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Nations want financial fix, but how?Play

Nations want financial fix, but how?

AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

Finance leaders from around the world meeting in Washington agree on principles to help solve a growing financial crisis gripping the globe, but the AP's Lee Powell says markets may demand something extraordinary. (Oct. 12)

  • Obama, Biden get boost from Clintons Play
    Obama, Biden get boost from Clintons AP - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

    Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden stumped in his northeastern Pennsylvania hometown Sunday alongside New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. (Oct. 12)

  • Fire burns 500 acres northeast of Los Angeles Play
    Fire burns 500 acres northeast of Los Angeles AP - Sun Oct 12, 1:17 PM ET

    A wildfire stoked by moderate winds burned about 200 acres in the Angeles National Forest on Sunday and threatened homes several miles northeast of Los Angeles. (Oct. 12)

  • Obama, McCain fight for Pennsylvania Play
    Obama, McCain fight for Pennsylvania AP - Sun Oct 12, 8:24 AM ET

    With its 23 electoral votes, Pennsylvania remains a key battleground state in this year's presidential race. Saturday, Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin were both vigorously courting votes in the state. (Oct. 12)

  • Raw video: 2,500 flee chemical leak in Pa. Play
    Raw video: 2,500 flee chemical leak in Pa. AP - Sun Oct 12, 12:42 AM ET

    A corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, evaporating into a toxic cloud that snaked along the ground and forced about 2,500 to flee. At least three residents were believed to be injured. (Oct. 12)

  • Palin disputes finding she abused power Play
    Palin disputes finding she abused power AP - Sat Oct 11, 10:39 PM ET

    Republican vice-presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, defended her actions on Saturday after an Alaska ethics report concluded that she had abused her power as governor when firing a state official. (Oct. 11)

  • NY election mix-up: `Osama' on the ballot Play
    NY election mix-up: `Osama' on the ballot AP - Sat Oct 11, 10:12 PM ET

    Hundreds of absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County, NY, identified the Democratic presidential candidate as 'Barack Osama.' Commissioners for the Rensselaer County Board of Elections say they 'regret the error.' (Oct. 11)

  • Raw video: Manatee rescued, trucked to Fla. Play
    Raw video: Manatee rescued, trucked to Fla. AP - Sat Oct 11, 8:08 PM ET

    A wayward manatee is being trucked home to Florida after being rescued Saturday morning from frigid waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The juvenile male manatee will be rehabilitated at Sea World and then released into the wild. (Oct. 11)

  • Global leaders huddle to solve market mess Play
    Global leaders huddle to solve market mess AP - Sat Oct 11, 6:27 PM ET

    Finance leaders from around the world meet in Washington, pledging to work together to find fixes to a credit crunch gripping global markets and sending stocks spiraling. The AP's Lee Powell says the test is finding strategies that stick. (Oct. 11)

  • Photo Essay: the campaign's ground game Play
    Photo Essay: the campaign's ground game AP - Sat Oct 11, 5:23 PM ET

    Both Barack Obama and John McCain are relying on a contest of phone calls, door knocks, literature drops and text messaging to make a difference in the presidential race, as shown in a video essay by AP photojournalist Lawrence Jackson. (Oct. 11)

  • McCain counters Obama 'Arab' question Play
    McCain counters Obama 'Arab' question AP - Sat Oct 11, 12:01 PM ET

    While on the campaign trail Friday, Republican presidential nominee John McCain countered views by some in his audience who expressed fear of an Obama presidency, and a notion that the Illinois senator was an Arab. (Oct. 11)

  • Bush: 'Comprehensive strategy' to fix economy Play
    Bush: 'Comprehensive strategy' to fix economy AP - Sat Oct 11, 11:25 AM ET

    President Bush discussed the government's efforts to combat the economic crisis during his weekly radio address. (Oct. 11)

  • Bush: 'We must work collaborately to end crisis' Play
    Bush: 'We must work collaborately to end crisis' AP - Sat Oct 11, 8:35 AM ET

    President Bush says world's wealthiest industrial countries will work together to attack the credit crisis spreading around the globe. He spoke after a meeting with financial officials from the so-called G-7 countries. (Oct. 11)

