Entries for September 2008

by Tim Paradis The Associated Press Wall Street plunged precipitously Monday, at one point sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 735 points as investors feared that the failure of the government’s financial rescue plan in the House will ...

by Laurie Kellman and Mark Sherman The Associated Press Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether Bush administration officials violated federal law when they fired nine federal prosecutors. The scandal strip...

by Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press Consumer spending in August turned in the weakest performance in six months, underscoring the threat the economy faces as the government’s stimulus program fades into the past. The Commerce Department repo...

by Julie Hirschfeld Davis The Associated Press The House of Representatives on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the U.S. financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President George Bush and congressional leaders of both part...

by Tim Paradis The Associated Press Wall Street plunged precipitously Monday, at one point sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 735 points as investors feared that the failure of the government’s financial rescue plan in the House will ...