Advisers poring over the books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac concluded that Freddie’s accounting methods had overstated its cushion, officials said.

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With just over eight weeks left until Election Day, the two sides are settling into an unusually broad set of state-by-state face-offs.

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Leading members of Congress say they do not think the F.B.I. has proved that an Army scientist was the anthrax killer.

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FURIOUS residents of a Cairo shantytown today hurled stones and insults at authorities for "inefficient" rescue efforts after a massive rockslide flattened homes and buried whole families under the rubble. Read more...

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says he looks forward to working with whoever manages to form government in Western Australia. Read more...

A ROYAL engagement between Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton could be at least another 18 months away. Read more...

Hurricane Ike brings driving winds and rain to the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos, as the storm steams towards the Bahamas. Read more...

Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least six people in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. Read more...

People should consider eating less meat as a way to tackle global warming, says the UN's top climate scientist. Read more...