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ABC News Congress opens door for requests to Fed for informationReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Congress on Wednesday approved a non-binding measure that allows lawmakers to seek disclosure of the names of financial institutions that have received emergency loans from the Fed.Fed stands pat, and says worst may be over MarketWatchCREDIT MARKETS: [...]

guardian.co.uk Chrysler debt offer raised, holdouts targetedReutersBy Poornima Gupta and Jui Chakravorty DETROIT/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The US Treasury raised its offer by $250 million in debt restructuring talks with Chrysler LLC lenders on Wednesday as part of a final push to win over lenders holding out for better …Video: AP Sources: Fiat, Chrysler to [...]

Times Online Obama Marks First 100 Days, Defends Changes to Interrogation PoliciesFOXNewsPresident Obama held the third prime-time press conference of his term after holding two other high-profile events, to mark the end of the opening phase of a presidency that has pressed an ambitious agenda even as it has been hit with mounting domestic …Video: [...]

Boston Globe Justices question usefulness of Voting Rights ActKansas City StarBy MARIA RECIO A key provision of the Voting Rights Act came under fire at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices sharply questioned the law's viability and usefulness in a suit brought by a Texas utility district.Video: Audio Excerpt: Supreme Court Hears Voting Case [...]

Daily Nation Civilians Flee as Pakistani Forces Hit ResistanceNew York TimesMohammad Sajjad/AP By CARLOTTA GALL and SALMAN MASOOD SHEIKH JANA, Pakistan – The Pakistani forces air-dropped commandos into the main town in Buner on Wednesday and quickly retook control of it from Taliban militants who flooded into the area last …Pakistan retakes ground from militants, [...]

ABC News Bank Of America Holders Vote To Split Chairman, CEO PostsWall Street JournalBy Marshall Eckblad Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Bank of America Corp. (BAC) shareholders narrowly approved a proposal to split the bank's chairman and chief executive posts, the company said late Wednesday.Video: Protest against Bank Of America WWLP.comINSTANT VIEW: Bank of America's Lewis [...]

BBC News West may hold up $1.9bn loan to get help for civiliansTimes OnlineThe United States is threatening to block a $1.9 billion (£1.2 billion) emergency loan to Sri Lanka from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) because of the treatment of civilians caught in the conflict with the Tamil Tiger rebels, according to …A long, [...]