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Bush leaves today for Peru to promote crisis planFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:31PMPresident George W. Bush, struggling to get ahead of a global financial crisis, hopes to win more converts for an action plan designed to demonstrate that governments have the will and the means to halt the turmoil.

Growers in banana bunkerFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:29PMBANANA growers are locked in a last-ditch bid to stop a flood of cheaper and potentially toxic Philippine bananas from entering the country.

U.S. gas prices dipFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:25PMHOUSTON (AP) — The national average price for gasoline tumbled below $2 a gallon Friday, its lowest point in more than three years, yet the global economic contrast between then and now could not be more stark.

More snow, more fun?Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:23PMLudington residents woke up to about five inches of light powdery snow this morning after an evening of howling winds and lake-effect snow.

Chinese president builds economic ties with CubaFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:21PMHAVANA(AP) - China’s president signed trade deals with communist ally Cuba and agreed to help modernize its ports and hospitals on Tuesday, part of a Latin America trip on which Chinese businessmen have been snapping up raw materials.