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In southern Minn., anti-bailout vote doesn't hurt
- The race for Congress here was supposed to revolve about immigration or gas prices. Then Wall Street melted down.
States cut spending, put projects on hold
- With the economy in a slide and the credit markets seized up, states are slashing budgets, eliminating jobs, putting major construction projects on hold and nervously waiting to see whether their shriveled pension funds recover.
- With the economy in a slide and the credit markets seized up, states are slashing budgets, eliminating jobs, putting major construction projects on hold and nervously waiting to see whether their shriveled pension funds recover.
Outdoors host stumps for Obama
- TITLE: "Nothing Better."
US has dwindling number of tools in econ crisis
- What's left in Uncle Sam's economic tool kit?
- What's left in Uncle Sam's economic tool kit?
GOP candidate challenges Sen. Kerry on AIG bailout
- Sen. John Kerry's GOP challenger called on him to sell any stock he has in insurance giant AIG and donate all campaign contributions from officials at the company to taxpayers.
GOP candidate challenges Kerry on AIG bailout
- Sen. John Kerry's GOP challenger called on him Wednesday to sell any stock he has in insurance giant AIG and donate all campaign contributions from officials at the company to taxpayers.
Credit markets see a few, tentative signs of thaw
- The squeezed credit markets saw just a few hints of easing on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed the target fed funds rate by a half-point to 1.5 percent.
Post-debate polling favors Obama over McCain
- John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.
- John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.
Signs of thaw in credit markets are few
- The squeezed credit markets saw just a few hints of loosening on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed the target fed funds rate by a half-point to 1.5 percent.
McCain, Obama trade barbs in town hall debate
- John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.
- John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.
Joe Biden set to visit Florida's Gulf Coast
- One day after his Republican counterpart left Florida, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden is set to visit the state's Gulf coast.
Fact check: Obama, McCain twist records
- Republican John McCain expressed incredulity in the presidential debate Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama would tip off the enemy by saying publicly that he'd attack al-Qaida in Pakistan under certain conditions. "Remarkable," McCain said during the presidential debate, meaning remarkably irresponsible.
- Republican John McCain expressed incredulity in the presidential debate Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama would tip off the enemy by saying publicly that he'd attack al-Qaida in Pakistan under certain conditions. "Remarkable," McCain said during the presidential debate, meaning remarkably irresponsible.
McCain, Obama clash over economic crisis
- Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for sweeping action by the government to directly shield many homeowners from mortgage foreclosure.
- Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for sweeping action by the government to directly shield many homeowners from mortgage foreclosure.
