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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:42:43 +0200

.::Bernanke: No quick recovery - CNNMoney.com::.

Bernanke: No quick recovery
CNNMoney.com - 41 minutes ago
Fed chairman says policymakers now have 'tools' to fix financial crisis but that economy will take time to rebound. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Bernanke Says US Economy Won't Rebound `Right Away' (Update3) Bloomberg
UPDATE 1-Bernanke sees regulatory role in fighting bubbles Reuters
Forbes - The Associated Press - Briefing.com - RTT News
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:57:12 +0200

.::Banks Need Capital, Not Government Management: John M. Berry - Bloomberg::.

Boston Globe

Banks Need Capital, Not Government Management: John M. Berry
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Once UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown decided to recapitalize his nation's banks, other European countries and the US had no choice but to fall in line.
Bush, Paulson see economy improving with time BusinessWeek
Bush, Paulson say economy's rebound will take time The Associated Press
Boston Herald - Washington Post - CNNMoney.com - New York Times
all 2,262 news articles

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:13:09 +0200

.::McCain's Tough Task as 18 Months of Debates End Tonight - Washington Post Blogs::.

BBC News

McCain's Tough Task as 18 Months of Debates End Tonight
Washington Post Blogs - 2 hours ago
By Dan Balz HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Eighteen months ago, the first debate of Campaign 2008 was held in Orangeburg, SC It was the first of more than 20 debates and forums among the Democrats.
Video: Obama Takes Big Lead In Poll CBS

Democrats cry foul over suspicious e-mail Dallas Morning News
Reuters - Hawaii Reporter - New York Times - Southeast Missourian
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:00:08 +0200

.::Winds ease, helping California firefighters - CNN::.

Times Online

Winds ease, helping California firefighters
CNN - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mandatory evacuations were lifted Wednesday for many parts of the Los Angeles area threatened by wildfires as diminishing winds made firefighters' jobs easier.
Video: Erratic Winds Hinder, Help Calif. Firefighters AssociatedPress

Light winds aid battle against wildfires Monsters and Critics.com
Los Angeles Times - San Jose Mercury News - KNX1070 - Seattle Times
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:22:54 +0200

.::2 Killed on Thai-Cambodian Border - New York Times::.

2 Killed on Thai-Cambodian Border
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By SETH MYDANS BANGKOK - Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rocket and rifle fire for about an hour on Wednesday in a confrontation at their border over a disputed 900-year-old mountaintop temple, according to reports from the area.
Deadly fighting erupts at Thai-Cambodian border Los Angeles Times
Two Cambodian Soldiers Killed in Border Clash With Thailand Voice of America
Telegraph.co.uk - euronews - The Associated Press - Xinhua
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:57:56 +0200

.::Did Mahoney Help Second Alleged Mistress - ABC News::.

ABC News

Did Mahoney Help Second Alleged Mistress
ABC News - 1 hour ago
By EMMA SCHWARTZ, RHONDA SCHWARTZ and VIC WALTER Current and former aides for Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL) say he was carrying on an affair with a county official from Florida at the same time he lobbied to help her county receive a $3.4 million ...
Video: Feel Like You've Been Cheated? CBS

Fla. Congressman Denies Breaking Law as Report Alleges Affair Washington Post
Palm Beach Post - Philadelphia Inquirer - WPBF - New York Times
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:28:53 +0200

.::Contractor Testifies at Stevens Trial - Wall Street Journal::.

The Associated Press

Contractor Testifies at Stevens Trial
Wall Street Journal - 55 minutes ago
By BRENT KENDALL WASHINGTON -- A contractor who worked on the renovations of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens's Alaska home told jurors Wednesday that he was concerned the powerful lawmaker would run into trouble because of questionable billing practices on ...
Witness: Full bill for senator's renovations concealed CNN
Veco chief told Stevens contractor to ‘eat' bill, jury hears The Miami Herald
The Associated Press - KTUU - CQPolitics.com - Bradenton Herald
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:48:24 +0200

.::Rove's Office Urged Help for GOP Incumbents in Tight Races - Washington Post::.

ABC News

Rove's Office Urged Help for GOP Incumbents in Tight Races
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By R. Jeffrey Smith When Karl Rove's office requested special help for beleaguered Republican congressional candidates in the months before the 2006 elections, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy jumped to the task.
Report: WH Used Taxpayer Money to Promote GOP Candidates ABC News
Report Alleges ?unprecedented? Political Activity In The Bush ... CBS News
The Public Record - Politico - Wall Street Journal Blogs - RTT News
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:23:44 +0200

.::Maryland Board of Public Works slashes $398M from state budget - Bizjournals.com::.

WHAG

Maryland Board of Public Works slashes $398M from state budget
Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago
Cuts to the Maryland Zoo, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, higher education, small business grants and tourism development efforts were among the $297 million in budget reductions Gov.
Panel Approves Nearly $350 Million in Md. State Budget Cuts Washington Post
Md. approves $297 million in budget cuts Hagerstown Morning Herald
Washington Times - Baltimore Sun - Forbes - WBAL TV
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:38:20 +0200

.::CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos - Washington Post::.

China Daily

CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos
Washington Post - 16 hours ago
By Joby Warrick The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of waterboarding and other interrogation techniques against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries ...
White House Gave CIA Written Authorization to Torture The Public Record
White House memos to CIA approved waterboarding: Washington Post JURIST
Sofia News Agency - AFP - guardian.co.uk - ABC 4
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:15:21 +0200

.::Sri Lanka Tamils 'being arrested' - BBC News::.

