Besides stockholders whose portfolios were ravaged Monday afternoon, the one person with the most riding on the bailout bill that collapsed in Congress may have been Senator John McCain.
Source:NYT: McCain on attack after deal collapse
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order to bring an end to the Afghan conflict.
Source:Karzai asks Saudi Arabia for help in talks
Alarmed by setbacks, supporters of the imperiled multibillion-dollar economic rescue fought to bring it back to life Tuesday.
Source:Congress scrambles for rescue plan
Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Source:Study links birth size, breast cancer
Davis finally drops axe on coach, reportedly promotes O-line coach Cable
Source:He just didn't win, baby: Raiders fire Kiffin
Reuters - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain sought to persuade skeptical Americans on Tuesday to back a $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan, warning they face economic calamity if there is no deal.
Source:Obama and McCain urge revival of bailout
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AFP - A powerful rally Tuesday helped Wall Street recoup some losses from Monday’s rout, amid renewed hope for US passage of a financial rescue package.
Source:Big rally helps Wall Street recoup part of record plunge
(AFP)
AP - A police officer didn’t think much of a call to shoo off a bothersome “kitty cat” at a Casper home on Monday. But after the officer arrived at the home, he ran for cover after seeing a male mountain lion weighing 80 to 90 pounds.
Source:Here, kitty: Cop expects house cat, gets cougar
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Reuters - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will seek a third term next year, believing the Wall Street crisis is so grave that a law barring him from running again should be altered, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Source:NY mayor Bloomberg to seek third term: report
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AP - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama combined televised attack ads with statesmanlike appeals for bipartisanship on Tuesday as they vied for political gain in the shadow of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Source:Obama, McCain seek political gain in credit crisis
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