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• Administration looks to expand financial rescue
CEO Kenneth Lewis were all asked to attend, and there was a possibility that CEOs from some major regional banks would also participate. Democrats in Congress, while supportive of Paulson’s desire to expand the program, complained that not enough ...
• Paulson calls a meeting of major U.S. banks
There was some speculation that Paulson might have expanded the invitation to at least three other CEOs from regional banks, the people said. It was expected that whatever comes out of the meeting will be used to put the finishing touches on the plan ...
• Quake kills 12 in Russia's North Caucasus
At least 12 people were killed in the quake and a series of aftershocks, which were felt throughout the North Caucasus and which rattled Grozny for more than 30 seconds, the regional Emergency Situations Ministry office said. The toll was expected to ...
• N. Korea reportedly fires missiles into sea
Regional powers are trying to salvage a six-country deal to end North Korea's nuclear program after Pyongyang recently said it would start rebuilding nuclear facilities that it had started to disable earlier this year. North Korea previously launched ...
• Montenegro, Macedonia recognize Kosovo
Jeremic said the recognition jeopardized regional stability and amplified fears that tensions could be reignited. "Regional countries have special responsibility in preserving peace and stability in the Balkans," Jeremic told the state-run Tanjug news ...