7/23/08
Fed rescue of mortgage giants could hit $25 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25 billion, congressional...
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Speculation rises about a McCain running mate ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Yet another town-hall meeting isn't doing...
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Obama gets withdrawal support from Iraqis BAGHDAD (AP) — Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained...
7/21/08
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Mullen: Setting troop withdrawal timetable could prove dangerous in Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's top...
Haiti food aid lags, hunger deepens
DESCHAPELLES, Haiti (AP) — Every inch of Rivilade Filsame's body hurt, from his swollen, empty stomach to his...
7/20/08
Brazilian official's Nazi reference rocks WTO talks
GENEVA (AP) — Some pre-negotiation jabbing turned into a potentially damaging diplomatic incident Saturday when...
7/19/08
President drops refusal to talk about Iraq timetable
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing...
7/18/08
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Start of first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial OK'd WASHINGTON (AP) — The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay...
Ashcroft says he relied on lawyers to decide how to question terrorists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday disavowed the now-defunct legal reasoning used...
Bush hails spirit, compassion of friend, former spokesman
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow,...
7/17/08
President claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from seeing the FBI report of an...
US Airways pilots: We're pressured to cut fuel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pilots union for US Airways said Wednesday the airline is pressuring pilots to use less fuel...
Pope keeps to West in travels
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — While he didn't expect to travel much, Pope Benedict XVI is actually keeping pace with his...
President claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from seeing the FBI report of an...
US Airways pilots: We're pressured to cut fuel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pilots union for US Airways said Wednesday the airline is pressuring pilots to use less fuel...
Some U.S. soldiers in Iraq yearn to be in Afghan war
BAGHDAD (AP) — Spc. Grover Gebhart has spent nine months at a small post on a Sunni-Shiite fault line in western...