U.S. EconomyAP - LOOSER LENDING: Banks eased lending standards for small businesses over the past three months, a new Federal Reserve survey found.
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Summary Box: Fed official says aid plan is risky (AP)
AP - WORRIES BENEATH THE SURFACE: Kevin Warsh, a Federal Reserve official with close ties to Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed doubts about whether the Fed's new $600 billion bond-purchase program would succeed in boosting the economy.
Fed official raises doubts over bond-purchase plan (AP)
AP - A Federal Reserve official with close ties to Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed doubts Monday about whether the Fed's new $600 billion bond-purchase program would succeed in boosting the economy.
Palin lashes out at Fed stimulus plan (AFP)
AFP - Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin trained her sights Monday on the Federal Reserve's controversial multibillion dollar move to prime the US economy, calling on the central bank "cease and desist."
In a tough economy, old stigmas fall away (AP)
AP - The Goodwill store in this middle-class New York suburb is buzzing on a recent weekend afternoon. A steady flow of shoppers comb through racks filled with second-hand clothes, shoes, blankets and dishes.
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