WIFR - National News - Headlines http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines RSS Feed for WIFR - National News - Headlines en-us Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:42:57 GMT Minn. Rep Calls Talk Show Appearance `Big Mistake' http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/32311364.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she regrets using the term "anti-American" while discussing Barack Obama's views. Rockford Hit & Run Arrest http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31961589.html Police have made an arrest in connection with a hit and run accident that left one man with life threatening injuries. Dictionary Day http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31949309.html Do you know what cagamosis means? How about Sarwan? Obama Election Night in Grant Park http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31770169.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Barack Obama will spend election night outdoors. AP-TV Anchor Attacked http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31640279.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Did her celebrity make her a target? Investigators aren't sure whether an Arkansas television anchorwoman was the random victim of a home invasion or was attacked because of her high-profile job. Poll Finds High Anxiety On Economy http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31283754.html Just how much is the slumping economy weighing on the minds of Americans? Gas Drops To $2.92 http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31283574.html Gasoline is averaging $2.92 a gallon across the country, after falling more than a dime since Friday. Man Found Dead In Casino Parking Garage http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31275979.html MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police are investigating the death of a man found shot in a parking garage at Potawatomi Bingo Casino. Exelon Offers To Pay $6.2B for NRG Energy http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31275829.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago-based Exelon is offering to buy power generator NRG Energy for $6.2 billion in stock. Bankers Survey: Half Against Buying Unsecured Debt http://www.wifr.com/nationalnews/headlines/31168669.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A survey of bank CEOs in 10 Midwestern and Plains states shows almost half strongly oppose the Federal Reserve's plan to buy unsecured commercial paper to alleviate the U.S. credit crisis.