NPR Topics: NationNPR coverage of national news, U.S. politics, elections, business, arts, culture, health and science, and technology. Subscribe to the NPR Nation RSS feed.Will California Ever Settle On A Budget- September 17, 2008 California's legislators finally passed a budget Tuesday that they could all agree on. But later in the day Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the deal.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94715133&ft=1&f=1003 Republicans Call House Drilling Bill 'Sham'- September 17, 2008 The House passed a measure Tuesday that would open both coasts to offshore oil and natural gas drilling. Republicans are calling the plan "a sham" because it still prohibits drilling within fifty miles of shore, where they say the richest deposits reside.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94715144&ft=1&f=1003 Barclays To Buy Lehman's Banking Divisions- September 17, 2008 The British bank Barclays agreed Wednesday to acquire Lehman Brothers' North American investment banking and capital markets businesses for $250 million in cash. Lehman filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after it was unable to find financing or fresh capital to shore up its balance sheet amid the continued downturn in the credit markets.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699085&ft=1&f=1003 Lehman Fallout Hits Money Market Fund- September 17, 2008 The Lehman Brothers bankrupty is having a ripple effect on a well-known money market fund. Individual investors could unexpectedly lose money they invested in the fund. The fund's share value declined below $1 a share largely because Lehman debt securities that it owned are now valued at zero.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94714363&ft=1&f=1003 Are Your Investments Safe- September 17, 2008 The Fed's emergency decision to offer a multibillion-dollar loan to rescue insurance giant AIG is the latest in a week of financial meltdowns that have left just about everyone who doesn't work on Wall Street wondering how safe their savings, investments and insurance policies are.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699096&ft=1&f=1003 Tucson Man Harvests Rainwater- September 17, 2008 It doesn't rain that much in Tucson, Ariz., but when it does, Brad Lancaster makes use of every drop. Lancaster has perfected the art of capturing and saving rainwater.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699114&ft=1&f=1003 Fed's AIG Takeover 'Like French-Style Capitalism'- September 17, 2008 The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it would lend American International Group $85 billion to help stave off a financial crisis worldwide. In return, the government gets a major stake in the company. "It's almost like French-style capitalism here in the U.S.," says David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699091&ft=1&f=1003 Ike Brings Back Katrina's Bad Memories- September 17, 2008 Houston residents are still coping with no electricity and waiting in long lines for water and ice. Authorities say it may be another week before power is restored. For people who survived Hurricane Katrina, the storm has brought back painful memories.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699111&ft=1&f=1003 Oil Prices Drop Amid Crisis On Wall Street- September 17, 2008 Oil is trading well below $100 a barrel. That is much lower than the $147 a barrel reached in mid-July. James Burkhard of Cambridge Energy Research Associates talks about what the drop in oil prices says about the economy.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699082&ft=1&f=1003 Candidates Vie For Female Voters' Attention- September 17, 2008 Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are fighting intensely for the female vote. McCain is trying to take advantage of the boost he received from naming Sarah Palin as his running mate. Obama is trying to counter it.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94699076&ft=1&f=1003 |