The Emergency Economic Stabilizaiton Act of 2008 provides $700 Billion to the Secretary of the Treasury to buy mortgages and other assets that are clogging the balance sheets of financial institutions and making it difficult for Americans to access credit.
Read the Full Economic Bailout Plan here…

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The wife of the D.C. sniper is speaking out against domestic violence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The wife of a man who terrorized the Washington area as the D.C. sniper six years ago is speaking out in the name of domestic violence. 
Mildred Muhammad says she has a new life, a new mission, and even a new [...]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – There are security concerns at Howard University after a spike in crimes has been reported on campus, and to make matters worse, some of the college’s emergency phones aren’t working. 
A total of 14 students have been attacked since last month, and some of those attacks have happened right on campus. 
Emergency [...]

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O.J. Simpson appears in court during his trial in District Court at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart are standing trial on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a [...]

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He says he’s a producer and a playwright. You may have even seen his play. It’s been packing the house at local churches. So how come he can’t come up with the money to pay his cast and the guy who painted his backdrops? Problem Solver Rob Wolchek goes looking for the answer in his [...]

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ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) – Long lines and short tempers have become a matter of routine for Metro Atlanta drivers heading to the gas pump.  The frustrating search for gasoline continues and many drivers are running on empty.
The federal government eased rules for requiring cleaner burning fuel this week, but it could be several days before [...]

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By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican revolt stalled urgent efforts to lash together a national economic rescue plan Thursday, a chaotic turnaround on a day that had seemed headed for a success that President Bush, both political parties and their presidential candidates could celebrate at an extraordinary White House meeting.
Weary congressional negotiators worked [...]

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“People don’t pay much attention to you when you are second best. I wanted to see what it felt like to be number one” 
Two World Records and several Olympic Gold Medals later, the author of this quote, Florence Griffith Joyner, was able to experience just that.  There are some people that dream of greatness but [...]

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A new Busboys and Poets, at 5th and K Streets, NW, will open today for dinner in Mount Vernon Triangle. The noted restaurant, now part of the CityVista development, is the third location for owner Andy Shallal and will include an expansive outdoor patio.
“Almost overnight the Mount Vernon Triangle area has been transformed into a [...]

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Cell phone users are now texting more than they are talking.
According to a survey released by Nielsen Mobile, U.S. cell phone users sent and received an average of 357 text messages per month for the second quarter of 2008.
in June, cell phone users across the U.S. sent out 75 billion text messages, about 2.5 billion [...]

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