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As of 8:00:00 PM EDT Fri, September 5, 2008
The Treasury Department is close to finalizing a plan to help shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The plan includes changes to senior management at both companies.  7:49 p.m.
 

 
Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg could be fined at least $100 million as part of a settlement under negotiation with the New York Attorney General's office over a long-running civil-fraud case.  7:50 p.m.
 

 
Boeing's largest labor union said it was unable to reach an agreement with company officials during last-minute negotiations for a new contract, notifying members that the machinists union would begin its strike Friday at midnight.  7:50 p.m.
 
McCain will seize the Republican nomination he has sought for almost a decade by pledging to reach across partisan divides. The pledge, in advance excerpts of his remarks, is designed to help him reclaim the image of an agent of change at a time when his image as a maverick has been questioned.
 

 
The Iraqi government is seeking to buy 36 advanced F-16 fighters from the U.S., a move that could help reduce its reliance on U.S. air power, while creating a concern for its neighbors.
 

 
Farmer Bruce Dunlop could haul his animals 150 miles to the nearest slaughterhouse. Instead, he just calls on his friendly roving neighborhood slaughterhouse.
 

 
Dell has approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell its factories world-wide.
 

 
Asif Ali Zardari is expected to secure the presidency in Pakistan elections Saturday, but a victory won't put to rest concerns about his past. Zardari is known as a polo-loving playboy who tainted the governments of his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, with corruption scandals that landed him in jail.
 
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