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Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil
WASHINGTON - Eager to show that he feels people's pain, President Bush told the country Thursday his administration is working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets. With reports swirling of possibly imminent new government action, the president met with his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Nations:U.S. Russia People:Christopher Dodd Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Dick Cheney Activities:2008 AIG Crisis 2007 Global Credit Crunch Bush Admin. 2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-09-18
Oil closes below $100 for first time in 6 months
NEW YORK - Oil prices closed below $100 a barrel for the first time in six months Monday, tumbling in another dramatic sell-off as the demise of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch deepened worries about the U.S. economy.
Nations:Nigeria Mexico Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis 2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav
2008-09-15
It's race against time to save Texas stalwarts
GALVESTON, Texas - Rescue crews canvassed neighborhoods inundated by Ike's storm surge early Sunday morning, racing against time to save those who spent a second harrowing night trapped amid flattened houses, strewn debris and downed power lines.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav
2008-09-14
Far from Ike's path, an aftershock is felt: $5 gas
HOUSTON - From Florida to Tennessee, and all the way up to Connecticut, people far from Hurricane Ike's destruction nonetheless felt one of its tell-tale aftershocks: gasoline prices that surged overnight -- to nearly $5 a gallon in some places.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2007-8 Oil Crisis 2008 Hurricane Gustav
2008-09-14
Ike evacuees face long stays in makeshift shelters
SAN ANTONIO - Hurricane Ike's deadly surge has kept thousands of evacuees holed up in some cramped quarters -- shelters, RVs, even a warehouse -- as they face the prospect of returning to flood-ravaged neighborhoods left dark without electricity.
Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-14
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