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Medical-copter crashes alarm investigators
Fifty-two people have died in emergency medical flight accidents since the NTSB made safety recommendations in 2006 that have not been implemented. "I don't know what their problem is," said the father of one crash victim. Many of the fatalities involved poor-visibility flights, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are limiting civilian access to night-vision goggles.
Stocks come back big
Stocks rallied today as investors scooped up shares battered in the bloodletting that followed Congress' failure to pass a $700 billion bank rescue plan. The Dow Jones industrial average added 485 points, according to early tallies, recovering some of the record 777 points lost the day before, CNNMoney.com reports.
FDIC seeks boost in deposit limits
The federal agency that guarantees bank deposits is asking Congress for temporary authority to raise the limit on the amount of money it insures for individual bank accounts.
Lou Dobbs: Hooray for bailout defeat
CNN's Lou Dobbs is no fan of the $700 billion bailout plan that went down to defeat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday. He spoke with Kirin Chetry of CNN's "American Morning" on Tuesday about how he thinks there are better ways to solve the financial problems plaguing the U.S. economy.
Is your money safe?
Scared yet? The U.S. stock market suffered a massive selloff on Monday and though it regained some ground on Tuesday, prospects of a bear market and a recession loom large.
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