Bibliography for World Events: 2008Q4      
                   
Date Published Date Published Date Posted Venue Country Author Article/URL* Media Listed Sources Contributors
1-Oct-08 1-Oct-08   London U.K.   Bank of England Market Notice: US Dollar Repo Operations Bank of England News Release  
  1-Oct-08       Jessica Guynn Nasdaq steps in after glitch slams Google stock Los Angeles Times    
  1-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S. Edmund L. Andrews Small Banks Score a Coup by Lobbying NYT   David Stout
  1-Oct-08   Jakarta Indonesia Nancy-Amelia Collins Muslims Around the World Celebrate Eid al-Fitr VOA News    
  1-Oct-08   Fairfield, CT U.S.   GE Announces Common Stock Offering; Warren Buffett Announces Investment In GE General Electric News Release  
  1-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S. Greg Robb; Robert Schroeder Senate approves $700 billion financial rescue plan; Revised bill includes increased bank insurance, tax breaks MarketWatch    
  1-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S. Peter Baker Senate Approves Indian Nuclear Deal NYT    
  1-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
2-Oct-08 2-Oct-08   New York, NY U.S.   ADL Reports Surge in Anti-Semitic Messages on Online Finance Sites in Response To Money Crisis Anti-Defamation League News Release  
  2-Oct-08   New York, NY U.S.   Financial Crisis Sparks Wave of Internet Anti-Semitism Anti-Defamation League News Release  
  2-Oct-08       Paul Richter India nuclear pact is Okd Los Angeles Times    
  2-Oct-08       Glenn Kessler Senate Backs Far-Reaching Nuclear Trade Deal With India Washington Post    
  2-Oct-08   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  
  2-Oct-08         Attacks Kill 26 During Iraq's Eid al-Fitr Celebrations VOA News    
3-Oct-08 3-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  3-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   President Bush Signs H.R.1424 Into Law White House News Release  
  3-Oct-08   Baghdad Iraq Jeffrey Fleishman Baghdad blasts kill at least 24 Los Angeles Times   Special correspondents
  3-Oct-08 2-Oct-08 Baghdad Iraq Mary Beth Sheridan Attacks Belie Steps on Reconciliation Washington Post    
6-Oct-08 6-Oct-08   Charlotte, NC U.S.   Bank of America Announces Third Quarter Earnings and Capital Raising Initiatives Bank of America PRNewswire-FirstCall  
7-Oct-08 7-Oct-08   London U.K.   Coordinated Central Bank Action to Address Pressures in Global Money Markets Bank of England News Release  
  7-Oct-08   Tokyo Japan   Schedules for auctions of U.S. dollar liquidity provision through December, 2008 Bank of Japan News Release  
  7-Oct-08       Michelle Malkin The forbidden skit: Full transcript and screenshots of SNL’s Soros/Sandler bailout satire Michelle Malkin    
8-Oct-08 8-Oct-08   Ottawa, ON Canada   Central Banks Announce Coordinated Interest Rate Reductions Bank of Canada News Release  
  8-Oct-08   London U.K.   Bank of England Reduces Bank Rate by 0.5 Percentage Points to 4.5% Bank of England News Release  
  8-Oct-08   Tokyo Japan   On the Policy Actions by Major Central Banks Bank of Japan News Release  
  8-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve and other central banks announce reductions in policy interest rates Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  8-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  8-Oct-08   Stokholm Sweden   Repo rate cut to 4.25 per cent Sveriges Riksbank News Release  
  8-Oct-08   Zurich Switzerland   Joint statement by central banks Swiss National Bank News Release  
11-Oct-08 11-Oct-08       CK SNL Economic Meltdown Video: On again Jewlicious    
12-Oct-08 12-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Approval of proposal by Wells Fargo & Company to acquire Wachovia Corporation Federal Reserve Board News Release  
14-Oct-08 14-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Joint statement by Federal Reserve, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Reserve Board News Release  
20-Oct-08 20-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today Federal Reserve Board News Release  
21-Oct-08 21-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve announces the creation of the Money Market Investor Funding Facility (MMIFF) Federal Reserve Board News Release  
