Thursday, October 30, 2008 Last Update: 1:02 PM ET

U.S. Economy Contracts as Consumers Cut Back Sharply

By DAVID LEONHARDT 15 minutes ago

The economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the third quarter, as personal consumption spending fell for the first time in 17 years.

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Signs Are Bad, and Could Get Worse
By FLOYD NORRIS 22 minutes ago

This recession is already deeper than the 2001 downturn. And there are clear signs it is, or soon will be, worse than the 1990-91 recession as well.

Congo City Is Calmer After Night of Violence
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN 8:27 AM ET

The rebels who have encircled the strategic town of Goma seem to be respecting the unilateral truce they declared.

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Victory in a Place Used to Heartbreak
By JERÉ LONGMAN

PhilliesWhen victory came for the Phillies, a quarter century of frustration popped like a cork in Philadelphia.

Bomb Attacks in India Kill at Least 67
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Bomb Attacks in India Kill at Least 67
By HARI KUMAR and ALAN COWELL 51 minutes ago

At least nine explosions tore through markets in the state of Assam, which is riven by a separatist insurgency.

2008 Campaign

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Gore to Campaign in Florida for Obama
By MICHAEL FALCONE  11:36 AM ET

Former Vice President Al Gore will return to the state that became ground zero for his election troubles.

Heavy Black Turnout Threatens Georgia Senator
By CARL HULSE

Long lines of early voters, many of them black, could complicate the re-election bid of Senator Saxby Chambliss.

A Small Party Pushes to Be a Statewide Force
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER 51 minutes ago

Having built a reputation for pulling political upsets, the Working Families Party is putting its record on the line.


 
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