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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U.S. steps up special operations mission in Afghanistan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Under the shift in strategy, the teams now focus on targeting key Taliban figures rather than mainly hunting Al Qaeda leaders and have increased the number of raids they conduct, officials say.
The U.S. military command has quietly shifted and intensified the mission of clandestine special operations forces in Afghanistan, senior officials said, targeting key figures within the Taliban, rather than almost exclusively hunting Al Qaeda leaders.
Senate healthcare bill advances with rejection of imported drugs Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama asks a group of senators not to let details, like the dropping of the 'public option,' derail the landmark effort. Many liberal Democrats and leaders of progressive groups agree.
The path to enacting the first major healthcare overhaul in decades opened wider Tuesday, as the Senate voted down a divisive proposal for direct importation of prescription drugs, and President Obama rallied Democrats behind a decision to put aside one of liberals' most cherished ideas -- creating a government alternative to private medical insurance.
'Top guns' of Tumaco keep coca crops in check Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 'Flying here is the biggest rush,' says a Texas crop-duster, one of 20 pilots who navigate Colombian jungles to spray herbicide while risking potshots from cocaine traffickers.
Spraying 800 pounds of herbicides on coca over treacherous terrain while getting shot at is not everyone's idea of a good time. But for Dave, a 35-year-old crop-duster from Texas turned "top gun" of Tumaco, it's a "kick in the pants."
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Australia's economy slows in Q3 as stimulus fades
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:46:05 -0700 Australia's economy, insulated from the worst of the global downturn by lavish government spending, slowed in the third quarter as the boost from the first phase of the stimulus faded. Seattle wins 82-81 over UC Irvine
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:46:04 -0700 Charles Garcia scored 29 points, and hit two free-throws with 15.6 seconds left in the game to give Seattle an 82-81 victory over UC Irvine on Tuesday night. AP source: Jones emerges as Cincy's top choice
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:46:03 -0700 Three years after Cincinnati hired Brian Kelly from Central Michigan, the fourth-ranked Bearcats are looking at another Chippewas coach to replace him.
