Archive for November, 2008
Treasury, Fed to Unveil Major Consumer Lending Program
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, seeking to ease strains in the consumer credit market, plans to announce Tuesday the formation of a program to increase the availability of auto loans, student loans and credit cards, according to people familiar with the matter. The lending facility, which will be operated by the Federal Reserve, is expected to [...]
Obama Set to Unveil New Economic Team
President-elect to formally unveil his team of economic experts to battle the most severe U.S. financial crisis in eight decades WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama names his economic team Monday and may call for the next Congress to quickly pass a massive stimulus plan that would dwarf even his campaign proposals to salvage the country’s financial [...]
German Medic’s Account Confirms Hitler Had Only One Testicle
An extraordinary account from a German army medic has finally confirmed what the world long suspected: Hitler only had one testicle. War veteran Johan Jambor made the revelation to a priest in the 1960s, who wrote it down. The priest’s document has now come to light –- 23 years after Jambor’s death. The war tyrant’s [...]
Daschle to Become Health and Human Services Secretary
President-elect Barack Obama is tapping former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be the next Health and Human Services secretary. Another notable name is joining Barack Obama’s Cabinet — former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be Health and Human Services secretary pending Senate confirmation, FOX News learned Wednesday. Daschle accepted the offer, according to two Democratic sources [...]
FBI Agent Shot and Killed While Serving Warrant in Pennsylvania
GLENSHAW, Pa. — An FBI agent was shot and killed Wednesday while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh. The agent was shot at around 6 a.m. in Indiana Township, about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, said FBI Special Agent William Crowley, a spokesman for the agency in western Pennsylvania. The agent’s name was not [...]
