Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Last Update: 12:02 PM ET

Treasury Chief Says Banks Must Deploy New Capital

Describing a government plan to inject $250 billion into the financial system, Henry M. Paulson Jr. called on banks to “not take this new capital to hoard it, but to deploy it.”

Floyd Norris: Lending is the easy part. It is getting the money back that is hard, as the saying goes.

Updates From The Lede: Measures of credit market stress showed significant easing on Tuesday.

Intervention Is Bold, but Has a Basis in History

The government’s plan to take ownership stakes in banks is an exceptional step, but is is not unprecedented.

Youth Stir Challenge to Secular Turks
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Youth Stir Challenge to Secular Turks

In a country that built its modern identity on secularism, the embrace of religious identity is an act of rebellion. Above, a Muslim couple at their wedding in Uskudar.

2008 Campaign

McCain Unveils New Economic Proposals

A day after his rival announced a plan, John McCain issued new proposals to ease Americans’ financial distress.

Quiet Political Shifts as More Blacks Are Elected

Analysts say black officials at local levels are increasing the ranks of white voters familiar with black leadership.

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