AP - The European Union has formally invited Slovakia to join the euro zone on Jan. 1, 2009.

Paulson cool to shield Fannie/Freddie investors: report (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is insisting that if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need rescuing, the plan should not benefit shareholders of the giant mortgage finance firms, the Wall Street Journal said on Saturday.

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