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• Bush team pushes hard for Iraq security deal
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has launched a furious lobbying campaign to win support from skeptical U.S. lawmakers and hostile Iraqi politicians for a security agreement governing the presence of American troops in Iraq. Although ...
• Slain Marine’s grieving mom decries extradition fight
But for now, she focuses her efforts toward making sure that her heartbreak is never revisited among families of U.S. military personnel. “I feel like I owe it to my daughter — I really do,” Lauterbach, fighting back tears, told Vieira. “She ...
• Oil settles below $70 — a 14-month low
NEW YORK - Oil prices closed at a new 14-month low beneath $70 a barrel Thursday, bringing its price to less than half its July record high after the government reported massive increases in U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles. Investors took the news ...
• Omar weakens, Virgin Islands get 'very lucky'
The sun rises Thursday over the coast of eastern Puerto Rico, with the outer bands of Hurricane Omar visible in the background. CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - Hurricane Omar weakened Thursday as it quickly moved away from the Caribbean through ...
• How to Cope With a Global Financial Crisis
For example, many previously strong emerging market currencies such as the Brazilian real, the Indian rupee, and the new Turkish lira have dropped substantially against the U.S. dollar. This has caused a few notable blow-ups at companies who had been ...