| Bibliography for World Events: 2008Q4 |
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Published |
Date Published |
Date Posted |
Venue |
Country |
Author |
Article/URL* |
Media |
Listed Sources |
Contributors |
| 1-Oct-08 |
1-Oct-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
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Bank
of England Market Notice: US Dollar Repo Operations |
Bank of
England |
News Release |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Jessica Guynn |
Nasdaq
steps in after glitch slams Google stock |
Los Angeles Times |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Edmund L.
Andrews |
Small
Banks Score a Coup by Lobbying |
NYT |
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David Stout |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Jakarta |
Indonesia |
Nancy-Amelia Collins |
Muslims
Around the World Celebrate Eid al-Fitr |
VOA News |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Fairfield,
CT |
U.S. |
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GE
Announces Common Stock Offering; Warren Buffett Announces Investment In GE |
General
Electric |
News Release |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
Greg Robb; Robert Schroeder |
Senate
approves $700 billion financial rescue plan; Revised bill includes increased
bank insurance, tax breaks |
MarketWatch |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Peter Baker |
Senate
Approves Indian Nuclear Deal |
NYT |
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1-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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H.R.7081:
To approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses
of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes |
Library of Congress |
THOMAS |
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| 2-Oct-08 |
2-Oct-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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ADL
Reports Surge in Anti-Semitic Messages on Online Finance Sites in Response To
Money Crisis |
Anti-Defamation
League |
News Release |
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2-Oct-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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Financial
Crisis Sparks Wave of Internet Anti-Semitism |
Anti-Defamation League |
News Release |
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2-Oct-08 |
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Paul Richter |
India
nuclear pact is Okd |
Los Angeles
Times |
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2-Oct-08 |
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Glenn Kessler |
Senate
Backs Far-Reaching Nuclear Trade Deal With India |
Washington Post |
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2-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Condoleezza
Rice |
Congressional
Approval of the U.S.-India Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses
of Nuclear Energy (123 Agreement) |
U.S.
Department of State |
News Release |
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2-Oct-08 |
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Attacks
Kill 26 During Iraq's Eid al-Fitr Celebrations |
VOA News |
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| 3-Oct-08 |
3-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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H.R.1424:
A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure
certain types of troubled assets . .
. |
Library of
Congress |
THOMAS |
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3-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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President
Bush Signs H.R.1424 Into Law |
White House |
News Release |
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3-Oct-08 |
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Baghdad |
Iraq |
Jeffrey
Fleishman |
Baghdad
blasts kill at least 24 |
Los Angeles
Times |
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Special
correspondents |
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3-Oct-08 |
2-Oct-08 |
Baghdad |
Iraq |
Mary Beth Sheridan |
Attacks
Belie Steps on Reconciliation |
Washington Post |
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| 6-Oct-08 |
6-Oct-08 |
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Charlotte,
NC |
U.S. |
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Bank
of America Announces Third Quarter Earnings and Capital Raising Initiatives |
Bank of
America |
PRNewswire-FirstCall |
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| 7-Oct-08 |
7-Oct-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
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Coordinated
Central Bank Action to Address Pressures in Global Money Markets |
Bank of England |
News Release |
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7-Oct-08 |
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Tokyo |
Japan |
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Schedules
for auctions of U.S. dollar liquidity provision through December, 2008 |
Bank of
Japan |
News Release |
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7-Oct-08 |
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Michelle Malkin |
The
forbidden skit: Full transcript and screenshots of SNL’s Soros/Sandler
bailout satire |
Michelle Malkin |
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| 8-Oct-08 |
8-Oct-08 |
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Ottawa, ON |
Canada |
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Central
Banks Announce Coordinated Interest Rate Reductions |
Bank of
Canada |
News Release |
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8-Oct-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
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Bank
of England Reduces Bank Rate by 0.5 Percentage Points to 4.5% |
Bank of England |
News Release |
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8-Oct-08 |
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Tokyo |
Japan |
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On the
Policy Actions by Major Central Banks |
Bank of
Japan |
News Release |
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8-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve and other central banks announce reductions in policy interest rates |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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8-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Board
authorizes Federal Reserve Bank of New York to borrow securities from certain
regulated U.S. insurance subsidiaries of AIG |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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8-Oct-08 |
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Stokholm |
Sweden |
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Repo
rate cut to 4.25 per cent |
Sveriges Riksbank |
News Release |
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8-Oct-08 |
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Zurich |
Switzerland |
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Joint
