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Main Street America angry over credit crisis
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Auto salesman Ryan Thomas is watching the credit crisis hit Main Street America. On Monday, as Congress rejected a bailout plan and stock markets plummeted, Thomas had to turn away a customer with $3,000 in his hand who wanted to buy a new vehicle.
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NY mayor Bloomberg to seek third term: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will seek a third term next year, believing the Wall Street crisis is so grave that a law barring him from running again should be altered, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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Friend testifies against Sen. Stevens at trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former oil services company executive said on Tuesday at the corruption trial of U.S. Republican Senator Ted Stevens that he gave his longtime friend a good deal in a car swap and bought a generator for the lawmaker's home in Alaska.
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New institute to focus on AIDS vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new AIDS vaccine research center dedicated to solving one of the stickiest problems holding back development of such a vaccine will open in California, researchers announced on Tuesday.
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Acupressure seen to calm children before surgery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The New Yorker cartoons draw on financial crisis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Want the latest sign that the U.S. financial crisis is crossing from Wall Street to Main Street? Let The New Yorker draw you a picture.
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Herd mentality rules in financial crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Herd mentality rules during a financial crisis because people are wired to follow the crowd when times are uncertain, experts say.
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Study finds election day dangerous for drivers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The days on which U.S. presidential elections are held every four years are hazardous -- and not just for politicians.
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Talk radio holds firm over "socialist" bailout
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Opposing the White House's Wall Street bailout and letting stocks take a beating was a worthwhile price to pay to keep a "socialist bill" from meddling in the free market, conservative talk radio said on Tuesday.
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U.S. driving drops for 9th straight month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Motorists on U.S. roads applied the brakes hard on driving when gasoline prices peaked over the summer at more than $4 per gallon, according to the latest government figures released on Tuesday.
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