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Police struggle to control Beijing Olympic ticket chaos
BEIJING (AFP) - Police struggled on Friday to control surging crowds of more than 50,000 people desperate to grab the last Olympic tickets in Beijing, as a Hong Kong journalist trying to cover the chaos was detained.
Nations:China People:Liu Xiang Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-07-25
Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday
WASHINGTON - The Senate cleared the last hurdle Friday to passing a housing rescue aimed at sparing hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure and bolstering troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch 110th Congress Source:(AP)
2008-07-25
Fuel cost now driving up electric bills
New York - Rising energy prices are now squeezing consumers from a different direction: their utility bills.
Nations:U.S. India Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-07-25
New home sales drop 0.6 percent in June
WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months, more proof that the worst housing slump in decades is getting deeper.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-07-25
Senate energy speculation bill fails key vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. legislation to rein in excessive energy speculation failed a key procedural vote on Friday to move forward in the Senate, and now lawmakers will set aside the bill to consider other legislation.
Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis 110th Congress Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-25
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- Police struggle to control Beijing Olympic ticket chaos 2008-07-25
- Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday 2008-07-25
- Fuel cost now driving up electric bills 2008-07-25
- New home sales drop 0.6 percent in June 2008-07-25
- Senate energy speculation bill fails key vote 2008-07-25
- Three Spitzer aides charged in NY ethics probe 2008-07-24
- Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump 2008-07-24
- Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo board 2008-07-24
- Senate on course to vote Saturday on housing bill 2008-07-24
- Microsoft CEO backs Web spending, "done" with Yahoo 2008-07-24
- GOP kills effort to release oil from US stockpile 2008-07-24
- Bleeding cash, Ford looks to Europe for help 2008-07-24
- Microsoft defends search investments to analysts 2008-07-24
- NY state sues UBS for fraud in auction-rate securities 2008-07-24
- The slump persists: Home sales tumble across US 2008-07-24
- Wachovia CFO Wurtz to leave 2008-07-24
- Ford posts worst loss, puts turnaround plan into overdrive 2008-07-24
- Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin 2008-07-24
- Jobless claims jump as housing market gets weaker 2008-07-24
- House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie 2008-07-23
- President Bush drops opposition to housing bill 2008-07-23
- US airlines battling stiff headwinds from high fuel prices 2008-07-23
- Chrysler to cut 1,000 jobs; liquidity unchanged 2008-07-23
- Ambassador: Al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan 2008-07-23
- Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence 2008-07-23
- House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat 2008-07-23
- Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain 2008-07-23
- Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company 2008-07-23
- Minimum wage going up, little help as costs soar 2008-07-23
- Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan 2008-07-23
- Christian Bale arrested, released; denies assault 2008-07-23
- In oil-rich Norway, petrol prices most expensive in Europe 2008-07-23
- House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure 2008-07-23
- Obama tries to reassure Israelis and Palestinians 2008-07-23
- Banks Stick with Stadium Sponsorships 2008-07-23
- Beshir dances in Darfur defying war crimes cloud 2008-07-23
- Stocks advance following sharp drop in oil prices 2008-07-23
- Yahoo CEO remains upbeat despite lackluster quarter 2008-07-23
- GM trails Toyota in first-half 2008 global sales 2008-07-23
- China says deadly bus blasts, Olympics not linked 2008-07-22
- Treasury: Swift support needed for mortgage giants 2008-07-22
- China to beef up inspections at NKorean border 2008-07-22
- 7 pandas remain at famed breeding center in China 2008-07-22
- Airline fuel woes deepen, shares soar on oil dip 2008-07-22
- Obama vows to work for Mideast breakthrough 2008-07-22
- Obama plans to visit oft-targeted Israeli town 2008-07-22
- Palestinian in construction truck rams cars 2008-07-22
- Wachovia has $8.9B loss, cuts 6,350 jobs, dividend 2008-07-22
- China city tense after bus blasts: state media 2008-07-22
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Frankfurt Book Fair
