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Financial crisis diverting attention from major scandal

toledoblade.com — Investigators from both the department’s Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility found that political pressure did indeed drive the dismissal action against at least three of the nine federal prosecutors abruptly fired.More… (World News)

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Sarah Palin Blurs Line Between Church And State As Governor

huffingtonpost.com — Palin speaks to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office. What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.More… (US Elections 2008)

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Schiff: "Our economy will now face death by hyperinflation"

newmogul.com — Peter Schiff predicted the current economic crisis with stunning accuracy over two years ago and now he is sounding another alarm bell. He is predicting that our economy will now face death by hyperinflation, which will cause a complete loss of confidence in dollar and will inevitably die from the disease. Food shortages, marshall law to follow.More… (Business & Finance)

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Alaska Judge Orders State To Preserve Sarah Palin Emails

huffingtonpost.com — Associated Press - A judge has ordered the state of Alaska to preserve any government-related e-mails that Gov. Sarah Palin sent from private accounts, including her recently-deleted Yahoo email addresses. More… (US Elections 2008)

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McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd

news.yahoo.com — The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States." More… (US Elections 2008)

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BUSTED!! Legislative panel: Palin abused authority

ap.google.com — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. More… (World News)

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I attended a McCain/Palin meetup tonight.

dailykos.com — It was a complete accident. I went down to my local Tampa Starbucks where of course I expected to find the Obama Elite. I knew something was wrong as soon as I pulled into the parking lot. Typically in Tampa, you see far more Obama bumperstickers than McCain, but not tonight. In the Starbucks parking lot I saw 9 McCain bumper stickers. I thougMore… (Political News)

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Searching For a Market Bottom? Keep Looking

cnbc.com — For those hoping that the seven-day blowout on Wall Street may have created a market bottom, there are two words to contemplate: Not yet.More… (Business & Finance)

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Market drops 107 points during Bush’s speech on the Economy

thinkprogress.org — Today, President Bush gave an eight-minute speech on the economy, which was meant to reassure the markets. More… (Business & Finance)

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MoD computer hard drive missing

news.bbc.co.uk — An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a computer hard drive containing the personal details of about 100,000 of the Armed Forces.More… (World News)

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'Economists For McCain' Trash McCain's New Mortgage Plan

huffingtonpost.com — Many of the professional economists who formally endorsed John McCain's economic plan are expressing bewilderment with his most recent proposal to rectify the home mortgage crisis. In interviews with the Huffington Post, roughly a dozen of McCain's economist supporters said they disagreed with the Senator's recent proposal.More… (US Elections 2008)

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Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

money.canoe.ca — High banking standards have kept Canada's financial institutions afloat and out of the kind of trouble that has sunk many of their international peers, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday. More… (Business & Finance)

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Sorry, Dad, I'm voting for Obama

thedailybeast.com — The son of William F. Buckley publically announces his support for Barack Obama for president.More… (Political News)

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Alaska panel:Palin Abused Power In Firing

huffingtonpost.com — ANCHORAGE- A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.More… (Political News)

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