Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, left, listens as President Bush speaks with the G7 Finance Ministers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci - AP) Italy's Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti, center, walks with IMF Managing ...
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Sen. Barack Obama speaks to supporters during a rally at Progress Plaza in Philadelphia, Penn. Watson/Getty Sen. John McCain (r.) takes a question from a supporter (l.), who called Obama an 'Arab' Friday. Barack Obama thanked John McCain Saturday for taking some of the personal sting out of an ...
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Hurricane Norbert has weakened to a Category 1 storm after it swept across Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula, tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded homes. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Norbert has top sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) and is ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska : A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin's staff ushered Alaska's public safety commissioner into her private office. But Palin wasn't there. Her husband, Todd, had called the meeting. He was frustrated that his former brother-in-law remained on the job as a state trooper ...
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It kept getting worse all week. Again on Friday a McCain-Palin supporter called Barack Obama a “traitor,” and John McCain said nothing. He used to challenge racist hecklers on the trail; he used to say he wanted to run an honorable campaign. But lately he and pit bull Sarah Palin are attacking ...
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SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) _ The grandsons of Santa Claus are coming to town. The descendants of two of the more famous men to don Santa Claus suits plan to meet Sunday in Santa Claus, Ind., to sign a new oath for other jolly gift-givers. Charles Bergeman is the grandson of Charles Howard, a famous ...
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Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, greets Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards before a ceremonial puck drop before the start of an NHL hockey game with the New York Rangers Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 in Philadelphia. To a mixture of boos and cheers, Republican ...
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