Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:43:45 -0000 Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending.
For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:44:12 -0000 The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency.
Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:18 -0000 At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards.
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Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura found dead in jail cell Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:40:00 -0700 Miura had just returned to the U.S. to face charges in the 1981 slaying of his wife. His death is an apparent suicide.
A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles hanged himself in his jail cell overnight, a few hours after he arrived in the United States to face charges.
North Korea off U.S. blacklist after nuke inspection deal Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:30:00 -0700 After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. today erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."
Bush says G-7 'will do what it takes' to ease economic crisis Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The morning appearance in the Rose Garden kicks off a weekend of high-stakes meetings between world finance ministers and central banks.
President Bush and the finance ministers of seven of the world's most powerful economies stood shoulder to shoulder in the White House Rose Garden this morning and pledged to work together to resolve the crisis that has paralyzed global markets.
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Connecticut court overturns ban on gay marriage Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:07:41 -0700 The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate"... Study: Bipolar disorder also affects kids Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:07:27 -0700 A study of 54 people with bipolar disorder found that the illness, long considered an adult affliction, also affects children. The research published in... Asteroid's path predicted for the first time Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:07:12 -0700 Scientists for the first time predicted the arrival of an asteroid before it entered Earth's atmosphere. The asteroid, 6 to 15 feet in diameter...
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Texas drivers owe millions in fines, and it's time to pay up Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:03:00 -0000 The Texas Department of Public Safety has given a private collection agency the green light to contact convicted drivers who haven't paid owed state surcharge penalties.
Where has all the money gone after the stock crash? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:38:00 -0000 Trillions in stock market value — gone. Trillions in retirement savings — gone. A huge chunk of the money you paid for your house, the money you're saving for college, the money your boss needs to make payroll — gone, gone, gone.
McCain defends Obama at rally, but attacks in TV ads Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:25:00 -0000 Barack Obama acknowledged Saturday that John McCain has asked his supporters to temper their attacks on him. But the Democratic presidential nominee said the Republican's economic plans remain wrong for the country.
