MIAMI – For those who live in its path, hurricane season stirs up anxiety even before devastating winds and rains hit land. And for Suzanne Bonner, that means the days of blissfully lying in bed and listening to the rain no longer exist. Instead ...
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TOKYO (Reuters) - China and Japan, the biggest buyers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonds, praised Washington for its rescue of the ailing mortgage giants, but investors harbored no illusions the bailout would end the global credit market misery. As ...
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Sept. 7: Gen. David Petraeus, the man credited with stemming violence in Iraq, will hand over control of U.S. troops as he becomes the head of U.S. Central Command next week. NBC’s Tom Aspell sits down with the general for an exclusive interview ...
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A University of Chicago Medical Center strategy to steer poor and uninsured patients with less serious injuries to other facilities to focus on treating the most challenging cases is making the South Side hospital more money—and attracting growing ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ Headlines warn of a "September crisis." The currency falls to a four-year low and the stock market tumbles. Rumors swirl that foreign investors will pull out their money. A spasm of anxiety has gripped South Korea this week ...
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The European Union is struggling to find a common position on Russia -- as is the rest of the West. But so far, diplomatic bluster has been the name of the game. What should the world do about Russia's new-found bravado? German Chancellor Angela ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dead or alive. President Bush said he didn’t care how terrorism architect Osama bin Laden was brought to justice. “We’ll smoke him out of his cave and we’ll get him eventually,” Bush said confidently. That was back in ...
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