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Long History for Proposal on Mortgages by McCain New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago By JACKIE CALMES WASHINGTON — Scrambling to repair his image on economic issues, Senator John McCain proposed during Tuesday night’s debate a $300 billion ...

Today in History - Oct. 8 The Associated Press - 2 hours ago Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and in the Michigan communities ... Today in History - Oct. 8 MLive.com all 19 news articles

Wall Street Journal As Dire as the Times May Seem, History Isn't About to Repeat Itself Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago By KAREN BLUMENTHAL A long streak of speculative lending got out of hand as banks and even staid industrial companies made a stream of risky loans. ...