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• Insulated from global woes, Iraqi stocks soar
I don't think that the current financial crisis will hurt our economy and especially this market because we are not connected to any of the global markets and we have very few foreign investors," said Omar Mouwaffak, a 73-year-old trader resting on a ...
• States warned about impending mortgage crisis
Interest rate cuts and unprecedented foreign capital infusions fueled thoughtless lending on Main Street and arrogant gambling on Wall Street. The trading of esoteric derivatives amplified risks it was supposed to mute. One cause, though, has been ...
• Economic turmoil once again takes center stage
... they wanted to run a character campaign, an experience campaign.  That’s been blown out of the water by events on Wall Street ... and now John McCain is now being forced to play on turf where he is not as comfortable as he is on foreign policy and ...
• Pakistani tribesmen rise up against militants
By encouraging the private armies, or "lashkars," the government is exploiting local resentment against foreign and Pakistani extremists in the area, considered a likely hiding place for Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders. "These Taliban call ...
• U.S. says Syria releases 2 Americans
WASHINGTON - Syria has released two Americans it had briefly detained and they appear to be in good condition, the U.S. State Department said Thursday. The Syrian foreign ministry said earlier that authorities were questioning Holli Chmela, 27, and ...