1. Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are promising to work together, both say they want to change the bad habits of Washington after meeting in Chicago. It was their first meeting since election. 2. Congress is back at work. To
1. Eric Holder could be the next attorney general. Aides of President-elect Barack Obama are polling senators, seeing if Holder could be confirmed. He was a number two official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. 2. Automakers are beg
1. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, is endorsing Democrat Barack Obama for president. Powell says both Barack Obama and John McCain are qualified, but thinks Obama can be a transformational figure. Powell also says he questions
1. Authorities in Nevada call off a nationwide AMBER Alert for missing six-year-old Cole Puffinburger, but the search continues. Police believe Mexican drug dealers are responsible for the abduction meant to send a message to the boy's grandfather w
1. Investigators in Las Vegas say they are looking for the grandfather of a kidnapped six-year-old boy. They hope he can lead them to Cole Puffinburger. Authorities think 51-year-old Clemens Fred Tinnemeyer was involved in drug dealing with Mexican
1. Another day of wild swings on Wall Street with stocks finishing the day on a solid gain, ending up about 400 points. But investors are still sorting through mixed economic data for clues about the health of economy. 2. Republican John McCain decl
1.With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented 700-billion-dollar rescue package for the financial industry. Shortly after the vote, President Bush signed it Friday afternoon. 2.Stocks climbed as the House
1. On Wall Street, another volatile day. The Dow Jones Industrial is falling 733 points, the second largest point loss ever. Stocks dropped on disappointing economic news including a big drop in retail sales. 2. Tonight is the last time presidential
1.The Dow Jones is continuing its volatile ride at the time when the Dow was down over 500 points putting it below 10000 for the first time in four years. Despite the government's Wall Street bailout plan, credit markets are still strained.The Feder
1. For the first time, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he supports the idea of a second stimulus package. The White House says President Bush is open to the idea of direct payments to Americans. Bernanke told Congress that the economy is likely to st
1. More moves from the Federal Reserve to break through a credit clog. The central bank announcing it will buy commercial paper--short-term funding companies rely on for day-to-day expenses. All of this to stimulate lending and stop a deep economic
1. Stocks close sharply lower as investors worry that the economy is poised to weaken even as frozen credit markets slowly start to show signs of recovery. The Dow Jones Industrials ended down 515 points after being down nearly 700 points in the fin
1. Top Senate Democrats are suggesting that a bill to rescue Detroits big three automakers has stalled. So the lawmakers are challenging the Bush administration to take steps to save the industry if congressional efforts falter. The White House quic
1. Asian markets stumbled overnight amid fears of a protracted recession. Benchmarks in Japan and Hong kong each lost about six percent. The Dow Jones Industrials opened below 8000 for the first time today in five years. 2. A vote to bail out the bi
1.Democrats in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linge
1.Their schedules are jam-pack ed as these White House hopefuls host multiple campaign events in Iowa to kick off 2008, with fresh polls showing both races too close to call. Candidates are making last-minute appeals. They're hoping supporters will c
1. Churchgoers are remembering the victims of the Northern Illinois University shooting rampage. Members at First Baptist Church of Dekalb passed out red ribbons to several dozen people attending this mourning service. A gunman killed five students
1. Eight people are dead and at least five others are injured, after police say a car plowed into a crowd of people watching illegal street racing in Maryland. Police say the crime scene spread across 200 yards as bodies lay in and near the road. 2.
1. Authorities are describing the gunman who killed five students at Northern Illinois University as an 'outstanding' student and a 'disturbed individual'. Campus police say Steven Kazmertcheck has stopped taking medication and became somewhat errat
1. Thousands of Katrina survivors are set to be moved again. FEMA says some of the trailers may have dangerously high levels of formaldehyde which could cause respiratory problems for those living in them. 2. Republican members of the House walked o
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