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Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:43:45 Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending. Item Category: Credit

For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:44:12 The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency. Item Category: Presidential Election of 2008

Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:18 At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards. Item Category: Supreme Court

After Impasse, New California Budget Agreement Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:20:47 California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the state budget, which is now roughly three months late. Item Category: California

California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:01:46 After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train. Item Category: Accidents and Safety

Political Memo: Given G.O.P. Predicament, Rangel Opts to Ride Out the Storm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:09:21 Democrats believe that a long list of Republican lawmakers with legal troubles makes it impossible for Republicans to gain much ground on the issues of ethics and good government. Item Category: Rangel, Charles B

Panel Proposes Broad Changes in Federal Financial Aid for College Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:09:03 The recommendations included a simpler application, Pell grant maximums linked to the consumer price index and federally financed college savings accounts for children in low-income families. Item Category: Colleges and Universities

Chicago Unveils Multifaceted Plan to Curb Emissions of Heat-Trapping Gases Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:18:44 The blueprint would change the city’s building codes to promote energy efficiency, and it calls for installing huge solar panels at municipal properties and building alternative fueling stations. Item Category: Chicago (Ill)

Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial Crisis Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:34:02 Treasury and Fed officials were discussing with leaders in Congress a plan for the government to buy up distressed mortgages. Item Category: Treasury Department

A Bid to Curb Profit Gambit as Banks Fall Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:53:00 A backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.S. and Britain tightening rules and authorities in New York intensifying investigations. Item Category: Securities and Commodities Violations