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U.S. Banker December 2008 John Engen	When Boom Goes Bust The subprime crisis, credit squeeze, housing slump and resulting economic fallout has played out with particular vigor in Las Vegas.
U.S. Banker December 2008	Hank's Group Think The Troubled Asset Relief Program was supposed to purchase toxic securities from banks to stabilize their finances. But in short order, given the difficulty valuing those assets, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and company switched gears and chose to take equity stakes in big banks.
U.S. Banker December 2008 Michael Dumiak	Climate Change Prompts Strategic Thinking Even given the daily fluctuations of ongoing and systemic world financial woes, climate change remains a front-burner issue -- and a new political administration means that Washington's stance toward that issue will change, too.
InternetNews November 26, 2008 Richard Adhikari	ID Thieves Hit Federal Credit Unions, Consumers Sophisticated crooks are charged with filching funds from credit unions for the Senate, Navy and State Department while stealing millions from consumers' home equity lines of credit.
The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Todd Wenning	A Simple Question for the Supreme Court Your silence -- as Congress, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department have mortgaged the future of our country -- is deafening.
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Andrew Ackerman	DOE Supports Loans The U.S. Department of Education plans to provide liquidity support to the student loan market.
InternetNews November 25, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Verizon Staff Fired After Peek at Obama's Calls The Verizon Wireless employees who accessed President-elect Barack Obama's records without authorization have been fired, according to news reports.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Bring Down the Hammer on a Builders' Bailout The automakers haven't succeeded -- yet -- but the builders want your help.
Wired November 24, 2008 Vince Beiser	Seismic Siren Shakes Up Distracted Drivers Fed up with earbud-wearing, cell phone-yakking motorists who don't heed sirens, police across the country are turning to a new attention-getting tool -- low-frequency sound waves so strong they can actually be felt up to 200 feet away.
Wired November 24, 2008 Emily Stone	Big City, Brighter Lights: Gotham's New LED Streetlamp Plan New Yorkers are getting a new lighting system.
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