statement by central banks |
Swiss
National Bank |
News Release |
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| 11-Oct-08 |
11-Oct-08 |
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CK |
SNL Economic
Meltdown Video: On again |
Jewlicious |
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| 12-Oct-08 |
12-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Approval
of proposal by Wells Fargo & Company to acquire Wachovia Corporation |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 14-Oct-08 |
14-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Joint
statement by Federal Reserve, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 20-Oct-08 |
20-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction
Facility today |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 21-Oct-08 |
21-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve announces the creation of the Money Market Investor Funding Facility
(MMIFF) |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 24-Oct-08 |
24-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve releases concentrated poverty report |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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24-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
David Erickson (ed.); Carolina
Reid (ed.); Lisa Nelson (ed.); Anne O'Shaughnessy (ed.); Alan Berube (ed) |
The Enduring Challenge of Concentrated
Poverty: Case Studies from Communities Across the U.S. |
Federal Reserve System; Brookings
Institution |
Report |
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24-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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IMF
Executive Board Approves US$7.6 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan |
International
Monetary Fund |
News Release |
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| 25-Oct-08 |
25-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Insured
Banks and Thrifts Earned $1.7 Billion in the Third Quarter |
FDIC |
News Release |
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| 29-Oct-08 |
29-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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FOMC
statement and approval of discount rate action by Federal Reserve Banks of
Boston, New York, Cleveland, and San Francisco |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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29-Oct-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve, Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico, Bank of Korea, and
Monetary Authority of Singapore announce the establishment of temporary
reciprocal currency arrangements |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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29-Oct-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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IMF
Creates Short-Term Liquidity Facility for Market-Access Countries |
International
Monetary Fund |
News Release |
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| 30-Oct-08 |
30-Oct-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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American
Express Announces Reengineering Plan to Genertae $1.8 billion Cost Benefit in
2009 |
American Express |
News Release |
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| 31-Oct-08 |
31-Oct-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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Blaming
the Jews: Reaction to the Financial Crisis in the Europe, Latin America and
the Middle East |
Anti-Defamation
League |
News Release |
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| 1-Nov-08 |
1-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
Matthew Levitt; Michael Jacobson |
The
Money Trail: Finding, Following, and Freezing Terrorist Finances (Policy
Focus #89) |
Washington Institute for Near East
Policy |
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| 3-Nov-08 |
3-Nov-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve will offer $150 billion in 84-day credit through its Term Auction
Facility today |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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3-Nov-08 |
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Finance
crisis: In graphics |
BBC News |
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| 6-Nov-08 |
6-Nov-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
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Bank
of England Reduces Bank Rate by 1.5 Percentage Points to 3.0% |
Bank of
England |
News Release |
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| 10-Nov-08 |
10-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve will offer $150 billion in 17-day credit through its Term Auction
Facility today |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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10-Nov-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Approval
of proposal by American Express Company and American Express Travel Related
Services Company to become bank holding companies |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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10-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve Board and Treasury Department announce restructuring of financial
support to AIG |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 13-Nov-08 |
13-Nov-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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President
Bush Discusses Financial Markets and World Economy
|
White House |
News Release |
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| 14-Nov-08 |
14-Nov-08 |
15-Nov-08 |
Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Summit
on Financial Markets and the World Economy |
White House |
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14-Nov-08 |
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Geneva |
Switzerland |
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WMO
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin: The State of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere
Using Global Observations through 2007 |
World
Meteorological Organization |
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| 17-Nov-08 |
17-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction
Facility today |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 23-Nov-08 |
23-Nov-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Joint
Statement by Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC on Citigroup |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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| 24-Nov-08 |
24-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve will offer $150 billion in 13-day credit through its Term Auction
Facility today |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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24-Nov-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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IMF
Executive Board Approves US$7.6 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan |
International
Monetary Fund |
News Release |
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24-Nov-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
Greg Morcroft |
Citi
soars, but reactions are mixed on U.S. plan: Bailout includes government
approval of compensation, limits on dividends |
MarketWatch |
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| 25-Nov-08 |
25-Nov-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve announces the creation of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan
Facility (TALF) |
Federal
Reserve Board |
News Release |
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25-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Federal
Reserve announces it will initiate a program to purchase the direct
obligations of housing-related government-sponsored enterprises and
mortgage-backed securities backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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25-Nov-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
Sam Mamudi |
Mutual-fund
firms rocked by asset decline |
MarketWatch |
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25-Nov-08 |
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Geneva |
Switzerland |
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WMO
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2007: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach New
Highs |
World Meteorological Organization |
News Release |
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| 26-Nov-08 |
26-Nov-08 |
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Charlotte,
NC |
U.S. |
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Bank
of America Receives Federal Reserve Approval of Merrill Lynch Purchase |
Bank of
America |
PRNewswire |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
Craig Torres; Scott Lanman |
Fed
Risks ‘Spitting in the Wind’ With New Aid Pledges (Update3) |
Bloomberg |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Geneva |
Switzerland |
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Global
Carbon Dioxide Hit Record Levels in 2007 |
Environment
News Service |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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Approval
of proposal by Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch |
Federal Reserve Board |
News Release |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Los Angeles,
CA; Washington, DC |
U.S. |
Jim
Puzzanghera; Tiffany Hsu |
Henry
Paulson announces $800 billion more in federal aid on financial crisis |
Los Angeles
Times |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Hong Kong |
China |
Varahabhotla Phani Kumar |
China
slashes rates to kick-start slowing economy |
MarketWatch |
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26-Nov-08 |
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US
Military Kills 25 Militants in Afghanistan |
VOA News |
AFP-Reuters |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Paris |
France |
Lisa Bryant |
EU
Unveils Economic Recovery Package |
VOA News |
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26-Nov-08 |
25-Nov-08 |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
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Thai
Protesters Seize Part of Airport: Activists in Bangkok Hope to Show World
That 'Killer Government' Is Not in Control |
Washington
Post |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Jane Black |
Americans'
Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High |
Washington Post |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Paris |
France |
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As a
contribution to greater debt transparency, the Paris Club releases
comprehensive data on its claims |
Paris Club |
News Release |
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26-Nov-08 |
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Paris |
France |
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Amounts
Due to Paris Club Creditor Countries by Foreign Sovereign and Other Public
Debtors as of 1st September 2008 |
Paris Club |
News Release |
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| 27-Nov-08 |
27-Nov-08 |
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Timeline:
Attacks in India |
Al Jazeera |
Agencies |
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27-Nov-08 |
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The
latest on Mumbai areas under attack |
CNN Asia |
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27-Nov-08 |
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Kabul |
Afghanistan |
Barry
Newhouse |
4
Killed in Car Bombing Near US Embassy in Kabul |
VOA News |
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27-Nov-08 |
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Bangkok |
Thailand |
Ron Corben |
Thai
Government to Declare State of Emergency at Bangkok Airports |
VOA News |
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27-Nov-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Bill Rodgers |
Oil
Price Decline Undercuts Policies of Oil-Rich Nations |
VOA News |
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27-Nov-08 |
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Tokyo |
Japan |
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Minutes of the Monetary
Policy Meeting on October 31, 2008 |
Bank of Japan |
News Release |
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| 28-Nov-08 |
28-Nov-08 |
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Michael
Falcone |
Bush
Weighs In on His Legacy |
NYT |
The Caucus |
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28-Nov-08 |
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Mumbai |
India |
Joshua Runyan; Motti Seligson |
UPDATE:
Mumbai-Based Rabbi and Wife Killed in Terrorist Attacks |
Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center |
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28-Nov-08 |
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Patrick
McGreevy |
Legislators'
outside jobs raise questions about conflicts of interest |
Los Angeles
Times |
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28-Nov-08 |
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Stephanie Rosenbloom |
All
Eyes on Holiday Shopping Turnout in Bleak Economy |
NYT |
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Michael M. Grynbaum; Christopher
Maag; Karen Ann Cullotta; Claire Cain Miller; Melanie Carroll; Liz
Robbins |
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28-Nov-08 |
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Suketu Mehta
(professor of journalism at New York University) |
What
They Hate About Mumbai |
NYT |
Op-Ed |
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28-Nov-08 |
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Mumbai |
India |
Somini Sengupta; Keith Bradsher |
Mumbai
Terrorist Siege Over, India Says |
NYT |
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| 29-Nov-08 |
29-Nov-08 |
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Hundreds
dead' in Nigeria riots |
Al Jazeera |
Al
Jazeera-Agencies |
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29-Nov-08 |