24-Oct-08 24-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve releases concentrated poverty report Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  24-Oct-08   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  
  24-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   IMF Executive Board Approves US$7.6 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan International Monetary Fund News Release  
25-Oct-08 25-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Insured Banks and Thrifts Earned $1.7 Billion in the Third Quarter FDIC News Release  
29-Oct-08 29-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  29-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  29-Oct-08   Washington, DC U.S.   IMF Creates Short-Term Liquidity Facility for Market-Access Countries International Monetary Fund News Release  
30-Oct-08 30-Oct-08   New York, NY U.S.   American Express Announces Reengineering Plan to Genertae $1.8 billion Cost Benefit in 2009 American Express News Release  
31-Oct-08 31-Oct-08   New York, NY U.S.   Blaming the Jews: Reaction to the Financial Crisis in the Europe, Latin America and the Middle East Anti-Defamation League News Release  
1-Nov-08 1-Nov-08   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    
3-Nov-08 3-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 84-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  3-Nov-08         Finance crisis: In graphics BBC News    
6-Nov-08 6-Nov-08   London U.K.   Bank of England Reduces Bank Rate by 1.5 Percentage Points to 3.0% Bank of England News Release  
10-Nov-08 10-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 17-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  10-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Approval of proposal by American Express Company and American Express Travel Related Services Company to become bank holding companies  Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  10-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department announce restructuring of financial support to AIG Federal Reserve Board News Release  
13-Nov-08 13-Nov-08   New York, NY U.S.   President Bush Discusses Financial Markets and World Economy
White House News Release  
14-Nov-08 14-Nov-08 15-Nov-08 Washington, DC U.S.   Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy White House    
  14-Nov-08   Geneva Switzerland   WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin: The State of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Using Global Observations through 2007 World Meteorological Organization    
17-Nov-08 17-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today Federal Reserve Board News Release  
23-Nov-08 23-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Joint Statement by Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC on Citigroup  Federal Reserve Board News Release  
24-Nov-08 24-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 13-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  24-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   IMF Executive Board Approves US$7.6 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan International Monetary Fund News Release  
  24-Nov-08   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    
25-Nov-08 25-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Federal Reserve announces the creation of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  25-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  25-Nov-08   New York, NY U.S. Sam Mamudi Mutual-fund firms rocked by asset decline MarketWatch    
  25-Nov-08   Geneva Switzerland   WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2007: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach New Highs World Meteorological Organization News Release  
26-Nov-08 26-Nov-08   Charlotte, NC U.S.   Bank of America Receives Federal Reserve Approval of Merrill Lynch Purchase Bank of America PRNewswire  
  26-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S. Craig Torres; Scott Lanman Fed Risks ‘Spitting in the Wind’ With New Aid Pledges (Update3) Bloomberg    
  26-Nov-08   Geneva Switzerland   Global Carbon Dioxide Hit Record Levels in 2007 Environment News Service    
