A trial in Miami involving a Venezuelan accused of being a secret agent is causing quite the stir in Argentina, with daily front-page stories and demands for a government investigation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking assets of Washington Mutual late Thursday after the troubled thrift was seized by federal regulators, marking the biggest bank failure in the nation’s history and the latest stunning twist in the ongoing credit crisis.
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JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking assets of Washington Mutual late Thursday after the troubled thrift was seized by federal regulators, marking the biggest bank failure in the nation’s history and the latest stunning twist in the ongoing credit crisis.
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Lawmakers investigating Gov. Sarah Palin’s firing of her public safety commissioner accused the McCain-Palin campaign on Thursday of stonewalling the probe by helping witnesses refuse to comply with subpoenas.
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Fuels derived from Alberta’s tarsands could find a tougher market in the United States after Congress decided Thursday to uphold legislation restricting imports of fuels from high-carbon sources.
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Bipartisan efforts to agree on a solution to the U.S. financial sector crisis appeared stalled Thursday night, just hours after members of Congress said they had reached a deal on a $700-billion US rescue plan.
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World leaders and philanthropists pledge nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria, a disease which kills 1m people each year.
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Police are monitoring a situation on the Prophet River reserve in northern B.C., where about 70 members of a First Nation took over their band office about a week ago.
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Police are monitoring a situation on the Prophet River reserve in northern B.C., where about 70 members of a First Nation took over their band office about a week ago.
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The possibility of “losing” in front of other people drives people to pay too much in auctions, US research suggests
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