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Indian
troops end Mumbai siege |
Al Jazeera |
Al Jazeera-Agencies |
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29-Nov-08 |
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Officials:
45 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan |
VOA News |
AFP-AP-Reuters |
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29-Nov-08 |
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Abuja |
Nigeria |
Gilbert da Costa |
Witnesses
Report More Fighting in Central Nigerian City |
VOA News |
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29-Nov-08 |
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New Delhi |
India |
Steve Herman |
Mumbai
Siege Over, Indian Forces Kill Last Militants |
VOA News |
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29-Nov-08 |
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Thai
Protesters Force Police from Airport Checkpoint |
VOA News |
AP-Reuters |
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29-Nov-08 |
28-Nov-08 |
Baghdad |
Iraq |
Sudarsan
Raghavan; Saad Sarhan |
Bombing
At Mosque In Iraq |
Washington
Post |
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Zaid Sabah;
K.I. Ibrahim; Aziz Alwan |
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29-Nov-08 |
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Mumbai |
India |
Emily Wax; Rama Lakshmi |
Investigation
Underway as Assault in Mumbai Ends: Lone-Surviving Gunmen in Custody as
Civilian Death Tolls Near 200 |
Washington Post |
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Debbi Wilgoren; Karla Adam |
| 30-Nov-08 |
30-Nov-08 |
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Jim
Puzzanghera |
Economic
rescue could cost $8.5 trillion |
Los Angeles
Times |
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30-Nov-08 |
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Roselyne Sachiti |
Health
system on high alert |
The Sunday Mail |
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30-Nov-08 |
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Ethnic
Clashes Kill 17 in Pakistan |
VOA News |
AFP-AP-Reuters |
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30-Nov-08 |
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Zimbabwe
Says Cholera Has Killed 425 |
VOA News |
AP-AFP-Reuters |
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| 1-Dec-08 |
1-Dec-08 |
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FACTBOX-Key
provisions of Canada coalition agreement |
AlertNet |
Reuters |
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| 2-Dec-08 |
2-Dec-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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Entity
Designed to Mitigate AIG's Liquidity Issues from Credit Default Swaps; $46.1
Billion Notional Amount of CDS Terminated to Date |
American International Group |
News Release |
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2-Dec-08 |
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Detroit, MI |
U.S. |
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Restructuring
Plan for Long-Term Viability: Submitted to Senate Banking Committee &
House of Representatives Financial Services Committee |
General
Motors |
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2-Dec-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
Lilla Zuill |
AIG,
U.S. In Deal to Terminate Some Debt Obligations |
NYT |
Reuters |
Jeffrey Benkoe (ed.) |
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2-Dec-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
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WMD Panel Releases
Report to Congress: World at Risk - Nuclear and Biological Weapons Pose
Greatest Peril |
Commission
on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism |
News Release |
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2-Dec-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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World
at Risk |
Commission on the Prevention of
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism |
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2-Dec-08 |
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Drew Faust;
Ed Forst |
Financial
Update |
Harvard
University |
Via Scirbd |
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2-Dec-08 |
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June Q. Wu; Clifford M. Marks |
Harvard
Endowment Fell 22 Percent in Four Months: Decline dwarfs University's
previous worst single-year loss |
Harvard Crimson |
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2-Dec-08 |
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Financial
crisis could drive more people into slave-like conditions, Ban warns |
UN News
Service |
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2-Dec-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
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Secretary-General's
message for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
UN Secretary-General |
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2-Dec-08 |
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Paris |
France |
Lisa Bryant |
NATO
Foreign Ministers Meet in Brussels |
VOA News |
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| 3-Dec-08 |
3-Dec-08 |
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San Jose, CA; Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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States
Falter in Providing Affordable College Opportunities: Disparities Persist by
Race/Ethnicity and Income, Eroding Global Competitiveness |
The National Center for Public
Policy and Higher Education |
News Release |
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3-Dec-08 |
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San Jose, CA |
U.S. |
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Measuring
Up 2008: The National Report Card on Higher Education |
The National
Center for Public Policy and Higher Education |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Brussels |
Belgium |
|
Meeting
of NATO Foreign Ministers |
NATO |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Brussels |
Belgium |
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Final communiqué:
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held
at NATO Headquarters, Brussels |
NATO |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Allies
discuss relations with Ukraine and Georgia and send a signal to Russia |
NATO |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Geraldine
Fabrikant |
Harvard
Endowment Loses 22% |
NYT |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Pope
Urges Banks to Aid Families Hit by Financial Crises |
Vatican Radio |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Barry Wood |
General
Motors Worse Off Than Expected on Eve of Bailout Request |
VOA News |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Homeland
Security Priorities: A chilling report highlights the agency's primary
purpose . . . (Editorial) |
Washington Post |
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3-Dec-08 |
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Susan Kinzie |
U.S.
