Obama Promises To Protect Social Security (Washington, DC) -- Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama vows to protect the Social Security system. Speaking to an AARP Life at 50 Plus event, Obama said some modifications will have to be made to the current system ...Read & Hear More
Red Cross Volunteers Headed To Florida (Undated) -- Red Cross volunteers from across the country are heading to Florida to prepare for Hurricane Ike's possible landfall. Ike is currently forecast to make landfall in South Florida early next week, possibly as a Category Four storm ...Read & Hear More
President Bush Speaks On Storms, Congressional Inaction (Washington, DC) -- President Bush is closely monitoring the dangerous storms hitting the southeastern United States. In his weekly Saturday radio address, he praised the cooperation between the states and federal agencies during Hurricane Gustav ...Read & Hear More
Silver State Bank In Nevada Is Seized (Henderson, NV) -- Federal and state bank regulators have announced that Silver State Bank in Henderson, Nevada has been seized and sold. The bank was closed due to losses on loans. The Las Vegas area bank had one-point-seven-billion dollars in deposits ...Read More
Boeing Officials: Differences With Union "Too Great" To Close (Orlando, FL) -- Boeing officials say they're disappointed they were unable to reach an agreement with the International Association of Machinists on a new contract. Boeing spokesperson Tim Healy says emergency talks were productive but nothing came ofthem ...Read & Hear More
