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 Global Stock Sell-Off Stirs New Fears Over Economic Crisis One year after the Down Jones industrial average peaked above 14,000 points, it closed Friday below 8,500 amid a global financial slump. Economic analysts and reporters give insight on the latest Wall Street woes.        G7 Finance Ministers Statement on the Financial Crisis  Dispatches From the Reporters' Blog  Map the 2008 Presidential Battleground States  Market Meltdown, Tone of Campaign Trail Top the Week's News  With U.S. and world markets sinking quickly, the next president will take office with a tough economic picture. Columnist Mark Shields and National Review Senior Editor Ramesh Ponnuru discuss the candidates' plans for the economy and how voters are reacting.  MP3: Kwame Holman Reports on the Candidates' Campaign Crowds, Ads  Paul Solman Answers Your Questions on the Financial Meltdown  Amid the daily drumbeat of gloomy news from Wall Street, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman has been answering your questions on the financial crisis. Read Solman's take on regulation, mortgage-backed securities, investment fears and more. Risky Credit Default Swaps Linked to Financial Troubles  Connecticut High Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Can Wed  In a divided decision, Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making it the third state after Massachusetts and California to allow such unions.  The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage Former Finnish President Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize  Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his career of diplomatic efforts and skillful negotiations to buoy peacemaking and resolve international conflicts. MP3: Listen to an Excerpt of the Peace Prize Announcement [FSN]   Study of Glowing Jellyfish Nets Nobel Prize for Trio     Financial Worries, Credit Crisis Are Felt Around the Globe As the financial crisis continued to have a ripple effect around the globe this week, U.S. stocks plummeted to five-year lows, affecting half of all Americans who have some sort of savings invested in stocks.     Turkey at a Crossroads in Domestic, Foreign Issues Turkey is dealing with a violent separatist PKK movement, while it looks to elevate its international standing by becoming a candidate member of the European Union. Both issues are impacting its citizens' way of life.   'Debating Our Destiny' Offers a Unique Look at Candidate Experiences As the presidential hopefuls prepare to debate, "Debating Our Destiny" looks back at the debates of the past and talks to most of those who participated in them. Learn more about the project and watch parts of the documentary here.   Finance Columnists Answered Your Questions on the Wall Street Crisis As a financial market crisis continues to unfold, how will the financial institution failures and Wall Street troubles impact your finances? Two finance columnists answered your questions.
 Catch Up on the Weekly Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks Missed your weekly dose of political analysis from syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks? Find the full archive here.  Author Weighs In on Pakistan's Fight Against the Taliban Journalist and author Ahmed Rashid discusses the Pakistani government's efforts to fight Taliban militants in the tribal region and the domestic pressures associated with the exodus of 500,000 people from the area.  Small Efforts Tackle the World's Biggest Challenges Explore profiles of activists and volunteers across the world who are laboring to solve some of mankind's biggest problems.  Campaigns Offer Two Very Different Visions for Health Care In "Rx for Change," a MacNeil/Lehrer Productions special, health care experts and campaign officials debate the state of the American medical system and which presidential candidate may do more to improve care.   Poet Kwame Dawes, Pulitzer Center Take On HIV/AIDs in Jamaica Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center to report on HIV/AIDs in Jamaica. The multimedia project, HOPE: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica, brings together his poetry, and music and essays from people living with the disease.
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News Summary A synopsis of the news of the day.  Financial FreefallAs U.S. and world markets take a bumpy ride Friday, a panel of economic experts and reporters assess the latest state of the financial crisis.State Cash CrunchElizabeth Brackett reports on the impact of the credit freeze on the Illinois state government and an analyst details how financial woes are playing out in cities.Campaign '08Kwame Holman recaps the latest news from the campaign trail.Shields and PonnuruAnalysts Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru discuss the news of the week, including the financial crisis and the state of the presidential race. *Segments subject to change
 
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