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2008-09-23
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Pakistani
soldiers and tribesmen reportedly shoot down a suspected U.S. military drone near the village of Jalal Khel in
South Waziristan
. The report comes a day after intelligence officers said two
United States
helicopters
crossed a mile into Pakistan over
North Waziristan
, but flew off after Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire.
(AP via Google News)
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Government officials say that the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
is looking into possible
fraud
for mortgage financing companies
Fannie Mae
and
Freddie Mac
,
Lehman Brothers
, and insurer
American International Group
.
(AP via CNNMoney)
The
Large Hadron Collider
near
Geneva
is shut down until the northern
spring
while engineers probe magnet failures.
(BBC News)
Ben Bernanke
, the Chairman of the
Federal Reserve
, warns the
United States Congress
that failure to pass the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
quickly would make a
recession
more likely.
(AP via
Miami Herald
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Japanese
investment bank
Nomura Holdings
acquires the
European
,
Asian
and
Middle Eastern
equities and investment banking operations of
Lehman Brothers
.
(MarketWatch)
Sweden
's
National Television
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Carl Bildt
about Sweden's intelligence services.
(
The Local
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Colin Barnett
is sworn in as the 29th
Premier
of
Western Australia
.
(
The West Australian
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Eleven die in a
school shooting
in
Kauhajoki
,
Finland
.
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