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Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning MythThink the feminists who protested the 1968 Miss America pageant in the name of women's liberation burned their bras? Think again. No bras were set aflame that September day. But the idea that they were helped launch the movement onto the national stage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:21 pm US loses 84,000 jobs in August; jobless rate 6.1%WASHINGTON (AFP) - US employers slashed 84,000 jobs in August and the jobless rate jumped to a five-year high of 6.1 percent, according to a government report Friday suggesting fragile economic conditions.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm Air France-KLM may be offered Alitalia stakePARIS (AFP) - Air France-KLM could be offered a 10-20 percent stake in a restructured Alitalia and become a majority shareholder of the Italian flag carrier in five years, a report said Friday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:42 pm Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoiasU.S. researchers warn that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm Georgia dominates EU talksEfforts to send an observer mission to monitor troop withdrawals in Georgia were set to dominate two-day European Union foreign ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm Israel allows weapons transfer to PalestiniansIsrael allowed Palestinian security forces in the West Bank to receive a shipment of about 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles and tens ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:34 pm McCain, Palin use footage of 9/11 planes crashing in videoThe Boston Globe has reported that decency and good taste have been abandoned by John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Republican Party after they aired footage of a plane crashing into one of the towers on September 11th, 2001 in one of the videos shown at the Republican National Convention. Continue on to read the obituary on common decency...Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm Couple Faces 6 Years in Prison for Sex on the Beach in DubaiA Muslim emirate is not the best place to mix champagne and beach romance. A British couple is facing up to six years in prison for allegedly having public sex near the surf in Dubai, a split-personality emirate that toys with Western permissiveness but is ruled by Islamic tenets.Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm Swede 'held in cabin for years'A woman may have been locked up in a cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, local newspapers report.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm US warship carries aid to Georgian port of PotiPOTI, Georgia (AP) -- The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside the key Georgian port of Poti on Friday, bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a port still partially occupied by hundreds of Russian troops....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:27 pm McCain pledges to change partisan WashingtonST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin kicked off a two-month battle for the White House on Friday with a promise that "change is coming," a theme co-opted from their Democratic rivals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:21 pm Rice on historic Libya visitLISBON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday hailed the West's reconciliation with Libya ahead of a landmark meeting with its leader Moamer Kadhafi but also highlighted the "suffering" caused by the prolonged standoff.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm Iraq to bring expatriates home from JordanIraq's envoy to Jordan says Baghdad will send planes and buses to bring home 520 Iraqis who fled to Jordan after the US-led invasion ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:16 pm UN warns of Haiti flooding crisisThe UN says the storms that have hit Haiti in recent weeks have left some 600,000 people in desperate need of help.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:13 pm Troopergate: Did Sarah Palin Illegally Access Police FilesEver since the Troopergate scandal broke one of the big questions is how exactly Palin could have legally gotten access to her ex brother-in-law's confidential police personnel file. Now the Alaska State Police Union is responding by filing a formal complaint against Palin, which may kick off another investigation into her conduct.Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:10 pm Official: Egyptian ship hijacked near SomaliaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- An Egyptian cargo ship with 25 crew members has been hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast, the 10th vessel to be seized in less than two months, a global maritime watchdog said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:09 pm Hurricane Ike heads for Bahamas and Florida: NHCNEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike with winds near 125 miles per hour will likely reach the Bahamas early next week and South Florida by mid-week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. EDT report Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm Angola holds landmark electionLUANDA (AFP) - Angola is staging its first peacetime election but European Union observers said Friday that the organisation of the poll in Africa's new oil boom nation is a "disaster".Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:06 pm Angolans vote in landmark pollsAngolans vote in their first election in 16 years, following the end of the civil war, with chaotic scenes reported in the capital.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:04 pm Talks over Tata Nano car deadlockTalks begin in the Indian city of Calcutta to try to end a row over the building of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:04 pm McCain vows to fight for change in nomination speechST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - John McCain vowed to fight for America as long as he draws breath, in a patriotic pledge to bring political change as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:04 pm Missile strike in Pakistan kills children and women: officials - AFP
AFP - MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - Three children and two women were killed when missiles fired by a suspected unmanned US aircraft hit a Pakistani tribal village Friday in the third such attack in as many days, officials said. 3 Killed in Pakistan Airstrike US forces 'kill five in Pakistan' Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:01 pm Cheney meets with Ukrainian president, PMU.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has pledged U.S. support for Ukraine following last month's war between neighboring Russia and ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Ukraine 'must live without fear'The US vice-president reassures Ukraine that the US has a "deep and abiding interest" in the country's security.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am Is Google Turning Into Big Brother? - ABC News
