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Shares of Freddie Mac recovered from a gut-wrenching plunge Friday on speculation that the mortgage company could soon see its finances stabilized with access to emergency Federal Reserve lending.Shares of Freddie Mac’s larger government-sponsored...
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John Edwards says he made a serious error in judgment when he had an affair and is ashamed of his conduct.
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The United States urged Russia on Friday to halt aircraft and missile attacks in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia and withdraw its combat forces from...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Russia to halt aircraft and missile attacks in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia and withdraw combat...
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The anthrax killer spurred a whole new branch of science that could give the nation a head start in the next emergency _ whether it’s investigating more...
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Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is admitting to an extramarital affair but denies fathering the woman’s daughter.
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Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs...
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The United States on Friday pushed for an immediate cease-fire in a fast-unfolding conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South...
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What happens if the Senate is supposed to meet and there aren’t any senators around?
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The United States called Friday for an immediate cease-fire in a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
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The United States is calling for an immediate cease-fire in a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
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The White House says Vice President Dick Cheney will speak at next month’s Republican National Convention.
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The efficiency of America’s workers grew at a slightly slower pace in the spring as companies sought to produce more with leaner work forces. Workers’...
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The efficiency of America’s workers grew in the spring at a slightly slower pace as companies sought to produce more with leaner work forces.
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Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae says it swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as the housing market continued to...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt attempted to ease concerns Thursday that the Bush administration is planning to issue new rules that would limit...
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Computers seized last week from a Frederick, Md., library may hold clues about the 2001 anthrax letters and the Army scientist accused of mailing them, the FBI said...
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Scientists have found ways to tease even more clues out of fingerprints’ telltale marks _ one in a string of developments that gives modern forensics even better...
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The government is still searching for evidence that Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks despite declaring the case solved.
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Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae says it swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as the housing market continued to...
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Sallie Mae says its second-quarter profit fell 72 percent as funding costs remained high amid further weakening in the credit markets.Sallie May says it earned $266...
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Shares of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled again Tuesday as investors began to accept their holdings might be wiped out by a government rescue...
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Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sank, then recovered somewhat, on a gut-wrenching Friday as investors tried to ascertain whether the government will soon intervene...
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Shares of Freddie Mac plummeted Friday as Wall Street and Washington became more convinced that the government is likely to bail out the nation’s key mortgage...
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Shares of Freddie Mac dropped 35 percent and shares of Fannie Mae tumbled 27 percent in premarket trading Friday as Wall Street continued to worry about the health of...
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Fannie Mae’s CEO told shareholders Tuesday that the housing market is “about halfway through” its crisis and home prices could fall as much as 25...
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Fannie Mae says it is doing away with higher downpayment requirements for borrowers in distressed real estate markets.The government-sponsored mortgage financier said...
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The steeper slide in home prices is accelerating the pace of foreclosures, Fannie Mae said Tuesday as it outlined plans for shoring up its finances following a $2.2...
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Fannie Mae said Tuesday it lost $2.2 billion in the first quarter as home-loan delinquencies mounted and home prices declined more sharply than the mortgage finance...
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Fannie Mae says it lost $2.2 billion in the first quarter as home-loan delinquencies mounted amid the continuing housing slump.The quarterly loss at Fannie Mae, the...
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Former Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines and two other top executives are paying a total of nearly $31.4 million in a settlement with the government announced Friday...
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Sallie Mae says it lost $104 million in the first quarter, as the student lending industry experienced a severe downturn.The Reston, Va.-based company, formally SLM...
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Fannie Mae will allow more struggling homeowners to sell their homes for less than they owe on their mortgages as part of a plan the mortgage finance company has in the...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to expand their roles in the turbulent mortgage market even as worsening conditions in the housing sector punish the two...
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Fannie Mae on Wednesday said it lost nearly $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007 as home-loan delinquencies mounted. The company said it expects additional losses...
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Fannie Mae says it lost $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter as home-loan delinquencies mounted. It also expects more losses this year.Fannie Mae is the largest U.S....
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Battered in recent months because of a failed buyout and higher borrowing costs, shares of Sallie Mae jumped Monday after the company named a banking industry...
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Shares of Sallie Mae tumbled 13 percent on Friday, hitting a 52-week low, as investors reacted to the company’s disclosure that it would cut back on its core...
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A mortgage advertisement along Interstate 5 is visible with homes in the background in Portland, Ore., Friday, July 11, 2008. Wall Street sank further into a bear market today as investors dumped stocks on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and...
