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Fed to curb shady home-lending practices (AP) 7/8/2008 5:40 PM

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Senate Finance Committee health reform summit in Washington, June 16, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)AP - The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has propelled foreclosures to record highs.


Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable for US troops (AP) 7/8/2008 4:35 PM

U.S. Army Sgt. John Orem, right,  and Staff Sgt. Eric Atkinson, left, from 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment search a home in Sa'ada, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Monday, July 7, 2008. Iraqi and U.S. Army troops fanned out in search of weapons and suspected militia members. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.


McCain, Obama pitch economic plans to Hispanics (AP) 7/8/2008 5:19 PM

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain gestures as he addresses a League of United Latin American Citizens conference in Washington, July 8, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)AP - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: they understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns as other Americans — and they will help the whole country prosper.


Study group: 1973 war powers legislation should be replaced (AP) 7/8/2008 2:47 PM

National War Powers Commission co-chairs, former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III, left, and Warren Christopher, right, listen to a question during a news  conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The bi-partisan Commission concluded that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 has failed to promote cooperation between the two branches of government and recommended that Congress pass a new statute--the War Powers Consultation Act of 2009.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan study group chaired by former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher.


Wildfires push some from homes; some allowed back (AP) 7/8/2008 4:26 PM

Greg Davis, of the Platte Canyon fire crew, out of Bailey, Colo., takes down hot spots in a wildfire-ravaged forest in Big Sur, Calif., Monday, July 7, 2008. Firefighters continue to fight the Basin Complex Fire in the Los Padres National Forest near Big Sur Monday as temperatures are expected to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening this small coastal community just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes Tuesday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of another town to evacuate.


From bull semen to bras, Iran still buys American (AP) 7/8/2008 2:59 PM

An Iranian shopper examines what appear to be American-brand refrigerators at a store in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 1, 2008.  (AP photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)AP - Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more.


Fringe autism treatment could get federal study (AP) 7/8/2008 4:32 PM

Eight-year-old Charlie Blakey, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3, says a prayer before eating dinner with his family at their home on Oak Park, Ill., on April 23, 2008. Charlie's mother Christina, has been using an alternative treatment, chelation, along with a variety of other therapies to treat her son. A proposed federal study of chelation in autistic children has been put on hold because of safety concerns. Chelation helps the body excrete heavy metals and is approved to treat lead poisoning in children. Charlie eats a special diet, swallows chelation pills and has had 40 sessions in a hyperbaric chamber. All have been helpful, according to his mom. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.


Oil extends slide into 2nd day, losing over $5 (AP) 7/8/2008 4:41 PM

Graphic shows the price of crude oil; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76.2 mmAP - Oil tumbled more than $5 a barrel Tuesday in its second big drop this week, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from oil's recent rally.


Nielsen: TV viewing up overall, but not last week (AP) 7/8/2008 3:58 PM
AP - You wouldn't necessarily know it from last week, but Nielsen Media Research says TV viewership is on the rise.
Cubs acquire pitcher Rich Harden from Athletics (AP) 7/8/2008 5:14 PM

In this June 20, 2008 file photo, Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Harden throws to the Florida Marlins in the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. The Chicago Cubs acquired Harden from the Athletics in a mutiplayer trade Tuesday, July 8, 2008. ( AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)AP - The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade on Tuesday, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. The Cubs received the right-handed Harden and righty Chad Gaudin for pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielders Matt Murton and Eric Patterson, and minor leaguer Josh Donaldson.


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