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McCain says 'it's over' for special interests (AP)    9/5/2008 1:13 PM

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, attend a rally, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Cedarburg, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday cast the new Republican presidential ticket as a team of determined reformers eager to challenge Washington's political establishment. "John McCain doesn't run with the Washington herd," said Palin, the 44-year-old Alaska governor and surprise pick as McCain's running mate.


Tropical Storm Hanna set to soak US East Coast (AP)    9/5/2008 1:13 PM

Vehicles drive through standing water from Tropical Storm Hanna on Highway12 in Rodanthe, N.C., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Hanna is forecast to make landfall somewhere along the Carolina coast Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, teetering on the verge of becoming a hurricane before an expected overnight landfall.


Iraq govt reacts sharply to US spying allegations (AP)    9/5/2008 1:13 PM

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, left, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, in this Monday, March 17, 2008 file photo.The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report is true. (AP Photo/Ceerwan Aziz, Pool, File)AP - The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report were true.


Obama: McCain focused on biography over economy (AP)    9/5/2008 12:35 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., scratches his head as he speaks at Schott Glass in Duryea, Pa., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee's biography instead of the struggles of the middle class.


Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent (AP)    9/5/2008 12:33 PM

Tanaasha Weecks, left, and set designer/builder Dale Defreitas, who said he's still dealing with the lingering effects of the Screen Writers Guild strike which ended in February, look for job opportunities at the California  Employment Development Department Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in Los Angeles. The Labor Department reported Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, the August unemployment rate soared to a five-year high of 6.1 percent. Employers cut some 84,000 jobs, marking the eighth straight month of contraction in payrolls. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.


AP IMPACT: Afghans fed up with government, US (AP)    9/5/2008 12:29 PM

In this Aug. 23, 2008 file photo, an Afghan woman shouts anti-U.S. slogans in front of her destroyed home in Azizabad, the village in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Disillusionment is widespread in Afghanistan, feeding an insurgency that has killed 195 foreign soldiers so far this year, 105 of them Americans. Afghans are deeply bitter about American and NATO forces because of errant bombs, heavy-handed searches and seizures and a sense that the foreigners do not understand their culture. (AP Photo/Fraidoon Pooyaa, File)AP - The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on their behalf, his voice is soft but his words are harsh. Mohammed makes it clear that the tribal chiefs have lost all faith in both their own government and the foreign soldiers in their country.


ESA spacecraft begins flyby of Steins asteroid (AP)    9/5/2008 1:17 PM

A Feb. 25, 2007 file photo shows mission specialists at the ESA European Space Operation Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, southwestern Germany, operating the Rosetta probe during it's fly-by of planet Mars. European Space Agency ESA scientists are preparing for the first fly-by of an asteroid by their deep-space explorer, Rosetta, on a mission to solve the mystery of the birth of the solar system. Rosetta is set to rendezvous with the Steins asteroid, also known as Asteroid 2867, just before 1900 GMT on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at a distance of just less than 500 miles (800 kilometers). (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)AP - Scientists at the European Space Agency's Operations Center say the deep space Rosetta satellite has stopped sending its signal. It's an important and welcome step as the satellite begins a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth.


Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth (AP)    9/5/2008 1:13 PM

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan watches as the New York Yankees take batting practice before a baseball game with the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife are wrangling over how much money the celebrity wrestler is worth.


Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm (AP)    9/5/2008 12:21 PM
AP - One Utah community is cheering a special bear — but don't call him Smokey. Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away.
AL home run leader Carlos Quentin has broken wrist (AP)    9/5/2008 1:24 PM

Chicago White Sox's Carlos Quentin breaks his bat as he grounds out into a game-ending double play in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season.


McCain and Obama clash on economy (Reuters)    9/5/2008 9:30 AM

Delegates hold signs supporting Cindy McCain at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)Reuters - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in nearly five years.


Fierce Hurricane Ike targets Gulf, Hanna nears U.S. (Reuters)    9/5/2008 12:32 PM

Greg Couch of Charlotte, North Carolina, watches the tide come in as Tropical Storm Hanna makes its way to the coast of the Carolinas in Ocean Isle, North Carolina, September 5, 2008. (Chris Keane/Reuters)Reuters - Fierce Hurricane Ike weakened as it charged across the Atlantic on Friday and took aim at south Florida and the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico while Tropical Storm Hanna was set to crash ashore in the Carolinas after killing at least 136 people in Haiti.


John McCain speech draws record TV ratings (Reuters)    9/5/2008 1:16 PM

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) acknowledges the audience after accepting the nomination during the fourth and final day of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 4, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, slightly more than the 38.3 million people who tuned in for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech, Nielsen Media Research reported.


Jobless rate at 5-year high (Reuters)    9/5/2008 11:26 AM

The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up to 6.1 percent in August, its highest in more than 4-1/2 years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and labor markets showed signs of accelerating decline. (Graphic/Reuters)Reuters - An unexpectedly steep 84,000 U.S. jobs were lost in August and the unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 6.1 percent, fanning worry ahead of November's presidential vote that the economy was near recession.


Tax chairman Rangel failed to report income (Reuters)    9/5/2008 11:22 AM

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) listens during a news conference about ethical questions surrounding his fund raising methods on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 17, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - House Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, failed to report $75,000 of income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic, his attorney said on Friday.



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