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• N. Korea lifts ban on U.N. nuclear inspectors
VIENNA, Austria - North Korea has lifted its ban on U.N. nuclear inspectors and is again allowing them access to the plutonium-producing plant it used to set up an atomic test explosion, diplomats said Monday. The move was a strong indication that ...
• Paulson calls a meeting of major U.S. banks
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve are meeting on Monday with “leading financial market participants” to finalize details on a market stabilization initiative, a Treasury spokeswoman said. The confirmation of the meeting comes as ...
• U.K. to inject $63 billion into British banks
LONDON - The British government is making a major cash infusion into three of the nation’s largest banks — a move that will leave the taxpayers as their largest shareholders. The government said Monday it is spending about $63 billion (37 billion ...
• Mexican official: Gunmen fire at U.S. consulate
MONTERREY, Mexico - Assailants opened fire on the U.S. consulate in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, a Mexican official said. Nobody was injured in Sunday's shooting. Shell casings were found outside the consulate, but there were no witnesses ...
• McCain vows to fight for new direction
The scary U.S. economic picture has dominated the 2008 White House contest and those fears only grew last week as the stock market plunged nearly 20 percent, wiping away billions of dollars in retirement savings. Tens of thousands of Americans ...