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Silver State Bank in Nevada is shut

AP, Washington

Nevada regulators have shut down Silver State Bank. It was the 11th failure this year of a federally insured bank.

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Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants

AP, Washington

The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure...

Mortgage, Giants, Crisis, Business

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Police: Suspect in Illinois bank standoff dead

AP, Wheaton

A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.

Bank, Hostage, Chicago, Wheaton

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Judge OKs bankruptcy filing for Vallejo, Calif.

AP, Vallejo

A federal judge ruled Friday that the city of Vallejo could push forward with its bankruptcy case, rejecting a legal challenge by police and firefighters unions.

Vallejo, Budget, Crisis, United States

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UC Berkeley begins felling disputed trees

AP, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley has begun cutting down trees at the center of a dispute over its plans to clear the area to make way for a new sports center.

Treesitter, Standoff, University, California Berkeley

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Gov't may soon back Fannie, Freddie

AP, Washington

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to be taken over by the government as soon as this weekend in a bold move designed to protect the mortgage market from the risk...

Mortgage, Giants, Crisis, Business

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Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser

AP, Middletown

Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.

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Bomb scare spurs search of freight train in NJ

AP, North Bergen

Authorities in New Jersey are searching a freight-train car after a woman reported that a Federal Express package containing a bomb might be aboard.

Train, Searched, Authorities, Jersey

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Palin church promotes converting gays

AP, Anchorage

Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.

Palin, Gays, Sarah Palin, Anchorage

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Wash. rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'

AP, Mount Vernon

“I kill for God. I listen to God,” a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree...

Shooting, Rampage, Washington, Mount Vernon

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Police: Suspect in Wheaton bank standoff is dead

AP, Wheaton

A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.

Bank, Hostage, Chicago, Wheaton

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Ohio teen gets 44 years for beating disabled woman

AP, Hamilton

A judge has sentenced an Ohio teenager convicted in the torture beating of a mentally disabled woman to 44 years in prison.

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Court refuses to dismiss Pa. pathologist's charges

AP, Pittsburgh

A federal appeals court Friday refused to dismiss fraud and theft charges against celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht and said he can be tried again _ but ordered the...

Celebrity, Pathologist, Trial, Cyril Wecht

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White House: Bush wasn't detached from war review

AP, Washington

The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing...

Woodward, Iraq, White House, President Bush

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Police: Suspect in Illinois bank standoff is dead

AP, Wheaton

Police say a man who wrested a gun from a police officer and took a dozen hostages in a bank in suburban Chicago has died after shooting himself in the head.

Bank, Hostage, Police, Chicago

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McCain, Palin stress that times are tough in US

AP, Sterling Heights

John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about...

McCain, Palin, John McCain, Sarah Palin

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McCain, Obama tied in TV audiences

AP, New York

As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama.

CVN, TV, McCain, Audience

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Boeing, machinists talks fail; Union to strike

AP, Seattle

Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union says a strike is set to begin at 12:01...

Boeing, Machinists, Business, Despite

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Bush tours Gettysburg battleground site

AP, Gettysburg

President Bush touched up on his Civil War history Friday, touring the battleground of Gettysburg, the site of one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War.

Bush, Gettysburg, President Bush, Civil

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Soybeans tumble as dollar gains ground on euro

AP, New York

Soybean prices tumbled Friday after the dollar continued its rally against the euro, giving investors more reasons to sell commodities that were bought as a hedge...

Commodities, Review, Business, Soybean

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