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As of 10:16:00 PM EDT Fri, September 5, 2008
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Silver State became the latest in a series of bank failures and one that could ripple through the presidential campaign. Until recently, one of Sen. McCain's sons was on the committee responsible for overseeing the company's financial condition. 10:09 p.m.
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The Treasury Department is close to completing a plan to help shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The plan could amount to a government takeover, and a management shakeup is expected. 9:16 p.m.
Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg could be fined at least $100 million as part of a settlement under negotiation with the New York Attorney General's office over a long-running civil-fraud case. 8:27 p.m.
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The Treasury Department is close to completing a plan to help shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The plan could amount to a government takeover, and a management shakeup is expected.
The jobless rate hit 6.1% last month, the highest in nearly five years, deepening political debate over whether a second stimulus package is needed.
If McCain wins the election, it may be thanks to Michigan -- a prize the Republicans think they can claim for the first time in nearly 20 years. On Friday, McCain and Palin arrived in a Detroit suburb to begin their final election sprint.
Chemists working for a fragrance company are engaged in what they call a "scent trek." Their mission: To harvest real-life household odors, including smoke, garbage, sweat and mildew, replicate the smells in the lab and then find new ways to counteract them.
The findings of two economists show that the advent of television might actually have had a positive effect on children's cognitive ability.
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