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Brown tones down rhetoric over Iceland bank savings
(AFP)
(11 October 01:09) |
| AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown told his Icelandic counterpart Friday he hoped the two nations could resolve their clash over frozen savings as soon as possible in a marked softening of to... |
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Morgan Stanley, Goldman shares drop on crisis fear
(Reuters)
(11 October 01:03) |
| Reuters - Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc shares slumped on Friday after Moody's Investors Service said it might cut their ratings, reviving worries that they might not be stron... |
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Selling frenzy persists
(Reuters)
(10 October 10:46) |
| Reuters - Global stocks dove head first to five-year lows on Friday at the end of a brutal week as even the traditional safe-havens of gold and government bonds suffered as fear-stricken inv... |
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GOP ad attacks pol McCain praised
(Politico)
(10 October 09:39) |
| Politico - A new Republican Party ad called “Chicago Way” whacks Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for his ties to “political boss William Daley,” shown in sinister black an... |
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Oil falls near 13-month low on global slowdown
(AP)
(10 October 09:20) |
| AP - Oil prices briefly plunged below $79 a barrel Friday, dropping to the lowest level in nearly 13 months as investors grow more pessimistic about the prospects for resolving a mushrooming... |
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Oil prices dive to one-year lows as stock markets slide
(AFP)
(10 October 08:53) |
| AFP - Oil prices slumped Friday to one-year lows under 80 dollars per barrel, striking 75 dollars in London, amid a global equities meltdown that sparked fears over demand for energy, trader... |
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Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 30
(Reuters)
(10 October 08:28) |
| Reuters - A suicide bomber drove his car into an anti-Taliban tribal council meeting in northwest Pakistan Friday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the second suicide bombing in a... |
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GM shares up slightly after Thursday trouncing
(AP)
(10 October 08:27) |
| AP - General Motors Corp. shares hit their lowest price since 1949 in the opening minutes of trading Friday as financial turmoil and a weakening global auto market heightened worries that th... |
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Pressure on G7 leaders as Wall St. erratic at open
(Reuters)
(10 October 07:54) |
| Reuters - Leaders of the world's leading economies confronted a financial system in shambles on Friday as they gathered in Washington with panic selling in the stock markets, credit frozen s... |
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Oil plummets below US$83 on global slowdown fears
(AP)
(10 October 07:25) |
| AP - Oil prices tumbled to a one-year low below US$83 a barrel Friday in European trading as fears mounted that governments around the world would be unable to keep the ongoing financial cri... |
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NRCC cutting back ad buys
(Politico)
(10 October 07:25) |
| Politico - We’re starting to see the first tangible impact of the financial deficit that House Republicans are facing. |
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Pressure on G7 leaders as Wall St. tanks at open
(Reuters)
(10 October 07:12) |
| Reuters - Leaders of the world's leading economies confronted a financial system in shambles on Friday as they gathered in Washington with panic selling in the stock markets, credit frozen s... |
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N.Ireland peacemaker Mitchell comes out for Obama
(AFP)
(10 October 07:06) |
| AFP - Retired US senator George Mitchell, who steered the tough negotiations that led to lasting peace in Northern Ireland, threw his support Thursday behind fellow Democrat Barack Obama in ... |
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Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 20
(Reuters)
(10 October 06:54) |
| Reuters - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people in an attack on a tribal council meeting in Pakistan's northwest Orakzai region on Friday, an official and a tribal elder said. |
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GOP Guru Predicts Obama Landslide (VIDEO)
(The Nation)
(10 October 06:39) |
| The Nation - The Nation -- Republican strategist Ed Rollins knows landslides. |
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Oil price dives to $77 as global equities slide
(AFP/File)
(10 October 05:57) |
| AFP/File - Oil prices slumped towards 77 dollars per barrel on Friday, amid a worldwide equities meltdown, with traders convinced that an economic slowdown will hurt energy demand, dealers s... |
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Freefalling stocks pile pressure on G7 policymakers
(Reuters)
(10 October 05:01) |
