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WASHINGTON -- With panic tightening its grip on investors here and abroad, pressure was growing on the United States Tuesday to take further aggressive steps to stem the economic crisis and swiftly implement a $700 billion...
LONDON (AFP) - A top BBC presenter, known for his aggressive interviews, slammed the publicly funded broadcaster Tuesday for "fawning" over Britain's royal family in its news coverage. Jeremy Paxman, who presents "Newsnight,"...
By JEANNINE AVERSA ; AP Economics Writer Published: October 7th, 2008 09:02 AM | Updated: October 7th, 2008 09:02 AM WASHINGTON -- Invoking Depression-era emergency powers, the Fed will buy commercial paper, a short-term...
Saints cornerback Tracy Porter needed surgery on what head coach Sean Payton described as a dislocated right wrist, but it was not clear Tuesday how long the rookie starter would be out. "He had a procedure to put it back in...
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., right, asks a question of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Richard S. Fuld Jr., during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6,...
By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — Even in the midst of a severe meltdown on Wall Street, Federal Reserve officials at their September meeting believed the risks from weaker growth and higher inflation were...
