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U.S. to take $250 billion bank stakes, markets slip
McCain offers economic plans, Obama picks up steam
FY '08 budget deficit swells to record $455 billion
Canada's Conservatives win re-election: TV
California crews make progress on wind-stoked fires
Omar expected to become hurricane soon
Financial crisis haunts Milton Friedman's legacy
Wall Street slips on recession worry, but Intel up late
U.N. monitors re-seal N.Korean nuclear equipment
NYC may lose 165,000 jobs, double July's estimate
 

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U.S. to take $250 billion bank stakes, markets slip
October 14, 2008 08:16 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States ushered in a new era in banking on Tuesday with plans to take equity stakes totaling up to $250 billion in financial institutions, an incursion into the private sector that U.S. officials called a regrettable last resort.

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McCain offers economic plans, Obama picks up steam
October 14, 2008 07:39 PM ET
BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Trying to revive his faltering campaign, Republican presidential nominee John McCain offered proposals on Tuesday to help investors rebound from the stock market crash as he warmed up for his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama.

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FY '08 budget deficit swells to record $455 billion
October 14, 2008 06:50 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $455 billion in fiscal 2008 as a slowing economy sapped revenues while spending on wars, bank failures and unemployment-related benefits soared, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

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Canada's Conservatives win re-election: TV
October 14, 2008 10:06 PM ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first Western leader to contest an election since the financial meltdown, won a second minority government mandate on Tuesday, television networks projected.

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California crews make progress on wind-stoked fires
October 14, 2008 06:30 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters made gains on Tuesday against two deadly brush fires threatening homes on the fringes of Los Angeles for a third day, as dry, desert-borne winds that had been stoking the flames diminished.

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Omar expected to become hurricane soon
October 14, 2008 09:09 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Omar was likely to reach hurricane strength in the Caribbean Sea as early as Tuesday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Financial crisis haunts Milton Friedman's legacy
October 14, 2008 06:33 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. economist Milton Friedman, the champion of unfettered markets, is under siege for theories that some blame for unleashing the global financial crisis.

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Wall Street slips on recession worry, but Intel up late
October 14, 2008 05:17 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday as fears that the global economy may not avert recession slammed shares of technology and consumer companies, eclipsing a government rescue plan for banks.

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U.N. monitors re-seal N.Korean nuclear equipment
October 14, 2008 03:18 PM ET
VIENNA (Reuters) - Monitors re-sealed equipment and reactivated cameras at North Korea's nuclear complex on Tuesday, diplomats close to the U.N. atomic watchdog said, after a deal to re-launch a faltering disarmament process.

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NYC may lose 165,000 jobs, double July's estimate
October 14, 2008 07:08 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's economy could lose 165,000 jobs in the next 24 months, almost double the estimate made in July, city Comptroller William Thompson said on Tuesday.

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