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Tuesday, 10/14/2008 4:00 PM
Pizza and Poetry: Join us for pizza, free style poetry, and fun. Ages 13-19. Calendar |
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| Featured Independent Booksellers List Selection |  | | The Limits of Power
by Andrew J. Bacevich
Publishers Weekly
: In this caustic critique of the growing American penchant for empire and sense of entitlement, B...
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| Featured Caldecott Medal Winners Selection |  | | Flotsam
by David Wiesner
Publishers Weekly
: Starred Review. Two-time Caldecott winner Wiesner (Tuesday; The Three Pigs) crafts...
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News provided by CNN.com
McCain, Obama spar on economy, leadership
Squaring off in the second of three debates, Barack Obama and John McCain drew sharp differences over the origin of domestic and international problems -- and how to tackle them. Obama tied McCain to President Bush on Iraq and economic deregulation, while McCain painted Obama as overly reliant on government.
 
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:57:13 EDT
Dow hits 5-year low after Fed action
Wall Street's drubbing continued today, with a 500-point loss bringing the Dow's two-day scalding to nearly 900 points, as the Federal Reserve's plan to loosen credit markets failed to counter investor pessimism about the government's ability to rescue the markets. The Fed chief's dour outlook in a speech added to the weakness, CNNMoney.com reports.
 
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:14:34 EDT
Nikkei down 9 percent, as Asia markets fall
Japan's Nikkei plunged more than 9 percent Wednesday, and Indonesia's Jakarta composite dropped 10 percent as Asia markets responded to the Dow's lowest close in five years and fears of a global recession.
 
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:32:05 EDT
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