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Europe governments go their own way on crisis
(AP)
 AP - Individual European governments issued a flurry of deposit guarantees to shore up their banks but fell short of any coordinated action Monday to deal with the crisis sweeping financial markets, even as stock markets crashed and the euro sank to its lowest level for over a year.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:05:51 GMT
| Protesters clash with police in Thailand, 1 dead
(AP)
 AP - Thai protesters demanding the government resign set fire to cars and threw bottles and metal barricades at police, who used tear gas to break through their blockade around Parliament Tuesday. At least one person was killed and more 350 were injured.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:20 GMT
| 3 win Nobel for subatomic physics research
(AP)
 AP - Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discoveries that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:09:03 GMT
| Iraq's FM: 'Bold' decisions needed on bases deal
(AP)
 AP - The Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday it will require "bold political decisions" to resolve the major issue standing in the way of a deal allowing American troops to remain here next year — who would try U.S. troops accused of crimes.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:26:13 GMT
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BoSox back in ALCS after ousting Angels (AP)
The Boston Red Sox brushed aside the 100-win Angels in four games, dismissing their best-in-baseball regular season as last month's news. When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston. Jason Bay scored with a headfirst slide on Jed Lowrie's two-out single in the ninth inning and the defending World Series champions took advantage of a botched suicide squeeze, beating Los Angeles 3-2 Monday...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:56:25 PDT
| Vikings win despite Bush's 2 return TDs (AP)
The Saints gave a national audience a taste of what New Orleans' long-suffering fans have bemoaned for years. Not that the Minnesota Vikings will complain about being the latest to play a supporting role in the Saints' stranger-than-fiction, four-decade history of bizarre and dramatic losses. Even Reggie Bush's record-tying two punt returns for touchdowns couldn't make up for New Orleans' numerous...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:02:35 PDT
| Rays finish off White Sox, head to ALCS (AP)
They rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled party regulars in the postseason. Worst in the majors last year, Tampa Bay will play for a spot in the World Series. "It means everything. We've been at the bottom of the barrel for so long," B.J.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:34:11 PDT
| Broken ribs leave Westbrook uncertain (AP)
All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook broke two ribs in the Eagles' 23-17 loss to Washington on Sunday, though he kept playing and finished the game. Westbrook missed one game this season with an ankle injury, but it's too early to know if his latest injury will keep him out of Sunday's game at San Francisco.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:45:43 PDT
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Bernanke signals readiness to cut rates
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday signaled a readiness to lower U.S. interest rates in a dramatic shift to support an economy battered by a financial crisis of "historic dimension."
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:31:24 GMT
| Fed creates facility to buy commercial paper
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it would begin buying the short-term debt many companies use to fund their day-to-day operations, its latest emergency move to try to restore credit flows and protect the economy.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:25:18 GMT
| Fed joins global scramble to contain credit crisis
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Fed emerged as a commercial lender of last resort on Tuesday as nations around the world scrambled one by one to slow the global financial crisis despite calls for concerted action.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:14:25 GMT
| Stocks drop as credit concerns weigh
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks slid on Tuesday as a move by the Federal Reserve to shore up the commercial paper market failed to stem fears about the widening fallout from the credit crisis.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:55:47 GMT
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Iran says it forced down Western plane
(AP)
 AP - Iranian news reports claimed Tuesday that Iran forced down a Western aircraft that accidentally entered its airspace, then allowed the plane to continue to Afghanistan after questioning its passengers.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:26:07 GMT
| Stocks decline as Street worries about financials
(AP)
 AP - Stocks extended their declines Tuesday as enthusiasm over the Federal Reserve's latest efforts to inject frozen credit markets with a dose of much-needed confidence gave way to concerns about financial companies' balance sheets. Trading remained fractious, with the Dow Jones industrial average losing about 150 points.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:33:08 GMT
| Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess
(AP)
 AP - Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:59:45 GMT
| Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4
(AP)
 AP - Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risks.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:03:52 GMT
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