Congressional budget analysts say a Bush administration plan to rescue mortgage backers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, could cost the government up to 25 billion dollars. The House may vote on the rescue package as soon as tomorrow. NPR's Brian Naylor
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The Senate is on the verge of approving a massive housing bill aimed at helping homeowners facing foreclosure. NPR's Brian Naylor has more. The bill would provide homeowners who can no longer afford to make their monthly payments a chance to qualify
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President Bush today signed a five-year plan to triple the amount of US funding to globally fight AIDS. Mr. Bush called the 48-billion-dollar package the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in human history. HIV/AIDS is still
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Southern Californians have been dealing with more than two dozen aftershocks following a major earthquake that struck today. The quake caused buildings to sway in downtown Los Angeles and triggered some precautionary evacuations. Los Angeles residen
2008年NPR美国国家公共电台七月
Senator John McCain had a small patch of skin removed from his face today. NPRs Joanne Silberner has more. The presumptive presidential nominee has already had four melanomas removed. Medical records he shared with the press indicate that all four w
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A man brandishing a shotgun walked into a church in Knoxville, Tennessee during a youth performance this morning and opened fire. One person was killed and eight others were wounded. All of the victims were adults. The gunman was tackled and subdued
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says Europe needs to help the United States stabilize Afghanistan. Obamas in Berlin where he gave a speech to tens of thousands of people. He says no country can solve challenges like terrorism alone. I
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain is criticizing his rival, Democrat Barack Obama, for bad judgement on Iraq. McCain says Obama opposed last year's surge of US troops sent to Iraq which has helped quell violence. McCain told an audience
2008年NPR美国国家公共电台七月
The House of Representatives passed a bill today designed to deal with the housing crisis. It would authorize the Treasury Department to give unlimited credit to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae for 18 months to keep the mortgage giants from collapsing. D
2008年NPR美国国家公共电台七月
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved and sent to President Bush a landmark housing bill aimed at helping hundreds of thousands of American families avoid losing their homes to foreclosure. The vote came in a rare Saturday session as NPR's Brian Na
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