Jim Bunning

Dusting off Depression-era emergency powers, the Federal Reserve is extending its reach over the economy as never before, pushing the limits of its authority, if not exceeding them. Now the nation's central bank is even becoming a source of loans for...

Senators dug in their heels, pushing back against dire warnings from the government's top economic officials of recession, layoffs and lost homes if Congress does not approve quickly the Bush administration's emergency $700 billion financial bailout plan....

Opinions of Bush administration's $700-billion proposal to bail out the financial industry. "Stunning and unprecedented in its scope and lack of detail." - Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) "Does nothing to address the root cause of the crisis." - Sen....

I had to look up the date - Aug. 14, 1964 - on a Web site, but I can remember the day as if it were yesterday. The Mets played the Phillies in what used to be known as a "twi-night" doubleheader, two more losses in what would turn out to be a 109-loss...

When they've been good, they've been very good, occasionally great. When they've been bad, they've been inept, sometimes laughably so. If there's one characteristic the Mets have lacked throughout their existence, it's consistency. No other franchise...

As odd as it may sound, there is only one word to describe the one day at Shea when almost all of the Mets fans rooted for the visitor: Perfect. Beginning in the seventh inning on June 21, 1964, fans were wildly cheering Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning....

Jack Fisher had it all planned out. Right after he threw the game's first pitch, New York Mets catcher Jesse Gonder would flip the ball to a waiting ball boy in the home-team dugout, and the young right-hander would have a prized souvenir from the...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned reluctant lawmakers Tuesday they risk a recession with higher unemployment and increased home foreclosures unless they act on the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out the financial...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned reluctant lawmakers Tuesday they risk a recession with higher unemployment and increased home foreclosures if they fail to pass the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out the financial...

Refusing to be pushed, Republicans and Democrats alike rebuffed dire warnings Tuesday from the government's top economic officials of recession, layoffs and more foreclosed homes if Congress doesn't quickly approve the administration's emergency $700...

The Bush administration sent some of its most powerful figures to Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally support for a $700 billion plan to revive the U.S. financial system, but they encountered stiff resistance from lawmakers who are deeply skeptical of the...

In a day of often rancorous debate, members of a Senate panel insisted that any federal bailout of financial firms should not reward the Wall Street insiders who caused the meltdown or ignore taxpayers and struggling homeowners. However, during testimony...