  26-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Approval of proposal by Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch Federal Reserve Board News Release  
  26-Nov-08   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    
  26-Nov-08   Hong Kong China Varahabhotla Phani Kumar China slashes rates to kick-start slowing economy MarketWatch    
  26-Nov-08         US Military Kills 25 Militants in Afghanistan VOA News AFP-Reuters  
  26-Nov-08   Paris France Lisa Bryant EU Unveils Economic Recovery Package VOA News    
  26-Nov-08 25-Nov-08 Bangkok Thailand   Thai Protesters Seize Part of Airport: Activists in Bangkok Hope to Show World That 'Killer Government' Is Not in Control Washington Post    
  26-Nov-08       Jane Black Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High Washington Post    
  26-Nov-08   Paris France   As a contribution to greater debt transparency, the Paris Club releases comprehensive data on its claims Paris Club News Release  
  26-Nov-08   Paris France   Amounts Due to Paris Club Creditor Countries by Foreign Sovereign and Other Public Debtors as of 1st September 2008 Paris Club News Release  
27-Nov-08 27-Nov-08         Timeline: Attacks in India Al Jazeera Agencies  
  27-Nov-08         The latest on Mumbai areas under attack CNN Asia    
  27-Nov-08   Kabul Afghanistan Barry Newhouse 4 Killed in Car Bombing Near US Embassy in Kabul VOA News    
  27-Nov-08   Bangkok Thailand Ron Corben Thai Government to Declare State of Emergency at Bangkok Airports VOA News    
  27-Nov-08   Washington, DC U.S. Bill Rodgers Oil Price Decline Undercuts Policies of Oil-Rich Nations VOA News    
  27-Nov-08   Tokyo Japan   Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on October 31, 2008 Bank of Japan News Release  
28-Nov-08 28-Nov-08       Michael Falcone Bush Weighs In on His Legacy NYT The Caucus  
  28-Nov-08   Mumbai India Joshua Runyan; Motti Seligson UPDATE: Mumbai-Based Rabbi and Wife Killed in Terrorist Attacks Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center    
  28-Nov-08       Patrick McGreevy Legislators' outside jobs raise questions about conflicts of interest Los Angeles Times    
  28-Nov-08       Stephanie Rosenbloom All Eyes on Holiday Shopping Turnout in Bleak Economy NYT   Michael M. Grynbaum; Christopher Maag; Karen Ann Cullotta; Claire Cain Miller; Melanie Carroll; Liz Robbins 
  28-Nov-08       Suketu Mehta (professor of journalism at New York University) What They Hate About Mumbai NYT Op-Ed  
  28-Nov-08   Mumbai India Somini Sengupta; Keith Bradsher Mumbai Terrorist Siege Over, India Says NYT    
29-Nov-08 29-Nov-08         Hundreds dead' in Nigeria riots Al Jazeera Al Jazeera-Agencies  
  29-Nov-08         Indian troops end Mumbai siege Al Jazeera Al Jazeera-Agencies  
  29-Nov-08         Officials: 45 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan VOA News AFP-AP-Reuters  
  29-Nov-08   Abuja Nigeria Gilbert da Costa Witnesses Report More Fighting in Central Nigerian City VOA News    
  29-Nov-08   New Delhi India Steve Herman Mumbai Siege Over, Indian Forces Kill Last Militants VOA News    
  29-Nov-08         Thai Protesters Force Police from Airport Checkpoint VOA News AP-Reuters  
  29-Nov-08 28-Nov-08 Baghdad Iraq Sudarsan Raghavan; Saad Sarhan Bombing At Mosque In Iraq Washington Post   Zaid Sabah; K.I. Ibrahim; Aziz Alwan 
  29-Nov-08   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   Debbi Wilgoren; Karla Adam
30-Nov-08 30-Nov-08       Jim Puzzanghera Economic rescue could cost $8.5 trillion Los Angeles Times    
  30-Nov-08       Roselyne Sachiti Health system on high alert The Sunday Mail    
  30-Nov-08         Ethnic Clashes Kill 17 in Pakistan VOA News AFP-AP-Reuters  
  30-Nov-08         Zimbabwe Says Cholera Has Killed 425 VOA News AP-AFP-Reuters  
1-Dec-08 1-Dec-08         FACTBOX-Key provisions of Canada coalition agreement AlertNet Reuters  
2-Dec-08 2-Dec-08   New York, NY U.S.   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  
  2-Dec-08   Detroit, MI U.S.   Restructuring Plan for Long-Term Viability: Submitted to Senate Banking Committee & House of Representatives Financial Services Committee General Motors    
  2-Dec-08   New York, NY U.S. Lilla Zuill AIG, U.S. In Deal to Terminate Some Debt Obligations NYT Reuters Jeffrey Benkoe (ed.)
