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End of an era: Hastert won't seek re-election

By Eric Krol
Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The high school wrestling coach who rose to House Speaker stepped off the political mat Friday. Congressman Denny Hastert told several hundred supporters gathered at the...
Lender forced to borrow

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The credit mess forced Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, to borrow $11.5 billion on Thursday, shocking financial markets ...
Army suicide rate soars

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's not just the war. Or the hardship of being far from home. Often it's the age-old, heartbreaking "Dear John" notes from wives and sweethearts that driv...
Erin brings torrential rain to Texas

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The tropical weather season revved up Thursday as the Atlantic's first hurricane formed and quickly strengthened, and as Tropical Storm Erin's remnants soaked...
Republican Pryce to retire

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republicans scrambled to find a candidate for one of the nation's most competitive congressional districts Thursday as Rep. Deborah Pryce, nearly a cas...
Kraft's Post cereal may be up for sale

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Shares of Kraft Foods dipped in trading Thursday after a published report said the world's No. 2 food maker was mulling a sale of its Post cereal division. The Wall Stre...
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...

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