nagourney, Adam, Obama, Barack, Palin, Sarah, Ohio | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:19:53 GMT | |
| Description: | Senator John McCain?s once easygoing if irreverent campaign presence ? endearing to crowds, though often resulting in gaffes ? has been put out to pasture. more... |
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| Alaska Star May Add Luster to Tarnished Senator | ||
| Category | Stevens, Ted, Palin, Sarah, Begich, Mark, Alaska, Elections, Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2008, Republican Party | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:10:05 GMT | |
| Description: | As Gov. Sarah Palin has moved to the national stage, Senator Ted Stevens, who goes on trial next week, has risen in some opinion polls in Alaska. more... |
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| Husband of Alaska Governor Refuses to Testify in Legislature?s Trooper Inquiry | ||
| Category | Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Palin, Sarah, Palin, Todd, Subpoenas, Monegan, Walt, Legislatures and Parliaments, Presidential Election of 2008, Branchflower, Stephen E, Wooten, Mike, Alaska | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:47:36 GMT | |
| Description: | Todd Palin was one of 13 people subpoenaed in the inquiry into whether Gov. Sarah Palin or members of her administration abused their power in the dismissal of a top state administrator. more... |
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| The Ad Campaign: Obama Attacks McCain in a Bid to Attract Hispanic Voters | ||
| Category | Presidential Election of 2008, Political Advertising, Immigration and Refugees, Limbaugh, Rush, Hispanic-Americans, Obama, Barack, McCain, John | |
| Published: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:23:26 GMT | |
| Description: | A Spanish-language Obama ad misrepresents John McCain?s record on the immigration issue and his relationship with Rush Limbaugh. more... |
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