  2-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  2-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S.   World at Risk Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism    
  2-Dec-08       Drew Faust; Ed Forst Financial Update Harvard University Via Scirbd  
  2-Dec-08       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    
  2-Dec-08         Financial crisis could drive more people into slave-like conditions, Ban warns UN News Service    
  2-Dec-08   New York, NY U.S.   Secretary-General's message for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery UN Secretary-General    
  2-Dec-08   Paris France Lisa Bryant NATO Foreign Ministers Meet in Brussels VOA News    
3-Dec-08 3-Dec-08   San Jose, CA; Washington, DC U.S.   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  
  3-Dec-08   San Jose, CA U.S.   Measuring Up 2008: The National Report Card on Higher Education The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education    
  3-Dec-08   Brussels Belgium   Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers NATO    
  3-Dec-08   Brussels Belgium   Final communiqué: Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels NATO    
  3-Dec-08         Allies discuss relations with Ukraine and Georgia and send a signal to Russia NATO    
  3-Dec-08       Geraldine Fabrikant Harvard Endowment Loses 22% NYT    
  3-Dec-08         Pope Urges Banks to Aid Families Hit by Financial Crises Vatican Radio    
  3-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S. Barry Wood General Motors Worse Off Than Expected on Eve of Bailout Request VOA News    
  3-Dec-08         Homeland Security Priorities: A chilling report highlights the agency's primary purpose . . . (Editorial) Washington Post    
  3-Dec-08       Susan Kinzie U.S. Lags In Providing College Access, Study Finds Washington Post    
4-Dec-08 4-Dec-08         Canada halts parliament amid row BBC News    
  4-Dec-08   Dallas, TX U.S.   AT&T Announces Job Reductions AT&T News Release  
  4-Dec-08   London U.K.   Bank of England Reduces Bank Rate by 1.0 Percentage Points to 2.0% Bank of England News Release  
  4-Dec-08   Zurich Switzerland   Credit Suisse accelerates implementation of strategic plan; substantial reduction of risk and cost base; update on fourth-quarter performance Credit Suisse News Release  
  4-Dec-08   Frankfurt am Main Germany   Monetary policy decisions European Central Bank News Release  
  4-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S. Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Housing, Mortgage Markets, and Foreclosures Federal Reserve Board    
  4-Dec-08   New York, NY U.S. Stephen Foley Now the Crunch hits the Ivy League The Independent    
  4-Dec-08   New York, NY U.S. Moming Zhou; Polya Lesova Crude near four-year low on demand concerns MarketWatch    
  4-Dec-08   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    
  4-Dec-08   London U.K. Julia Werdigier; Bettina Wassener More Financial Jobs Are Cut in Europe NYT    
  4-Dec-08   Ottawa, ON Canada   Canadian Leader Shuts Parliament NYT    
  4-Dec-08   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    
  4-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S.   FDIC Publication Helps Consumers Understand Their New, Higher Deposit Insurance Coverage FDIC News Release  
5-Dec-08 5-Dec-08   Boston, MA U.S. Kathleen M. Howley Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures Rise to Record (Update2) Bloomberg    
  5-Dec-08   Chicago, IL U.S.   Announced Financial Job Cuts, 2005-2008 Challenger, Gray & Christmas    
  5-Dec-08   Hong Kong China   HKMA refers 21 Lehman-Brothers-related cases to the SFC for further action Honk Kong Monetary Authority    
  5-Dec-08   Chicago, IL U.S. Amy Hoak Foreclosures, delinquencies hit record high MarketWatch    
  5-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S.   Delinquencies Increase, Foreclosure Starts Flat in Latest MBA National Delinquency Survey Mortgage Bankers Association News Release  
  5-Dec-08   Moscow Russia   Alexy II: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Biographical Note Moscow Patriarchate    
  5-Dec-08         Reality Check for Detroit (Editorial) NYT    
  5-Dec-08   Hong Kong China Keith Bradsher; Bettina Wassener HSBC Executive Criticizes Guarantees NYT    
  5-Dec-08   Ottawa, ON Canada Les Whittington; Richard J. Brennan Shaken Liberals plan next moves Toronto Star   Bruce Campion-Smith
  5-Dec-08   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  
