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Markets pressure the Fed for rate cut

By Tim Paradis Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Financial markets to Federal Reserve: Cut rates. Now. With worries about credit taking the Dow Jones industrials down by sometimes hundreds of points a day t...
NASA: No repairs needed

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA decided Thursday that no repairs are needed for a deep gouge in Endeavour's belly and that the space shuttle is safe to fly home. Mission Co...
Home building slows to fewest starts in decade

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes fell in July to the lowest level in 10½ years, and analysts said there is no end in sight to the deepening housing slump. The Com...
Penney's, Kohl's, Nordstrom report strong sales

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - PLANO, Texas -- Mid-price department store powerhouses J.C. Penney Co. and Kohl's turned in solid profits that beat analysts' expectations, even as their middle-class co...
Panel urges tobacco action

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- To aid the nation's fight against cancer, the federal government should increase taxes on tobacco products and strictly regulate the sales and marketing of...
How a mortgage mess led to 'confidence' crisis

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- So this is what they mean by a credit crunch. For months, there has been lots of talk about what a global debt squeeze could look like, but plenty of market ...
Aid planned for N. Korea

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's neighbors and international aid agencies sought Thursday to help the impoverished country cope with floods that have decimated large ...
Hastert: Leaving on his own terms

By Eric Krol
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert might not serve out the rest of his term, setting up the possibility of a special election to find a replacement. Hastert, who will f...
He was the keeper of a new jazz beat

By Larry McShane Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists from...
Padilla found guilty

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Jose Padilla's jury gave the Bush administration the biggest victory it could have Thursday, convicting him and two defendants of supporting terrorism. But som...

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