McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:33:12 GMT
AP - Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment.
A hurricane again, Gustav plows toward Caymans
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:14:47 GMT
AP - Gustav became a hurricane again on Friday as it plowed toward Cayman Islands resorts, the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category-3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina.
John Edwards to emerge from seclusion for speech
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:01:50 GMT
AP - In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.
Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:59:57 GMT
AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace, a senior military officer close to the process said Friday.
Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:57:53 GMT
AP - Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse.
Obama, McCain vie for suburbanites, white women
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:31:25 GMT
AP - Kathy Melkey stands astride some of the fault lines between Barack Obama and John McCain.
Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:09:29 GMT
AP - Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas Friday and branding the tribunal a NATO proxy out to "liquidate" him.
Michael Jackson at 50: `The best is yet to come'
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:24:30 GMT
AP - Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone Friday: his 50th birthday.
Gustav headed for current that fuels big storms
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:57:16 GMT
AP - The difference between a monster and a wimp for Gulf of Mexico hurricanes often comes down to a small patch of warm deep water that's easy to miss. It's called the Loop Current, and hurricane trackers say Gustav is headed right for it, reminiscent of Katrina.
Kuznetsova loses at US Open, Jankovic works OT
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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:15:51 GMT
AP - Roger Federer flicked a final winner, trotted to the net and started to shake hands. Then, there was one last challenge.
