- Financial gloom goes global
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- WASHINGTON — The government’s $700 billion rescue, aimed at rebuilding economic confidence, appeared instead to sound a global alarm Monday, triggering a fearful international sell-off as the United States began work on a plan that investors feared would be too little and too late to stave off a worldwide recession.
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- Campaign nastiness takes hold
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- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain arrive here for their second presidential debate tonight, they bring with them baggage from the 1960s and 1980s at a point in the campaign where nastiness has reached a new high.
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- A lot of banks not likely to survive in ’09
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- SAN FRANCISCO — Here’s a safe bet for uncertain times: A lot of banks won’t survive the next year of upheaval despite the U. S. government’s $700 billion plan to restore order to the financial industry.
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- ‘Change’ defines both camps
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- FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — If you need any proof that “change” is far more than a slogan used by men who want to be president, just listen to John Yalch and Eric Eisinger.
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Other World & Nation News
- O. J. runs out of luck, is convicted of armed robbery
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LAS VEGAS — In a city where luck means everything, O. J. Simpson came out the big loser, and his unlucky number in a case full of bizarre twists was 13.
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- Economy won’t recover until Wall Street rescue reaches Main Street
NEW YORK — Washington’s financial bailout plan is now law. So the credit spigot will start
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- Gov. Paterson says New York must cut $2 billion
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ALBANY — The state’s budget outlook is worsening by the day, pushing Gov. David A. Paterson on Friday to propose $2 billion in spending cuts, refusing to rule out public school and hospital reductions or state worker layoffs.
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- Bush signs Great Lakes Compact
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Under an agreement signed Friday by President Bush, Great Lakes water cannot be diverted to thirsty areas elsewhere in the United States or abroad.
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- Neither Biden nor Palin scored a knockout in debate
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WASHINGTON — From the barking heads to the boisterous bloggers, from the Beltway elite to the heartland newspapers, a grand consensus quickly emerged about Sarah Palin’s debate performance: She wasn’t awful.
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The Race For The White House
- Body language: confident Obama, combative McCain
- Gore toasts Obama at fundraiser
- Town hall debate keeps Brokaw busy
- Palin's family ties include FDR, Princess Diana
- Analysis: Obama gains, McCain seeks game-changer
- Debate quotes from McCain, Obama
- McCain would buy bad homeowner mortgages
- Fact check: Obama, McCain twist records
- Palin speaks with group of reporters
- Feds question new voter checks in 6 states
State
- Mesi’s political donations come mainly from outside his district
- Schumer wants student loans to be protected amid huge bailout
- First Carvel store sells its last ice cream cones
- Police won’t release data on 1952 slaying
- Man found fatally shot in Jeep poses mystery
- Konst again misses disclosure deadline
- Mob burial site linked to long-missing student
- Women crossing street killed by a pair of cabs
- Mayor’s third-term bid based on independence
- Ex-Clinton neighbor guilty of killing wife
International
- Key Shiite urges restoring quotas for religious minorities in elections
- Overhaul promised of dairy industry
- Bomber sets off device while hugging general
- Crew of seized ship reported in good shape
- Pope warns of futility of money in crisis
- Rice denies countering Russia in Kazakhstan
- Dubai reveals plans for tallest building
- Pope kicks off week of Bible reading
- Possible Nobelists include 2 U. S. women
- Venezuela to restrict bureaucrats’ perks
National
- Man who climbed NYT building faces charges
- Texan is Washington's kin, and could've been king
- 300 suspected illegal immigrants caught in SC raid
- Mass. police officers protest civilian flaggers
- Schwarzenegger warns of more cuts to state budget
- No jail for WA man who posted he'd shoot up mall
- Police blame Mich. townspeople for moose's death
- Iowa AG decision means Chicago cop will be freed
- Border agent fired at driver at US-Mexico crossing
- 14-year-old Iowa girl abandoned under Nebraska law
Columns
The sometimes stunningly large pensions paid to many of Buffalo’s retired city employees don’t come directly from the pocket of the taxpayer. If they did, we’d have gone bust a long time ago.
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More Columns
Another Voice
- Congress duns taxpayers for Detroit’s intransigence
- ‘With creativity,’ leaders can mislead public
- New state effort seeks to reduce inmate recidivism
- Subprime lending lies at the rotten core of the crisis
Everybody's Column
- Lasalle Park fields need a lot of work
- Nuclear power is not environmentally sound
- Governor’s vetoes will hurt our region
- Lack of leadership in crisis is appalling
