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The Independent; London (UK) By Sadie Gray
Residents of Haiti were last night clearing up the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, as officials in the US prepared for the storm to hit.
Hanna caused major flooding in Haiti this week, leaving at least 61 people dead and thousands more stranded on rooftops without food or clean water. The President, Rene Preval, has called the situation catastrophic and appealed for international help.
A UN mission is assisting with relief efforts in the hard-hit northern city of Gonaives, where 200,000 people have been affected by floods and mudslides. Forecasters expect Hanna to regain hurricane strength today as it continues on a path toward the south- eastern US. The Governor of Virginia a...
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The Independent; London (UK) By Sadie Gray
Residents of Haiti were last night clearing up the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, as officials in the US prepared for the storm to hit.
Hanna caused major flooding in Haiti this week, leav...
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USA TODAY
By Del Jones
Hurricane Gustav took a direct hit on the Gulf of Mexico, temporarily suspending 100% of oil production in the Gulf, yet gasoline prices appear lower.
It seems improbable, but energy prices are often driven more by psyc...
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 Obama's Speech Capped a Convention Aimed at Unifying Democratic Party.
The Dallas Morning News
DENVER - For all the glitz ...
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 By Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star, Mo.
Now we know what to expect from Joe Biden.
Fire, passion (he yells at times), boiling-o...
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By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition parties agreed Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a major showdown between the former military chief and the newly elected civilian ...
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BBC Monitoring Newsfile The Olympic torch relay began its final leg in Beijing from the landmark Forbidden City Wednesday morning.
At the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the torch was handed over to the first bearer, Yang Liwei, the count...
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United Press International - A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said.
Bruce Ivins, 62, died as the U.S. Justice Department was preparing to file criminal charg...
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By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church, killing two people, left behind a note suggesting that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal p...
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BERLIN - In a highly unusual move for an American presidential candidate, Barack Obama staged a foreign policy speech Thursday before a huge overseas audience, calling for renewed trans-Atlantic cooperation to rein in Iran, fight religious extremism ...
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Rocky Mountain News - By Associated Press
Scrambling to bolster eroding investor confidence, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced unprecedented steps to brace slumping mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The plan, u...
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SAN JOSE) – The Governor´s budget cuts to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) would devastate thousands of families and hurt the economy by reducing hours and jobs for many health care workers employed by the valuable safety net program, Democra...
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United Press International
A suicide bomb exploded Monday on a crowded street near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 41 people and injuring 140, officials said.
Officials said the bomber rammed a car into two Indian dipl...
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City) By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press
WINFIELD, Mo. -- A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant bu...
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Several Airlines Likely to Fail; Affordable, Frequent Air Travel and Jobs at Risk.
WASHINGTON and RADNOR, Pa. -- At current oil prices, several large and small U.S. airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at th...
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USA TODAY: By Alan Gomez, Marisol Bello and Judy Keen
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Marie Welton figures her daughter will have to bulldoze her flooded home here. She worries about the survival of her own business, a children's hair salon, as people recover...
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By Georgina Gustin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS -- Area grocery stores have pulled some fresh tomatoes from their shelves after learning that a salmonella outbreak traced to certain tomato varieties has sickened 145 people in 16 states.
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Canadian Press - BOSTON: Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship.
And maybe a little lucky to be there.
Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston'...
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The Independent (UK) - By Rupert Cornwell
After an epic five-month battle that has rewritten US politics, Barack Obama last night stood poised to secure the 2008 Democratic nomination, with a very real chance of becoming the first African American ...
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Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hillary Clinton coasted to victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, a win she hoped would give her a desperately needed boost-but probably would not.
The New York senator was b...
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 By David Jackson and Richard Wolf
WASHINGTON -- It's not unusual for a former White House official to write a book -- but it is w...
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Fury at Plight of Burmese Under-Fives.
Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) By Stephen White
MORE than 30,000 kids under five will die of hunger in Burma in days unless their brutal rulers let the world help them.
That was the warning yesterday...
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 Civil and Human Rights Groups Hail Landmark Decision As Latest Step Toward Full Equality.
WASHINGTON — The California S...
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International Herald Tribune - From news reports Fierce clashes raged Thursday in Beirut after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military telecommunications network.
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 PHILADELPHIA - The primaries in North Carolina and Indiana today offer Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton one more chance to tr...
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By Bronwen Roberts.
Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, where Britain's Prince Harry has been combating the Taliban, is a harsh battleground where extremists have teamed up with powerful opium lords.
It has also proven to be dead...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer - By Thomas Fitzgerald
Stitching together a coalition of blue-collar workers, white men and women, Sen. H...
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USA TODAY - By Jill Lawrence and Kathy Kiely
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton scoured Pennsylvania for votes Monday amid si...
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 USA TODAY - By Joan Biskupic and Kevin Johnson
WASHINGTON -- Several states are poised to resume executions after the Supreme Court o...
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By Stephen Magagnini, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.
Worldwide protest over China's human rights record and actions in Tibet blocked the path of the Olympic torch's worldwide run this week, just before its trek through San Francisco.
The torch was ...
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 USA TODAY, By Richard Wolf
KIEV, Ukraine -- When the United States and 25 other members of the NATO alliance meet in Bucharest this...
