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Fannie, Freddie Suspend Evictions During Holiday Season - Washington Post

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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Fannie, Freddie Suspend Evictions During Holiday Season
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Zachary A. Goldfarb Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced yesterday that they are temporarily suspending foreclosures and evictions during the holiday season in an effort to keep people from losing their homes.
Fannie, Freddie Suspend Foreclosures Through Jan. 9 (Update2) Bloomberg
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac halt some foreclosures Reuters
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Congress extends jobless benefits, stocks sink - The Associated Press

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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Congress extends jobless benefits, stocks sink
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running ...
Senate votes to extend jobless benefits CNN International
UPDATE 1-US Senate sends Bush expanded jobless benefits bill Reuters
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Health Buzz: Health Insurers Propose Overhaul and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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Health Buzz: Health Insurers Propose Overhaul and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 9 hours ago
Representatives of the insurance industry told Congress yesterday that they support an overhaul of the healthcare system that would call for them to accept any customer who applies for coverage, regardless of health status, the Associated Press reports ...
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New York Times Co. cuts dividend by 74 percent - BusinessWeek

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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New York Times Co. cuts dividend by 74 percent
BusinessWeek - 37 minutes ago
By SAMANTHA GROSS The New York Times Co. is slashing its quarterly dividend by 74 percent amid a worsening advertising slump, a move that will save the company money but also curtail the income of the Sulzberger family, the controlling shareholders of ...
New York Times October revenue falls 9.4 percent Forbes
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2 Arms Dealers Convicted of Plot to Aid Terrorists - New York Times

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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2 Arms Dealers Convicted of Plot to Aid Terrorists
New York Times - 40 minutes ago
By BENJAMIN WEISER A federal jury in Manhattan convicted an arms dealer and one of his associates on Thursday in a plot to sell millions of dollars in weapons that, they were told, would be used to kill Americans.
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Asia-Pacific ministers reject protectionism, vow trade - AFP

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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Asia-Pacific ministers reject protectionism, vow trade
AFP - 2 hours ago
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Twenty-one Asia-Pacific economies making up half of world commerce made a plea Thursday against protectionism and urged a quick breakthrough in global trade talks to beat the financial crisis.
APEC ministers pledge joint efforts to overcome financial crisis Xinhua
What climate change? Meltdown trumps fears at APEC The Associated Press
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UN Approves 3000 More Peacekeepers for DRC - Voice of America

November 20, 2008 by Top New


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UN Approves 3000 More Peacekeepers for DRC
Voice of America - 5 hours ago
By Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has approved the deployment of 3000 more police and peacekeepers to reinforce the overstretched UN mission in eastern Congo.
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California median home price drops 34 percent - BusinessWeek

November 20, 2008 by Top New

California median home price drops 34 percent
BusinessWeek - 34 minutes ago
By ALEX VEIGA Despite an increasingly uncertain economy, homebuyers in California kept snatching up foreclosed homes last month, dragging down the median home price by 34 percent from a year ago, a real estate tracking firm said Thursday.
Sacramento home sales dip in October Bizjournals.com
Bay Area home prices dive, sales soar San Francisco Chronicle