Takeover seen easing loan crisis |
| | | The Bush administration's planned takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should help lower mortgage rates, stem the slide of housing markets, and stabilize the US economy, analysts said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US holds off on civilian nuclear pact with Russia |
| | | Now is not the right time for the U.S. to move forward on a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Rhode Island Wild Money |
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Olmert promotes West Bank settler buyout plan |
| | | Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday it was time to consider offering compensation to Jewish settlers who volunteer to leave parts of the West Bank that Israel would hand to the Palestinians in a statehood deal. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Sri Lanka air force helicopters attack rebel camp |
| | | Sri Lanka's air force launched a pre-dawn attack on a Tamil separatist naval camp in the embattled north Sunday, and infantry clashes elsewhere in the region killed eight rebels and three soldiers, the military said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Angola ruling party on course for big election win |
| | | Angola's ruling MPLA headed on Sunday for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election which opposition parties have branded illegitimate, preliminary results showed. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Official: Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31 |
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 513 |
| | | As of Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at least 513 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Cuba declines US disaster assessment after Gustav |
| | | Cuba politely declined a U.S. offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying Saturday it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain? |
| | | The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else. "Sa-rah! Pa-lin!" came the chant at a Colorado Springs rally on Saturday moments before Republican nominee John McCain took the stage with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a woman who was virtually unknown to the nation just a week earlier. The day before, thousands screamed "Sa-rah! Sa-rah! Sa-rah!" ... | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Hanna's remnants hit NH, roads, restaurants flood |
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Lawmaker accused of politicizing Palin probe |
| | | A Republican lawmaker wants the Democrat overseeing an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's dismissal of her public safety commissioner removed because he seems intent on damaging her vice presidential candidacy. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Mass. troops return from Iraq |
| | | Fifteen members of the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass., have returned home after concluding a six-month mission to guard the airport in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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McCain pledges to appoint Democrats to Cabinet |
| | | Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there's nothing partisan about tackling the nation's toughest problems. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Swaziland celebrates anniversary |
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Illinois kindergarten golfer has ace |
| | | Look out Tiger Woods, 5-year-old Drew Gray's got game. The kindergartner had a hole-in-one -- though it doesn't count because it was on par-3 course -- last week on the 75-yard, fifth hole at Yorktown Golf Club. The shot was witnessed by several family members and verified by course owner John Bethard. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Shaquille: Three More Charged |
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50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave |
| | | At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Bush comments on Sept 11 attacks, terror fight |
| | | Comments by President Bush on the Sept. 11 attacks and the fight against terrorism: "A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America." Sept. 11, 2001, address from the Oval Office. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Hurricane hits Caribbean islands |
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