The Obama
administration is signaling that it
is in no hurry to let the $700
billion financial bailout program
expire at year's end amid continuing
stress on the economy and the
banking system.
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September 2009
September 2009September 29, 2009
No sign that
bailout will expire at year's end
September 24, 2009No sign that bailout will expire at year's end
The Obama
administration is signaling that it is
in no hurry to let the $700 billion
financial bailout program expire at
year's end amid continuing stress on the
economy and the banking system.
Read more
September 17, 2009
Spokesman says
criticism of Obama not racial
September 3, 2009
The White House
said yesterday that President Obama
did not believe he was being
criticized because of his race.
Spokesman Robert Gibbs said that Obama did not think that criticism of his policies was "based on the color of his skin." Read more
Calif. residents
return to survey fire damage
All residents
forced to flee from a menacing
wildfire have been allowed to return
to survey the damage as crews took
advantage of a break in the weather
to strengthen their lines around the
massive blaze north of Los Angeles.
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September 1, 2009
Multiple wildfires
scorch West in dry, hot weather
Much of the devastation was concentrated in Auburn, where a fast-moving wildfire hop scotched through semi-rural neighborhoods on Sunday and destroyed 50 homes. Read more
A legion of
fires has wiped out 103 homes in
California within 48 hours and
continues to threaten thousands
more, prompting Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger to declare a state of
emergency in four counties.
Much of the devastation was concentrated in Auburn, where a fast-moving wildfire hop scotched through semi-rural neighborhoods on Sunday and destroyed 50 homes. Read more