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Consumer Issues Top Supreme Court's Docket
As the Supreme Court opens its new term, the justices have more business and consumer cases on their schedule. Key cases revolve around packaging rules, state lawsuits and protecting dolphins in California.
Christian Security Forces Growing Stronger In Iraq
The security forces, organized through local churches, are manning checkpoints in Iraq and working with police. The mystery of where their funding comes from seems to center on a media-shy and reclusive political figure.
E.U. Governments Guaranteeing Bank Deposits
Share prices dropped on the European markets in response to the growing financial crisis Monday. A number of European governments are guaranteeing bank deposits, following a trend set by Ireland last week.
Is The U.S. Still On Top?
Cleverly packaged U.S. subprime mortgages have contaminated economies around the world. European countries were among the first to realize that hundreds of billions of dollars in toxic mortgage securities were woven into their assets. Will the United States' place in the global economy survive?
Mr. Bailout: The Man Who May Oversee $700B
Treasury Sec. Henry Paulson is expected to name Neel Kashkari to oversee the Treasury's new Office of Financial Stability. The Wall Street Journal's Deborah Solomon tells us more about the 35-year-old Goldman Sachs alum.
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Candidates Step Up Personal Attacks
Both the McCain and Obama campaigns are starting to get personal, with attacks about each other's past and associations. Our senior Washington editor explores who is likely to benefit, as the candidates focus on dirt.
Financial Turmoil Deepening In Europe
The financial turmoil shaking Wall Street is also taking a toll in Europe, where authorities moved to assure bank depositors that their money was safe, and a bailout was planned for a large German lender. European leaders are struggling to deliver a unified response to the crisis.
Unpredictable Political Opinions In Northeast Pa.
Oktoberfest weekend is a time for pierogies, polka and politics in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., home to white, Catholic swing voters. But a lot of voters in northeast Pennsylvania's former textile and mining communities are still undecided.
Obama Hopes To Alter Electoral Map
Barack Obama's Democratic presidential campaign could alter the electoral map that decides the White House. Virginia has been a traditionally red state, but Obama has been working hard to make it a blue state. Other states that could swing Obama's way include Florida, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Iowa.
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Obama Camp Scours Southwest Virginia For Votes
Barack Obama is seeking votes where Democratic presidential candidates normally don't. That includes tiny Appalachian mountain towns like those in southwestern Virginia. But local voters have many questions about Obama's positions, and he faces obstacles even among some Democrats.
Nobel Prize In Medicine For Major Virus Discoveries
The 2008 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine goes to two French scientists for discovering the virus that causes AIDS. A German researcher shares the prize for discovering the viruses that cause cervical cancer.
Gloves Coming Off In Campaign
Palin's latest punch accuses Obama of "palling around with terrorists," while a new ad from his campaign calls McCain "erratic in crisis."
Cubs Fans Must Wait For Next Year — Again
Despite being number one in the National League and winning 93 games in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs' World Series hopes have been dashed once more.
Fallen Soldier Was A Leader
Capt. Michael Joseph Medders of Avon Lake, Ohio, was a standout football player in high school, known for toughness on the field and kindness towards his teammates.
Chicago Charter School Network Defies Expectation
The Noble Network of Charter Schools takes poor and immigrant students who are often two to four years behind grade level. Through an intensive learning environment, nearly all the students graduate and some go on to the country's top colleges.
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Judge Blocks Wells Fargo Purchase Of Wachovia
A New York judge on Saturday blocked Wells Fargo & Co.'s attempt to purchase Wachovia Corp. The judge scheduled a meeting between representatives from Citigroup and Wachovia for Oct. 10.
The Race For Iraqi Oil
The competition for Iraqi oil is gaining momentum. Later this month, Iraq will host more than three dozen major oil companies. All of them hope to bid and win the account for handling Iraq's massive oil reserves.
Analyzing China's Exposure To U.S. Debt
Stephen Green, head of research at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai, speaks with host Liane Hansen about how the global financial crisis has hit China. China has close to $1.3 trillion invested in U.S. debt with up to $500 billion in agency securities.
States Welcome Financial Bailout
Pamela Prah, a reporter for Stateline.org, speaks with host Liane Hansen about how the Wall Street meltdown and Congress' bailout plan is affecting the states. Some states are considering slashing their budgets and making other cutbacks.
European Nations Contemplate Bailout Options
European Union heads of government held a summit in Paris to discuss their own plans for how to bail out their threatened banks. Unlike the U.S. plan, they plan to deal with bank failures on a case-by-case basis.
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