Economic Issues Dominate Second Presidential Debate   Republican Senator John McCain, right, speaks as Democratic Senator Barack Obama listens during a town-hall-style presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee ... more. (© AP Images)

07 October 2008 World Markets Remain Hesitant Following Financial Rescue Plan  World stock markets remain jittery even after the U.S. Congress approved a $700 billion financial rescue plan. In the first full day of trading after President Bush signed the bill into law, New YorkÂ’s Dow Jones industrial average stock index fell more than 7 percent before rebounding slightly and closing down 3.5 percent. These movements were echoed in markets around the globe.
 • President Bush Discusses Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
 • Bernanke Speech on Current Economic and Financial Conditions
 • Secretary Rice Remarks at the World Steel Association 42nd Annual Meeting

04 October 2008 Financial Rescue Bill Boosts Hope as Bush Signs It into Law  The president signed into law a $700 billion financial rescue bill within hours of its passage by the House of Representatives. The congressional chamber reversed itself October 3 and approved a revised version of the $700 billion rescue it had rejected four days earlier.
 • President's Radio Address

02 October 2008 U.S. Senate Endorses Financial Rescue Plan  The U.S. Senate approved a revised version of the $700 billion plan to shore up the U.S. and global financial systems, reviving hope that the measure will be passed by the other congressional chamber, which rejected the plan days earlier. Senators voted overwhelmingly October 1 in favor of the bill.

07 October 2008 Gates Meets With Kosovo Leaders, Promises Continued U.S. Support  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today congratulated the citizens of Kosovo on their progress in establishing the newest nation on Earth. Gates became the first U.S. cabinet officer to visit Kosovo since it declared its independence from Serbia in February.

06 October 2008 U.S. Military Aid to Georgia Was Never Directed at Russia  Contrary to repeated claims by Russian authorities, the U.S. took careful steps to ensure that its military training efforts in Georgia never constituted any kind of threat to Russian security interests, according to the official who oversaw the program in 2007 and 2008.

06 October 2008 Rice Says U.S. Seeks Closer Ties with Kazakhstan  The U.S. is trying to build closer ties with Kazakhstan, but that is not intended to undermine Russian influence in Central Asia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says. "First of all, Kazakhstan is an independent country. It can have friendships with whomever it wishes, and I think Kazakhstan has wished to have friendships and relationships with all of its neighbors," Rice said during a three-day trip to Kazakhstan and India Octobe.

03 October 20008 Statement on Iraqi Refugee Admissions, Humanitarian Assistance  By the end of the U.S. government's fiscal year on September 30, 13,823 Iraqi refugees had arrived for resettlement in the United States, surpassing the target of 12,000. This figure represents a more than eightfold increase over the 1608 Iraqis admitted in the previous year. Most of the Iraqis who arrived in the U.S. – over 9,000 – came from Jordan and Syria, the two countries hosting the most Iraqi refugees. Smaller groups came from Turkey, Lebanon, and Egypt.

03 October 2008 U.S. Committed to Protecting World’s Oceans  The U.S. has met or is on schedule to meet all initiatives proposed in the president’s Ocean Action Plan, a program announced in December 2004 to protect and preserve Earth’s oceans and coastal resources, according to a statement by the White House.

08 October 2008 Economic Issues Dominate Second Presidential Debate  With troubles in financial markets continuing to dominate world headlines, John McCain and Barack Obama spent more than half of their second presidential debate discussing economic issues. Members of the audience, who were uncommitted voters, posed questions directly to the candidates. For the first time, the debate's moderator also asked questions posed by Americans on the Internet.

07 October 2008 U.S. Presidential Nominees Market Themselves to Voters  Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama are using the advertising tool of "branding" to market themselves to the U.S. electorate, advertising specialists tell America.gov.

08 October 2006 Highest U.S. Court Will Address Key Constitutional Principles  The first Monday in October, October 6, marked the opening of another term of the U.S. Supreme Court, a session that thus far lacks the headline-grabbing cases of the previous session but might offer more opportunities to limit or strengthen a number of constitutional principles.

06 October 2008 Bush Remarks on Judicial Accomplishments and Philosophy

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Death Of An American Citizen Abroad The Special Consular Services Unit (SCS) at the U.S. Embassy in London can assist family and friends in the event of the death of an American citizen in England and Wales.

Cultural Calender up and coming events: Celebrating the life of Alistair Cooke. An event, which is sponsored by the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library in association with Penguin Books, the Guardian, and the U.S. Embassy will be held at the British Library's Conference Centre. Further information is available on the British Library's web site.