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Kyodo - The finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven economies vowed Friday to use all available tools, including public capital injection, to fight the worldwide credit crunch and prevent "systemically important financial institutions" from failing.
The G-7 financial leaders, who met in Washington amid a global financial calamity, released their action plan after their one-day meeting, agreeing to ensure that major financial intermediaries "can raise capital from public and as well as private sources" as needed to permit them to continue lending to households and businesses.
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pledged to work out a plan to inject public money into troubled banks an...
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BBC Monitoring Newsfile
Kyodo - The finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven economies vowed Friday to use all available tools, including public capital injection, to fight the worldwide credit crunch and prevent "systemica...
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International Herald Tribune - From news reports
Russia will pull back Wednesday from the southern edge of a buffer zone inside Georgia adjacent to South Ossetia, a senior Russian officer said, ahead of a deadline Friday.
Russia has until Frida...
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The Sacramento Bee
By Andy Furillo and Sam Stanton
WILLIAMS -- At least 10 people were killed and dozens others injured Sunday night when a privately owned tour bus headed from Sacramento to a Colusa-area casino flipped over on a two-lane road, o...
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USA TODAY - By William M. Welch
LAS VEGAS -- A prosecutor showed jurors the mug shot of O.J. Simpson with the word "guilty" stamped across it in red ink Thursday as he said in closing arguments that the former actor and football player instigated t...
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By Larry Eichel, The Philadelphia Inquirer
This is the night that political junkies -- and there are millions and millions of you out there this year -- have been waiting for.
At 9 p.m., Sarah Palin and Joseph R. Biden Jr. meet in their one a...
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United Press International
The number of babies sickened by tainted milk products in China totals more than 50,000, with four dead and another 104 seriously ill.
The Chinese Health Ministry said of those sickened, about 12,900 had been hospitali...
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USA TODAY - By Sue Kirchhoff, Kathy Chu, Barbara Hagenbaugh and Edward Iwata
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday night it will lend up to $85 billion to American International Group, effectively putting the government in control of the flailing insura...
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By Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune
RIVERSIDE, Ohio -- Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday charged rival Sen. John McCain with "three decades of indifference on education" as the Illinois Democrat sought to sharpen distinctions with the Republican ticket on ...
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The Independent; London (UK) By Sadie Gray
Residents of Haiti were last night clearing up the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, as officials in the US prepared for the storm to hit.
Hanna caused major flooding in Haiti this week, leav...
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USA TODAY
By Del Jones
Hurricane Gustav took a direct hit on the Gulf of Mexico, temporarily suspending 100% of oil production in the Gulf, yet gasoline prices appear lower.
It seems improbable, but energy prices are often driven more by psyc...
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 Obama's Speech Capped a Convention Aimed at Unifying Democratic Party.
The Dallas Morning News
DENVER - For all the glitz ...
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 By Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star, Mo.
Now we know what to expect from Joe Biden.
Fire, passion (he yells at times), boiling-o...
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By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition parties agreed Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a major showdown between the former military chief and the newly elected civilian ...
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BBC Monitoring Newsfile The Olympic torch relay began its final leg in Beijing from the landmark Forbidden City Wednesday morning.
At the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the torch was handed over to the first bearer, Yang Liwei, the count...
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United Press International - A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said.
Bruce Ivins, 62, died as the U.S. Justice Department was preparing to file criminal charg...
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By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church, killing two people, left behind a note suggesting that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal p...
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BERLIN - In a highly unusual move for an American presidential candidate, Barack Obama staged a foreign policy speech Thursday before a huge overseas audience, calling for renewed trans-Atlantic cooperation to rein in Iran, fight religious extremism ...
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Rocky Mountain News - By Associated Press
Scrambling to bolster eroding investor confidence, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced unprecedented steps to brace slumping mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The plan, u...
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SAN JOSE) – The Governor´s budget cuts to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) would devastate thousands of families and hurt the economy by reducing hours and jobs for many health care workers employed by the valuable safety net program, Democra...
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United Press International
A suicide bomb exploded Monday on a crowded street near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 41 people and injuring 140, officials said.
Officials said the bomber rammed a car into two Indian dipl...
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City) By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press
WINFIELD, Mo. -- A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant bu...
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Several Airlines Likely to Fail; Affordable, Frequent Air Travel and Jobs at Risk.
WASHINGTON and RADNOR, Pa. -- At current oil prices, several large and small U.S. airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at th...
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USA TODAY: By Alan Gomez, Marisol Bello and Judy Keen
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Marie Welton figures her daughter will have to bulldoze her flooded home here. She worries about the survival of her own business, a children's hair salon, as people recover...
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By Georgina Gustin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS -- Area grocery stores have pulled some fresh tomatoes from their shelves after learning that a salmonella outbreak traced to certain tomato varieties has sickened 145 people in 16 states.
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Canadian Press - BOSTON: Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship.
And maybe a little lucky to be there.
Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston'...
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The Independent (UK) - By Rupert Cornwell
After an epic five-month battle that has rewritten US politics, Barack Obama last night stood poised to secure the 2008 Democratic nomination, with a very real chance of becoming the first African American ...
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Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hillary Clinton coasted to victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, a win she hoped would give her a desperately needed boost-but probably would not.
The New York senator was b...
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 By David Jackson and Richard Wolf
WASHINGTON -- It's not unusual for a former White House official to write a book -- but it is w...
