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House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:58:40 GMT
AP - Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas, but levees hold
(AP)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:10:50 GMT
AP - Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.
McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:57:01 GMT
AP - Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007.
Minimum wage increase is little help as costs soar
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:53:28 GMT
AP - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers.
Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:52:56 GMT
AP - Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official.
California woman attacked by bear while walking dogs
(AP)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:22:05 GMT
AP - A woman mauled by a bear in rural Kern County was recovering Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal.
Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:47:45 GMT
AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:25:35 GMT
AP - Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault.
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in Mass.
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:28:22 GMT
AP - Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose sometimes new, sometimes used has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost always black and queen sized.
AP Source: Goodell monitoring Favre situation
(AP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:47:09 GMT
AP - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times recently as tensions mounted between the three-time MVP and his team.
House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat
(Reuters)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:17 GMT
Reuters - The House of Representatives passed
a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White
House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures
aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the
Great Depression.
Obama leads McCain by 6 points: poll
(Reuters)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:27:46 GMT
Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has a 6-point
lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race as a
growing percentage of Americans believe the country is headed
in the wrong direction, according to an NBC News/Wall Street
Journal poll released on Wednesday.
Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared
(Reuters)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:11:31 GMT
Reuters - Hurricane Dolly moved inland
after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday with 95
mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico
border area and threatening floods.
U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to Syria
(Reuters)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:18:29 GMT
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael
Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from
lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case
of a Canadian taken off a plane in New York and sent to Syria,
where he says he was tortured.
Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence
(Reuters)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:51:59 GMT
Reuters - The Pentagon on Wednesday sought to
play down the seriousness of growing violence in Afghanistan
but declined to say the United States and NATO were winning
their fight against Taliban insurgents.
Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco
(Reuters)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:05:46 GMT
Reuters - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged $375 million on
Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic.
Arctic's oil could meet world demand for 3 years
(Reuters)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:43 GMT
Reuters - The Arctic Circle holds an estimated
90 billion barrels of recoverable oil, enough supply to meet
current world demand for almost three years, the U.S.
Geological Survey forecast on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad says U.S. envoy showed Iran respect
(Reuters)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:22 GMT
Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on
Wednesday praised U.S. participation in last week's talks with
Tehran on its disputed nuclear program as "a positive step" and
said its arch foe had shown respect.
Ahmadinejad vows no Iran concessions in nuclear crisis
(AFP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:06:59 GMT
AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday vowed that Iran would not yield in the crisis over its nuclear drive but the White House warned again that it risks more sanctions if it fails to freeze sensitive nuclear work.
Karadzic to defend himself, mirroring Milosevic
(AFP)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:09:24 GMT
AFP - Bosnian Serb genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic is to defend himself before the UN war crimes court, his lawyer said Wednesday, raising memories of the trial of his late ally, Slobodan Milosevic.
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