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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a rare public rebuke of central banks, suggested the European Central Bank and its counterparts in the U.S. and Britain have gone too far in fighting the financial crisis and may be laying the groundwork for another...
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The Walt Disney Company has spent $11 million to buy 14 acres of land in the newly-opened National Harbor in plans to build a theme-based hotel.
The National Harbor...
made popular Jun 13 2009
Filed under: Entertainment, News, Weird When a couple of strapping Australian dudes get up on stage and start manipulating their genitals into amusing shapes,...
made popular May 31 2009
Despite Snoop Dog being cleared of assaulting a fan at a 2005 concert, the man who sued rapper Snoop will still receive compensation for the injuries he suffered from...
made popular May 11 2009
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A new paper recycling and conservation paper law has been adopted by the state of Washington. On 6th May, 2009, Washington state Governor Chris...
made popular May 8 2009
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A suicide car bomber killed four security forces and wounded passing schoolchildren Tuesday in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, where the government is under...
made popular May 5 2009
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, United Nations
President Barack Obama’s pledge to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons won praise Monday from China and key developing countries, and spurred hope...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Israel’s prime minister on Monday outlined a “triple track” approach to peace with the Palestinians, a strategy that emphasizes political, economic...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
The Supreme Court says Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated Superfund site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered...
made popular May 5 2009
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A massive contract to support U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan received a withering review Monday, as a special panel investigating waste and fraud in wartime...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Though it may be decades, Joe Harris Sullivan is waiting to die in prison for a crime he committed at age 13, one of thousands of children who have been sentenced to...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama’s joke wasn’t lost in translation _ even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as “Cinco de Cuatro.”
made popular May 4 2009
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The Food and Drug Administration says it has found at least 20 Web sites that may be fraudulently marketing products with claims they guard against or cure swine flu.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
An astronomical diagram pointed a Sacramento, Calif., high school team toward victory Monday in the National Science Bowl.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
As regulators prepare to reveal how banks fared on “stress tests” _ a key part of the government’s plan to fix the financial system _ investors seem...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama has told a leading Senate Republican he would not nominate a radical or extremist to the Supreme Court.
made popular May 4 2009
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Federal investigators should find ways for Bayer CropScience to stop or reduce the use of a toxic chemical that was in danger of being released in last year’s...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama is celebrating Cinco de Mayo a little early.
made popular May 4 2009
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks...
made popular May 4 2009
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The Federal Reserve says a larger share of banks made it more difficult for people to obtain home mortgages over the last three months.
made popular May 4 2009
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Venus and Serena Williams are interested in playing the Fed Cup final against Italy in November despite skipping the United States’ victory over the Czech...
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Washington
The Federal Reserve announced Friday that it will launch a much-awaited program in June to bolster commercial real-estate lending.
made popular May 1 2009
AP, Washington
People with knowledge of the matter say the Federal Reserve is considering allowing longer loan terms in a program aimed at bolstering commercial real-estate lending.
made popular May 1 2009
AP, Washington
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it see signs the recession may be easing, but warned that the economy is likely to remain weak.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Washington
The Federal Reserve says it sees signs the recession may be easing but warns the economy is likely to remain weak.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Washington
Taking fresh stock of economic and financial conditions, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether they need to take additional measures to ease the...
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Washington
Taking fresh stock of economic and financial conditions, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether they need to take additional measures to ease the...
made popular Apr 29 2009
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Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing whether additional steps are needed to brace the economy as an outbreak of the swine flu has emerged as a potential new danger...
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As the recession grinds on, Federal Reserve policymakers will open a two-day meeting Tuesday to make a fresh assessment of economic conditions, review the effectiveness...
made popular Apr 26 2009
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The United States reached the Fed Cup final for the first time since 2003, beating the Czech Republic 3-2 on Sunday with Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands winning...
made popular Apr 26 2009
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Teenager Alexa Glatch has kept the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals against the Czech Republic, winning her second singles match of the weekend to bring the...
made popular Apr 26 2009
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Lucie Safarova beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 6-1 Sunday to give the Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals.
made popular Apr 26 2009
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The woman who allegedly ordered her squabbling young daughters out of her car and drove off without them quickly returned to the scene expecting to pick them up, her...
made popular Apr 24 2009
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A judge is now allowing contact between a New York mother and the young daughters she is accused of ordering out of her car for arguing.
made popular Apr 22 2009
AP, White Plains
Usually, it’s an empty threat: “If you kids don’t stop fighting, I’m going to stop this car right now and leave you here!”
made popular Apr 21 2009
AP, Washington
Federal regulators on Tuesday proposed some clarifications to sweeping new rules designed to shield consumers from unfair credit card practices.
made popular Apr 21 2009
AP, Los Angeles
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn said steadier consumer spending and home sales, together with favorable earnings results from some banks, may indicate that...
made popular Apr 21 2009
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other top regulators met six times in the days before the administration announced its...
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Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska returns a shot to Japan’s Ai Sugiyama during the tennis Fed Cup match between Poland and Japan in Gdynia, Sunday, April 26, 2009.
