Southeast states brace for Tropical Storm Hanna
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended from Georgia to areas just south of New York City on Friday as states along the Atlantic braced for Tropical Storm Hanna.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
McCain, Obama pitted in 8-week contest of 'change'
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican presidential nominee John McCain, buoyed by a unifying GOP convention and the spark of running mate Sarah Palin, plunged into a competitive, eight-week struggle with Democrat Barack Obama over which party can best bring change to Washington.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
McCain tells convention, nation he'll bring change
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House. "Change is coming," he promised the roaring Republican National Convention and a prime-time television audience.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain George W. Bush Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama Lindsey Graham Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-04
Giants kick off Super Bowl defense with win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants won the Super Bowl with defense and they kicked off defense of that title with more of the same.
People:Jason Campbell Lawrence Tynes Plaxico Burress Eli Manning Santana Moss Clinton Portis Activities:2008 MLB
2008-09-04
Southeast braces for Hanna as Ike strengthens
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast, where it could bring high winds and rain from South Carolina to Maine.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Syria makes peace proposal to Israel
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians -- a key Israeli demand.
Nations:France Qatar Turkey Lebanon Israel Syria People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ehud Olmert Activities:Israel-Syria Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Stocks plummet after retail, unemployment data
NEW YORK - Wall Street plunged Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed investors' hopes for a late-year recovery.
Activities:U.S. Markets Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Palin's national guard faces a crisis in personnel
WASHINGTON - The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation.
Nations:Afghanistan Kuwait People:John McCain Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Hanna death toll rises as Ike threatens Bahamas
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Ike charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the U.S. east coast on Thursday while Tropical Storm Hanna's death toll from floods and mudslides in Haiti grew to 90.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:Kevin Williams Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-04
Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
WASHINGTON - President Bush is poised to punish Moscow for its invasion of Georgia by canceling a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.
Nations:Russia Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Bush Admin. Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Palin delivers star-turning performance at RNC
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sarah Palin delivered. An embattled vice presidential candidate, a novice on the national stage, the head of a family suffering its "ups and downs," the first-term Alaska governor rocked the GOP convention with a star-turning performance.
People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain Ronald Reagan Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Why the media should apologize
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On behalf of the media, I would like to say we are sorry.
People:John McCain Mike Huckabee Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-09-04
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