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New Orleans and the already storm-weary U.S. Gulf Coast are the targets of current powerful storm
By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer KEY WEST, Fla. - “Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.Preparations stretched more than 1,000 miles as the [...]
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Bill Failed To Boost Confidence In Fannie, Freddie
Jeffrey Birnbaum, a managing editor at The Washington Times talks about how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac got to this point.
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Lessons From The Convention
Analyst Juan Williams assesses the state of the presidential campaign two months ahead of election day. From the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, he tells us what he took away from each convention.
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McCain, Obama plan joint stop at ground zero
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama said Saturday they will put aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at ground zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, in a statement,
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Left-wing Media Bias
John McCain has a history of referring to the reporters that cover him on the campaign trail as his “base.” But that doesn’t follow with the general sentiment of the rest of the Republican party, which loves to make up a fictional “left-wing media bias” to fire up it’s base. Never mind that in coverage [...]
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Presidential candidates to stand together on 9/11
The US presidential rivals, Barack Obama and John McCain will appear together on the anniversary of Twin Tower attacks.
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Ford’s Foray Into the New Auto Space Frontier
Ford Motor’s newly created business unit to rapidly develop in-car technologies doesn’t even have a name yet — it’s been using the working title “Connected Services” as other names are researched — but there’s been no lack of speed, or direction, on the new 40-person team.
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NFL Season Kicks Off
The Super Bowl champs, the New York Giants, pummeled the Washington Redskins, 16-to-7, Thursday in the first NFL game this season. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports talks about some of the more exciting match-ups Sunday.
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Michael Reagan likens Palin to his father
Former US President Ronald Reagan's son, Michael, says that watching Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin made him feel like he was seeing his father.
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H.S. Football Coach Creates Innovative Offense
A high school football coach in California has developed a new offensive system to tackle mismatched lines. It’s called the A-11 offense, and it puts all 11 players in contention to receive a pass. Coach Kurt Bryan talks what the A-11 has done for his team.
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