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| Downgraded Hurricane Gustav passes New Orleans |
| The nearly deserted city appeared to have escaped threats of full-scale devastation. |
| Russia, France put aside Georgia war differences
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Russia and France put aside
disagreements over the August war in Georgia in a move to
promote bi-lateral relations, especially in key energy
projects. |
| Analysis: A bailout plan too big to fail |
| President Bush and the two men running to succeed him raised the political stakes dramatically Wednesday in the great bailout debate of 2008, effectively stamping a "too big to fail" sign on congressional efforts to pass a pre-election economic rescue plan. |
| Thousands fleeing New Orleans before Gustav
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Thousands of people fled New
Orleans on Saturday ahead of a likely evacuation order as
Hurricane Gustav took aim at the Louisiana coast, reviving
traumatic memories of Hurricane Katrina.
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| Atlantic Coast watches Hanna's shifting trek
(AP)
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 AP - Coastal residents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guard troops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical Storm Hanna plowed through the Atlantic on a shifting track toward the U.S.
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| Judge won't drop LA obscenity case after mistrial |
| A federal judge has refused to dismiss obscenity charges against an adult film producer after a scandal with the trial judge this summer forced a mistrial. |
| Grounded space tourist wants $21 million refund |
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese businessman who trained for a 10-day flight aboard the International Space Station has sued to get his money back, claiming he was defrauded of $21 milli... |
| Delicate embrace by Obama, McCain of $700B bailout
(AP)
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 AP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain on Sunday gingerly embraced a newly negotiated congressional deal for a $700 billion bailout of the hobbled financial industry.
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| Voting success: NY, other states keep old machines
(AP)
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 AP - Sometimes, it pays to be pokey. Going slow has paid the state of New York about $27 million and counting. New Hampshire and Oklahoma, too, are sitting on a pile of federal money.
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| New AIG chief sees smaller, nimbler firm: report
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - American International Group Inc may
become a smaller firm with hopefully many of its largest
insurance operations intact after assets are sold to pay back a
federal loan, new Chief Executive Edward Liddy told the Wall
Street Journal in an interview. |
| Manmohan hails Indians in America |
| New York: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thanked the Indian community for its “very supportive role” in bringing about the “historic agreement” on civil nuclear energy agree... |
| Wachovia Eyed By Wells Fargo, Citigroup |
| NEW YORK (AP) ― At least two major banks were reportedly in talks Sunday to buy Wachovia Corp., the latest U.S. bank to be the focus of investor anxiety over mounting losses tied to toxic asset... |
| This week on Wall Street: More financial worries
(AP)
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 AP - Wall Street enters the new week filled with trepidation about what lies ahead for the financial sector.
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| Fourth straight draw for Harikrishna in chess tourney |
| Pentala Harikrishna was engaged in a fourth successive draw as he was forced to split a point with American Vasuzhan Akobian in the Spice Cup International Invitational Chess. |
| These are TEST returns. They must not be broadcast or published. |
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| Rival tickets are redrawing battlegrounds |
| With just over eight weeks left until Election Day, John McCain and Barack Obama are settling into a broad set of state-by-state face-offs. |
| Mosley floors Mayorga in final round |
| CARSON, California (Reuters) - Four-times world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley knocked out Ricardo Mayorga just before the end of the 12th round in a non-title light middleweight bout on Saturday. |
| Alaska town opens |
| Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein said the 3.2-mile road will be useful for road races, hunters and possibly future development. But with no bridge to serve it, that's probably about it."I think it will b... |
| One More Time: Britney returns to MTV VMAs
(AP)
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 AP - Another year, another attempted comeback for Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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| Nasa considers shuttle shelf-life |
| Nasa will study whether the space shuttle can operate beyond its planned retirement in 2010, reports say. |
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