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Bloomberg -
By Elizabeth Stanton Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks climbed, adding to a rally across Europe and Asia, on speculation the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will stabilize the global financial system battered by $507 billion in credit ...
Video: Mortgage Meltdown Q & A
Government shakes up Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Los Angeles Times -
A John McCain strategist gained a lot of attention a few weeks back when she predicted a huge "bounce" in the polls for Barack Obama following the Democratic National Convention.
McCain Leads Obama in Polls
New polls give McCain lead over Obama
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Bloomberg -
By James Lumley and Caroline Byrne Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Three British Muslims accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic flights with liquid explosives were found guilty of conspiracy to kill by a London jury.
Three found guilty over transatlantic jet bombing plot
Three guilty in airline bomb plot
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BBC News -
By Steven Eke The Russia-Georgia conflict has focused attention on other potential flashpoints that have their origin in the Soviet era, which ended in the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Video: Russian forces to leave Georgia by October
Europe Sends Mission to Moscow to Discuss Georgia
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Reuters -
By Allan Dowd RICHMOND, British Columbia, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Canada's Conservatives appeared on Monday to be riding a wave of public support that could hand them their first majority government since 1988, but the party did all it could to minimize ...
Poll: Harper to win majority government
Harper Predicts Minority Government Win In Oct. 14 Poll
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Christian Science Monitor -
By Ben Arnoldy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Oakland, Calif. - As California lawmakers broke the record last week for the most overdue budget in state history, exasperated residents told pollsters they are deeply pessimistic about ...
NM lawmakers expect budget challenge in 2009
California governor's veto threat creates logjam of nearly 1000 bills
 New York Daily News |
FOXNews -
NEW YORK - Friends of missing Manhattan school teacher Hannah Upp say it is unlikely she ran away or left the area willingly. Upp's friends and roommate told FOX News on Sunday that the 23-year-old teacher left her personal belongings behind in the her ...
Video: Young Teacher Missing in New York City
Friends of missing teacher Hannah Upp turn to Internet
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New York Times -
By Mike Nizza National Hurricane Center computer models of Hurricane Ike’s approach to the Gulf coast. (Image: Wunderground) Complaints about the media blowing things out of proportion are commonplace, especially in this period of nonstop election ...
Louisiana Gov Jindal Talks Ike, Gustav Recovery
Jindal doesn't expect mass evacuations on scale of Gustav
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Bloomberg -
By Mary Schlangenstein Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said it didn't file for bankruptcy, after a 2002 Chicago Tribune news report on the carrier's filing was mistakenly republished on a newspaper Web site.
How A Botched Web Story Wiped Out UAL's Shares
United Airlines stock halts on false bankruptcy report
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MarketWatch -
By Myra P. Saefong & Polya Lesova, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures retreated from a high near $110 per barrel Monday, as the rally in the US stock market and strength in the dollar drew investors away from the oil market, ...
Video: AP Top Stories
Oil Rises From Five-Month Low as Hurricane Nears Gulf of Mexico
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Bloomberg -
By Susanna Ray Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co.'s machinists, on the third day of a strike over job security and compensation, may be walking the picket lines for more than a month, if history and industry analysts prove any guide.
Boeing strike enters third day
Suppliers expect trouble after Boeing strike
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Washington Post -
Post reporter Alec MacGillis wandered down to Tidewater Virginia -- a conservative stronghold full of military bases in the heart of a battleground state -- and discovered that vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's "debut has invigorated the ...
Candidates head to battleground states as polls tighten
Palin Divides Women Voters, Even Her Closest Friends
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The Associated Press -
ROME (AP) - There's nothing stopping Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin from serving well in the White House, according to the men who now hold the nation's highest offices.
Dick Cheney: 'no reason' Sarah Palin can't be vice president
Cheney Supports McCain-Palin Ticket
 Boston Globe |
Christian Science Monitor -
By Jimmy Orr | 09.08.08 The first hurdle for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was getting past the paparazzi-like frenzy that erupted following the surprise announcement.
Palin to Give Interview to ABC This Week
Sarah Palin to sit down with ABC News anchor Charles Gibson
 PC World |
CNET News -
The first smattering of user reactions to RealNetworks' RealDVD software--which allows users to legally rip DVD movies to their PC hard drives--is less than enthusiastic, to say the least.
Real gets into the DVD ripping business
Kick those DVDs to the curb with Real DVD
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Reuters -
By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists involved in a historic "Big Bang" experiment to begin this week hope it will turn up many surprises about the universe and its origins -- but reject suggestions it will bring the end of the world.
Global computer network ready for Big Bang probe
Super-smasher targets massive mystery
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Computerworld -
By Matt Hamblen Anonymous says: I use one of those chimney type briquette towers to light my charcoal and 2 sheets of newspaper is the... Shpanky says: to buy one as long as the typeface is the same as a standard newspaper and the cost is not.
Plastic Logic displays newest e-book reader
Del.icio.us
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Entertainment Weekly -
Let me see if I understand the rules: If you're an American celebrity, it's permissible to criticize the president, but not if you do it overseas (see: Dixie Chicks).
Britney Scores Redemption—and Three Moonmen—at VMAs
Pop Tarts: VMA Host Makes Fun of Virgins, Palin's Daughter's Pregnancy
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Los Angeles Times -
The judge in Las Vegas says defense attorneys cannot ask potential jurors if they think OJ Simpson is a murderer. He could face life in prison if convicted of robbery.
Video: Raw Video: Simpson Arrives at Vegas Courthouse
Jury pick starts OJ Simpson trial
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MTV.com -
By Shawn Adler One week after Labor Day officially put summer '08 to bed, "Bangkok Dangerous" suffocated it with a pillow, nailed it in a coffin and buried it six feet underground on the way to leading the weekend box office with a pathetic $7.8 ...
Video: A Safe Box Office Win for 'Bangkok Dangerous'
'Bangkok Dangerous' No. 1 at weak box office
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Dallas Morning News -
It was the shot (to the knee) heard 'round the (fantasy) world. When Bernard Pollard went low and took Tom Brady out probably for the duration of the season, the NFL landscape shifted.
Video: Tom Brady Injures Left Knee in Pats Win
Another vote that it wasn'ta dirty hit
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FOXSports.com -
by Matt Cronin, Special to FOXSports.com NEW YORK - About nine days after Serena Williams lost in the Wimbledon final to her elder sister, Venus, she was still killing herself, unable to shake her mind of the errors that came late in a contest that she ...
Serena Williams Wins US Open and Returns to No. 1
Williams captures Open title
Los Angeles Times -
Buckeyes will probably have Beanie Wells, Donald Washington and Jamario O'Neal back against the Trojans. By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Heading into Saturday evening's showdown against top-ranked USC, Ohio State is searching for a ...
For Big Ten, this game means everything
Buckeyes can finally focus on a pocket passer
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Washington Post -
By Ed Edelson MONDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking aspirin or other commonly used painkillers can lower blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and possibly confuse the results of a common screening test for prostate cancer, a study finds ...
Study: Aspirin, Ibuprofen May Interfere With Prostate Exams
NSAIDs May Lower Prostate Cancer Markers
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U.S. News & World Report -
The Food and Drug Administration posted a list of 20 drugs to its website Friday that are being evaluated for potential safety issues.
US warns Forest Labs over hypertension drug ad
FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks
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Washington Post -
By Steven Reinberg MONDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A device worn under the skin that measures blood sugar 24/7 can benefit people with type 1 diabetes, a new study shows.
Constant Blood-Sugar Monitoring Helps Adults Only in Study
EASD: Continuous Glucose Monitoring Helps Type 1 Diabetes Patients ...
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