Regional Headlines
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6 hrs ago | via Globeinvestor.com
Nations from Europe to Australia rushed out plans on Sunday to shore up their banks, trying to halt a markets crash with pledges to back lending, buy stakes in financial institutions and take other emergency ...
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Bush, global leaders vow to cooperate in financial c...
Yesterday | via Bellingham Herald
Leaders of the world's most industrialized nations agreed Saturday to work together with the U.S. Treasury Department and international institutions to attack the widening financial crisis that threatens them ...
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New figures confirm Seattle's housing affordability ...
Mar 12, 2008 | via Crosscut.com
The pattern is very strong: In Seattle you have affluent, largely single people chasing a small supply of urban housing.
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Bailout has candidates for Congress grousing
Friday Oct 10 | via The Daily Gazette
Sauk Valley-area congressional candidates have few kind words for Washington's $700 billion economic bailout - including those who held their nose and voted for it, and those seeking to replace them in the ...
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Friday Oct 10 | via This is London
Blind panic swept through the City today as the Stock Market collapsed. Traders were in a state of 'paralytic fear' when shares fell through the floor just after the 8am opening.
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National Headlines
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Credit unions offer alternative to banks
8 min ago | via Akron Beacon Journal
While credit unions might not offer the breadth of services available at a bank, a greater degree of individual attention might be what some customers are looking for in the midst of a financial crisis.
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Watt, Cobb disagree on bailout plan
2 hrs ago | via <![CDATA[WSJ News]]>
U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-12th, said he voted for the $700 billion federal bailout plan for the financial industry to ease the credit crunch, so lenders will provide money to businesses and individuals.
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Animal lovers plan pet food pantry
Friday Oct 10 | via Cape Cod Times
The dramatic downturn in the economy could be rough on pets as more of them are being surrendered to shelters.
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16 min ago | via News.com.au
THE battered Australian share market rallied today, rising more than 5 per cent as investors gained confidence from the government's emergency plan to protect the nation's banking system from a global financial ...
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US House debate covers economy, business issues
19 min ago | via Montana's News Station
U.S. House candidates Cynthia Lummis and Gary Trauner debated the causes of the ongoing economic crisis and the concerns of small businesses at a forum held at the Wyoming Hospitality and Tourism Fall Summit.
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