Group 1 Postings

Treasury begins to deploy financial rescue plan
Oct 27, 2008 by Martin Crutsinger
Washington
The government will begin doling out $125 billion to nine major banks this week as part of its effort to contain a growing financial crisis, a top Treasury official said Monday. Assistant Treasury Secretary David Nason said the deals with the nine banks were signed Sunday night and the government will make the stock purchases this week. The deals are designed to bolster the banks' balance sheets so they will begin more normal lending.
Yahoo! News

Senate Dems aim for filibuster-proof majority
Oct 27, 2008 by Carolyn Lochhead
Washington
Democrats are closing in on a Senate royal flush.
Although still a long shot, they have raised their goal to a magic and rare 60 members, a filibuster-proof majority of enormous significance.
SFgate

Stocks fluctuate as investors weigh economy
Oct 27, 2008 by Tim Paradis
New York
Stocks fluctuated Monday as investors tried to determine how the government's efforts to prop up the banking sector and aid the economy might help stave off a protracted global recession. In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average is down 31.86, or 0.38 percent, to 8,347.09.
Yahoo! News

Did New Mexico GOP Lawyer Hire P.I. To Intimidate Minority Voter?
October 24, 2008 by Zachary Roth
Minority voters in New Mexico report to TPMmuckraker that a private investigator working with Republican party lawyer Pat Rogers has appeared in person at the homes of their family members, intimidating and confusing them about their right to vote in the general election.
TPMMuckraker

FBI: Hate crime down in 2007 but anti-gay crime up
October 27, 2008 by Matt Apuzzo
Law enforcement agencies reported a slight decrease in hate crimes last year, despite an increase against gays and lesbians.
The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crime incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from last year.
Newsvine

Survey: Gas prices fall nearly 53 cents in 2 weeks
October 27, 2008
Camarillo, Calif.
A national survey shows gas prices continue to decline, tumbling nearly 53 cents a gallon in the last two weeks.
SFgate


Tributes pour in after Arkansas TV anchor's death
October 26, 2008 by Chuck Bartels
Little Rock, Ark
Flowers and candles piled up Sunday outside the home where a TV anchorwoman was found brutally beaten, as tributes poured into the Web site of the Little Rock station where her colleagues mourned her death.
Yahoo! News

Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother murdered; boy's body found in missing vehicle
October 24, 2008 by Joshua Rich
Police are questioning a suspect in the murder of the mother and brother of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, the Chicago Tribune reports, and this morning they discovered the body of a boy who could be her missing nephew.
Entertainment Weekly

Emphasizing Frugal Tastes, Palin Addresses Clothing Issue
October 26, 2008 by Julie Bosman
Tampa, Fla.
An exasperated Gov. Sarah Palin veered off script on Sunday to confront, as she called it, “the whole clothes thing.”
“You know, I tried to just ignore it,” Ms. Palin said, speaking to a crowd of thousands at a rally here. “Because it’s so ridiculous.”
NY Times

Fake U.S. agents steal medicinal pot in Loomis
October 26, 2008 by Sandy Louey
Six masked men posing as federal agents are being sought in connection with a Loomis home-invasion robbery Saturday night in which they stole medicinal marijuana, officials said.
SacBee

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