U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
September 6, 2008
New York Times
The plan would replace the leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and virtually wipe out their shareholders but allow them to continue to function uninterrupted.
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Resentment Strategy
September 5, 2008
New York Times
The G.O.P. is selling the politics of resentment; you’re supposed to vote Republican to stick it to an elite that thinks it’s better than you.
U.S. Jobless Rate Climbs Past 6%, Highest Since ’03
September 5, 2008
New York Times
The McCain and Obama campaigns responded quickly to a report that the jobless rate jumped to 6.1 percent in August.
U.S. Nears Rescue Plan For Fannie And Freddie
September 6, 2008
washingtonpost.com - Business / David S. Hilzenrath, Neil Irwin and Zachary A. Goldfarb
The government has formulated a plan to put troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, dismiss their top executives and prop them up financially, federal officials told ...
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Mushroom farm's neighbours had complained before
September 7, 2008
CTV Canada
Neighbours of a Langley, B.C.
Hurricane Ike Lashes Southeast Bahamas, Takes Aim at Cuba, Gulf of Mexico
September 7, 2008
Bloomberg
Do High Diesel Prices, Or Consumer "Hostilities," Keep 65 Mile-Per-Gallon Sedans Off The US Market
September 7, 2008
TreeHugger
Mike reported to us, earlier, that Ford will not be selling its 5-seat, 65mpg Fiesta diesel sedan model in the USA. See Ford Introduces 63.6 MPG ECOnetic Diesel Fiesta... Only in Europe ...
Early elections called in Canada
September 7, 2008
Denver Post: Golf / editor@denverpost.com (Rob Gillies / The Associated Press)
TORONTO — Canada's prime minister dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an early election next month in hopes of strengthening his Conservative minority government's hold on power.
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News Analysis: Party in Power, Running as if It Weren’t
September 5, 2008
New York Times
Partly by his nature and partly by calculation, John McCain is sounding a call to topple the establishment.
Loan Giant Overstated the Size of Its Capital Base
September 6, 2008
New York Times
Advisers poring over the books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac concluded that Freddie’s accounting methods had overstated its cushion, officials said.
U.S. Spied on Iraqi Leaders, Book Says
September 5, 2008
Washington Post / Steve Luxenberg
The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Washington Post ...
Highway Fund Shortfall May Halt Road Projects
September 5, 2008
New York Times
An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, which could hamper road and bridge projects, the transportation secretary said.
Experts Helping Palin Brush Up on Foreign Policy
September 5, 2008
Washington Post / Michael Abramowitz and Juliet Eilperin
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 4 -- Sen. Joseph I.
Nick Cohen: When Barack's berserkers lost the plot
September 6, 2008
guardian.co.uk Media / Barack Obama, Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen: Everything, including the kitchen sink, has been thrown at an obscure politician in Alaska
Plan Would Shift Forces From Iraq to Afghanistan
September 4, 2008
New York Times
Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.
Rival Tickets Are Redrawing Battlegrounds
September 6, 2008
New York Times
With just over eight weeks left until Election Day, the two sides are settling into an unusually broad set of state-by-state face-offs.
Op-Ed Columnist: A Glimpse of the New
September 5, 2008
New York Times
The central drama of the convention was the struggle by reform Republicans to break through the pull of old habits and create something new.
Abramoff Gets 4 Years in Prison for Corruption
September 4, 2008
New York Times
The sentence for Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist tied to influence peddling, was longer than prosecutors sought.
Pentagon Urges Extended Pause in Iraq Drawdown
September 5, 2008
Washington Post / Karen DeYoung and Ann Scott Tyson
Pentagon leaders have recommended to President Bush that the United States make no further troop reductions in Iraq this year, administration officials said yesterday.
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Canada's prime minister calls early election
September 7, 2008
Project Alberta
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Canada's prime minister calls early election
September 7, 2008
Kansas City Star: Top Stories - Wire
Canada's prime minister dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an early election next month in hopes of strengthening his Conservative minority government's hold on power.
US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae taken into public ownership
September 7, 2008
Guardian Unlimited World Latest / Ashley Seager
The US government today announced the biggest financial bailout in the country's history as it took troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into temporary public ownership to save them ...
Canadian Election Called For October 14
September 7, 2008
BlogHer / sassymonkey
While I was out this morning going to the farmers' market and getting breakfast, you know normal Sunday morning activities, the Prime Minister met with the Governor General, dissolved Parliament and ...
Election Called
September 7, 2008
The Strong Conservative / noreply@blogger.com (Strong Conservative)
Canadians will head to the polls on October 14th. The Governor General dissolved parliament today at the request of the Prime Minister.
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