First thing Tuesday morning, President Bush went on television again and solemnly declared, “For the financial security of every American, Congress must act.”
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The Iraqi government is taking over from the US payment of the Sunni Arab “Awakening Councils” fighting al-Qaeda.
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So many people were trying to sign up their phone numbers Tuesday on the first day of registration for the federal do-not-call list, the website crashed at one point and the phone lines were busy.
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Stocks rallied today as investors scooped up shares battered in the bloodletting that followed Congress’ failure to pass a $700 billion bank rescue plan. The Dow Jones industrial average added 485 points, according to early tallies, recovering some of the record 777 points lost the day before, CNNMoney.com reports.
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Microsoft joins law enforcement to sue “scareware” merchants who frighten people into buying unnecessary software for fake security fixes.
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The $700 billion economic rescue plan failed in the House of Representatives because people don’t think it will do anything for them, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain told CNN’s “American Morning.”
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Sens. John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be in Washington on Wednesday to vote on the $700 billion bank rescue plan. The vote, scheduled to happen at sundown Wednesday evening, comes two days after the House failed to pass the controversial economic recovery plan.
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Los Angeles PR Firm to Donate Services to Worthy Causes
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Neotrope(R), a brand identity, PR, and marketing firm established Jan. 1983, is donating $25,000 in free public relations and newswire services to worthy non-profit and charitable organizations to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Neotrope previously donated $25K worth of services in 2000, and $22K in 2005; and has provided discounted or free services to various non-profits for more than 20 years. Organizations may apply for this program starting today.
“This is our way of supporting some of the numerous smaller organizations we feel need help to ‘get the word out’ about their efforts,” said Neotrope CEO and co-founder, Christopher Simmons. “Many smaller non-profits have been suffering from lower revenues this year, due to the economy; and it’s been harder than ever for some orgs to raise awareness. We’ve always taken corporate social responsibity very seriously, [...]
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The US Senate is to vote on a revised financial rescue package after a $700bn plan was rejected by the House of Representatives.
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The U.S. Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a $700-billion US financial bailout plan that was narrowly defeated Monday in the House of Representatives.
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