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Richard Cowan, former director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), is editor of The Marijuana News. Born June 26, 1940, he graduated from high school in Fort Worth, Texas and in 1962 earned a B.A. Economics from Yale University, where he had served as president of the Yale Young Republicans. He held various management positions in manufacturing and natural resources and wrote several articles for publications such as National Review and Atlantic Monthly.

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Financial system bailout goes to Congress

Danny Badke was just six years old when he named his first beluga whale. Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Vancouver Sun newsletter. WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers were to begin voting today on the weekend agreement for a $700 ...

From RICHARD COWAN AND PATRICK RUCKER, Vancouver Sun,  29 Sep 2008

Bailout vote nears as crisis hits Europe banks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on Monday on a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt as the global financial crisis kept markets on tenterhooks by forcing European authorities to rescue troubled banks. As investors around ...

From RICHARD COWAN AND PATRICK RUCKER, Boston Globe,  29 Sep 2008

Bailout deal vote, market verdict awaited

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers pushed to finalize a deal to create a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt and halt the financial crisis as European regulators scrambled to prevent two banks from collapsing. However, questions abound as ...

From RICHARD COWAN AND PATRICK RUCKER, Boston Globe,  28 Sep 2008

Bailout deal vote, market verdict awaited

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers were pushing to finalize a deal to create a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt from ailing banks in a bid to stem a credit crisis threatening the global economy. After marathon talks, congressional ...

From RICHARD COWAN AND PATRICK RUCKER, Boston Globe,  28 Sep 2008

Bailout in chaos, government seizes WaMu

With the presidential campaign in limbo and Wall Street on tenterhooks, efforts ... Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Vancouver Sun newsletter. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks on a $700 billion rescue for the U.S. financial ...

From TOM FERRARO AND RICHARD COWAN, Vancouver Sun,  26 Sep 2008

Bailout in chaos, government seizes WaMu

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks on a $700 billion rescue for the U.S. financial system fell into chaos on Thursday amid accusations Republican presidential candidate John McCain scuppered the deal, and U.S. authorities closed Washington Mutual and sold ...

From TOM FERRARO AND RICHARD COWAN, Boston Globe,  26 Sep 2008

Democrats claim Wall St. bailout breakthrough

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Rep. Barney Frank said on Wednesday Democrats had reached an agreement to stem one of the worst U.S. financial disasters in decades, and that there would be enough votes to pass the measure and send it to President ...

From RICHARD COWAN AND THOMAS FERRARO, Boston Globe,  24 Sep 2008

US Democrats claim Wall Street bailout breakthrough

After surviving the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill as a pup and teaching millions of... Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Vancouver Sun newsletter. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Rep. Barney Frank said on Wednesday ...

From RICHARD COWAN AND THOMAS FERRARO, Vancouver Sun,  24 Sep 2008

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