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  1. U.S. Nears Rescue Plan For Fannie And Freddie

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09...

    The government has formulated a plan to put troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, dismiss their top executives and prop them up financially, federal officials told the two companies yesterday, according to three sources familiar with the conversations.

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  2. U.S. Spied on Iraqi Leaders, Book Says

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09...

    The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward.

    8 hours ago
  3. Boycott Underscores Disparities in Schools

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09...

    CHICAGO -- It is the first week of school for Nadell Jackson, 13, and his brother Natavis, 14, and they are hoping to "get smarter and learn a lot more," in Nadell's words. But they often have to share books at the schools they attend on this city's South Side, meaning they can't take books home to...

    8 hours ago
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