federal gov't announce takeover of mortgage giants
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:13 GMT
AP - The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, says the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos, floods Haiti again
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:53:27 GMT
AP - Ike ripped off roofs, sank boats and blocked the road for aid to reach a flooded Haitian city on Sunday as it roared over the southern Bahamas as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane. The Florida Keys evacuated and Cuba prepared for a direct hit.
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:51:02 GMT
AP - Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike.
Biden says he looks forward to debate with Palin
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:22:41 GMT
AP - Democrat Joe Biden says he's debated "an awful lot of tough, smart women" throughout his career and that next month's vice presidential debate with Republican Sarah Palin will be no exception. But he'd like to know where she stands on issues.
Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:37:51 GMT
AP - The House and Senate reconvene Monday after back-to-back political conventions, both parties eager to use the three-week session to show voters why their candidates are the ones to fix the economy and lower energy prices.
Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:58:29 GMT
AP - Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Iraqi police: Roadside bombs wound 14 in Baghdad
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:36:50 GMT
AP - A series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital.
Police: Bombs explode at Afghan police HQ, 6 dead
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:11:30 GMT
AP - Two suicide attackers detonated bombs inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's second-largest city Sunday, killing six policemen, officials said.
Malkovich gets mad in Coens' 'Burn After Reading'
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:31:16 GMT
AP - The Coen brothers' new movie gave John Malkovich a chance to blow off some steam. Malkovich's seething character in "Burn After Reading" bursts out in perpetual tantrums, a nice exercise in anger management, according to the actor.
Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3
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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:42:23 GMT
AP - Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, speedster Percy Harvin ran for a score and the Gators used a swarming defensive effort to beat the Hurricanes 26-3 Saturday night at The Swamp.
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