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Bush, allies seek to calm jittery investors

AP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush and the world's financial leaders staged repeated displays of unity Saturday to combat an unfolding credit crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks at a news conference of the annual IMF-World Bank meeting in Washington October 11, 2008. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

Finance chiefs endorse G7 action plan: IMF panel

Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 6:11 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the International Monetary Fund's 185 member countries on Saturday endorsed a plan announced by major economies to chart a course out of the credit crisis.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a statewide training event for campaign volunteers in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Riding high, Obama nods to McCain, rallies fans

AP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

PHILADELPHIA - His backers feeling increasingly confident, Democrat Barack Obama made a slight nod to his Republican rival on Saturday and asked voters to have faith in him as the next president.

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