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| Amid Global Crisis, Citigroup Plans to Trim 50,000 More Jobs |
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 Banking giant Citigroup Inc. announced Monday that it plans to trim approximately 50,000 more jobs as it struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt. Tonight on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown and guests discuss the drastic move. |
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| Plans Change Dramatically for U.S. Financial Bailout |
| The U.S. government is shifting the focus of the $700 billion financial rescue plan away from buying up bad mortgage assets, instead trying to help consumers get credit by investing in banks and other financial institutions. |
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| 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. |
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| Watch Web-only Videos from our Poetry Series |
| Watch readings and interviews with contemporary poets such as Robert Hass, Terrance Hayes, Li-Young Lee, John Ashbery and Mary Jo Bang, and sign up for the NewsHour Poetry Series Podcast. |
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