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Paulson: Protectionist policies won't solve crisis
(AP)
AP - Appealing for global unity in a time of crisis, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday that isolationism and protectionism do not offer a way to contain the spreading damage. He expressed concern about the fallout on poor countries.
NKorea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities
(AP)
AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the U.S. removed the communist country from a list of states Washington says sponsor terrorism.
Fire burns 750 acres northeast of Los Angeles
(AP)
AP - A wildfire burned up to 750 acres of forest north of Los Angeles Sunday, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary, authorities said.
Clintons campaigning for Obama-Biden in Pa.
(AP)
AP - When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race.
Efforts on global warming chilled by economic woes
(AP)
AP - The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming.
Draft statement: Europe would guarantee bank debt
(AP)
AP - Countries that use the euro will temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease the credit crunch, according to a draft statement under discussion by European leaders Sunday.
US game designer blasts into space with DNA cargo
(AP)
AP - An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.
All is forgiven; McCain returning to Letterman
(AP)
AP - David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up.
Rays beat Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings; even ALCS 1-1
(AP)
AP - B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL championship series at one game each.
Tebow, Gators rout defending champ LSU 51-21
(AP)
AP - Tim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season. Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU 51-21 Saturday night in The Swamp.
European leaders ready bank support plan
(Reuters)
Reuters - European governments are ready to help banks weather the financial crisis by guaranteeing some of their lending and other measures, according to a document being discussed by leaders trying to stem panic on markets.
McCain considering new economic plan
(Reuters)
Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is considering rolling out a new comprehensive economic package to tackle the U.S. financial crisis, one of his closest supporters said on Sunday.
Russia's Medvedev test fires long-range missile
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces.
North Korea to resume disablement after nuclear deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea said on Sunday it would resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant and allow in inspectors in response to a U.S. decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal.
Australia guarantees bank deposits to combat crisis
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australia and New Zealand gave a blanket guarantee to all bank deposits Sunday in a move likely to raise pressure on other economies to do the same, amid a crisis of confidence in the global financial system.