  • OJ Simpson seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas Play
    OJ Simpson seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas AP - Sat Oct 11, 7:03 AM ET

    O.J. Simpson's lawyers are citing judicial errors and insufficient evidence in seeking a new trial for the former football star. (Oct. 11)

  • Death toll up to 9 in California bus crash Play
    Death toll up to 9 in California bus crash AP - Sat Oct 11, 3:40 AM ET

    An elderly man has died in the recent crash of a bus carrying dozens of passengers to a casino in Northern California, bringing the death toll to nine. (Oct. 11)

  • Street Team '08: The organic revolution Play
    Street Team '08: The organic revolution AP - Sat Oct 11, 2:52 AM ET

    Los Poblanos Organics, an independently-owned farm in N.M., grows and sells produce locally bringing you food from around the corner not across the country. Produced for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 at chooseorlose.com. (Oct. 10)

  • Street Team '08: Graduating into debt Play
    Street Team '08: Graduating into debt AP - Sat Oct 11, 2:21 AM ET

    UW-Madison senior Marlon Heimerl reveals his frustrations with securing student loans in the current financial climate and dealing with mounting debt. Produced by Charlie Berens for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 at chooseorlose.com. (Oct. 10)

  • Street Team '08: Fargo's Young Run Play
    Street Team '08: Fargo's Young Run AP - Sat Oct 11, 1:59 AM ET

    Check out the local campaign of 25-year old Allan Bristiter, who's relying on free pizza and sheer determination to march his followers to victory in November. Produced for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 at chooseorlose.com. (Oct. 10)

  • Small biz owners brace for bah humbug Christmas Play
    Small biz owners brace for bah humbug Christmas AP - Sat Oct 11, 1:48 AM ET

    People living in America's foreclosure hot zone, San Bernardino Co., Calif. are taking it on the chin with the economic downturn. The AP's John Mone visited small business owners whose outlook is bleak for the holiday retail season. (Oct. 10)

  • Connecticut court allows gay marriage Play
    Connecticut court allows gay marriage AP - Sat Oct 11, 1:00 AM ET

    A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions. (Oct. 10)

  • Sales of safes grow as economy slides Play
    Sales of safes grow as economy slides AP - Sat Oct 11, 12:49 AM ET

    Afraid cash isn't secure even behind the thick walls of banks, more people are turning to something that's protected money since the days of Jesse James and Bonnie and Clyde: safes. (Oct. 10)

  • Top economic powers come up with global plan Play
    Top economic powers come up with global plan AP - Sat Oct 11, 12:00 AM ET

    Finance officials from the world's top economic powers endorsed a plan Friday to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century. (Oct. 10)

  • Alaska panel finds Palin abused power Play
    Alaska panel finds Palin abused power AP - Fri Oct 10, 10:22 PM ET

    A bi-partisan legislative panel's chief investigator says Alaska Governor Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. (Oct. 10)

  • A plan to combat global credit crisis Play
    A plan to combat global credit crisis AP - Fri Oct 10, 7:33 PM ET

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the Group of Seven major industrialized countries has endorsed a sweeping program to combat the worst global credit crisis in decades. (Oct. 10)

  • Stocks end wild session mixed after 8-day slide Play
    Stocks end wild session mixed after 8-day slide AP - Fri Oct 10, 7:11 PM ET

    Wall Street capped its worst week ever with a wild session Friday that saw the Dow Jones industrials rocket within a 1,000 point range before closing with a relatively mild loss. (Oct. 10)

  • Charles Barkley campaigns for former teammate Play
    Charles Barkley campaigns for former teammate AP - Fri Oct 10, 6:13 PM ET

    Outspoken NBA Analyst Charles Barkley appeared at a campaign rally for friend and former Phoenix Suns teammate Kevin Johnson who's running for Mayor of his hometown of Sacramento, California. (Oct. 10)

  • Raw Video: Fiery balloon gondola crash Play
    Raw Video: Fiery balloon gondola crash AP - Fri Oct 10, 6:13 PM ET

    A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames Friday, killing one of two men thrown from the basket and critically injuring the other during Albuquerque's annual balloon fiesta. (Oct. 10)

