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Bank Failures Pass 100 Mark For 2009Partners Bank of Naples, Fla. was the 100th bank to be shuttered this year.
ABC News Saturday, October 24, 2009Prognosis improves for public insuranceDemocratic
leaders in the Senate and House have concluded that a government-run insurance plan is the cheapest way to expand health coverage, and they sought Friday to rally support for the idea, prospects for which have gone in a few short weeks from bleak to bright.
Washington Post Saturday, October 24, 2009Obama urges Congress to pass climate billBOSTON -- President Obama touted the economic benefits of green technologies in a speech Friday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, challenging Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation and describing some critics of the effort as cynical or self-interested.
Washington Post Saturday, October 24, 2009National Park Service reassigns Gettysburg superintendentThe National Park Service announced Friday that it has removed its superintendent at Gettysburg National
military Park and reassigned him to work in a cultural resources office as an assistant to the associate director. His job duties have not yet been determined.
Washington Post Saturday, October 24, 2009Activists to hold worldwide demonstrations on carbon cutsActivists around the globe are staging thousands of demonstrations Saturday aimed at prodding policymakers to cut carbon concentrations to below their current levels, at a time when many U.S. officials and experts are trying to dampen expectations for international climate talks that culminate in...
Washington Post Saturday, October 24, 2009Bernanke puts heat on Congress to reform financial regulationCHATHAM, MASS. -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up pressure on Congress on Friday to overhaul financial regulation, using his bully pulpit to try to provide a boost to plans that have moved slowly on Capitol Hill.
Washington Post Saturday, October 24, 2009Michael Bloomberg now biggest U.S. political spenderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent more of his own money in pursuit of public office than any other individual in U.S. history, spending $85 million as of Friday on his latest reelection campaign, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Reuters Saturday, October 24, 2009Harris County, Texas Democrats agree to settle lawsuitA lawsuit originally accused former county Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt of illegally blocking the registration of thousands of voters.
Houston Chronicle Saturday, October 24, 2009Pilot that overshot airport: Crew wasn't nappingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says there was no fight in the cockpit, neither he nor the captain had fallen asleep, and passengers were never in any danger....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, October 24, 2009Houston mayoral hopefuls tailor ad buys to fundsCity Councilman Peter Brown continues to dominate the airwaves while his rivals, with less money to spend, carefully plot their use of television, radio, direct mail and social media to reach targeted groups of voters.
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