Rescue plan disappointment contributes to sell-off (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:32:14 GMTAP - The government's $700 billion rescue, aimed at rebuilding economic confidence, appeared to sound a global alarm instead on Monday, triggering a fearful international sell-off as the U.S. began work on a plan that investors feared would be too little and too late to stave off a worldwide recession.
Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:44:46 GMTAP - The now-bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers arranged millions in bonuses for fired executives as it pleaded for a federal lifeline, lawmakers learned Monday, as Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion government bailout.
Character attacks emerge in McCain-Obama race (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:52:29 GMTAP - The two men who supposedly exemplified a different kind of politics are engaged in an increasingly bitter campaign as character attacks are emerging to compete with issues like the troubled economy.
Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:16:15 GMTAP - Federal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets.
Obama awarded Illinois grants to relative's group (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:18:28 GMTAP - As a state senator, Democrat Barack Obama awarded $75,000 in government grants to a Chicago social service organization led by a rabbi who is also his wife's cousin, records show.
Debate stakes higher for McCain as insults mount (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:31:39 GMTAP - Running short on time, John McCain has the most riding on the second presidential debate, though Barack Obama will be out of his scripted comfort zone in the town hall-style confrontation. It could be ugly if Monday's tussling is any indication.
Upset over financial problems, man kills family, then himself (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:14:34 GMTAP - An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, police said Monday.
Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:13:29 GMTAP - Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of death.
R. Kelly seeks $3.4 million from tour promoter (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:12:44 GMTAP - R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter and is asking a Los Angeles judge to help him collect.
Rays top White Sox 6-2, advance to their 1st ALCS (AP) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:12:12 GMTAP - B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Monday in Game 4 of the AL playoffs. Ray-markable!
