Friday, October 10, 2008
McCain-Palin Supporters Gone Wild
By LIZ GANNES Published: October 10, 2008 Video interviews by confrontational Barack Obama supporters at John McCain rallies are shooting up the YouTube charts, revealing angry and nasty anti-Obama sentiment that is in turn motivational for the Democratic presidential contender’s supporters. You...
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Biden Cancels Campaign Stops As Mother-In-Law Battles Illness
(CNN) — Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden is cancelling his campaign events for Saturday and Sunday as his mother-in-law battles a serious illness. The Senator from Delaware's campaign spokesman, David Wade, put out a statement saying "the campaign has cancelled Sen. Biden's schedule...
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
O.J. Simpson Found Guilty on All Charges in Robbery-Kidnap Trial
Saturday, October 04, 2008 LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. The 61-year-old former football star could...
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Discovery Of Fossett's Plane Brings Closure
By TRACIE CONE and MARCUS WOHLSEN MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine airplane: It slammed straight into a mountain on a cloudy day. "It was a...
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Mayor eyes third term with change to term-limit law
BY MICHAEL FRAZIER | michael.frazier@newsday.com October 1, 2008 AFTER weeks, even months, of straddling the fence, it appears Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided to make a bid for a third term and will push to change the law that keeps him from running. Bloomberg plans to announce his mayoral bid...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Bush: 'Extraordinary agreement'
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Bush expressed support Monday for the bill that would put up as much as $700 billion to rescue the nation's troubled financial system. Speaking at the White House, Bush called the proposed measure "an extraordinary agreement to deal with an extraordinary...
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Monday, September 22, 2008
CORRUPTION TRIAL OF SEN. TED STEVENS BEGINS MONDAY
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, in the midst of a tough re-election fight back at home, begins another fight with legal and political implications as his trial on corruption charges begins only steps from the U.S. Capitol. Stevens is charged with lying in Senate financial disclosure...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
Bush Defends Massive Financial Rescue Proposal
By DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush defended the $700 billion cost of his financial bailout proposal, saying Saturday it needed to be massive so that turmoil on Wall Street did not spread to Main Street. Bush pledged to work with Congress to quickly pass legislation as part of the...
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Extraordinary rescue effort spurs Wall Street rally
By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sweeping government measures to rescue the financial system and restore confidence in shaky markets spurred a huge relief rally in stocks on Friday, ending a week when the financial landscape underwent the most dramatic reshaping since the Great Depression. The...
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Nearly 2,000 brought to safety in Texas after Ike
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The biggest search and rescue operation in Texas history was set to continue Monday and thousands of people faced long stays in crowded shelters because their homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ike. The death toll from Ike rose to 30 in eight...
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