  5-Dec-08   New Delhi India Anjana Pasricha Russia, India Sign Agreement to Build Civil Nuclear Reactors VOA News    
  5-Dec-08         Bombings and Air Strike Kills Scores in Pakistan VOA News AFP-Reuters  
  5-Dec-08         Muslims Gather in Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage VOA News AFP-AP  
  5-Dec-08       Cecilia Kang Steep Job Cutbacks Add To Bleak Economic Picture: AT& T, DuPont Announce 14,500 Layoffs Combined Washington Post    
  5-Dec-08   Wilmington, DE U.S.   DuPont Takes Aggressive Actions to Strengthen Competitiveness and Increase Cash Flow DuPont News Release  
6-Dec-08 6-Dec-08       Gretchen Morgenson Debt Watchdogs: Tamed or Caught Napping? NYT    
  6-Dec-08   Washigton, DC U.S. Peter Baker; John M. Broder Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale NYT    
  6-Dec-08   Islamabad Pakistan Barry Newhouse Death Toll Rises to 27 in Pakistan Bombing VOA News    
7-Dec-08 7-Dec-08         Islamic Calendar for North America and Europe Moonsighting.com    
  7-Dec-08       Lauren Silva Smart Crowd, Harsh Reality NYT    
  7-Dec-08   Islamabad Pakistan Jane Perlez Militants in Pakistan Destroy NATO Trucks NYT    
  7-Dec-08   Athens Greece Anthee Carassava Youth Riots in Greece Enter a Second Day NYT   Sharon Otterman
  7-Dec-08   Islamabad Pakistan Ayaz Gul Pakistani Militants Destroy NATO, US Army Vehicles VOA News    
  7-Dec-08   Cairo Egypt Edward Yeranian Millions of Muslims Ask Forgiveness on Sacred Mount at Hajj Climax VOA News    
  7-Dec-08       David Colker Suddenly on the skids Los Angeles Times    
8-Dec-08 8-Dec-08   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  
  8-Dec-08   London U.K.   Struggle for Kabul: The Taliban Advance The International Council on Security and Development    
  8-Dec-08   London U.K.   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  
  8-Dec-08         Riots Erupt Across Greece after Police Kill Anarchist Youth Independent Media Center    
  8-Dec-08   Chicago, IL U.S. David B. Wilkerson Tribune files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy MarketWatch   David B. Wilkerson
  8-Dec-08   Chicago, IL U.S.   Tribune Company to Voluntarily Restructure Debt Under Chapter 11 Tribune    
10-Dec-08 10-Dec-08         Afghan policemen die in US bombing Al Jazeera Al Jazeera-Agencies   
  10-Dec-08       Zachery Kouwe; Michael J. de la Merced Takeover Bid for Bell Canada Evaporates NYT    
  10-Dec-08   Kabul Afghanistan Kirk Semple U.S. Forces Kill 6 Afghan Police Officers by Mistake NYT   Khalid Fazly
  10-Dec-08         Rio Tinto commits to reduce net debt by $10 billion by end of 2009 Rio Tinto News Release  
  10-Dec-08         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   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  
  11-Dec-08   New York, NY U.S. Tami Luhby Bank of America may shed 35,000 jobs CNN Money    
  11-Dec-08   Charlotte, NC U.S.   Bank of America Plans to Reduce Work Force Bank of America News Release  
  11-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S.   H.R.7321: To authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes Library of Congress THOMAS  
  11-Dec-08   Montreal, QC Canada   BCE privatization transaction will not proceed BCE News Release  
  11-Dec-08   San Francisco, CA U.S. Vivek Shankar Nortel May Be Delisted From NYSE After Shares Plunge (Update2) Bloomberg    
  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    
  11-Dec-08   Sakai Japan Martin Fackler Japanese Companies Still Invest in Themselves NYT    
  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   Toronto, ON Canada   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    
  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         EU agrees $260bn economy plan Al Jazeera Agencies  
  12-Dec-08         Fresh clashes break out in Athens Al Jazeera Agencies  
  12-Dec-08         Japan doubles size of rescue plan BBC News    
  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    
  12-Dec-08   Tokyo Japan Sachiko Sakamaki Japan Premier Aso Announces Stimulus to Boost Support (Update2) Bloomberg    
  12-Dec-08   Athens Greece   Fresh clashes erupt in Athens CNN Money    
  12-Dec-08   Tokyo Japan   Japan unveils giant package to beat financial 'tsunami' AFP    
  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    
  12-Dec-08   Washington, DC U.S. David M. Herszenhorn Senate Drops Automaker Bailout Bid NYT    
  12-Dec-08       Nikos Raptis Greek Teenagers Znet    
  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   Rome Italy