  • First Person: Stock slides, GM workers worry Play
    First Person: Stock slides, GM workers worry AP - Fri Oct 10, 4:41 PM ET

    Along the assembly lines of General Motors in Michigan, workers are watching Wall Street, worried as their company's stock slides to record lows. Some wonder if the venerable automaker will make it. (Oct. 10)

  • AP Campaign Minute Play
    AP Campaign Minute AP - Fri Oct 10, 3:28 PM ET

    The latest news from the campaign trail for Friday, Oct. 10th: McCain raises Ayers in ad; Obama says McCain trying to stoke anger, division; Sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret, for now; Biden stumps in Missouri.

  • Get the 101 on 401K, retirement Play
    Get the 101 on 401K, retirement AP - Fri Oct 10, 1:45 PM ET

    A senior financial planner at T. Rowe Price in Baltimore, MD offers advice to people worried about their retirement and investment accounts during the current financial crisis. (Oct. 10)

  • Bush pained by economic anxiety Play
    Bush pained by economic anxiety AP - Fri Oct 10, 1:31 PM ET

    Shortly after Wall Street opens to another nosedive, President Bush took to the airwaves to reassure Americans that he feels their economic pain, and the government is doing all it can to turn the market slide. (Oct. 10)

  • Your Money: Safety in Sin Stocks Play
    Your Money: Safety in Sin Stocks AP - Fri Oct 10, 1:04 PM ET

    If smoking, drinking and gambling aren't your cup of tea, you may be missing out on one of the safest investment funds on the market. Trevor Delaney, the AP's Personal Finance editor discusses the vice fund. (Oct. 10)

  • Tennessee student charged with terrorism Play
    Tennessee student charged with terrorism AP - Fri Oct 10, 3:02 AM ET

    A 19-year-old student at Middle Tennessee State University was arrested on terrorism charges after threatening e-mails forced the cancellation of two days of classes. (Oct. 9 )

  • Gay marriage issue heating up in Florida Play
    Gay marriage issue heating up in Florida AP - Thu Oct 9, 9:31 PM ET

    In less than a month, Florida voters will decide if a ban on gay marriage should be placed in the state constitution. The campaign is getting heated and both sides are pushing hard to sway voters. (Oct. 9)

  • McCain questions Obama's honesty about Ayers Play
    McCain questions Obama's honesty about Ayers AP - Thu Oct 9, 8:12 PM ET

    Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that questions about Democratic rival Barack Obama's association with a former war protester linked to Vietnam-era bombings are part of a broader issue of honesty. (Oct. 9)

  • Worth the wait? Gas under $3 mark Play
    Worth the wait? Gas under $3 mark AP - Thu Oct 9, 7:38 PM ET

    Some drivers waited nearly an hour to fill up at a Fort Worth, Texas gas station that had the lowest prices in the area, selling gas at well below $3 a gallon. (Oct. 9)

  • Bodies in freezer tentatively identified Play
    Bodies in freezer tentatively identified AP - Thu Oct 9, 5:55 PM ET

    Police in Maryland say they are confident two girls found encased in ice in a basement freezer are the adopted daughters of a woman suspected of killing them. (Oct. 9)

  • Obama: 'taxpayers shouldn't pick up tab' Play
    Obama: 'taxpayers shouldn't pick up tab' AP - Thu Oct 9, 4:18 PM ET

    Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to buy up mortgages would end up punishing taxpayers while rewarding greedy lenders. (Oct. 9)

  • Hard times leave needy, homeless with less Play
    Hard times leave needy, homeless with less AP - Thu Oct 9, 3:30 PM ET

    The nation's financial gloom is leaving charities with less to help the less fortunate. But people are flocking to thrift stores like those run by Goodwill or the Salvation Army, as the AP's Haven Daley found. (Oct. 9)

  • Raw Video: 1,000 acre fire at Camp Pendleton Play
    Raw Video: 1,000 acre fire at Camp Pendleton AP - Thu Oct 9, 3:03 PM ET

    A nearly 1,000-acre wildfire on a Camp Pendleton explosives range has been contained without causing any injuries or damage to buildings on the Southern California base. (Oct. 9)

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