Lags In Providing College Access, Study Finds |
Washington
Post |
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| 4-Dec-08 |
4-Dec-08 |
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Canada
halts parliament amid row |
BBC News |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Dallas, TX |
U.S. |
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AT&T
Announces Job Reductions |
AT&T |
News Release |
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4-Dec-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
|
Bank
of England Reduces Bank Rate by 1.0 Percentage Points to 2.0% |
Bank of England |
News Release |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Zurich |
Switzerland |
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Credit
Suisse accelerates implementation of strategic plan; substantial reduction of
risk and cost base; update on fourth-quarter performance |
Credit
Suisse |
News Release |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Frankfurt am Main |
Germany |
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Monetary
policy decisions |
European Central Bank |
News Release |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Chairman Ben
S. Bernanke |
Housing,
Mortgage Markets, and Foreclosures |
Federal
Reserve Board |
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4-Dec-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
Stephen Foley |
Now
the Crunch hits the Ivy League |
The Independent |
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4-Dec-08 |
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New York, NY |
U.S. |
Moming Zhou;
Polya Lesova |
Crude
near four-year low on demand concerns |
MarketWatch |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
Rex Nutting |
Big 3
car executives agree to take orders from Washington: Senators skeptical but
open to $34 billion auto bailout |
MarketWatch |
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4-Dec-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
Julia
Werdigier; Bettina Wassener |
More
Financial Jobs Are Cut in Europe |
NYT |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Ottawa, ON |
Canada |
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Canadian
Leader Shuts Parliament |
NYT |
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4-Dec-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
|
Fall
2008 – Special Edition: Your New, Higher FDIC Insurance Coverage; Basic FDIC
Insurance Coverage Temporarily Increased to At Least $250,000 Per Depositor |
FDIC |
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| |
4-Dec-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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FDIC
Publication Helps Consumers Understand Their New, Higher Deposit Insurance
Coverage |
FDIC |
News Release |
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| 5-Dec-08 |
5-Dec-08 |
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Boston, MA |
U.S. |
Kathleen M.
Howley |
Mortgage
Delinquencies, Foreclosures Rise to Record (Update2) |
Bloomberg |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Chicago, IL |
U.S. |
|
Announced
Financial Job Cuts, 2005-2008 |
Challenger, Gray & Christmas |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Hong Kong |
China |
|
HKMA
refers 21 Lehman-Brothers-related cases to the SFC for further action |
Honk Kong
Monetary Authority |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Chicago, IL |
U.S. |
Amy Hoak |
Foreclosures,
delinquencies hit record high |
MarketWatch |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
|
Delinquencies
Increase, Foreclosure Starts Flat in Latest MBA National Delinquency Survey |
Mortgage
Bankers Association |
News Release |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Moscow |
Russia |
|
Alexy
II: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Biographical Note |
Moscow Patriarchate |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Reality
Check for Detroit (Editorial) |
NYT |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Hong Kong |
China |
Keith Bradsher; Bettina Wassener |
HSBC
Executive Criticizes Guarantees |
NYT |
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5-Dec-08 |
|
Ottawa, ON |
Canada |
Les
Whittington; Richard J. Brennan |
Shaken Liberals plan
next moves |
Toronto Star |
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Bruce
Campion-Smith |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
|
Interim Assistant
Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari Testimony Before the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
U.S. Department of the Treasury |
News Release |
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5-Dec-08 |
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New Delhi |
India |
Anjana
Pasricha |
Russia,
India Sign Agreement to Build Civil Nuclear Reactors |
VOA News |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Bombings
and Air Strike Kills Scores in Pakistan |
VOA News |
