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Financial Meltdown Hits Ivory Towers
UNDATED (AP) -- For many colleges, the last 15 years have been a golden age.
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McCain In Wisconsin Today
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain is stressing the importance of winning Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes.
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USDA Ups Expectations for Illinois Crops
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has increased its expectations for Illinois' corn and soybeans crops.
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New Executive Director at Rockford Lutheran School
The Reverend Carol S. Gates has been selected as Executive Director for Rockford Lutheran School and will begin her duties on October 14, 2008.
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Wisconsin Continues to Grow and Attract New Residents
Annual Population Estimates Released Today
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Eclipse Prepares Itself to Weather Economic Storm
Eclipse has been in Rockford for 100 years and has survived hard economic times before.
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Crude Oil Plunge
Oil prices plummeted to a one-year low below $83 a barrel today in Asia as investor fears of a severe global economic downturn sparked a panicked sell-off of equities and crude.
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Spain: Plan to Help Banks will Cost Taxpayers Zero
Spain's government says a 30 billion euros ($41 billion) fund it will use to buy assets from banks starved for liquidity will not cost taxpayers a cent.
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GE Profit Falls 22 pct, Hurt by Capital Finance
General Electric Co., which makes everything from jet engines to water treatment systems and owns NBC Universal, says its third quarter profit fell 22 percent, hurt by its financing business.
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Canada Reacts to Credit Crisis by Buying Mortgages
Canada's finance minister says the government is buying up to $25 billion Canadian ($21 billion) in mortgages form the country's banks in an effort to maintain the availability of credit.
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