ABC News - By MICHAEL S. MALONE While we're transfixed by the presidential election, in the world of high tech another duel between two well-funded, take-no-quarter candidates has just emerged … and in the long run the impact on our daily lives may be nearly as ... How Chrome puts the skids under Nokia 10 things we'd like to see in Chrome Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:55 am Commercial air service to return to WorcesterWorcester's airport is ready for takeoff, again. State officials will announce this morning that Direct Air will offer nonstop flights from Worcester Regional Airport...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:55 am Samsung Electronics mulls buying SanDisk - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest producer of flash-memory chips, said Friday it is considering buying US chipmaker SanDisk Corp. SanDisk Shares Surge in German Trading on Samsung (Update1) Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDisk Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:55 am World markets sink after Wall Street plunge (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am Russia says Cheney fanning Georgian aggressionKIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Friday of encouraging Georgian aggression by supporting Tbilisi's NATO membership bid.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am Cheney: U.S. Supports Ukraine's SecurityCheney says Ukrainians should live without 'threat of tyranny.'Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am Rice primed for historic Libya visitLISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she's excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya on Friday, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:51 am Rice primed for historic Libya visit (AP)
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The Associated Press - The remnants of Tropical Storm Gustav were rumbling northeastward into the Great Lakes early Friday, while rain hit the central Plains and the Northeast and Southwest were toasty warm. Rain will stick around today; more than Miami Valley seen in a month Remnants of Gustav caused wet Thursday here Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:51 am Giants 16, Redskins 7 Giants Pick Up Right Where They Left Off - New York TimesNew York Times - By JUDY BATTISTA EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - They rolled a giant replica of the Lombardi Trophy to midfield Thursday night and out popped Michael Strahan, holding the real deal in the air. Video: Tailgaters Kick Off NFL Season Burress ends high-dollar day with high-yardage night Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:51 am Malaysia deploys navy to SomaliaMalaysia sends three navy ships to the coast of Somalia to protect vessels from piracy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:50 am 3RD LD: Ishiba joins Aso, others in LDP presidential race+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING, ADDING INFO) Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, joining a ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:49 am Dell planning to sell factories: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By Simon Kennedy , , ) is planning to sell factories around the world in a move to cut costs and overhaul its production model, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Friday. Dell Plans to Sell Its Computer Factories Worldwide, WSJ Says Dell Plans to Sell Factories In Effort to Cut Costs Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:48 am US bomb 'kills five in Pakistan'At least five people are killed in another suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's border region, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:47 am Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 5 in Pakistan (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am Tracked Down: Miss USA at New BalanceMiss USA Crystle Stewart unveiling the 12-foot pink ribbon at New Balance headquarters in Brighton to promote breast-cancer...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 5 in PakistanMIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a suspected U.S. drone in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, in a stepped up campaign against militants near the Afghan border.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am Indian hit and run driver jailedSanjeev Nanda, the son of a wealthy Indian arms dealer, is sentenced to five years in jail in a notorious hit and run case.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:43 am Canada adds 15,000 jobs in AugustJob market shows signs of stabilizing, as unemployment rate remains unchanged at 6.1 per centSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:43 am Israel allows weapons transfer to PalestiniansIsrael allowed Palestinian security forces to receive a shipment of around 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousands of ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:42 am 3RD LD: Tainted imported rice sold for making 'shochu,' crackers in Japan+TOKYO, Sept. 5 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH FRESH FIGURES AND NEW INFO) A rice products company in Osaka sold non-edible tainted imported rice from China, Vietnam and other countriesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am Black bear busts secret marijuana farmPANGUITCH, Utah - Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away. Deputies found food containers...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:39 am Pop Star's Murder Turns Into Political DramaEgyptian businessman accused of paying $2 million to have star killed.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:38 am Gov't to widen April-June GDP shrinkage in forecast: think tanks+(Kyodo) _ The government is expected to widen the margin of contraction in the Japanese economy in the April-June quarter to annualized rates of 3 to 4 percent from a preliminary figure,Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:38 am New book says U.S. spied on Iraqi leaders: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has spied on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders, according to U.S. journalist Bob Woodward's fourth book on President George W. Bush, The Washington Post reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am Egyptian ship with 25 crew hijacked near SomaliaA maritime official says an Egyptian cargo ship with 25 crew has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia. Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau says the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:36 am Djokovic, angered by Roddick, beats him at US Open (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:36 am Missed Opportunity for a Team With Few Left - New York Times
