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  • The Anglo Irish Bank logo is pictured on a computer screen in London. Ireland warned on Thursday that the state rescue of Anglo Irish Bank could cost 34.3 billion euros, pushing the public deficit up to 32 percent of economic output this year. The potential rescue bill, equivalent to 46.6 billion dollars, is roughly the same as Ireland's annual taxation revenues. 
    In Ireland, The Death Of 'The Celtic Tiger' Leads To Anger, Populist Uproar
    It will cost Ireland almost $70 billion to bail out the country's banks. Now, as the country grapples with that cost, many Irish are upset about how far their economy has fallen.
  • Detroit: The reality
    Detroit Mayor Dave Bing made his long-anticipated speech this week addressing the city’s financial crisis. Even before that people were speculating as to…
  • Mukasey Withholds Opinion on Waterboarding
    Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings for attorney general turn testy as the nominee refuses to say whether he considers waterboarding, a harsh interrogation technique allowed by the Bush administration, to be torture.
  • Auto industry to phase out most copper in brakes by 2025
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with the auto industry to phase out most copper from brake pads by the year 2025.The…
  • Should taxpayers "save" the Detroit Institute of Arts?
    The Detroit Institute of Arts is going broke. Museum staff say to save the DIA, they need some $200 million dollars in property taxes from Oakland, Macomb…
  • Facing The Fiscal Cliff: Congress' Next Showdown
    In December, Congress is poised for another showdown on the deficit and taxes, in what is now being called the fiscal cliff. In his new book Red Ink, David Wessel explains how the federal budget got to the point where it is today — and where to go from here.
  • A Global History, Told Through '100 Objects'
    For the book A History of the World in 100 Objects, the director of the British Museum chose 100 objects from his institution's collection of thousands to tell a surprisingly comprehensive history of the world.
  • Mine helmets and painted crosses sit at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine Tuesday in Montcoal, W.Va. The memorial honors the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion at the mine April 5, 2010.
    Questions Remain Year After W.Va. Mine Explosion
    A year after 29 miners died in a blast at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, the nation's worst coal mine accident in 40 years is still not fully explained. And the scope of the disaster still alarms mine safety experts.
  • The Chinook salmon was initially introduced to the Great Lakes in the 1870s. Michigan, New York and Wisconsin reintroduced the Chinook salmon to the Great Lakes in 1966.
    Salmon fishery on the rocks
    There’s a decision looming for Lake Huron that would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. The state must decide whether it should keep putting chinook…
  • The destruction was wide and devastating in Moore, Okla., on Monday after a tornado roared through.
    An Emotional Gauntlet: Tornado Survivors Start Picking Up The Pieces
    As it roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, packing winds of up to 200 mph, the twister flattened buildings. Searchers continue to look for survivors and those who were killed.
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