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	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:21:06 GMT

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:05:15 GMT US moves to bolster lending firms

The US government announces sweeping measures to shore up troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:16:53 GMT Brown to defend knife crime plans

Gordon Brown is to defend the government's plans for tackling knife crime which have been described as "half-baked".

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:02:14 GMT Canoe man's wife to stand trial

The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin is due to stand trial over deception worth £250,000.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:11 GMT

Mortgage giants falter

Trouble at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have broad impact.

U.S. and Iraq near a deal on drawdown plan

By the end of July, they hope to finalize a deal that would map out the role and "time horizon" for US troops in the country.

Obama, McCain court rising Latino vote

Hispanics could decide the outcome in some swing states in the West.

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	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:12 GMT

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:46:19 GMT Treasury Acts to Save Mortgage Giants

The announcement of a plan to inject billions of dollars in loans and investments was intended to show the government would stand behind the beleaguered companies.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:46:30 GMT News Analysis: Government as the Big Lender

For millions of Americans, the government has morphed from lender of last resort into effectively the only lender.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:56:33 GMT Analysts Say More Banks Will Fail

There is less danger than in the savings-and-loan crisis of the 1980s, but as many as 150 U.S. banks could fail over the next year, analysts say.

	U.S. News
	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:15 GMT

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:15:00 -0400 Bottled Water: as Terrible as We Suspected

Despite bottlers' green claims, Swiss study says that their impact is 1,000 times as great as tap.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:57:00 -0400 College Board Cancels One School's AP Scores After Cheating Scandal

Students protest, worrying about their college prospects.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:54:00 -0400 NCLB May Boost Science Scores, Too, Study Says

Findings counter critics who say focus on math and reading is at the expense of other subjects.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:24:00 GMT

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:45:19 GMT US spells out Fannie-Freddie backstop plan (AP)

AP - The Federal Reserve and the Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage holdings threatened their financial survival.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:03:11 GMT Attack on US base in Afghanistan kills 9 US troops (AP)

AP - A multi-pronged assault by more than 100 militants on a remote U.S. base close to the Pakistan border killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:50:38 GMT Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale (AP)

AP - Belgian brewer InBev has announced it will buy Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:16 GMT

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:50:46 -0400 Attack on US Base in Afghanistan Kills 9 Americans

Attack on remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan kills 9 US soldiers as violence intensifies

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:49:47 -0400 AP IMPACT: Pakistan Militants Focus on Afghanistan

AP IMPACT: Pakistan militants secretly meet, commit to fight US and NATO in Afghanistan

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:52:45 -0400 US Pleased, Worried, by Newfound Iraqi Confidence

A double-edged sword: US generals welcome Iraqi military's new confidence, but also worry

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:21:07 GMT

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 'I did what I thought was right': Tony Blair gives his resignation speech

Blair to step down on June 27.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 Police chase new leads as resort search for girl ended

British-registered vehicle gives police new lead.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 Andrew Marr on curling up with a good ebook

Andrew Marr - who treasures his smelly, beautiful library of real books - roadtests one of the new gadgets.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:42 GMT

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:09:03 EDT Belgians reportedly buy Anheuser-Busch

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Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:54:54 EDT Rescuing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve on Sunday outlined a comprehensive government plan to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage finance giants that own or back $5 trillion in home mortgages.

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:54:43 EDT Schumer: Regulators 'asleep at the switch'

Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the Bush administration is trying to "blame the fire on the person who calls 911" by suggesting he had a role in one of the costliest U.S. bank failures. The New York Democrat also said federal banking regulators missed IndyMac's "reckless" behavior.

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