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A man stands outside the NASDAQ Market Site in New York Friday as a speech by President Bush is broadcast. Mr. Bush acknowledged that anxiety was feeding on itself as stocks continued to fall.
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In the past, actions by the Fed have restored investor confidence. But this time those remedies - and more - have been tried. What else is there?
CREDIT CRISIS BLOG
Falling markets abroad and in US drive may drive nations to coordinate additional rescue steps.
A scramble to unlock bank lending
US regulators are cranking out an array of options.

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Reporter Ron Scherer
Will Asian financial centers overtake Wall Street?
Hong Kong is rising fast thanks to the growth of China. It passed New York as the biggest issuer of initial public offerings in 2006.

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Europeans blame economic mess on US 'anything goes' capitalism as Iceland faces a full meltdown.
Alligator hunts raise questions in South's swamps
They're part of population control, but are public hunts ethical?

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Can �electric oysters� restore New York�s waters?
Experiment aims to reestablish bivalves staggered by pollution, overharvesting, and disease.

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Reporter Moises Velasquez-Manoff
GLOBAL CREDIT CRISIS BLOG
On Tuesday the European Union agreed to a €50,000 minimum deposit guarantee for 27 nations.
 
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Clashes between government forces and Tutsi rebels could force 30,000 people from their homes in eastern Congo.
People pressure: Is immigration an ecoissue?
Why are some environmental groups jumping on the immigration issue? What does immigration have to do with the environment?
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Got conflict? Mr. Ahtisaari is your man.
The former Finnish president's reputation has made him the world's 'go-to guy' for international crises.
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Report says it could happen today, but Japan opposes the plan.
Showdown ahead over 17 Uighur detainees
The Justice Department says the judiciary does not have the power to release Guantánamo detainees into the US.

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In Georgia, Russia saw its Army's shortcomings
Decades of neglect, outdated technology, and an ineffective conscript system reduced the capabilities of the Russian Army.

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Reporter Fred Weir
Suicide attacks a growing threat in Pakistan
Pakistan has overtaken Iraq and Afghanistan in suicide-bomb deaths this year, its intelligence agency reports.
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Joint Chiefs head: 'Enablers' needed in troop-scarce Afghanistan
Adm. Mike Mullen is pushing to get more planes and helicopters there to make up for the lack of troops.

Asian markets and the global financial crisis.

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