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After another weekend of crisis, nationalisation and ministerial chicanery, several thoughts occur on the political implications.Firstly, the concept of Scottish independence is dead in Scotland for a generation at least and Unionists should press for a...
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Nana is disorganized and is expected to weaken to a tropical depression in the Atlantic.
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Michigan voters will be thrust into the crossroads of science, ethics and religion next month when they decide whether to loosen the state’s restrictions on...
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A wildfire that had burned more than 2,000 acres and forced more than 1,000 people from their homes north of Los Angeles was only smoldering early Monday, but worries...
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With the registration deadline only a day away, New Jersey election officials say they’re struggling to keep up with a record tide of new voter registrations.
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North Dakota barley production jumped in 2008, thanks in large part to weather during the growing season in the east that one farmer described as...
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The nation’s leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence...
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The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News’ Bob...
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Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation’s first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71.
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Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation’s first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71.
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William Claxton, a celebrated photographer who worked with such entertainers as Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra and who helped establish the organization that runs the...
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Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut has done it again _ this time proving he’s a pizza powerhouse.
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AP, Boston
An animal welfare official says a wayward manatee that was rescued from cold Cape Cod waters died on the way home to Florida.
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AP, Chicago
A Chicago policeman went for his first motorcycle ride since being released from an Iowa prison, only to be pulled over _ by officers who wanted to congratulate him.
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AP, Washington
Outspoken billionaire investor George Soros on Sunday criticized U.S. and European officials for taking too long to effectively address the financial crisis.
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The New York grave of an Irish woman who was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island has been marked with a Celtic cross.
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The chaotic hour before Wall Street’s closing bell has never been for the faint of heart. These days, it’s been absolutely brutal.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says the McCain campaign is trying to distract Americans from their economic woes by launching “unbecoming...
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The World Bank agreed Sunday to help developing countries strengthen their economies, bolster their financial systems and protect the poor against the financial turmoil...
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Investors agonizing over whether the stock market is bottoming out or about to continue its precipitous decline face more uncertainty this week as they await action on...
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Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to “whip” Democratic rival Barack Obama’s “you-know-what” when the two presidential candidates meet...
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The head of the International Monetary Fund welcomed a European bank rescue plan on Monday despite its high cost, and predicted that weekend efforts by world leaders...
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European leaders agreed to several measures _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel called them a “tool kit” _ that governments will be able to use to shore up...
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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy says countries that use the euro will temporarily guarantee bank refinancing to ease the credit crunch.
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A draft declaration by euro-zone leaders says their governments plan to temporarily guarantee future loans among private banks to unlock frozen credit markets.
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A draft declaration by leaders of countries that use the euro currency says their governments would temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease...
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The president of the European Commission said he was very hopeful that a meeting of European leaders Sunday would take an important step toward a coordinated response...
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European leaders are searching for a common response to the spreading financial crisis which has ricocheted across the Atlantic to their shores.
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Brazil’s Central Bank Wednesday staged the first U.S. dollar auctions on the foreign exchange market since March 2003, selling 1.7 billion dollars altogether
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Latin American equities were rattled Wednesday after a key organization forecast a major downturn in global economic growth, but Brazilian and Mexican markets finished...
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If a stock market falls, but no one hears about it, did it really happen? That seems to be part of the Kremlin’s strategy for addressing Russia’s jittery...
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I am writing this blog lying on my stomach in bed in Bujumbura. Although it is not an ideal posture for composing, it is one in which I can be in for an extended period...
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Brazil’s president said Friday that emerging market nations like Brazil must have a strong say in developing strict international rules for financial...
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Countries spending billions on financial rescue packages should spend a few extra “peanuts” to fund aid programs for those worst hit by the global financial...
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The international financial crisis that originated in mortgages and derivatives in the United States has spread to Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and Mexico will be...
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AP, Washington
Banks borrowed in record amounts from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facility over the past week, while investment firms drew slightly less.
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As the son of a multi-millionaire, and the fact that I am from India (largely shielded from this shock) - I don’t give a damn about the global crises. On the contrary...
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AP, Athens
Greece’s embattled prime minister has reinstated a rebel member of parliament into the governing party’s ranks, increasing its majority and reducing the...
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AP, Paris
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made a mistake by letting investment bank Lehman Brothers fail, France’s finance minister said Wednesday.
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AP, Washington
The Internal Revenue Service, seeking to make cash more available during the current credit crunch, has issued a rule making it easier for U.S. corporations to bring...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, attend a financial crisis summit gathering of Eurogroup heads of state and government at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Countries...
