Even as Russia pledged to begin withdrawing its forces from Georgia, American officials said that the Russian military has been moving launchers for ballistic missiles into South Ossetia.
Commodity exports are surging. That’s a welcome relief, but it won’t help reverse the loss of manufacturing jobs, and it’s an unreliable prop for an industrial power.
AP - Russia's president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions.
AP - Days of heavy rains around the Grand Canyon created flooding that breached an earthen dam Sunday and forced helicopters to pluck scores of residents and campers from the gorge. No injuries were immediately reported.
AP - Florida Keys officials closed schools, opened shelters and urged visitors to leave as Tropical Storm Fay threatened to strengthen into a hurricane Sunday, but residents and some tourists seemed in no hurry to evacuate.
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