WASHINGTON – President Bush said Saturday that despite diving stock markets and fears of global recession, now is not the time for nations to abandon open market policies or approve changes that would threaten free enterprise. Bush used his weekly radio broadcast to address anxiety about the financial meltdown, which …
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Fact Sheet: Financing Assistance to Facilitate the Restructuring of Automobile Manufacturers to Attain Financial Viability Purpose: The terms and conditions of the financing provided by the Treasury Department will facilitate restructuring of our domestic auto industry, prevent disorderly bankruptcies during a time of economic difficulty, and protect the taxpayer by …
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A woman described by relatives as suicidal allegedly threw her baby off a ferry in the Philippines, killing the 1-year-old boy, according to Sky News. Flordeluna Pabuaya, 27, reportedly dove into the water after her son and was found alive after about an hour. The boy was already dead by …
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MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali minister in the semiautonomous northern region of Puntland says pirates have freed a Yemeni cargo ship and its eight crew members without receiving any ransom. State minister Ali Abdi Aware says the pirates released the ship Tuesday night after an appeal by local clan elders …
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STOCKTON, Calif. – A couple accused of beating and torturing a teenager, who authorities say was sometimes kept shackled inside their home, appeared in shackles themselves to face more than a dozen kidnapping and child abuse charges. It was Michael Schumacher and Kelly Layne Lau’s first court appearance since their …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Facing the Music One of the candidates vying for the Republican National Committee chairmanship is in hot water after sending a Christmas greeting to committee members along with a CD that included a song called, “Barack the Magic Negro.” The Hill newspaper …
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WASHINGTON – Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer. House Appropriations Committee Chairman …
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NEW YORK – It’s closing time for a lawsuit alleging ladies’ nights at nightclubs discriminate against men. Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum tossed the lawsuit out of federal court in Manhattan on Monday. She said city nightclubs can price their products as they wish because they’re not acting as representatives of …
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In our FOXSports.com blog on Sunday morning, we predicted a 117-reception season for the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall. That projection was obviously far too timid. After Marshall’s 18-catch, 166-yard stat stunner in Week 2, you should be ready for anything. Team Wide Write has Marshall and Randy Moss in one league, …
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Family Guy I just purchased a Mazda 5, I was a single guy driving a Chevy Aveo, until I met my wife, who has 3 kids. We bought the Mazda 5 and we love it. We can fold one of the back seats down, and have plenty of room for …
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