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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac downgraded
Lisa Sylvester reports on the S&P's downgrade of the two mortgage giants and the impact it will have on the U.S.
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Remains of troops en route to U.S
CNN's Barbara Starr reports on the status of remains of the soldiers who died in Afghanistan.
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Three Arab nations condemn Syria
Arwa Damon reports on the turmoil in Syria and the latest international outrage towards the country's government.
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Starved and desperate for aid in Somalia
CNN's Anderson Cooper discusses Somalia's devastating famine resulting from its worst drought in decades.
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Did the S&P's reputation take a hit?
CNN's Mary Snow reports on the outrage Standard and Poor's faces after downgrading the U.S. credit rating.
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What caused the Dow's 600 point drop?
CNN's Richard Quest and Ali Velshi spar over who's to blame for the Dow's 600 point drop.
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BLITZER’S BLOG: Horrendous day on Wall Street
By CNN's Wolf Blitzer
(CNN) - When President Barack Obama started speaking at the White House at 1:52 p.m. today, the Dow Jones was down around 400 points. When he wrapped up 10 minutes later, it was down around 430 points. And when the market closed at 4 p.m., the Dow was down 635 points for the day – a drop of more than 5.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index was down nearly 6.9% for the day. The S&P 500 was down 6.7%. In short, it was a horrendous day on Wall Street – as it was earlier in Europe and Asia.
It’s certainly not fair to blame only the president for this awful downslide. There are limits to what he can do in the current economic and political climate. There is plenty of blame to go around – including to congressional Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives.
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