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More bad economic news and the specter of a deep recession continue to roil the stock market. Senators McCain and Obama debate taxes, the economy, health-care and what’s best for Joe the plumber and the government injects billions into the largest U.S. banks. The Friday News Roundup.
Andrew Sullivan, senior editor at "Atlantic" magazine
Jerry Seib, executive Washington editor, "The Wall Street Journal"
Karen Tumulty, reporter, "Time" magazine
The U.S. and Iraq appear close to a new security agreement. A soon-to-be-released national intelligence estimate offers a bleak view of the situation in Pakistan and the U.S. removes North Korea from the list of nation’s sponsoring terrorism. The Friday News Roundup.
James Kitfield, senior correspondent, "National Journal" magazine
Nancy Youssef, Pentagon correspondent, McClatchy newspapers
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for "The New York Times"
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