| Reuters - The world's economic powers faced huge pressure on Friday to devise drastic remedies to revive the banking system and end panic selling in financial markets. |
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NATO: Troops can target Afghan drug operations
(AP)
(10 October 04:48) |
| AP - NATO defense ministers Friday authorized their troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to $100 million a year into the coffers of resurgent Taliban fighters. |
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WHO probing deaths from mystery disease in SAfrica
(AP)
(10 October 03:54) |
| AP - The U.N. health agency says it is investigating a mystery disease that killed three people in the South African city of Johannesburg. |
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Iraq archbishop warns Christians face 'liquidation'
(AFP)
(10 October 02:59) |
| AFP - Iraq's Christians face "liquidation," the Chaldean archbishop of the northern city of Kirkuk told AFP in an interview, urging Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to guarantee the minority's ... |
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Fears grip investors as global equities routed
(Reuters)
(10 October 02:40) |
| Reuters - Europe joined Asia's panic selling of stocks on Friday, knocking the benchmark world equity index to a 5-year trough, while the low-yielding yen jumped as fears grew that policymak... |
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All eyes on G7 as fearful investors take flight
(Reuters)
(10 October 02:16) |
| Reuters - The world's economic powers faced huge pressure on Friday to devise drastic remedies to revive the banking system and end panic selling in global financial markets. |
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Suicide attacks a growing threat in Pakistan
(The Christian Science Monitor)
(10 October 01:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - A suicide bomber struck the headquarters of the Anti-terrorism Squad of the Islamabad police force Thursday afternoon, just as lawmakers were preparing to con... |
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Americans tightening belts
(The Christian Science Monitor)
(10 October 01:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - The dramatic changes in the US financial system – the debt write-downs and consolidation of corporate balance sheets – are now mirrored at kitchen tables ... |
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Oil plummets below $83 on global slowdown fears
(AP)
(10 October 01:25) |
| AP - Oil prices plummeted to a one-year low below $83 a barrel Friday in Asia as investor fears of a severe global economic downturn sparked a panicked sell-off of equities and crude. |
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Japan to propose bailout fund at G-7
(AP)
(10 October 01:04) |
| AP - Japan is set to propose to the world's leading industrialized nations that a joint fund be set up to give emergency loans to nations hit by the growing financial crisis, the finance min... |
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All eyes on G7 as markets take fright
(Reuters)
(10 October 12:50) |
| Reuters - The world's economic powers faced huge pressure on Friday to contain the financial crisis as panic selling swept through European and Asian markets amid growing fears of a global e... |
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Asia stocks trampled, Japan crashes on panic
(Reuters)
(10 October 12:47) |
| Reuters - Asian stocks plunged on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei down 24 percent in the week, while the U.S. dollar rose to a 14-month high against a group of major currencies, on panic that gl... |
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Oil plummets to $82 on global slowdown fears
(AP)
(10 October 11:03) |
| AP - Oil prices plummeted to a one-year low below $83 a barrel Friday in Asia as investor fears of a severe global economic downturn sparked a panicked sell-off of equities and crude. |
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Financial turmoil, weaker sales batter GM shares
(AP)
(10 October 10:38) |
| AP - Investors were watching to see whether General Motors Corp. shares will fall for a seventh straight session Friday as financial turmoil and a weakening global auto market have heightene... |
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Virgin shark got pregnant in Virginia aquarium
(Reuters)
(10 October 10:35) |
| Reuters - Scientists using DNA testing have confirmed the second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark -- a female Atlantic blacktip shark named Tidbit that produced a baby without a m... |
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Aide says Dalai Lama to undergo gallstone surgery
(AP)
(10 October 10:34) |
| AP - The Dalai Lama will undergo surgery Friday to remove a gallstone, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader said. |
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September retail sales plummet: SpendingPulse
(Reuters)
(10 October 09:44) |
| Reuters - A worsening job market and financial market turmoil slammed U.S. consumer spending in September, despite falling gasoline and food prices, according to a private report released on... |