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Fury at Plight of Burmese Under-Fives.
Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) By Stephen White
MORE than 30,000 kids under five will die of hunger in Burma in days unless their brutal rulers let the world help them.
That was the warning yesterday...
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 Civil and Human Rights Groups Hail Landmark Decision As Latest Step Toward Full Equality.
WASHINGTON — The California S...
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International Herald Tribune - From news reports Fierce clashes raged Thursday in Beirut after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military telecommunications network.
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 PHILADELPHIA - The primaries in North Carolina and Indiana today offer Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton one more chance to tr...
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By Bronwen Roberts.
Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, where Britain's Prince Harry has been combating the Taliban, is a harsh battleground where extremists have teamed up with powerful opium lords.
It has also proven to be dead...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer - By Thomas Fitzgerald
Stitching together a coalition of blue-collar workers, white men and women, Sen. H...
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USA TODAY - By Jill Lawrence and Kathy Kiely
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton scoured Pennsylvania for votes Monday amid si...
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 USA TODAY - By Joan Biskupic and Kevin Johnson
WASHINGTON -- Several states are poised to resume executions after the Supreme Court o...
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By Stephen Magagnini, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.
Worldwide protest over China's human rights record and actions in Tibet blocked the path of the Olympic torch's worldwide run this week, just before its trek through San Francisco.
The torch was ...
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 USA TODAY, By Richard Wolf
KIEV, Ukraine -- When the United States and 25 other members of the NATO alliance meet in Bucharest this...
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Virginian - Pilot. By Jim Yardley, The New York Times BEIJING - Thousands of Buddhist monks and other Tibetans clashed with riot police in a second Chinese city on Saturday, while the authorities said they had regained control of the Tibetan capit...
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By Rupert Cornwell - The top US commander for the Middle East resigned yesterday, a step that seems to bear out reports of sharp policy differences on Iran between a hawkish White House and a uniformed military leadership opposed to military action. ...
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Bush Voices Need for Joint Action on Financial Crisis
Washington, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday stressed the need for the Group of Seven major industrial countries to combat the current global financial crisis in a coordinated manner.
Texas Outguns Oklahoma in Red River Shootout
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Colt McCoy directed a pair of fourth-quarter drives that ended in short scoring runs by Cody Johnson, as fifth-ranked Texas captured the 103rd edition of the Red River Rivalry with a 45-35 victory over No.
Red Sox Starter Daisuke Matsuzaka Tops Rays: Matsuzaka Effectively Wild in 6 No-Hit Innings
Oct. 11--ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- There's a maddening style to Daisuke Matsuzaka's success.
Jolie Credits Pitt for Parenting Idea
Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children.
Matsuzaka Hits His Stride, Strike Zone for Red Sox Boston Starter Holds Tampa Bay Hitless for Six Innings in Win
The high-wire act began immediately, a familiar pattern of too many walks that typically elevate Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitch count and diminish his time on the mound for the Boston Red Sox.
PALIN ABUSED HER POWER in Bid to Oust Trooper, Report Says
By James V. Grimaldi and Kimberly Kindy
GM Explores Possible Merger With Chrysler
By Bill Vlasic and Andrew Ross Sorkin
Dice-K Shows Rays What Dominating Pitching Is
Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching.
US 'Still Undecided' on Delisting North Korea As Terror-Sponsor State - Yonhap
Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap
Boston's Dice-K Stifles Rays in ALCS Opener
Oct. 11--Tampa Bay Rays fans raised the decibel level inside Tropicana Field with their noisemakers.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Bob Ford Column: Bob Ford: Surging Phillies Take Command
Oct. 11--The ghosts of Octobers past will have to work overtime to mess up the Phillies this time.
PARTY CRASHERS: Sox Knock Off Rays in Game 1
Oct. 11--The Tampa Bay Rays stirring run into the second week of October hit a bump Friday night when they lost Game 1 of the American League Championship Series 2-0 to the defending world champion Boston Red Sox.
McCain Implored to Turn Up the Heat: He Tells a Lakeville Town Hall He'Ll Fight on ? but Vows to Treat Obama With Respect. He Urges Booing Supporters to Do the Same.
Oct. 11--Politicians usually have to fire up their crowds.
Phillies Beat Dodgers 8-5 for 2-0 Lead in NLCS
Oct. 11--PHILADELPHIA -- This much we've learned after two days of white-towel waving and Beat-LA chanting at Citizens Bank Park.
Dice-K Pitches Red Sox Over Rays 2-0 in AL Championship Series Opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant post-season pitching.
Brett Myers Helps Phillies Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Dodgers
PHILADELPHIA - Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders.
Troopergate Report Concludes Palin Abused Power As Governor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska _ An Alaska legislative investigation has concluded that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power in pushing for the firing of an Alaska state trooper who was once married to her sister, or by failing to prevent her husband Todd from doing so.
Myers Leads Phillies Past Dodgers
PHILADELPHIA _ As statements go, the Phillies' Brett Myers certainly made a loud one Friday by throwing behind Manny Ramirez in the first inning.
Japan Finance Minister, Bank Head Laud G7 Action Plan
Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo
ALCS: RED SOX 2, RAYS 0: Dice-K Really on a Roll: Holds Rays Hitless Through Six and Scoreless into Eighth As Red Sox Capture Game 1
Oct. 11--ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tropicana Field was a site -- and a sight -- like nothing the Rays are accustomed to.
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