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• Threats Aside, Maher Show 'Uneventful'
On his HBO show, Maher has expressed his disdain for everything from religion to children and has made no secret that he prefers presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., over Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona. He also has called G.O.P. running ...
• Man accused of tucking 6 lobsters into his pants
In Cleveland in 2002, Frank G. Jackson, then a member of the City Council, could see that many lower-income residents were being persuaded by lenders to pile on high-interest debt. "It was pure greed, based on exploitation," he says. "[Some subprime ...
• IMF chief warns of global financial meltdown
The IMF endorsed a plan of action adopted Friday by the G-7 economic powers to protect the financial system and get credit flowing again. Bush huddled with economic chiefs from the G-7 — Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada — and ...
• Issue of race creeps into presidential campaign
Edward G. Rendell and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, the task of talking directly to their constituencies about electing a black president. 'Barack Hussein Obama' Yet allies of the campaigns and activists on both sides have increasingly strayed outside the ...
• CONTINUED : Obama: 'Not the time for fear or panic'
The White House session with Bush followed a three-hour meeting Friday night of G-7 finance ministers. The president largely echoed their terse statement, saying the nations have together pledged to "do what it takes to resolve this crisis." Among ...