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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2008 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to put government sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers reported late Friday, in what could be the largest financial bailout in the nation's history.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=oDUjL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=oDUjL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=N2Y7l"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=N2Y7l" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=hN9Il"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=hN9Il" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/384804999" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/384804999/idUSN0527801420080906 USN0527801420080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:37:44 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0527801420080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Asif Ali Zardari has completed a traumatic journey from prison to the presidency of Pakistan.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=jIoKL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=jIoKL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=hSDBl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=hSDBl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=i0fpl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=i0fpl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/385022056" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/385022056/idUSISL9049020080906 USISL9049020080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:35:12 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSISL9049020080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of bare-breasted virgins competed for Swaziland King Mswati III's eye on Monday in a traditional Reed Dance.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=M5sRCL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=M5sRCL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=OPsp5l"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=OPsp5l" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=LI1Oil"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=LI1Oil" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/381415122" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/381415122/idUSL148259220080901 USL148259220080901 wtMostRead Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:02:14 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSL148259220080901?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France's president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear program because one day its arch-foe Israel could strike.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=L4C7L"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=L4C7L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=LbSgl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=LbSgl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=neTWl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=neTWl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/384991222" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/384991222/idUSDAH62808020080906 USDAH62808020080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:02:14 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSDAH62808020080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 58-year-old man suspected of keeping a woman locked up in a tiny cabin in southern Sweden for nine years has been ordered by a court to be held in custody, local media reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=aC0uL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=aC0uL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=ppEPl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=ppEPl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=4NRxl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=4NRxl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/384805000" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/384805000/idUSL648279120080906 USL648279120080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:38:58 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSL648279120080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - It garnered big applause in her first speech as Republican John McCain's vice presidential pick, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's assertion that she rejected Congressional funds for the so-called "bridge to nowhere" has upset many Alaskans.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=o8HtZL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=o8HtZL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=L6yGfl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=L6yGfl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=kN0Lxl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=kN0Lxl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/380308169" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/380308169/idUSN3125537020080901 USN3125537020080901 wtMostRead Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:44:02 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN3125537020080901?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The boards of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were set to meet on Saturday to discuss a government plan to place the companies under federal control, sources said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=SYwVL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=SYwVL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=Qw0Rl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=Qw0Rl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=67IEl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=67IEl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/385340134" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/385340134/idUSN0527106320080906 USN0527106320080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:13:42 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0527106320080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike charged toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico as a ferocious Category 4 storm on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Hanna drenched the U.S. Atlantic coast after barreling ashore in the Carolinas.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=deF6L"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=deF6L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=89bSl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=89bSl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=XadNl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=XadNl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/384805001" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/384805001/idUSN036933920080906 USN036933920080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:51:15 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN036933920080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Saturday of provoking Moscow by using warships to deliver relief aid to its ally Georgia, with which Russia fought a brief war last month.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=9ILcL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=9ILcL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=Yi1Ll"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=Yi1Ll" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=oVAFl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=oVAFl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/385022057" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/385022057/idUSL272497420080906 USL272497420080906 wtMostRead Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:53:16 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSL272497420080906?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Sarah Palin is the magnet John McCain needs to attract religious and social conservatives who are not convinced he's one of them.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=0dfqL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=0dfqL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=yWTal"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=yWTal" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?a=SK55l"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/MostRead?i=SK55l" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~4/384721024" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/384721024/idUSN0441271720080904 USN0441271720080904 wtMostRead Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:56:45 -0400 http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0441271720080904?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead