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No Guarantee For German Savers

The German Finance Ministry has said it will not be providing a blanket guarantee for savings in the country's banks. The Chancellor addresses MPs for the first time since the summer break The announcement came after Alistair...

Palin ethics probes beset by secrecy and lawsuit

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's an open book regarding an abuse-of-power investigation. Apparently her staff doesn't feel the same way. While the Alaska governor has waived her privacy rights so...

NKorean defector gives piano recital

By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A North Korean defector gave a piano recital Monday at the State Department, telling assembled diplomats and officials that the ability to freely listen to music from...

Wells Fargo, Citi work on Wachovia compromise

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc were working on Monday morning with the U.S. government on a compromise over their bids to buy Wachovia Corp, a person familiar with the situation said.

Bush aides win delay for congressional testimony

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Monday rejected House Democrats' demands to force two of President Bush's top aides to cooperate with an investigation about the firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006.

FundWatch: Fidelity, Vanguard stll mum on money fund gurantee program

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- As the Oct. 8 deadline approaches for money market funds to join the Treasury Department's guarantee program, almost all of the industry's players have joined -- except, that is, for three of the...

Dow Stages Recovery, but Falls Shy of 10,000 (at TheStreet.com)

U.S. stocks plummeted violently Monday, as it became apparent that the credit crisis had spread beyond America and into Europe and Asia. In the last hour, the major indices rallied off the worst of their lows for the day, but...

Obama widens lead in national poll

Barack Obama doubles lead over the past month, according to national CNN poll Six out of ten questioned said they expect Obama to win Financial crisis, President Bush, Palin could play a roll in Obama's gains Bush is only two...

Senator curses prosecutors in wiretaps

Prosecutors trying to persuade a judge not to throw out the criminal case against Sen. Ted Stevens expect the Justice Department to investigate them for their failure to disclose evidence that might help clear the 84-year-old...

U.S. says British comments on Afghan war "defeatist"

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday dismissed as "defeatist" comments by Britain's military commander and its ambassador in Afghanistan that the war there could not be won.