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Scientists: Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth'
(AP)
(10 October 09:35) |
| AP - Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. |
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Obama Makes Inroads Among White Working-Class Women in Missouri
(Bloomberg)
(10 October 09:31) |
| Bloomberg - Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- From where Debbie Birleu sits, on a
folding metal chair collecting drop-offs behind a Goodwill
Industries store in Jefferson County, Missouri, the economy
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The Woman Greenspan, Rubin & Summers Silenced
(The Nation)
(10 October 09:16) |
| The Nation - The Nation -- "Break the Glass" was the code-name high-level Treasury Department figures gave the $700 billion bailout; it was to be used only as a last- resort measure. |
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Hurricane Norbert weakens slightly; Odile grows
(AP)
(10 October 09:08) |
| AP - Hurricane Norbert weakened to Category 1 storm Thursday as it headed toward Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula but was still expected to be a hurricane when it hits land over t... |
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Dalai Lama to undergo surgery to remove gall stone
(AP)
(10 October 09:07) |
| AP - A spokesman for the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan leader will undergo surgery to remove a gall stone. |
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Inflammatory Republican rallies raise concern
(AFP)
(10 October 09:06) |
| AFP - Shouts of "terrorist" and "treason" aimed at Barack Obama have echoed around Republican rallies, whipping up into alarming, hate-filled frenzies against the Democratic White House hope... |
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AP IMPACT: GPS could save airlines time and fuel
(AP)
(10 October 09:05) |
| AP - A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satel... |
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If Tina Fey Can Be the GOP VP, Franken Can Be a Senator
(The Nation)
(10 October 08:59) |
| The Nation - The Nation -- When the Minneapolis Star-Tribune published a poll over the weekend that suggested former "Saturday Night Live" writer and Air America host Al Franken had opened ... |
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Asian markets plunge after huge Wall Street losses
(AP)
(10 October 08:41) |
| AP - A massive sell-off on Wall Street and an escalating global equity crisis sent Asian stocks plunging Friday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbling more than 10 percent. |
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Grenade attack kills 5 state police in Mexico
(AP)
(10 October 08:40) |
| AP - Five state police officers were killed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by grenade-lobbing gunmen who fired more than 800 bullets in the attack, authorities said Thursday. |
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Scandal rocks nation's largest commuter railroad
(AP)
(10 October 07:57) |
| AP - Like many commuters, Ron Marino is incredulous about revelations that nearly every employee who asked for disability benefits after retiring from the nation's largest commuter railroad ... |
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Political Play: Obama's advice: Obey your wife
(AP)
(10 October 06:42) |
| AP - Domestic issues policy and bliss were on Barack Obama's mind Thursday as he campaigned in Ohio. |
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Strong-arm robber in Mich. ends up $30 in the hole
(AP)
(10 October 06:03) |
| AP - Police said a strong-arm robber got locked in a chokehold by his intended victim and ended up $30 in the hole. Police in the Detroit suburb of Warren said the robber approached a 36-yea... |
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Mullen sees Afghanistan worsening into next year
(Reuters)
(10 October 05:34) |
| Reuters - Violence in Afghanistan will escalate in 2009 unless the United States and other countries move quickly to counter an intensifying Taliban insurgency with troops and assistance, th... |
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Hispanics turn cold shoulder to McCain
(Politico)
(10 October 05:34) |
| Politico - Despite championing immigration reform in 2007, John McCain is poised to lose the Hispanic vote by a landslide margin that is well below President George W. Bush's 2004 performanc... |
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Brazil poised to become oil superpower
(AP)
(10 October 05:01) |
| AP - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Four miles under the ocean's surface off Brazil's lush coast lie billions of barrels of recently discovered light crude a treasure that could transform the ... |
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Prudential becomes latest insurer to warn
(Reuters)
(10 October 04:41) |
| Reuters - Prudential Financial Inc is the latest major insurer to warn its quarterly profits would miss forecasts, as the shares of rivals were pummeled on concern they would need to raise ... |
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