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Mideast talks teeter
feature The peace talks were on the verge of breaking down after the moratorium on building settlements in the West Bank expired and Israel resumed construction.
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Bush, Ahmadinejad cross paths at U.N.
feature In his final speech to the U.N. General Assembly, President George W. called for a global effort to battle terrorism and foster democracy. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave the speech a thumbs-down sign and later denounced the U.S. as
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A second chance for the bailout bill
feature After the House defeated a mammoth, $700 billion bill that would authorize the Treasury to buy up toxic assets, the Senate sponsored an amended bill. Senators were confident the measure would be approved by both houses by week's end.
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Bush to bring some troops home
feature President Bush this week announced that he would reduce troop levels in Iraq by roughly 8,000 by February, a move that would bring
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Hurricane Ike clobbers Texas
feature Authorities said the financial losses from Hurricane Ike could be as high as $18 billion.
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Putting the taxpayers on the hook for $700 billion
feature The Bush administration proposed buying $700 billion of distressed securities from financial firms, urging Congress to act quickly to prevent paralysis in the credit markets and a deep U.S. recession. Congress balked at giving the Administration
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Troop withdrawal plan hits a glitch
feature Negotiations on the future U.S. military presence in Iraq stalled this week when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki insisted on a firm deadline for withdrawal.
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Gustav spares New Orleans
feature New Orleans escaped catastrophic damage from Hurricane Gustav, but Louisianans face a long and difficult cleanup.
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Anbar reverts to Iraqi control
feature The U.S. military formally handed over control of Anbar province to the Iraqis, a move U.S. and Iraqi officials touted as a major milestone in the five-and-a-half-year-old war.
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McCain’s search for a winning strategy
feature The McCain campaign tried to cut into Barack Obama's lead by stepping up its attacks on Obama’s character on the stump, in TV ads, and through speeches by running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Panic spreads as the financial crisis goes global
feature The federal government took extraordinary steps to try to stem the spiraling financial crisis, but they had little impact as global markets plunged and investors in the U.S. appeared to be in a full-blown panic.
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Recession worries rock the market
feature Anxieties over the U.S. economy mounted this week, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that economic growth would “slow noticeably” in coming months and warned of heightened inflation risks. High oil prices and the slumping dollar, B
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Bhutto’s challenge to a desperate Musharraf
feature Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s grip on power grew more precarious this week when the leading opposition leader, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, called on him to resign and began seeking an alliance with the general’s other political opp
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Bush offers some mortgage relief
feature With record numbers of Americans falling behind on their mortgages, the Bush administration last week unveiled a plan to provide relief to some of the nation
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