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Fed moves to broker deal for Wachovia: sources

Reuters - WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is brokering discussions between Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc over which of the banks will buy Wachovia Corp's assets, people...

Patriots at 49ers: Game Notes

New England Patriots moves to 3-1 on the season with a 30-21 win over the San Francisco 49ers. The following are notes from the game.

Germany moves to shore up bank confidence

AFP - BERLIN, (AFP) - Germany guaranteed all bank savings and stepped in with the biggest bank rescue in the country's history, as the world financial crisis showed no sign of easing.

Chess Match: Ozzie makes right moves

Chess Match: Ozzie makes right moves

Congress Has Sold Us Out to the Big Banks

In fact, the $700 billion bailout will only do harm to the middle class. Ronald Reagan said, “Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax...

Red Sox lineup

Game 2 hero J.D. Drew is out, replaced by Coco Crisp. Terry Francona indicated yesterday that Drew might sit out to protect his back, still recovering from a herniated disc, from playing games on...

China recalls milk powder amid health scandal: diplomatic source (AFP)

China has recalled milk powder sold abroad, a diplomatic source said Thursday, as it continues moves to contain the scandal over tainted milk that has sickened thousands of children.   RSS news...

The PPT Spotlight is Lighting Up the Skies As Wall Street Issues the Distress Call

Plunge Protection Team, where art thou?I assume we'll be hearing a lot from the Fed and the Treasury over the next few days. Today's decline was broad-based, across the board, even commodities that I...

Enforced orthodoxies and Iran

(updated below)On Thursday, the neoconservative New York Sun published a remarkable article reporting on an event to be held that night by AIPAC, at which Hillary Clinton was to deliver the keynote...

Blog news

Beginning next Thursday, February 8, this blog will be moving to Salon, where it will be a featured front-page blog (full access to Salon is available by subscribing or for free, by clicking through...