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Dem leaders pressure CEOs to buck GOP - Ryan Grim - Politico.com
Seeded on Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:46 PM EDT (Politico)
The Senate Democratic leadership summoned the chiefs of 17 major trade associations to the Capitol on Wednesday to send a subtle but unmistakable message: If you want our help on your issues, stop helping the Republicans block our bills.
McCain's vice-president?
Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:04 AM EDT
What if McCain picks Libby Dole?
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Political strife deepens in Turkey | csmonitor.com
Seeded on Wed Jul 9, 2008 12:44 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A high-stakes political drama has gripped Turkey. And now the nation anxiously awaits the next development in an unfolding story that involves coup plots, arrests of journalists and generals, and charges of Islamist subversion.
Foreign policy divide trouble for GOP - Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier - Politico.com
Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 4:12 PM EDT (Politico)
John McCain's recent efforts to smear Barack Obama as having a "Sept. 10 mind-set" is about more than making Democrats appear weak and out of touch when it comes to defending the United States' national security.
FT.com / Companies / Financial services - IndyMac admits deposit run at 'elevated levels'
Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 3:43 PM EDT (FT.com)
IndyMac said on Tuesday that depositors had continued to withdraw money at "elevated levels" since June, when a senator urged regulators to monitor closely the bank's condition.
Fed to Clamp Down on Exotic and Subprime Loans - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:08 PM EDT (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON — With no end in sight to the turbulence in the housing and financial markets, the chairman of the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday morning that it would issue new lending rules next week to restrict exotic mortgages and high-cost loans for people with weak credit.
Sam Manekshaw | Economist.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 11:59 PM EDT (The Economist)
HIS most famous remark was not, strictly speaking, true.
Truscott receives LSD to elicit false confession leading to his conviction at age 14!
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 10:44 PM EDT (Canada.com)
TORONTO - Steven Truscott, who spent 10 years in jail after being wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to hang, said a $6.5 million compensation payment from the Ontario government was "bittersweet" but would help bring a "degree of closure" to the decades-long journey to …
Robert Sibley • No happy endings
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 10:37 PM EDT (Canada.com)
Today, on their nation's 232nd birthday, Americans are an anxious lot. Their economy wobbles. Russia and China challenge their superpower status. Distant wars tax the nation's treasure and citizens' patriotism.
Obama says he wouldn't attend the Olympics opening
Mon Jul 7, 2008 6:54 PM EDT
Democrat Barack Obama took issue Monday with President Bush's decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, saying he would go to Beijing only if he saw progress between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama.
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Commentary: The Credit Crisis Is Going to Get Worse - WSJ.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 3:50 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Twenty years ago, Ted Forstmann contributed a scathing – and prescient – op-ed to this newspaper warning that the junk-bond craze was about to end badly: "Today's financial age has become a period of unbridled excess with accepted risk soaring out of proportion to possible r …
West Bank car enthusiasts start their engines | csmonitor.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 3:09 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
Over the years of the Palestinian uprising, the center of this city routinely echoed with the grind of Israeli tanks and spurts of gunfire from local militias.
Fannie and Freddie Shares Plunge - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 3:06 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest providers of funding for United States home mortgages, plunged Monday on concern the companies need to raise more capital amid larger-than-expected losses.
Iraq's Maliki Suggests Setting Timetable for U.S. Withdrawal - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 2:52 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
BAGHDAD, July 7 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, a step that the Bush administration has long opposed.
Man locks himself into a metal chastity belt and loses key | The Sun |HomePage|News
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 7:07 AM EDT (The Sun Newspaper Online)
The title says it all...
Buttonwood | A gap in the hedge | Economist.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 6:14 AM EDT (The Economist)
IT IS easy to understand why bond markets are vulnerable to inflation, since the value of most bonds is fixed in nominal terms. But the remarkable thing about the inflation scare is that it has left them virtually unscathed.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | US admiral urges caution on Iran
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 5:57 AM EDT (BBC News)
America's top military officer has said opening up a new front in the Middle East through a strike on Iran would be "extremely stressful" for US forces.
Protesters gearing up for the political conventions - Los Angeles Times
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 5:10 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
DENVER -- Every four years, liberal activists follow political power brokers and the world media to the Democratic and Republican party conventions, filling the streets with spirited protest against war, corporate domination and environmental destruction.
Doctors Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Children as Young as 8 - July 7, 2008 - The New York Sun
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 4:55 AM EDT (The New York Sun)
It is the strongest guidance ever given on the issue by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which released its new guidelines today. The academy also recommends low-fat milk for 1-year-olds and wider cholesterol testing.
Bernanke's Emerging-Market Disciples May Need to Follow Volcker
Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 4:53 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Policy makers in emerging economies from Russia to Vietnam may have to start acting less like Ben S. Bernanke and more like Paul Volcker if they want to bring inflation under control.
Beekeepers coming to West Virginia for conference
Mon Jul 7, 2008 3:10 AM EDT
The buzz around Marshall University this week will be about the importance of honeybees.
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Wall Street gets ready for earnings, oil moves
Sun Jul 6, 2008 2:19 PM EDT
Investors battered by surging energy prices, disappointing economic data and the ongoing credit crisis will have something else to worry about this week — second-quarter corporate results.
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Speculation rife over when lower house poll will be held and who will call it : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Seeded on Sun Jul 6, 2008 1:05 PM EDT (yomiuri.co.jp)
With the Group of Eight Toyako Summit right around the corner, debate is reaching fever pitch in the ruling coalition bloc about when the House of Representatives will be dissolved for a general election.
Too elegant to be a jewelry thief - Los Angeles Times
Seeded on Sun Jul 6, 2008 12:54 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
DENVER -- Doris Payne never carried a gun. She never smashed a window or broke into a safe to take what she wanted. She just crossed her pantyhosed legs and murmured about the filigree ring under the glass. She wondered aloud about matching earrings.
The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - The US in the Mideast: ignorance abroad
Seeded on Sun Jul 6, 2008 3:01 AM EDT (dailystar.com.lb)
One of the frightening lessons one learns from spending time in Washington is that most of the men and women who make, or influence, American policy in the Middle East actually have little or no first-hand experience of the region.
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