Foreclosures dip 3 pct. in October from September
NEW YORK - The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes dipped in October, the third straight monthly decline, as foreclosure prevention programs helped more borrowers.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-11-12
Blame game erupts over probe of Fort Hood suspect
WASHINGTON - Finger-pointing erupted between federal agencies Tuesday over Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Government officials said a Defense Department terrorism investigator looked into Hasan's contacts with a radical imam months ago, but a military official denied prior knowledge of the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any Muslim extremists.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 Fort Hood Shootings Source:(AP)
2009-11-10
2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes
WASHINGTON - Oh, how the tables have turned.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Barbara Boxer Mitt Romney Sam Brownback Christopher Dodd Arlen Specter
2009-11-07
House passes health care bill
WASHINGTON - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
Nations:U.S. People:Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-11-07
Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases
WASHINGTON - The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
Ford turns a profit, reaping rewards of turnaround
DEARBORN, Mich. - One of the troubled Detroit Three automakers, Ford, is making money again and looking for better times in no more than two years.
Nations:U.S. People:Alan Mulally Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
WASHINGTON - After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in an attempt to restructure its debt while trying to keep badly needed loans flowing to thousands of mid-sized and small businesses.
People:Carl Icahn Activities:2009 CIT Group Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-11-01
Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests
WASHINGTON - Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months in office.
Nations:U.S. People:Denzel Washington Michael Moore Larry Summers Steve Ballmer Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin.
2009-10-30
Ford taps China's Geely as favored bidder for Volvo
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Ford Motor Co., the number-two US automaker, said Wednesday it had tapped Chinese peer Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo Cars, its premium Swedish nameplate.
Nations:Sweden U.S. Activities:2009 Geely Bidding Volvo Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
Feds: Leader of radical Islam group killed in raid
DETROIT - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested several members of a radical Sunni Islam group in the U.S., killing one of its leaders at a shootout in a Michigan warehouse, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Nations:U.S. Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AP)
2009-10-28
FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-27
Wayward pilots say they were busy using laptops
WASHINGTON - Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their plane flew past its Minneapolis landing by 150 miles - a cockpit violation of airline policy that could cost them their licenses.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-26
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