New York Times - By TYLER KEPNER ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Yankees know it will take a miracle now. They understand the consequences of every loss. Rays survive 5-run late rally by Yankees Rays push Yankees a little further back Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:36 am Giants kick off Super Bowl defense with win (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:35 am Child rape charges against Cape Cod man dismissedORLEANS - Child rape charges against a Provincetown man have been dismissed because the alleged victim's family decided the child was too young to testify. The case...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am 'Broken man' Abramoff gets 4 years in prison (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am Growth fears hit world stocks, European FXLONDON (Reuters) - A wave of risk aversion hit financial markets on Friday, pushing world stocks to their lowest in more than two years and knocking European currencies and oil as fears intensified about the global economic slowdown.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am McCain, Obama pitted in 8-week contest of 'change' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am U.S. warship in Russian-patrolled Georgian portPOTI, Georgia (Reuters) - The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet dropped anchor off Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti on Friday, where Russian troops have been patrolling since last month's war with Georgia.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:32 am Rice set to make history in LibyaSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she's excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya on Friday, becoming the highest-ranking ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am CanWest teeters on edge of indexStock has slumped 63 per cent this yearSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am The Nikkei-225 index fell to its lowest level for six months after it shed 345.43 points to close at 12,212.23A businessman looks at an electronic share index in Tokyo. The Nikkei-225 index fell to its lowest level for six months after it shed 345.43 points to close at 12,212.23. Flamboyant front-runner Taro Aso...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Nobuteru Ishihara says he will challenge Taro Aso for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)Japanese politician Nobuteru Ishihara answers questions at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo. Flamboyant front-runner Taro Aso formally announced his bid to become Japan's next prime...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Japan's main opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a visit to China in 2007Japan's main opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a visit to China in 2007. Flamboyant front-runner Taro Aso has formally announced his bid to become Japan's next prime minister as younger rivals...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Japanese voters like Taro Aso's quirky sense of humour and passion for comic booksJapan's flamboyant former foreign minister Taro Aso -- the front-runner to be the country's new prime minister -- has met resistance as two economic reformists vowed to give him a fight.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is one of Japan's most prominent felmale politiciansFormer Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is considering running for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Flamboyant front-runner Taro Aso has formally announced his bid to become Japan's next...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Japan's Aso announces PM bid as rivals call for changeFlamboyant front-runner Taro Aso formally announced his bid to become Japan's next prime minister on Friday as younger rivals called for generational change in the ailing ruling party.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDiskSamsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:27 am U.S. warship carries aid to Georgian port of PotiThe flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside the key Georgian port of Poti on Friday, bringing in tons ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:24 am Blair to AP: West Bank downward spiral haltedBEIT IBA, West Bank (AP) -- Tony Blair toured a Palestinian aluminum factory and was told it runs at one-third capacity because of Israeli import restrictions. He promised he'll take it up with Israeli authorities....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:24 am Blair to AP: West Bank downward spiral haltedTony Blair toured a Palestinian aluminum factory and was told it runs at one-third capacity because of Israeli import restrictions. He promised he'll take it up with Israeli...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:24 am Rice primed for historic Libya visitSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she's excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya on Friday, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:23 am Chinese spy infiltrated H.K. media, Shanghai petitioner claims+(Kyodo) _ Shen Ting, a Shanghai-born woman who has been barred from returning to China claimed Friday a Chinese intelligence agent working in Hong Kong as a journalist has helped keep herSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:23 am Partisan Reception Greets Palin as VP Pick - ABC News
ABC News - Sarah Palin is receiving a highly partisan reception on the national political stage, with significant public doubts about her readiness to serve as president, yet majority approval of both her selection by John McCain and her willingness to join the ... Obama Camp Turns to Clinton to Counter Palin Obama turns focus back to McCain Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:18 am US warship carries aid to Georgian port of PotiThe flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside the key Georgian port of Poti on Friday, bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a port still partially occupied by...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:16 am US warship carries aid to Georgian port of PotiThe flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside the key Georgian port of Poti on Friday, bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a port still partially occupied by hundreds of Russian troops.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:16 am US 'spying' on Iraqi leadershipThe Bush administration has been extensively spying on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a new book claims.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:14 am Economy adds 15,200 workers in August: jobless rate steady at 6.1 per centOTTAWA - The Canadian economy staged a mild comeback in August by creating 15,200 following two consecutive months of employment declines. The rebound, following July's massive...