As troubles in the US housing market ripple across the global economy, the health of banks has become one of the biggest financial uncertainties for 2008.
Stock markets across Asia plunged even farther and faster on Tuesday than they had on Monday, as anxious sellers worried that an economic slowdown in the U.S. could drag down growth around the world.
Gun battles between federal forces and drug-cartel members equipped with rocket-propelled-grenade launchers may give the impression that there is a war in Mexico.
Little makes the White House team crazier than when critics, pundits, and reporters raise President Bush's legacy without mentioning his efforts in Africa and his $30 billion AIDS program.
AP - President Bush and top congressional leaders will be looking for quick agreement on how to pump as much as $150 billion in tax cuts and government spending into the ailing economy to head off a recession.
AP - Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain Monday night in a highly personal, finger-wagging debate that ranged from the war in Iraq to Bill Clinton's role in the campaign.
AP - The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree Tuesday on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, a French diplomat said. But a U.S. official said differences over the issue remain.
Discussions about the economy and health care were overshadowed by heated exchanges between rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during tonight's Democratic debate. At one point, John Edwards asked: "Are there three people in this debate?"
A debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is putting the Democratic presidential candidates views in the spotlight. CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute are hosting the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, discussion.
Within minutes of posting a story on CNN's homepage called "Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in South Carolina," readers reacted quickly and angrily.
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