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September 2008

September 30, 2008 - Despite Dow's record point drop, index has seen worse percentage declines   Click here ; House Democrats say they won't back down on tax package  Click here ; Lawmakers scramble to revise bailout bill   Click here ; Obama Pressures Stations to Drop NRA Spot  Click here ; Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report on climate change  Click here ; Unlike Clinton, Biden Gets Pass for Saying He Was 'Shot At' in Iraq  Click here

September 29, 2008 - House Defeats Wall Street Bailout Bill   Click here ; Citigroup to buy Wachovia banking operations   Click here ; US Congress passes 25 bln loan guarantees to automakers   Click here ; 'Un-American' Bailout, Paulson Should Have Quit, Gingrich Says  Click here ; Oil sinks below $100 on weak demand, dollar gain   Click here ; Chef dies after eating 'superhot' chilli for bet  Click here  

September 26, 2008 - Conservative Republicans Say They’re Standing Up for Taxpayers   Click here ; No Bailout, Some Conservatives Insist  Click here ; Dems seek a further $56 billion  Click here ; McCain will go to debate  Click here ; Pollster says election could end in landslide  Click here ; Scientists warn US Congress of cancer risk for cell phone use   Click here  

September 25, 2008 - Declaring ‘Entire Economy’ in Danger, Bush Calls Bipartisan Powwow for Biggest Bailout Ever   Click here ; No Bailout, Some Conservatives Insist  Click here ; Lawmakers: Financial bailout agreement reached   Click here ; Gallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each  Click here ; Obama grant being probed  Click here ; Oil drops as demand hits lowest in 5 years  Click here  

September 24, 2008 - Financial crisis give Obama boost in poll    Click here ; RealClearPolitics average has Obama up by 3.7   Click here ; Fannie Mae’s Easy Mortgage Policies Not to Blame, Frank Says  Click here ; McCain: Scrap Friday Debate for Bailout; Obama Camp: 'The Debate is On'  Click here ; Democrats Will Let Offshore Drilling Ban Expire  Click here ; Administration said to agree to limit on pay   Click here  

September 23, 2008 - Carter, Clinton-Era Budget Official Ran Institution at Center of Financial Crisis   Click here ; Student, car debt quietly added to bailout plan  Click here ; Biden Walks Back Comment on 'Terrible' Obama Ad  Click here ; Obama Campaign Ad Targets Abortion Survivor  Click here ; Close Contests in Four Key States  Click here ; 269 tie: An electoral college 'doomsday'?  Click here  

September 22, 2008 - NY Times Sept. 2003-Bush tried to regulate Fannie Mae; Democrats blocked it    Click here ; Democrats Want Additions to $700 Billion Financial Bailout Package  Click here ; Paulson, GOP Oppose Democrats' Proposal to Limit Executive Pay  Click here ; Fury at $2.5bn bonus for Lehman's New York staff  Click here ; Democrats seize on McCain's 13 cars   Click here ; NBC jokes: Todd Palin has sex with daughters  Click here  

September 17, 2008 - Palin 'Extremely Negative' on 'Women's Issues,' Feminist Leader Says   Click here ; Oil's Dramatic Price Retreat Ripples Around the World  Click here ; U.S. House, D.C. Council Wrestle Over Gun Control  Click here ; Despite His Tax Problems, Democrats Keep Rangel as Tax-Writing Chairman  Click here ; U.S. to Take Over AIG in $85 Billion Bailout  Click here ; Drivers could face £20 fine for leaving engines running in traffic jams  Click here  

September 16, 2008 - New Ad Targets Obama’s Failure to Protect Babies Born Alive After Abortions   Click here ; Obama Boom Economy: $28,500 A PLATE!   Click here ; The Sarah Palin Phenomenon Is Doomed   Click here ; Obama camp confirms troop pullout delay plan  Click here ; Smoking Banned at Pennsylvania University System  Click here ; 'Race war' in America  Click here  

September 15, 2008 - Oil Falls Below $97 on Little Damage From Ike   Click here ; GOP looks to limit losses in House   Click here ; Contrary to ABC Report, Palin’s Global Warming Views Have Been Consistent   Click here ; Lehman Lists Debts Of $613 Billion In Chapter 11 Filing Monday  Click here ; Crisis on Wall Street as Lehman Totters   Click here ; City Police Bureau earns praise for its new policies on immigrants  Click here  

September 12, 2008 - McCain Holds Lead for Sixth Straight Day, Poll Shows   Click here ; Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive  Click here ; Palin’s Comment on NATO Mutual Defense Causes Stir   Click here ; Palin Takes Hard Line on National Security, Softens Stance on Global Warming  Click here ; Biden living up to his gaffe-prone reputation    Click here ; Pamela Anderson tells Sarah Palin to suck it  Click here  

September 11, 2008 - Candidates' Immigration Policy Criticized at D.C. Event   Click here ; Democrat Leader Raises Specter of Government Shutdown over Oil Drilling  Click here ; Biden: Hillary a Better Pick Than Me   Click here ; Galveston, part of Houston evacuated ahead of Ike  Click here ; U.S.: Letters detail infighting over al Qaeda's Iraq mission    Click here ; Old Farmers Almanac: Global cooling may be underway  Click here

September 10, 2008 - Americans Mull Obama’s ‘Lipstick on a Pig’ Comment   Click here ; Feds need extra $400 million to finish border fence  Click here ; ICE enlists companies to stem illegal hirings  Click here ; Driver's Illegal Immigrant Status Infuriates Victims' Families   Click here ; Tancredo Slams Hickenlooper and Ritter for Deaths Caused by Illegal Alien    Click here ; Fannie, Freddie Takeover Criticized by Some Free Market Experts  Click here

September 9, 2008 - Obama’s Tax Plan Based on ‘Neighborliness’   Click here ; Drilling takes center stage on Capitol Hill  Click here ; Palin buzz boosts GOP  Click here ; False Internet claims and rumors fly about McCain's running mate  Click here ; Crude Oil Falls as Ministers Signal OPEC Won't Reduce Output    Click here ; Walgreens seeks to stop S.F. tobacco ban    Click here  

September 8, 2008 - U.S. Seizes Mortgage Giants   Click here ; Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama  Click here ; MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors  Click here ; Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics  Click here ; UN says eat less meat to curb global warming    Click here ; Russell Brand calls George Bush a 'retard' at MTV awards    Click here

September 5, 2008 - Why Obama's "Community Organizer" Days Are a Joke   Click here ; McCain TV Ratings Beat Obama in Preliminary Numbers  Click here ; More than 40 million people see Palin speech  Click here ; CBS Poll: McCain, Obama Tied  Click here ; Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain    Click here ; Oil prices drop as jobs data add to demand worries     Click here  

September 3, 2008 - Palin to try to silence media storm in debut    Click here ; Why Obama Can't Close the Sale  Click here ; Gallup Daily: Obama Hits 50% for First Time  Click here ; McCain ad: Palin more qualified than Obama  Click here ; Four "journalists" arrested in St. Paul     Click here ; Florida man nabbed for violating city's new baggy trouser ordinance    Click here  

September 2, 2008 - GOP convention hopes to get back to normal today    Click here ; McCain Turns Sour on His Onetime Media `Base' as Election Nears  Click here ; ‘Ludicrous’ to Say Palin Has Less Experience Than Obama, McCain Says  Click here ; Protesting the GOP in St. Paul  Click here ; Sun makes history     Click here ; Gustav's drizzle leaves evacuees frazzled    Click here  

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