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:14 am Cheney to Ukraine: US supports your securityKIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has pledged U.S. support for Ukraine following last month's war between neighboring Russia and Georgia....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:12 am Assurant signs warranty accord with GE unitSpecialty insurer Assurant Inc. has agreed to acquire the warranty management business of General Electric Co.'s appliance and consumer electronics division.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:12 am First Bill Gates + Jerry Seinfeld Microsof Ad Makes No SenseBesides the slick and probably expensive editing designed to make Jerry Seinfeld look like the more awkward of the pair, there's not a whole lot of special effects in this clip. In fact, there's not really a whole lot of anything, including laughs, info or pimping of Vista. It's kinda like Seinfeld's really long, really rambling Amex Superman adSource: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:10 am Montana motorcyclist dies in 239 mph crashA 47-year-old record-setting motorcycle racer from Montana has died when he lost control and crashed while traveling at 239 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:08 am Hanna rolls toward US coast, as hurricane loomsMIAMI (AFP) - Tropical Storm Hanna closed in on the southeastern US coast on Friday after leaving 136 dead in Haiti, as a powerful hurricane swept across the Atlantic, posing a potential threat to Caribbean islands and the United States.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am US media mixed on McCain speech - BBC News
BBC News - American media have presented a mixed analysis of John McCain's speech at the Republican Party's national convention in St Paul, Minnesota. McCain the Nominee Delivers a Eulogy for McCain the Maverick Analysis: McCain speech follows hard acts Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Rice to Make Nice With Old Foe GadhafiRice prepares to end decades of US-Libya hostility, but questions remain,Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Informa shares fall after it rejects takeover bidShares at Informa PLC, the London-based publisher of Lloyd's List maritime newspaper, fell 6 percent on Friday after the company rejected a reduced takeover bid from a private equity consortium.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am UN agency hikes food aid in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A U.N. official said Friday his agency has increased food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting between government troops and Muslim separatist rebels in the southern Philippines....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am UN agency hikes food aid in southern PhilippinesA U.N. official said Friday his agency has increased food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting between government troops and Muslim separatist rebels in the southern Philippines.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am Cheney blames Russia for Ukraine's woesKIEV (AFP) - US Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday pledged support for Ukraine and pointed to Russia as the reason for the country's woes as he held talks with the squabbling president and prime minister.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am Detroit Mayor Pleads Guilty, Agrees To ResignEmbattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty today to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office, a prosecutor said. The mayor pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick will go to jail on October 28 and serve 120 days, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy saidSource: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoiasFederal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire season.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:54 am 2 Students Shot at Thai Protest RallyStudents protesters wounded by gunfire, police warn against new street rallies,Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:53 am NJ braces for gusty rains as Hannah swirls up coast - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Most of the New Jersey is under a flood watch as Tropical Storm Hannah churns up the Atlantic Coast, unleashing a barrage of heavy wind and rain, according to the National Weather Service. Video: Hanna Eyes Coast, Ike Possibly Following Hanna To Hit Southern New England Saturday Source: Google News | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:52 am Black bear busts secret Utah pot farmOne Utah community is cheering a special bear — but don't call him Smokey.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:51 am Nuclear Envoys to Gather Over N KoreaNuclear envoys to gather in Beijing to discuss N Korea atomic programs.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:50 am 5 Fall TV Shows That Could Be Improved With A Little Sci-FiTry as hard as you like but a fan cannot live by scifi alone. That's the only explanation we have for the fact that we're all secretly also addicted to non-SF shows. But even while we watch these shows, there's a little voice in the back of our head that asks, wouldn't it be better if they all had lasers and space ships?Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:50 am Bhutto Widower Poised to Take PowerPakistan to pick president to replace Musharraf against backdrop of violence.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:47 am Pakistan lawmakers to choose Musharraf replacementISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The real question in Pakistan's presidential election is not who the winner will be but whether the new leader will be any more successful than his predecessor in tackling extremism and economic malaise....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:45 am Rumor: GTA IV DLC Actually, Really Coming This NovemberLast month, VG247 had a super secret Rockstar source telling them that the Grand Theft Auto IV DLC wouldn't be available until January. Now, Eurogamer has a different super secret source saying that things are still on track for a November release. We don't know which one is telling the truth, and we don't care ... we just want one of them to loveSource: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am Hezbollah says it shot helicopterHezbollah in Lebanon acknowledges it was responsible for the shooting down of a Lebanese army helicopter.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:38 am Rice set to make history in LibyaWill be first U.S. secretary of state to visit former pariah, oil-rich country in more than a half-centurySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:31 am Chatham officials bar swimming at beach after deathCHATHAM - Chatham officials have barred swimming at a beach in town after a man drowned in dangerous currents while trying to rescue his 10-year-old daughter. The town...