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Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie

AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as Sunday, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.

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Yellowstone RV park full despite fuel costs AP - Sat Sep 6, 6:50 AM ET
Jobless rate at 5-year high Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 9:37 PM ET
Summary Box: Unemployment hits 5-year high AP - Fri Sep 5, 6:07 PM ET
Unemployment climbs to 5-year high of 6.1 percent AP - Fri Sep 5, 6:04 PM ET
Oil prices drop as jobs data add to demand worries AP - Fri Sep 5, 4:40 PM ET

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News Stories

Stocks Take a Beating at The Washington Post - Fri, Sep 05, 2008
Unemployment Rate Hits 5-Year High As Economy Continues to Shed Jobs at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, Sep 05, 2008
Unemployment tops 6% for first time in five years at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, Sep 05, 2008
Payrolls Decline, Sending Unemployment to 6.1% at Bloomberg.com - Fri, Sep 05, 2008
Greenspan's Chattiness Is Drowning Out Bernanke's Fed at The Washington Post - Tue, Sep 02, 2008

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Feature Articles

As Food Costs Rise, So Do School Lunch Prices at The New York Times - Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Upscale malls reach out as shoppers cut back at The Los Angeles Times - Thu, Aug 21, 2008
On Rodeo Drive, the economy's booming at The Los Angeles Times - Wed, Aug 20, 2008
In Farm Country's Boom, Hints of a Bubble at The Washington Post - Wed, Aug 20, 2008
Media coverage of the economy lags, study finds AP via Yahoo! News - Mon, Aug 18, 2008
Washington offers no relief for savers AP via Yahoo! News - Mon, Aug 18, 2008

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Opinion & Editorials

Our Inequality of Outcomes at The Washington Post - Wed, Aug 27, 2008
Where's the Prosperity? at The New York Times - Wed, Aug 27, 2008
Deconstructing consumer confidence at The Los Angeles Times - Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Dear Recession, you're not so bad at Christian Science Monitor - Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Smart Investors Have to Wonder Who's Dumb Now at Bloomberg.com - Fri, Aug 22, 2008
No End in Sight at The New York Times - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

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Related Web Sites

U.S. Economic Calendar - economic indicators to be released in the coming week. From Yahoo! Finance.
Economy at a Glance - Key economic statistics, updated monthly. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Federal Reserve System Beige Book - provides national and regional summaries of U.S. economic conditions.
U.S. Department of Commerce - site includes updates on economic indicators and data.
The Conference Board - non-profit, non-advocacy organization that created the consumer confidence index, an economic indicator released monthly. Also tracks leading economic indicators.
Statistics of Income (SOI) - Find out more about individual and corporate income from data files compiled from tax and information returns filed with the IRS.