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• U.S. will buy stock in banks, Paulson says
It would mark the first time the government has taken equity ownership in banks in this manner since a similar program was employed during the Great Depression. Paulson announced the administration was moving forward with the program during a news ...
• Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea
WASHINGTON - When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4 , they didn't let on that it was the government's idea. And why age 4 rather than the age 6 that ...
• McCain, Obama offer ideas to boost economy
... is hurting the most, these rules should be suspended," the Republican presidential candidate said in a speech in LaCrosse, Wis. It was the Republican's second proposal in three days to deal with economic woes, following his call for the government to ...
• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
India's government hopes the deal will bring a new source of desperately needed energy as it works to lift millions out of poverty. Mukherjee said his country looks forward to working with American companies eager to enter India's multibillion-dollar ...
• Leading in polls, Obama plays it safe
On Friday, he added a temporary program of tax breaks, low-interest government and government-backed private loans for small businesses having trouble borrowing to meet payrolls, maintain inventories or expand. When this careful rhetoric threatened to ...