Jul 2, 2009 : The United States of America, commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America, is a constitutional
Federal republic comprising fifty states and a
Federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific.
The mortgage finance giants will not increase fees to .5% from .25% on loans they purchase. October 3, 2008: 12:14 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, seized by ..
U.S. Considers Takeover of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, NYT Says By Joseph Galante and Gareth Nicholson July 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. officials are considering a plan to have the government take over one or both ..
Fed Takes Control of AIG With $ 85 Billion Bailout (Update4) By Hugh Son and Erik Holm Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government took control of American International Group Inc. in an $ ..
House plans second vote on bailout By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer Friday, October 3, 2008 WASHINGTON - After a week of tumult on Wall Street and Washington, the House moved toward a fin ..
NYC National Debt Clock runs out of digits Wed Oct 8, 10:03 PM ET
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