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:29 am Gunman's rampage shows pitfalls for mentally illIsaac Zamora's mother begged him to get help when he was released from jail a month ago. State and federal laws prevented her from doing much more for the man who has now been arrested after a shooting spree in rural northwest Washington that left six people dead and four wounded.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am The view from afar: Red Sox go from pity party to a U.S. glee partyRemember when people used to take pity on the Boston Red Sox and their fans? They felt bad when a beanball cut short Tony Conigliaro's career. Then there was Carlton...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:24 am Officials expect Tropical Storm Hanna's visit to be a breezeTropical Storm Hanna is set to hit the Bay State Saturday evening, bringing with it rain and wind, but it should not cause any major problems for the Hub, according to the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:16 am How U.S. Researchers Are Making the Switch to LHCTo unlock new secrets of the universe, Stephanie Majewski has to brush up on her French. The 27-year-old particle physicist is part of an international collaboration working on ATLAS, one of two experiments the size of small apartment buildings that will soon come online near Geneva, Switzerland.Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am How to change channel by simply waving your handScientists have invented technology that allows people to interact with their TV with a wave of a hand.Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am Republican 'Idol' Chris DaughtryWhile 'American Idol' rocker Chris Daughtry was urging young people to vote at a Republican bash in Minneapolis the other night, fans of Rage Against the Machine...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:12 am Atomic Boffins Spot Fake WinesA rare wine merchant has joined forces with nuclear scientists to develop a 21st-century tool for unmasking counterfeit vintage wines.The technique developed by French scientists for a British wine expert consists of zapping bottles with beams of charged ions generated by a particle accelerator.Source: Digg | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:07 am Pakistani officials report missile strikeDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- An explosion possibly caused by a missile strike killed five suspected foreign militants near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:05 am Magazine: Putin's Sexy, but Not That SexyMagazine: Putin, photographed bare-chested, is sexy, but not that sexy.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:05 am Storms are brewing in Sarah Palin's eyesST. PAUL, Minn. - The McCain Campaign is denying a supermarket tabloid story alleging that vice presidental candidate Sarah Palin had...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:02 am A 'problem' like Maria MenounosMedford homegal Maria Menounos of "Access Hollywood" doesn't think she's overexposed - even though fans at the Xcel Energy...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:59 am Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TVAfter seeing what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for environmental awareness, Hollywood producer Laura Ziskin wanted to make a documentary about cancer, a disease she has fought since 2004.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:57 am Greek postmen beat zombies as oddest of the oddComprehensive record of rural Greek postal routes tops poll as weirdest-ever winner of oddest book title prizeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:57 am U.S. Navy Docks In Key Georgian PortThe flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet has arrived in the Georgian port of Poti to deliver humanitarian aid, a move watched with great suspicion by Moscow - which says it will make no military response.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:50 am Polish prosecutors probe possible CIA jailWARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish prosecutor's office is investigating allegations that there was a CIA prison in Poland where al Qaeda suspects were questioned and guards might have used methods close to torture, the prime minister's top adviser said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:47 am Iraq seeks to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S.: report(Reuters) - The Iraqi government is seeking to buy 36 advanced F-16 fighters from the U.S., American military officials familiar with the request told the Wall Street Journal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:32 am As Hanna worries East Coast, Ike weakens to a Category 3 stormResidents are wary of the ferocious-looking Hurricane Ike and the approaching Tropical Storm Hanna.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:27 am Hendrix Guitar Goes for $500KSold, for more than a song: Hendrix guitar, Beatles contract, Elvis fingerprintsSource: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:27 am Aso Announces Possible Bid for Japan PMJapan's former Foreign Minister Taro Aso announces bid to lead ruling partySource: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:20 am Soaked Haitian City Desperate for AidTropical Storm Hanna killed 137 and drowned Gonaives in muddy water.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am Asia markets plunge after U.S. sell-off
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:51 am Condoleeza Rice's visit will be the first by a US secretary of state in 55 yearsUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (seen in this file photo) is to make the first visit to Libya by the top US diplomat since 1953 and meet Libyan leader Colonel Moamer Khadhafi.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:38 am Moamer Kadhafi announced in 2003 that his country was renouncing weapons of mass destructionUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to make the first visit to Libya by the top US diplomat since 1953 and meet Libyan leader Moamer Khadhafi (seen in this file photo).Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:38 am A well-connected dreamerCanadian filmmaker Ingrid Veninger is connected. And with the debut of Only at TIFF, she's about to become even more soSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:36 am Rice set to make history in LibyaWhen Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lands Friday in Libya and meets Moammar Gadhafi, she will close a nearly three-decade era of animosity between the United States and Libya.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:34 am Jazz, with a little Japanese rock for good measureSatoko Fujii is something of a late bloomer, but the 49-year-old pianist and composer has made up for lost timeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:30 am US naval flagship to arrive in Georgian portPOTI, Georgia (AP) -- The U.S. Embassy says the flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet is to arrive in the Georgian port of Poti on Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:24 am Just a small-town girl with a taste for the undeadWith her first major TV series role, Anna Paquin's transformation from child outsider into Hollywood starlet is now completeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:17 am Haiti death toll from Hanna hits 137
