U.S. Rejects G.M.’s Call for Help in a Merger
Officials were said to be reluctant to broaden the $700 billion rescue program to include industrial companies.
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Debt Linked to Buyouts Tightens the Economic Vise
Analysts expect an array of private equity firms to face pressure as profits shrink and creditors come knocking.
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Campaigns in a Web 2.0 World
Not since John F. Kennedy’s win in 1960 has changing technology had such an impact on the political campaigns and the organizations covering them.
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Hints of Comeback for Nation’s First Superhighway
After decades of decline, commercial shipping has returned to the Erie Canal as high fuel prices have made barges an attractive alternative to trucks.
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What Happens to Public Financing, When Obama Thrived Without It?
Democrats are grappling with whether they can embrace Senator Barack Obama’s example without being seen as hypocritical.
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Lame Duck Summit
With only two months left in office, President Bush is in no position to dictate terms at the global summit on Nov. 15, but he can set the stage for future collaboration.
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Anticipating Cuts in Military Spending
Even before the crisis on Wall Street, little appetite for growth in military spending was anticipated, at a time when the Pentagon’s annual base budget has reached $500 billion.
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On This Day
On Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon.
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Holocaust Survivors Seek Congress’s Help in Court
Some 600 survivors have been trying to hold the national French railroad accountable for transporting them to Nazi camps. A new bill in Congress may help.
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