AFP-Reuters |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Muslims
Gather in Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage |
VOA News |
AFP-AP |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Cecilia Kang |
Steep
Job Cutbacks Add To Bleak Economic Picture: AT& T, DuPont Announce 14,500
Layoffs Combined |
Washington Post |
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5-Dec-08 |
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Wilmington,
DE |
U.S. |
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DuPont
Takes Aggressive Actions to Strengthen Competitiveness and Increase Cash Flow |
DuPont |
News Release |
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| 6-Dec-08 |
6-Dec-08 |
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Gretchen Morgenson |
Debt
Watchdogs: Tamed or Caught Napping? |
NYT |
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| |
6-Dec-08 |
|
Washigton,
DC |
U.S. |
Peter Baker;
John M. Broder |
Obama
Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale |
NYT |
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| |
6-Dec-08 |
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Islamabad |
Pakistan |
Barry Newhouse |
Death
Toll Rises to 27 in Pakistan Bombing |
VOA News |
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| 7-Dec-08 |
7-Dec-08 |
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Islamic Calendar for
North America and Europe |
Moonsighting.com |
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7-Dec-08 |
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Lauren Silva |
Smart
Crowd, Harsh Reality |
NYT |
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| |
7-Dec-08 |
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Islamabad |
Pakistan |
Jane Perlez |
Militants
in Pakistan Destroy NATO Trucks |
NYT |
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| |
7-Dec-08 |
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Athens |
Greece |
Anthee Carassava |
Youth
Riots in Greece Enter a Second Day |
NYT |
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Sharon Otterman |
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7-Dec-08 |
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Islamabad |
Pakistan |
Ayaz Gul |
Pakistani
Militants Destroy NATO, US Army Vehicles |
VOA News |
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7-Dec-08 |
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Cairo |
Egypt |
Edward Yeranian |
Millions
of Muslims Ask Forgiveness on Sacred Mount at Hajj Climax |
VOA News |
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| |
7-Dec-08 |
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David Colker |
Suddenly
on the skids |
Los Angeles
Times |
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| 8-Dec-08 |
8-Dec-08 |
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Midland, MI |
U.S. |
|
Dow
Accelerates Implementation of its Transformational Strategy: New Streamlined
Operating Model to Reflect New Portfolio and Current Economic Realities |
Dow Chemical |
News Release |
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8-Dec-08 |
|
London |
U.K. |
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Struggle
for Kabul: The Taliban Advance |
The
International Council on Security and Development |
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8-Dec-08 |
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London |
U.K. |
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Taliban
now holds a permanent presence in 72% of Afghanistan; Up from 54% a year ago,
according to new report by The International Council on Security and
Development (ICOS) |
The International Council on
Security and Development |
News Release |
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8-Dec-08 |
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Riots
Erupt Across Greece after Police Kill Anarchist Youth |
Independent
Media Center |
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8-Dec-08 |
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Chicago, IL |
U.S. |
David B. Wilkerson |
Tribune
files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
MarketWatch |
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David B. Wilkerson |
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8-Dec-08 |
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Chicago, IL |
U.S. |
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Tribune
Company to Voluntarily Restructure Debt Under Chapter 11 |
Tribune |
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| 10-Dec-08 |
10-Dec-08 |
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Afghan
policemen die in US bombing |
Al Jazeera |
Al Jazeera-Agencies |
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| |
10-Dec-08 |
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Zachery
Kouwe; Michael J. de la Merced |
Takeover
Bid for Bell Canada Evaporates |
NYT |
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| |
10-Dec-08 |
|
Kabul |
Afghanistan |
Kirk Semple |
U.S.