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:16 am Hunting up late-night laughs on daytime TVBonnie Hunt moves into the uncharted waters of daytime television with the most buzzed-over arrival of the fall syndication seasonSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:15 am Angola's long march to peaceful electionsWith 23-per-cent economic growth, the oil-rich nation's people will vote today for the first time in 16 yearsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:59 am Zardari poised to assume Pakistan presidencyBhutto's widower expected to win overwhelming support in parliamentary voteSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:57 am Rice Set For Historic Meeting With GadhafiWhen Condoleezza Rice spends a few hours in Libya and shakes hands with Moammar Gadhafi, she will close a nearly three-decade era of bitter animosity between the United States and the North African nation that has sometimes gotten personal.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:44 am Only 48% of California high schools meet federal standards, even with easier measureNew results show about 300 of the schools met the goals only because their marks were based on the exit exam, much less demanding than tests that help determine the state Academic Performance Index.Hundreds of California high schools met this year's federal academic targets released Thursday only because the state uses easier standards for high schools than for elementary and middle schools, a Times analysis has found. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am California revives program to buy water from farmersThe state's reserves are low after two dry years. The water bank program will shift resources from the Sacramento Valley to needy Southern California agencies.Saying California's water reserves are all but gone, state officials on Thursday announced the revival of a dormant 17-year-old program to buy water from Sacramento Valley farmers and sell it to the thirstiest Southern California agencies in case this winter brings a third year of skimpy precipitation. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am SEIU, beset by spending scandal, places a senior manager on leaveThe Service Employees International Union says two lower-ranking staffers have lost their jobs because of allegations that others in the Los Angeles local were retaliated against.The Service Employees International Union announced Thursday that it had placed a senior manager at its biggest California local on leave and that two lower-ranking staffers had lost their jobs, because of allegations that other employees were retaliated against in connection with a widening spending scandal. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am 7 Inglewood officers are placed on leaveFour days after an unarmed homeless man was killed by police, the chief places 7 officers on leave. City Council insists on better training.Four days after officers fatally shot a homeless man who had a toy gun in his waistband, Inglewood Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks broke her silence on the shooting Thursday, expressing concerns about the officers' tactics and saying she had placed seven of them on administrative leave. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resignsHe pleads guilty to two felony charges related to his affair with his chief of staff; he will pay $1 million in restitution and serve four months in jail.Ending a seven-month political soap opera that consumed the city, Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to two felonies related to his affair with a top aide and resigned from office. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am With homeowner in doghouse, bobcats move inA family of feline squatters has moved into a foreclosed home in Lake Elsinore. Residents of the Tuscany Hills development first noticed the bobcats about a week ago.With real estate values plummeting and foreclosed homes sitting empty, a family of bobcats apparently decided the time was right to pounce. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am McCain vows own kind of changeGOP nominee says he will look past party labels for the good of the nation.John McCain launched his final drive for the White House on Thursday night by stepping away from President Bush and toward the political center, vowing to forge a government focused on problem-solving rather than party labels. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am U.S. may step up raids in PakistanDespite growing protests in Pakistan over a raid, many Pentagon officials favor a more aggressive approach to counter attacks in Afghanistan carried out by militants based in Pakistan.Even as angry protests spread in Pakistan, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the number of cross-border commando missions may grow in coming months to counter increasing violence in Afghanistan. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Visiting Georgia, Dick Cheney assails RussiaThe U.S. vice president, appearing with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, pledges continued U.S. support for reconstruction.Appearing alongside beleaguered Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday criticized Russia's conduct in its short war with Georgia and pledged to continue American support for reconstruction and humanitarian aid. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am 2 climbers badly injured in accident at Suicide Rock in IdyllwildOne climber was knocked unconscious and stranded on a ledge. The other fell nearly 100 feet. Fellow climbers assisted firefighters in the rescue, which was hampered by pelting hail and rain.Suicide Rock, a famous destination for rock climbers in the Inland Empire near Idyllwild, almost proved deadly for two Orange County adventurists last weekend, when one fell as much as 100 feet and the other was smashed into the side of the cliff and knocked out. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Quentin Bryce, seen here, has been sworn in as Australia's governor generalLawyer, academic, women's activist and grandmother Quentin Bryce, seen here, was sworn in as Australia's governor general Friday, the first woman to act as the British queen's representative Down UnderSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:50 am Undated video shows Qaeda leader reported killedDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda issued on Friday an Internet video featuring senior group leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid who was reported to have been killed last month, but it was not immediately clear when the footage was made.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:27 am Stage set for 'pivotal' realignment in '08Sweeping demographic changes in the American electorate are undercutting old assumptions about swing voters and battleground ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:59 am Roddick knocked out of U.S. Open
