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U.S. Senate |
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Senate urged to back crisis bill
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North Korea |
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U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate backs new bail-out bill
The Senate, 74 to 25, has approved a new version of a $700bn rescue plan for the troubled US financial system
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U.S. Senate |
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US approves Indian nuclear deal |
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Washington |
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U.S.-Syria talks may be step toward thaw |
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Mexico |
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Mexicans in U.S. sending less money home |
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California |
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Found items may be Fossett clue |
| Oct.2 |
California |
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Fossett plane found
Map of Mammoth Lakes California Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body. A number plate confirmed the plane as the single-engine Be... | |
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New York |
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Bailout vote fails to lift markets
The Dow Jones had slipped 1.74 percent by 10 a.m. while the Nasdaq was 1.97 percent under its opening price
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Missouri |
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Biden and Palin meet in TV debate
The two vice-presidential candidates have traded blows on the economic crisis, taxes, climate change and Iraq in their first TV debate
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California |
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Remains found in Fossett plane wreckage
| Oct.3 |
New York |
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Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote
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House of Representatives |
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan 
The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier version. Bush praised lawmakers for their spirit of co-operation before signing the bill into law
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Washington |
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U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan
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Nevada |
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Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts
Map of Las Vegas Nevada He faces 5 years to life. O.J. Simpson and Co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart were found guilty on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping
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Washington |
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Bush warns of economic challenges
| Oct.4 |
Colorado |
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Palin links Obama to 'terrorists' |
| Oct.5 |
Mosul |
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Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul |
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Alaska |
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Palin case employees to testify |
| Oct.6 |
Obama |
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Obama digs up past McCain scandal |
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Washington |
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Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined'
| Oct.7 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits 5-year low The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses
World stock markets have plunged after government bank bail-outs in the US and Europe failed to stem fears of slower growth
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New York |
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Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan
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USA |
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Obama widens lead in national poll |
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Guantanamo |
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Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility. The White House said the ruling could set a precede... | |
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Tennessee |
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McCain, Obama trade blows on economy
The presidential hopefuls have set out their economic policies in a debate dominated by the financial crisis
| Oct.8 |
London |
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World's central banks slash interest rates The leading economies, led by the U.S. and the UK, slashed interest rates to tackle the global financial crisis after days of stock market losses
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Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo Uighur release blocked An federal appeal court has blocked a judge's order that 17 Chinese detainees should immediately be released
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Washington |
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US warns of further bank failures
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Western Afghanistan |
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US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially reported
| Oct.9 |
New York |
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Wall St. falls after early gains Trading began optimistically after earlier gains in Europe before slipping back into the red amid continuing economic turmoil.
| Oct.10 |
Washington |
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Bush vows to stabilise US economy
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New York |
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Dow bounces after opening plunge
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush urged to meet with G8 over economy
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Washington |
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U.S. would support talks with Taliban Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks
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Washington |
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G7 nations pledge to fight crisis Finance ministers from leading industrialised nations have pledged action to tackle the crisis after a torrid week on stock markets
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Alaska |
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Palin abused power, probe finds
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
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U.S. takes North Korea off terror list State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism | |
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Washington |
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IMF in global 'meltdown' warning
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Japan |
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Japan objects to US N Korea move
| Oct.12 |
Tribal Areas |
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Suspected U.S. strike kills 4
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 4 people and wounded 2 others in Pakistan's tumultuous North Waziristan region
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Kazakhstan |
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U.S. tourist blasts off in Russian rocket
| Oct.13 |
New York |
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Dow increases by 935 points or 11.1%
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Sweden |
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Krugman wins Nobel for economics
| Oct.14 |
Washington |
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Plans to buy stakes in major banks
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Ohio |
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Double murderer Cooey executed
| Oct.15 |
Philadelphia |
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Phillies winning series over Dodgers
| Oct.16 |
USA |
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Industrial production in U.S. falls by 2.8%
| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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Bush meets Sarkozy
| Oct.19 |
USA |
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Powell endorses Barack Obama
| Oct.23 |
New York |
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Term limit extended to 3 4-year terms
| Oct.24 |
Chicago |
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Mother, brother of actress Hudson killed
| Oct.26 |
Northern Syria |
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U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria
United States Special Operations Forces, stationed in Iraq wre attacking a civilian building. The Syrian government states 8 civilians were ...
| Oct.27 |
Tribal Areas |
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US missile strike has killed up to 20 people
Pakistani intelligence officials claim that the strike in South Waziristan has killed up to twenty people
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Tennessee |
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Plot to assassinate Barack Obama
| Oct.28 |
Los Angeles |
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Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7 At its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft delivers a pre-beta release to developers, and to release a full beta early in 2009
| Oct.29 |
Philadelphia |
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Phillies win the World Series Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 5
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Washington |
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Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks The Treasury Department spends $125 billion of its $700 billion bailout fund on banks, some of whom had argued that they did not need the money
| Oct.31 |
Libya |
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Libya pays $1.5 billion to United States Libya pays the compensation for past terrorist attacks, clearing the way for normal diplomatic ties between the two countries