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Virginian - Pilot. By Jim Yardley, The New York Times BEIJING - Thousands of Buddhist monks and other Tibetans clashed with riot police in a second Chinese city on Saturday, while the authorities said they had regained control of the Tibetan capit...
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By Rupert Cornwell - The top US commander for the Middle East resigned yesterday, a step that seems to bear out reports of sharp policy differences on Iran between a hawkish White House and a uniformed military leadership opposed to military action. ...
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, beating rival Hillary Clinton.
Although there were ju...
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Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was the projected winner Tuesday over Barack Obama in the Texas Democratic primary, media repor...
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 By Joe Vardon, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
CINCINNATI -- A right-wing talk show host three times invoked Sen. Barack Obama's middle name w...
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By David Espo Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama of politic...
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 By Ishtiaq Mahsud and Robert H. Reid Associated Press
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Taliban militants declared a cease- fire Wedn...
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 By Barry Wilner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENDALE, Ariz. - With the Super Bowl on the line, look who had the perfection thing down Pat: Eli...
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By Tom Raum and Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the ...
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MIAMI - John McCain won Florida's Republican primary with the help of the state's wildly popular governor, his own war-hero biography an...
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White Sox Defeat Angels
CHICAGO _ For one night, Juan Uribe did a pretty good impression of Carlos Quentin.
Palin is Popular Draw As McCain Campaigns in Wisconsin
CEDARBURG, Wis. _ If there was any doubt that John McCain's surprise pick of Sarah Palin has grabbed the attention of many Republicans, Barbara Falk, a retiree born and raised in the quaint small town of Cedarburg, Wis., put it to rest Friday: "I came out to see her."
'We Know Everything That He Says' US Spied on Iraqi PM, Claims Book
THE UNITED States has spied extensively on Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and other Iraqi government leaders, the American investigative journalist Bob Woodward has revealed.
White Sox' Quentin Says He Didn't Punch a Wall
CHICAGO _ Carlos Quentin emphatically denied Friday having slugged a locker in Boston, and he stressed he has slammed his right fist on the top of his bat after missing or fouling a pitch "thousands" of times.
McCain, Palin Hit Campaign Trail
John McCain and Sarah Palin, in their first post-Republican convention stop Friday in Wisconsin, pledged to battle special interests and partisanship.
Gadhafi Welcome Rice to Libya
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi discussed the weather Friday in their first of three meetings in Tripoli.
McCain Hits Trail, Promising 'Change is Coming'
CEDARBURG, Wis. _ Can a Republican candidate be a change candidate in an anti-Republican election year?
BRIEF: Dallas Zoo's Jenny, World's Oldest Captive Gorilla, Dies
Sep. 5--Jenny, 55, the world's oldest captive gorilla, died Thursday as the result of an inoperable stomach tumor, according to the Dallas Zoo.
White House Answers Claims Made in Book
A newspaper article about Bob Woodward's new book on U.S. President George W. Bush that cites spying on Iraqi leaders was "incomplete," the White House said.
Two-Time Champion Serena Williams Back in US Open Final
NEW YORK - Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal.
Coast Braces for Hanna, Watches Ike
Sep. 5--Bands of heavy showers and thunderstorms began moving ashore at the Carolinas coast this morning, as Tropical Storm Hanna continued to dash toward landfall late tonight or early Saturday.
In Battleground States, McCain and Obama Talk About the Economy
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. _ John McCain and Sarah Palin tried Friday to ride whatever momentum they generated from this week's Republican convention, beginning their sprint to Election Day by campaigning together in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Hanna Landfall Forecast Shifts South As Storm Approaches Coast
Sep. 5--The first winds and rains from Tropical Storm Hanna could reach the Cape Fear region around lunchtime Friday as the sprawling, largely disorganized system continued to lumber toward landfall somewhere along the Carolina coast.
Twin Cities Rnc ; Mccain: U.S. `Cause Worth Fighting For'
Sen. John McCain, a maverick underdog who rose to the top of the GOP ticket in a stunning comeback, slammed his opponent's inexperience and vowed to work across party lines to change the course of the nation in a final triumphant address at the Republican National Convention.
Jelena Jankovic Beats Elena Dementieva at Open for First Grand Slam Final
NEW YORK - Jelena Jankovic is finally a Grand Slam finalist.
'I Will Reach Out My Hand,' McCain Vows: GOP Nominee Pledges Bipartisan Push to Win Peace and Prosperity
Sep. 5--ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Declaring "I won't let you down," John S. McCain of Arizona accepted the Republican nomination for president last night, basking in partisan roars even as he sounded a call for bipartisanship aimed squarely at voters outside the GOP.
No. 1 Ranking at Stake in Women's Draw
Sep. 5--For today's U.S. Open women's semifinals, Dinara Safina is a fan of Safina and -- for one day -- whoever is playing Jelena Jankovic.
White Sox Slugger to Have Wrist Surgery
Chicago White Sox left fielder Carlos Quentin is slated for surgery Monday on his fractured right wrist and will miss at least three weeks.
Libya Shows Power of Change, U.S. Says
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Libya may not be evidence of what can happen when a strongman has a change of heart, observers said.
Ethics Group Asks Justice Department and IRS to Investigate Rangel's Unreported and Undisclosed Beach Villa Rental Income
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ken Boehm, Chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), today announced that the group had filed Complaints against Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) with the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service.
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