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:53 am In Ukraine, A Conflict Over Russian RelationsIn the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia, Ukraine is in turmoil over a battle between the president and the prime minister. They disagree over how best to handle relations with Russia and the West. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:48 am NYT: Party in power, running as if it weren'tAs John McCain accepted the GOP nomination for president, he and supporters sounded the call of insurgents seeking to topple the establishment, even though their party heads the establishment.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:34 am Rescuers can't get aid to starving Haitian cityGONAIVES, Haiti (AP) -- The convoy rumbled out of the U.N. base toward a flooded, starving and seething city Thursday, carrying some of the first food aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians and drowned Gonaives in muddy water three days ago....Source: AP Top International News At 7:36 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:24 am Hanna Cuts Trail Of Death In HaitiAuthorities in Haiti say the death toll from Tropical Storm Hanna has more than doubled to 137 in the impoverished Caribbean country. Behind it, Hurricane Ike was gaining strength as it lumbered across the Atlantic as a Category 4 storm.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am McCain: End ‘partisan rancor’
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Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:37 am Supporters of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos hold his pictureSupporters of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos hold his picture, on September 3, during his final election campaign rally in Cacuaco on the outskirts of Luanda. The ruling MPLA party, which has...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:31 am A poster of the leader of MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) Jose Eduardo dos SantosA poster of the leader of MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) Jose Eduardo dos Santos and ruling President of Angola is seen on a campaing billboard in downtown Luanda, on September 4...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:31 am GOP delegates ponder unsettling 'what if?'
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:06 am Thousands Of Haitians Stranded By FloodsU.N. convoys were stifled in their attempts to deliver aid to thousands of stranded Haitians, including children in three orphanages, by flood damage left in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna. Meanwhile, the country's death toll rose to 137.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:00 am Tidbits: Did Duchovny cheat before rehab?
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Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:38 am Bush Advised To Delay Iraq Troop CutsTop advisers have recommended to President Bush that he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year, sources say, contrary to expectations for a quicker drawdown.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:30 am Transcript: Cindy McCain's SpeechIn her speech Thursday evening, Cindy McCain said the world is facing perilous times and Americans need to help each other. She calls her husband a "source of inspiration" who has "shown the value of self-sacrifice." And she describes her upbringing, her role as a mother and her world charity work. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:27 am London police officer leaves gun at StarbucksLONDON - British police say an officer has been suspended after she left a loaded pistol in the toilet of a Starbucks cafe. The Sun newspaper says the detective is a bodyguard to former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Scotland Yard...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:41 am Glow from Palin's speech will fadeNothing raises the spirits of the party faithful like a barnstorming convention speech, and Sarah Palin's on Wednesday night was by any standards a stem-winder. The problem is that convention speeches have a very short shelf life....Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 11:55 pm McCain speech denounces 'partisan rancour'ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Republican John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination today, warning Washington politicians that "change is coming" and denouncing the "partisan rancor" he said was gripping...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm Samak intent on holding powerBANGKOK - Embattled Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej called the political crisis in Thailand a shameful embarrassment for the country but vowed not to resign or dissolve Parliament, saying it was his job to protect democracy. Samak...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:45 pm Flood victims refuse to leave cattleMURLIGANJ - Spotting a family stranded on the roof of a partly submerged house, two Indian Navy commandos swept in over the muddy floodwaters in a black rubber dinghy to save them - only to be shooed away. Some 1.2 million people...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:40 pm Bush Poised To Punish Russia For InvasionPresident Bush is planning to cancel a once-celebrated nuclear deal between the U.S. and Russia, a largely symbolic move in response to Moscow's actions against Georgia in August.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:30 pm Cremated UK man turns up on TVA son who believed he had cremated his father five years ago was surprised to switch on his television and see a familiar, if older and greyer, face staring back at him. John Renehan's father, John Delaney, went missing from...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:30 pm Nicola Lamb: Voters offered two images of woman who could be VPSince she was introduced to a stunned public and press last weekend, two Sarah Palins have jostled in the limelight. There's the woman of unusual, beguiling contradictions. That's the Palin people can't help cheering for whatever...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:10 pm Cheney Supports Former Soviet RepublicsVice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia for what he says is an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to change Georgia's borders by force.