Throughout September, as the "Sarah Palin effect" seemed to buoy John McCain's campaign, Democrats worried about how Barack Obama could woo women voters in a race without Hillary Clinton. Yet recent polling data shows that women appear to be sticking more closely to their traditional Democratic ...
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About 90 elementary school students in Montana have started a series of rabies shots after a parent let them touch a dead bat that was later confirmed to be diseased. STEVENSVILLE, Mont. — About 90 elementary school students in Montana have started a series of rabies shots after a parent let them ...
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For some people at AIG, the insurance giant rescued last month with an $85 billion federal bailout, the good times keep rolling. Joseph Cassano, the financial products manager whose complex investments led to American International Group 's near collapse, is receiving $1 million a month in ...
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The federal government has once again found itself at the center of Wall Street dealmaking - this time working with both Citigroup and Wells Fargo to reach a compromise in their quest for Wachovia. But while all three parties agreed Monday to temporarily halt all legal proceedings until noon on ...
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WASHINGTON : The Federal Reserve reached deeper into its bag of tricks Tuesday to slow the financial crisis. Wall Street was not amused. Frantically trying to thaw frozen lending and get the economy moving again, the Fed for the first time said it would lend directly to businesses that aren't banks ...
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LOS ANGELES -Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general manager. Dunleavy said Baylor had decided to resign after spending 22 years as an executive with the team. "We greatly ...
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VERACRUZ, Mexico — Tropical Storm Marco roared ashore on Mexico's Gulf coast with near-hurricane force winds on Tuesday, prompting a shutdown of some oil platforms and forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people. Once over land, Marco quickly weakened to a tropical depression and was expected to ...
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