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• Hurricane Ike makes landfall in CubaHurricane Ike slammed into Cuba Sunday, making landfall in the eastern province of Holguin. Winds at landfall were estimated to be 125 miles per hour. Earlier Sunday, Ike hit the Turks and Caicos Islands, leaving a trail of ruin. Rains and flooding from Ike have killed at least 73 people in Haiti.
• U.S. seizes two mortgage giantsFederal officials today announced an extraordinary takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, signaling a dramatic move to shore up the nation's housing market. The historic takeover of the duo is aimed at heading off what President Bush says would have been an "unacceptable" risk of failure for the economy.
• McCain vows to have Democrats in CabinetPromising a "very bipartisan approach" to how he'll run his administration, Sen. John McCain said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he would appoint Democrats to his Cabinet.
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