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Treasury Considers New Plan to Push Mortgage Rates Lower
In an effort to boost the economy, Treasury Department officials are reportedly considering a plan to push mortgage rates dramatically lower. Reporters and analysts weigh the pros and cons of such a move.
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Pakistani Envoy Details Government's Cooperation in Mumbai Probe
Husain Haqqani, Pakistani Ambassador to the United StatesAs pressure grows on Pakistan in the wake of the attacks on Mumbai, India, Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S., Husain Haqqani, details Islamabad's view on the deadly siege and reacts to allegations of Pakistani links to the assailants.

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Automakers Seek Federal Aid Again as UAW Offers Concessions
Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, shakes hands with GM CEO Richard Wagoner; AP photoCEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers appeared before Congress again Thursday to outline how they would use $34 billion in federal loans to help stay in business.
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Children Return to School in Myanmar Following Devastating Cyclone
Teachers and students survey a damaged school in Myanmar. Photo Credit: Save the ChildrenWhen Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar in early May, tens of thousands of people were killed and buildings were leveled, including many schools. Aid organizations scrambled to help the country rebuild and the children return to school.
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As Financial Crisis Deepens, Global Central Banks Chop Interest Rates
New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard; APMore central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a spreading economic slump. In the U.S., many top retailers reported lower November sales as bargain seekers at the start of the holiday shopping season were unable to save the month.
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Residents of India Blame Pakistan and Their Own Leaders for Attack
Residents of Mumbai, India, where a three-day terrorist siege killed over 170 people last week, are blaming neighboring Pakistan, but also their own government for a lack of leadership and security.
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As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office amid troubles at home and overseas, the experiences of former presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt are coming to new light. Two historians answered your questions.
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Europe Works to Weather the Global Economic Storm
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The NEWSHOUR with Jim LehrerA synopsis of the news of the day

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Automakers on the Hill
A look at the return of the heads of the Big Three automakers to Capitol Hill Thursday to renew their case for federal aid.

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Mortgage Plan
As reports emerge of a new Treasury plan to facilitate the cutting of mortgage rates, financial reporters and analysts assess the strategy.

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Pressure on Pakistan
Simon Marks reports from India on the continuing fallout from the Mumbai attacks and increasing pressure on Pakistan to aid in the investigation.

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Pakistan's Ambassador
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, describes his government's reaction to the Mumbai bloodshed.

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Sleepless in America
Guest essayist Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune reflects on why so many Americans can't get a good night's sleep.

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