WASHINGTON (AP) — Riding a crest of populist anger, the House on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees that have entangled millions of consumers. The legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 357-70 following lobbying by President Barack [...]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top health official said Thursday the number of new swine flu cases is stabilizing in the nation at the epicenter of the outbreak. Health secretary Jose Angel Cordova told a news conference he hoped the trend will continue and that a vaccine would be available in [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Chrysler would head into bankruptcy with the aid of up to another $8 billion in taxpayer money, a last-resort attempt to quickly restructure the struggling giant. He blasted hedge-fund creditors whom he said held out for a richer deal….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter what you call it, leading experts say the virus that is scaring the world is pretty much all pig. So while the U.S. government and now the World Health Organization are taking the swine out of “swine flu,” the experts who track the genetic heritage of [...]
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraq war formally ended for British forces on Thursday as America’s main battlefield ally handed control of the oil-rich Basra area to U.S. commanders and prepared to ship out most of its remaining 4,000 troops.
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U.S. Envoy Cancels Mideast Trip Amid U.S.-Israel Feud
Wavering Dems in Obama’s Sights On Health Vote
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Decision On Americans’ Departure Was Before Deaths
China Trims Holdings of Treasury Securities
US Military Hands Over Prison to Iraqi Government
