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Bush, allies put on joint front in effort to calm jittery investors in financial crisis
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush and the world's financial leaders staged repeated displays of unity Saturday to combat an unfolding credit crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action. While...Tags: Finance, The White House, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Economic Organization
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Gay-rights wedge issue fading away?
The Swampby Johanna Neuman For more than four years, the Bush White House has run against any changes in the law that would allow gay Americans -- even his vice president's daughter -- to marry. Under the guidance of political maestro......Tags: Republican Party, California, Republican National Conventions, The White House, Vermont
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Florida Republican elite heads fundraiser for Hasner, Bogdanoff, Coates
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsIt looks like the top rung of the Florida Legislature is headed to Palm Beach on Oct. 21 for a ritzy fundraiser to boost the reelection chances of two area Republican state lawmakers -- Adam Hasner and Ellyn Bogdanoff......Tags: Boca Raton, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Broward County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Government
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America's opponents in the Mideast see divine retribution in US's financial meltdown
Associated Press WriterCAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ America's opponents in the Middle East are gloating over the financial meltdown in the United States, painting it as divine retribution for past misdeeds against Muslims and the last gasps of a dying empire. Hardline clerics across...Tags: Punishment, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Petroleum Industry, Financial Markets, Government
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US enemies in Mideast gloat over financial crisis
The Associated PressAmerica's opponents in the Middle East are gloating over the financial meltdown in the United States, painting it as divine retribution for past misdeeds against Muslims and the last gasps of a dying empire. Hardline clerics across the region and...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Petroleum Industry, Financial Markets, Government, Guerrilla Activity
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Zimbabwe official paper: Mugabe claims key ministries for his party; opposition denounces move
Associated Press WriterHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, locked in a standoff with the opposition in power-sharing talks, went ahead Saturday and laid claim to all key ministries as he tries to retain his iron grip on the struggling southern African...Tags: Famines, Parliament, Armed Forces, Robert Mugabe, Government
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Key Zimbabwe Cabinet posts go to President Mugabe's party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defied a fragile power-sharing deal with the opposition, giving all key Cabinet posts, including the crucial security ministries, to his own party. The power grab took Zimbabwe by surprise today, less than a month...Tags: Parties and Movements, National Government, Armed Forces, Local Authority, Morgan Tsvangirai
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Township group asks trustees for lobbying funds
The state association for Indiana's 1008 township trustees is asking them to pass along more of their tax dollars to battle efforts in the General Assembly next year to eliminate township government, a report Saturday said. The Indiana Township...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Local Authority, Indiana, Lobbying, Government
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Hampshire alum dies from injuries suffered in car accident in Yemen
Tribune reporterAfter the U.S. State Department offered Hampshire High School alum Jeff Patneau a position, he asked for the most difficult assignments, according to his family. He was eventually assigned to work in the American Embassy in San'a, Yemen, which was the...Tags: Television Industry, Vehicles, Road Accidents, Football, Schools
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Peru governor says he has agreed to be prime minister amid oil kickbacks scandal
Associated Press WriterLIMA, Peru (AP) _ President Alan Garcia announced Saturday that he has appointed a leftist governor to become Peru's chief Cabinet minister, a day after the minister's predecessor resigned along with 16 colleagues amid a brewing oil-kickbacks scandal....Tags: Parties and Movements, Corporate Crime, Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch
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Venezuela: Agency closes McDonald's
The Venezuelan government ordered all McDonald's restaurants in the country closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the financial books of the fast-food chain. The order ran from Thursday through today, affecting all 115 McDonald's...Tags: Hugo Chavez, McDonald's, Government
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Venezuela's McDonald's made to close for 2 days
CARACAS, Venezuela The Venezuelan government has ordered all McDonald's restaurants in the country closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the financial books of the fast-food chain. The order stands for Thursday through today, affecting...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Oak Brook, McDonald's, Government
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