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• Palin's pastor asks flock to pray for the media
The nondenominational congregation where Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her family worship was carrying on services as usual this Sunday, but with a few extra guests.
• Wall Street hopes for best, readies for worst
Back then, financial services companies were dragging down the broader market; over the past two months, the financial sector has outperformed the major stock indexes.
• Rocket fuel experiment blows up
Akkerman, who is president of Houston-based Advent Launch Services, could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday. Advent is trying to develop a spacecraft that launches vertically from water and lands horizontally like a seaplane.
• High-resolution satellite launched in California
The company says the satellite's imaging services will be sold for uses that could range from environmental mapping to agriculture and defense.
• GSE plan expected at Treasury news conference
House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, told The Washington Post the federal government was expected to control the companies for at least a year as it considers whether they should remain government-run, or be restructured.