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First aid ship arrives in flooded Haitian city
(AP)
 AP - U.N. peacekeeping troops began handing out food and water to famished Haitians on Friday after the first shipload of aid sailed into a crumbling port on the outskirts of this flooded city, where tens of thousands are stranded in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:19:14 GMT
| AP IMPACT: Afghans fed up with government, US
(AP)
 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.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:10:57 GMT
| Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya
(AP)
 AP - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:15:54 GMT
| Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy
(AP)
 AP - The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics — a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:22:23 GMT
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Serena, Jankovic reach US Open final (AP)
Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal. The ball hit Safina near her shoulder, ending the point, and she quickly turned her back to the net, muttering as she walked away, ignoring Williams' attempts to apologize. Not much later Friday, Williams tried again to say "Sorry," except this time both players were standing...
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:27:47 PDT
| Myers helps Phillies trim East deficit (AP)
Mike Schmidt figures Philadelphia has a psychological edge over the Mets. On this night, though, Brett Myers was New York's biggest problem. Myers buzzed through the Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday that cut their NL East deficit to two games.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:28:08 PDT
| ChiSox slugger Quentin breaks wrist (AP)
American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:53:49 PDT
| LPGA backs off English-only requirement (AP)
The LPGA Tour's "mea culpa" didn't need much translation. Facing anger from lawmakers and bewilderment from sponsors, the LPGA Tour backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or in making acceptance speeches at tournaments in the United States.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:10:01 PDT
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Treasury near GSE bailout plan: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. Treasury
Department is close to finalizing a plan to buttress mortgage
finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:51:23 GMT
| Boeing machinists to strike as contract talks fail
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Boeing Co's
27,000-strong machinists' union declared it will strike at
midnight Pacific time on Friday, as the plane maker failed to
improve its contract offer after two days of emergency talks.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:26:18 GMT
| Greenberg could pay fine of up to $100 million: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former
CEO of American International Group Inc , could face a
fine of up to $100 million to settle three-year-old civil fraud
charges brought by New York's attorney general, according to
business news channel CNBC on Friday.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:22:41 GMT
| GE gets "Wells notice" in SEC accounting probe
(Reuters)
Reuters - General Electric Co said on
Friday it had been notified by U.S. regulators that a civil
complaint could be filed against the company following a more
than three-year-long probe into its use of hedge accounting for
derivatives and other accounting matters.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:55:11 GMT
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Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna charges for Carolinas
(AP)
 AP - Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:25:34 GMT
| What, Exactly, Constitutes An Affair?
(Dear Margo)
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I'm in an unusual (or perhaps not) situation.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT
| Clinton set to strike McCain, not Palin
(Politico)
 Politico - Hillary Rodham Clinton has no intention of becoming a Sarah Palin attack dog — but has no qualms going after John McCain, people close to the former first lady say.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:39:00 GMT
| McCain and Obama clash on economy
(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.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:36:07 GMT
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