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Tourists flee as�storm nears Jamaica
28 Aug 2008 at 6:50pm

Tropical Storm Gustav surged toward renewed hurricane force on Thursday as it started pounding Jamaica, while many miles away New Orleans watched it with a nervous eye.

New Orleans faces evacuation
28 Aug 2008 at 6:29pm

National Guard troops stood ready and batteries and water bottles sold briskly as the New Orleans area watched a storm march across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.

GDP�stronger than expected
28 Aug 2008 at 4:21pm
The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home.
Obama seeks to woo nation
28 Aug 2008 at 7:38pm

On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech, Democrat Barack Obama was set to make history Thursday by becoming the first black person to accept a major party's nomination for president.

Study: Life span tied to location
28 Aug 2008 at 3:42pm

Major inequalities in health and life expectancy persist worldwide, according to an independent World Health Organization commission.

McCain: No VP pick yet
28 Aug 2008 at 3:28pm

The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain sought to siphon attention from Democrat Barack Obama's show in Denver by playing coy about his pick for vice president.

Bill Clinton sets aside differences with Obama
28 Aug 2008 at 3:14am

Bill Clinton laid to rest any speculation Wednesday night that he would not enthusiastically back Barack Obama by making a forceful call for voters to elect Obama president.

NYT: New hope 45 years after King's dream
28 Aug 2008 at 4:36am

Many veterans of the March on Washington will gather at televisions Thursday night and watch an event they would have considered impossible not just in 1963, but perhaps in 1983, or 1993.

Earthquake hits off Vancouver Island
28 Aug 2008 at 2:23pm
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Canada's Vancouver Island early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Woman saves baby?s life ? by e-mail
28 Aug 2008 at 2:03pm

It wasn?t easy for Madeleine Robb to send an e-mail to another mom telling her that her baby might have a deadly eye cancer ? but her warning may have saved the life of 1-year-old Rowan Santos. ?I really had no option,? Robb said.

Gustav may raise gas 15 cents a gallon
28 Aug 2008 at 7:07pm

Oil prices shot above $120 a barrel and then pulled back as traders bet the government would tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if Tropical Storm Gustav disrupts production.

Marine eyes Iraq to Afghanistan shift
28 Aug 2008 at 9:59am
The top U.S. Marine officer said he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former al-Qaida stronghold in Iraq to reinforce military operations against a growing Taliban threat in Afghanistan.
Up to 10,000 defy order to end Thai protest
28 Aug 2008 at 10:46am

Thousands of demonstrators batons and bamboo sticks, defied a court order to end their occupation of the prime minister's office compound, vowing to remain until the country's leaders resign.

Dalai Lama admitted to hospital
27 Aug 2008 at 2:48pm

The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has been admitted to a hospital in India with "abdominal discomfort" but there was no cause for concern, doctors said on Thursday.

NYT: Stadium scene poses political risks
28 Aug 2008 at 4:44am
NYT: On Wednesday, workers were still making changes to Invesco Field so it would feel more intimate, less like the boisterous rallies that served Mr. Obama well in the primaries but created a celebrity image that dogs him.

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