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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 ...
• After volatile day, Dow ends its worst week
... percent, the Dow lost over eight sessions — but it also became clear that some investors were laying some bets on stocks that had become bargains after such a punishing decline. Others appeared to consider the possibility that further government ...
• Thai police arrest key protest leader
Thai police arrested a key leader of a month-long protest inside Bangkok's Government House compound on Sunday, but the detained anti-government figure urged his supporters not to quit. In a short letter read out on the People's Alliance for ...
• Cuba limits sales of food so all can eat
The lines are long and some foods are scarce, but because the government has maintained and even increased rations in some areas, Cubans who initially worried about getting enough to eat now seem confident they won't go hungry despite the destruction ...