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Obama blames Wall St. crisis on Republican policy
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Monday the upheaval on Wall Street was "the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression
Palin will not cooperate with Troopergate inquiry
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will not cooperate with a legislative inquiry into her firing of an Alaska official
House clears huge defense bill, sends it to Senate
Bowing to President Bush's demands, the House passed a mammoth package for the Pentagon on Wednesday that contains a pay raise for soldiers
Obama ahead of McCain amid Wall St. turmoil-poll
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 9-point lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race
U.S. Congress to let offshore drilling ban expire
The offshore drilling ban that became a flash point in the U.S. presidential election looks set to expire next week after Democrats
Chavez hails oil cooperation with China, blasts US
China and Venezuela hailed rising oil exports and growing energy cooperation during a visit to Beijing by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Paulson's powers may have peaked with bailout plan
An unprecedented government plan to buy up to $700 billion in illiquid bank assets marks another step in U.S. Treasury Secretary
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Gov't rushing to finish huge financial rescue plan
The Bush administration sketched out a multi-faceted effort on Friday to confront the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades, outlining a program
Stocks surge on US crisis plan, safe-havens fall
Global stocks rallied Friday, with European shares notching their biggest gain ever, as a U.S. plan to unwind a deadly credit crisis
Oil rises near $100 a barrel on bank bailout plan
Oil prices rose past $100 a barrel Friday, gaining for a third day as a government plan to absorb billions of dollars of banks' toxic debt
Buffett to invest $5 bln in Goldman
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs Group Inc , in a major boost for the Wall Street bank
AIG OKs loan from Fed but still faces FBI probe
American International Group Inc. may have agreed to take the U.S. government up on a two-year, $85 billion loan to help stave off bankruptcy,
FBI said to probe Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, AIG
The FBI is investigating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc and insurer American International Group Inc,
Oil rises near $108 as investors eye supply drop
Oil prices rose near $108 a barrel Wednesday as traders shifted focus from U.S. economic woes to tightening global crude supplies
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Cynthia O'connor: Smartest Woman in Fashion?
Lela Rose, Be & D, Kooba, and Kate Spade are just a few of the brands Cynthia O’Connor has helped bring to the crest of the buyers’ market
New York Fashion Week starts with a message: Relax
Economy in the doldrums doesn't stop glamour; New York Fashion Week goes for laid-back style
Fashion Week tries casual elegance for bad economy
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After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food
After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food
Proteins in blood predict early lung cancer-study
Just three tumor proteins can indicate lung cancer as much as a year before symptoms emerge
Doctors say leg pain can signal deadly blood clot
Far too many Americans are dying of dangerous blood clots that can masquerade as simple leg pain
Rescue shuttle at launch pad for Hubble trip
In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make — a rescue mission
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Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention
Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews kick off Democratic convention at Red Rocks concert
Britney Spears due to release album in December
Britney Spears' second comeback is in full swing: She's due to release a new album in December, on her 27th birthday.
GALLAGHER CONSIDERS ABANDONING U.S. TOUR
OASIS rocker NOEL GALLAGHER is on the verge of scrapping the band's world tour - as he is still bedridden after an onstage attack.
Unknown Mozart fragment found in French library
It's a forgotten melody, sketched in black ink in a swift but sure hand. The single manuscript page, long hidden in a provincial French library
Eddie Vedder pens song for Chicago Cubs die-hards
From grunge to diamond: Vedder pens song for beloved Chicago Cubs at request of Ernie Banks
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Authors grieve over Wallace's apparent suicide
The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, an author of seemingly unstoppable curiosity, imagination and ambition who apparently killed himself last week
Michael Moore releases Slacker Uprising
On September 23, 2008 Michael Moore released his newest documentary Slacker Uprising via a web site download on http://slackeruprising.com.
New York film fest highlighted by `Che,' Eastwood
New York Film Festival bows Friday, highlighting Soderbergh's `Che,' Eastwood's `Changeling'
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Bears say Buccaneers didn't play clean
Charles Tillman jumped on the pile, took a swing and got flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at the worst possible time for the Chicago Bears.
The streak is over: Americans reclaim Ryder Cup
Boo Weekley reprised his Happy Gilmore routine on the putting green. Barely-old-enough-to-drink Anthony Kim sprayed the
Santana's single sparks Mets' 6-2 win over Cubs
The New York Mets needed a break, and Johan Santana's bat shattered just in time. Santana sparked the Mets' offense with an unusual broken-bat
Vazquez flops as White Sox drop opener with Twins
Maybe Ozzie Guillen was right about Javier Vazquez. Two days after the manager said Vazquez hasn't been a big-game pitcher during his career
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Food that Really Delivers
The Top-Earning Chefs
Stephanie Izard might be bragging to all her friends that she's some kind of a top chef, but everyone knows the real top chefs are the top-earning ones
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