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm Cheney insists Georgia will join NATOKIEV, Ukraine - US Vice President Dick Cheney insisted that Georgia will join NATO and backed its attempts to rebuild from its war with Russia on Thursday, using a trip to former Soviet republics as a show of US support for their...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm Heroin addict elephant back in China after rehabBEIJING - An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin at the hands of illegal traders will return home after a three-year rehab program, state media said Thursday. Xiguang, a 4-year-old male Asian elephant, became addicted...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:38 pm Tropical Storm Hanna hits BahamasNASSAU, Bahamas - Tropical Storm Hanna roared along the edge of the Bahamas today ahead of a possible hurricane hit on the US, leaving behind at least 61 dead in Haiti. Hurricane Ike, a still-more-dangerous Category 4 storm, was...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:15 pm Lobbyist Abramoff Gets Four-Year Prison TermFormer lobbyist Jack Abramoff is sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy in connection with a highly publicized public corruption case. The scandal involved a number of members of Congress, many of them Republicans, and contributed to several key election defeats in 2006. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 8:55 pm Dow Slides On Economic FearsStocks have fallen Thursday amid worries about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by more than 300 points. The slump is stocks Thursday followed an unexpected increase in the number of jobless claims. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 8:46 pm In Georgia, Cheney Blasts Russian ActionsVice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia Thursday signaling Washington's support for the former Soviet republic. In a statement, he decried what he called Russia's "illegitimate" attempt to redraw Georgia's borders by force. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 8:44 pm Obama Fires Back At Palin AttacksAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin addressed the Republican National Convention Wednesday and leveled a series of withering attacks at Barack Obama. The Democratic presidential nominee has responded during a pair of battleground campaign stops in Pennsylvania. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 8:41 pm McCain Takes Center Stage At GOP ConventionThe spotlight is on Sen. John McCain at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minn., as he accepts the Republican nomination for president. McCain's speech will promote his "straight-talking" image and its format plays to his strengths. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 8:00 pm Civilian Casualty Numbers Differ For Afghan RaidSurvivors of the raid in Azizabad, the Afghan government and the U.N. counted many more dead from the Aug. 22 raid than the U.S. government. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 7:31 pm Mugabe Gives Zimbabwe Opposition UltimatumPresident Robert Mugabe will name his own Cabinet if his opposition does not sign onto a power-sharing deal, a state-owned newspaper reported. The opposition expressed concern Mugabe was turning his back on talks.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm BASE Jumper Survives Mile-High Fall, 'Oh Well, I'm Alive'A Norwegian BASE jumper said he learned a hard lesson about tempting fate after surviving a spine-chilling crash from a mile-high mountain.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 5:51 pm Spain Mulls Easing Strict Abortion LawSpain has taken a first step toward amending its restrictive law on abortion, a government minister said, moving to fill one of the last big gaps in a drive for sweeping social change in this traditionally Roman Catholic country.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 5:30 pm Heroin Addicted Elephant Home After RehabAn Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin at the hands of illegal traders will return home after a three-year rehab program, state media said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 5:30 pm Baghdad TV: U.S. Military Arrests Iraqi CameramanThe U.S. military arrested an Iraqi cameraman and three family members Thursday during a raid on their home in Baghdad, an official with Baghdad TV said.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 5:07 pm Detroit Mayor To Step DownDetroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has entered into a plea deal on obstruction charges in connection with a city hall sex scandal. He will step down as mayor, serve 120 days in jail and pay the city of Detroit one million dollars in damages. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm Wounded Soldier Sleeps in Car After Denied Hotel RoomA wounded British soldier home from Afghanistan on sick leave was forced to spend the night in his car after a hotel refused him a room.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 4:35 pm Cheney Slams Russia for 'Illegitimate' Georgian WarDemonstrating Washington's commitment to beleaguered Georgia, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney flew in Thursday and condemned Russia for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to redraw Georgia's borders by force.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 4:18 pm Germany Blasts Anti-War Poster Hailing Soldier's DeathGermany's defense minister has condemned as an insult to the country's troops an anti-war poster that calls the death of a soldier in Afghanistan a 'step to disarmament.'Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 3:24 pm School Remains Mum on Girl's Abuse at Class SleepoverA primary school student in Australia was made to undress and was sexually threatened by two men during a class sleepover but no attempt was made to warn the public even though the offenders are still at large.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 2:45 pm Son Spots Dad on TV, 5 Years After He Was 'Cremated'Five years after a British man and his family cremated and held a wake for his dad, John Renehan spotted his father on television, alive.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 1:42 pm Gas Explosion in Chinese Mine Kills 24, Injures 6A gas explosion inside a mine in northeast China on Thursday killed 24 people and injured six, local authorities and state media said. Three others were trapped inside.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 1:21 pm Blair Bodyguard Leaves Gun in Starbucks BathroomA blundering bodyguard of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair left a loaded pistol inside a Starbucks bathroom during a pit stop while on duty.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 1:11 pm Dubai Helicopter Crashes Into Oil Platform, Killing 7Oil companies say a helicopter carrying contractors has crashed into an oil-drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing seven people.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm
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