BBC News

Sri Lanka Tamils 'being arrested'
BBC News - 4 hours ago
By Saroj Pathirana A minister in the Sri Lankan government has accused the police of arresting "five to 10 Tamil people" every day in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs.
India calls on Sri Lankan army to show restraint International Herald Tribune
Indian lawmakers threaten to resign over Sri Lanka Reuters AlertNet
Indian Express - Jerusalem Post - Hindustan Times - Times of India
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:50:07 +0200

.::Casey Anthony appears before judge, no bond ordered - Newsday::.

CBS News

Casey Anthony appears before judge, no bond ordered
Newsday - 1 hour ago
9:01 am Casey Anthony appeared before an Orange County judge this morning for a first-appearance that lasted less than one minute.
Video: Mother of Missing Girl Indicted on Murder Charge AssociatedPress

Missing Fla. girl's mom appears in court; no bond The Associated Press
MSNBC - WESH.com - ABC Action News - FOXNews
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:02:05 +0200

.::UPDATE 1-Canada PM says will protect financial system - Reuters::.

Vancouver Sun

UPDATE 1-Canada PM says will protect financial system
Reuters - 1 hour ago
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with other world leaders and put Canada's parliament back to work quickly to hammer out ways to weather the credit crisis and keep the country's economy competitive, ...
Harper Says Canada Will Act to Keep Banks Competitive (Update2) Bloomberg
PM Harper's first priority to be economy AFP
Financial Times - Globe and Mail - Edmonton Sun - CTV.ca
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:26:31 +0200

.::Decatur soldier admits killing woman - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com::.

ABC News

Decatur soldier admits killing woman
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - 3 hours ago
BY LANCE BENZEL COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A soldier from Van Buren County admitted he had violent sex with a 19-year-old woman before cutting her throat and leaving her to die in the wooded foothills west of Colorado Springs, according to an arrest ...
Affidavit: Carson Soldier Cut Woman's Throat After Sex TheDenverChannel.com
Soldier arrested in missing girl case KOAA
ABC News - 9NEWS.com - KRDO - Denver Post
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:03:02 +0200

.::NYC Speaker mulls proposal to lease city assets - Reuters::.

New York Daily News

NYC Speaker mulls proposal to lease city assets
Reuters - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - New York City's Council Speaker is considering proposing that the city lease some of its assets, in a similar manner as the governor has proposed, to help the city weather the economic crisis, a spokesman for the Speaker ...
People Should Decide on Term Limits Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Weiner’s Words on Term Limits New York Times Blogs
BusinessWeek - New York Times - New York Daily News - Newsday
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:11:07 +0200

.::Circus Daredevil Rides Bike on High-Wire Over New Jersey - FOXNews::.

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Circus Daredevil Rides Bike on High-Wire Over New Jersey
FOXNews - 2 hours ago
AP Oct. 15: Nik Wallenda, a circus high-wire daredevil, pedals a bicycle on a wire 12 stories above the street in Newark, NJ NEWARK, NJ - There were moments that drew gasps from spectators.
Daredevil Sets High Wire Record KWTX
Wallenda sets high-wire record in Newark 7Online.com
Philadelphia Inquirer - Newsday - United Press International - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:10:42 +0200

.::Trouble brewing for months with Madonna and Guy Ritchie - New York Daily News::.

ABC News

Trouble brewing for months with Madonna and Guy Ritchie
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
By JO PIAZZA A well-timed divorce with a huge media build-up was destined to make Madonna and Guy Ritchie super...richie? Sources have speculated that the marriage had effectively been over for months, but orchestrating the public split now is all part ...
Video: AP Exclusive: Madonna, Guy Ritchie to Divorce AssociatedPress

Madonna, Guy Ritchie Divorcing E! Online
BBC News - MTV.com - Zap2it.com - Radar Online
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:36:42 +0200

.::Drunk Man Tries to Hijack a Turkish Plane - New York Times::.

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Drunk Man Tries to Hijack a Turkish Plane
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By Jack Healy There was trouble in the skies over Belarus today. According to reports from Russian and Turkish news services, a drunken passenger flying on a Turkish Airlines flight claimed he had a bomb and threatened to detonate it unless he was ...
Drunk passenger fails in attempted hijacking The Associated Press
Passengers overcome Turkish plane hijacker AFP
Bloomberg - Telegraph.co.uk - RIA Novosti - The Standard
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:04:38 +0200

.::Russia and Georgia hold peace talks - Christian Science Monitor::.

BBC News

Russia and Georgia hold peace talks
Christian Science Monitor - 2 hours ago
The European Union remains divided over how to deal with Russia's incomplete withdrawal after the August war. By Dan Catchpole | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor Tbilisi, Georgia - At his checkpoint along the road from Tbilisi to Akhalgori ...
Talks to Resolve Tensions Between Georgia, Russia Open Voice of America
Georgia-Russia talks off to shaky start in Geneva The Associated Press
AFP - International Herald Tribune - euronews - RIA Novosti
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:19:58 +0200

.::US and Iraq draw up draft plan for troops withdrawal by 2011 - guardian.co.uk::.

Reuters South Africa

US and Iraq draw up draft plan for troops withdrawal by 2011
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
US troops will withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011 and American and British soldiers deployed there in the interim period could face prosecution in Iraq's courts for serious, premeditated "off-duty" crimes, under the terms of a draft status of forces ...
US bows to Iraqi demands over troop withdrawal Times Online
US 'to stay in Iraq until 2011' Aljazeera.net
BBC News - The Associated Press - Reuters - Bloomberg
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