document.write("• Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush - AP
Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by President Bush's threatened veto and the backing of many congressional Republicans.
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document.write("• Stock head for higher open as retail sales reports arrive - AP
Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors sifted through the first of retailers' April sales figures, trying to get a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs.
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document.write("• Bulletins at Obama's Church Carry Their Own Controversy - CNS News
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) recently said his relationship with his long-time pastor and friend Rev. Jeremiah Wright "changed" after what Obama called the clergyman's "divisive and destructive" remarks at the National Press Club. Later, however, Obama stressed his loyalty to the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where he has been a member for many years.
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