Forces Kill 6 Afghan Police Officers by Mistake |
NYT |
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Khalid Fazly |
| |
10-Dec-08 |
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Rio Tinto commits to
reduce net debt by $10 billion by end of 2009 |
Rio Tinto |
News Release |
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10-Dec-08 |
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Monday 08 december 2008
press conference in which governor blagojevich announces that every illinois
state agency has been ordered to suspend doing business with the bank of
america |
YouTube |
|
wesawthat |
| 11-Dec-08 |
11-Dec-08 |
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Detroit, MI |
U.S. |
|
GM
Statement on House Vote in Favor of H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and
Restructuring Act |
General
Motors |
News Release |
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| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
New York, NY |
U.S. |
Tami Luhby |
Bank
of America may shed 35,000 jobs |
CNN Money |
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| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
Charlotte,
NC |
U.S. |
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Bank
of America Plans to Reduce Work Force |
Bank of
America |
News Release |
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11-Dec-08 |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. |
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H.R.7321:
To authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and
for other purposes |
Library of Congress |
THOMAS |
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| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
Montreal, QC |
Canada |
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BCE
privatization transaction will not proceed |
BCE |
News Release |
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| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
San Francisco, CA |
U.S. |
Vivek Shankar |
Nortel
May Be Delisted From NYSE After Shares Plunge (Update2) |
Bloomberg |
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|
| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
San
Francisco, CA |
U.S. |
Alistair
Barr |
Bank
of America to cut up to 35,000 jobs
Company cites Merrill acquisition and recession |
MarketWatch |
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| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
Sakai |
Japan |
Martin Fackler |
Japanese
Companies Still Invest in Themselves |
NYT |
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| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
Baghdad |
Iraq |
Timothy
Williams |
Iraq
Bomb Kills 48 in Volatile North |
NYT |
|
Graham
Bowley; Atheer Kakan; Tareq Maher; Riyadh Mohammed; Abeer Mohammed; Campbell
Robertson; Suadad al-Salhy; Alissa J. Rubin; an Iraqi employee of the NYT in
Kirkuk |
| |
11-Dec-08 |
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Toronto, ON |
Canada |
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Solvency
condition not satisfied – purchaser terminates agreement to acquire BCE |
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan |
News Release |
|
| |
11-Dec-08 |
|
Cairo |
Egypt |
Edward
Yeranian |
Suicide
Bomber Kills at Least 55 Near Kirkuk |
VOA News |
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|
| |
11-Dec-08 |
10-Dec-08 |
Islamabad |
Pakistan |
Candace Rondeaux |
U.S.
Troops Mistakenly Kill Six Afghan Policemen |
Washington Post |
|
Javed Hamdard |
| 12-Dec-08 |
12-Dec-08 |
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EU
agrees $260bn economy plan |
Al Jazeera |
Agencies |
|
| |
12-Dec-08 |
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Fresh
clashes break out in Athens |
Al Jazeera |
Agencies |
|
| |
12-Dec-08 |
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Japan
doubles size of rescue plan |
BBC News |
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|
| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
London |
U.K. |
Mike Peacock |
Japan
and EU to boost economies as car bailout fails |
Reuters UK |
|
Timothy Heritage (ed.) |
| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
Jeff Green;
Nicholas Johnston |
GM,
Chrysler Survival Options Narrow After Vote Fails (Update2) |
Bloomberg |
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|
| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Tokyo |
Japan |
Sachiko Sakamaki |
Japan
Premier Aso Announces Stimulus to Boost Support (Update2) |
Bloomberg |
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| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Athens |
Greece |
|
Fresh
clashes erupt in Athens |
CNN Money |
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| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Tokyo |
Japan |
|
Japan
unveils giant package to beat financial 'tsunami' |
AFP |
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| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Baghdad |
Iraq |
Tina Susman |
Kirkuk
bomb shatters a moment of reconciliation in Iraq |
Los Angeles
Times |
|
A special
correspondent in Kirkuk |
| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Washington, DC |
U.S. |
Robert Schroeder |
Automaker
bailout falls apart in Senate: Republicans torpedo House-passed measure |
MarketWatch |
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|
| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Washington,
DC |
U.S. |
David M.
Herszenhorn |
Senate
Drops Automaker Bailout Bid |
NYT |
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|
| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
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|
Nikos Raptis |
Greek
Teenagers |
Znet |
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| |
12-Dec-08 |
|
Tokyo |
Japan |
Hiroko
Tabuchi |
Japan
Unveils New Economic Stimulus Measures |
WSJ |
|
Yuka
Hayashi; Yoshio Takahashi |
| |
12-Dec-08 |
11-Dec-08 |
Lawrence, NY |
U.S. |
Lawrence Kulak |
The
Appropriate Response To Islamic Terror [Google's cache of
http://www.5tjt.com/news/PrintArticle.asp?Id=3539] |
5 Towns Jewish Times |
|
|
| 13-Dec-08 |
13-Dec-08 |
|
New York, NY |
U.S. |
Saijel
Kishan |
Access
International Says Funds Invested With Madoff (Update1) |
Bloomberg |
|
|
| 15-Dec-08 |
15-Dec-08 |
|
|
|
Lindsay Renick Mayer |
Madoff
and Company Spent Nearly $1 Million on Washington Influence |
OpenSecrets.org |
|
|
| 16-Dec-08 |
16-Dec-08 |
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Rome |
Italy |
|
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