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ICE: Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid (AP) » Full Story

Members of the Homeland Security ICE team raid Howard Industries in Laurel, Miss. during a raid for undocumented workers Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Howard Industries produces dozens of products, ranging from electrical transformers to medical supplies, according to the company's Web site. (AP Photo/George Clark)AP - The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally.




Hurricane recovery confronts low literacy rate (AP) » Full Story

Henry Lee Burton talks with a reporter while sitting in his truck before going to work in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Burton often brings his adult literacy course work to his job. Overshadowed by bureaucratic failures and slow-moving rebuilding programs, there is a backstory to New Orleans' Katrina recovery rooted in a broken school system and the legacy of segregation: as many as 70 percent of adults read below a ninth-grade level and over 40 percent cannot comprehend basic government forms. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Marsha Williams had always hesitated when mail arrived from the government. After Hurricane Katrina, she began to fear the letters.




Fed official: Colo. men no true threat to Obama (AP) » Full Story

A photo released by the Aurora, Colo., police department Monday Aug. 25, 2008,  shows the booking photo of Tharin Gartrell who was arrested during a traffic stop early Sunday by police in the eastern Denver suburb of Aurora.  (AP Photo/Aurora Police Department)AP - A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday.




Colleges confront shootings with survival training (AP) » Full Story
AP - Hundreds of colleges across the nation have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any "improvised weapon," from a backpack to a laptop computer.


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For Obama, a Challenge to Clarify His Message - New York Times » Full Story

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For Obama, a Challenge to Clarify His Message
New York Times - 36 minutes ago
By JACKIE CALMES DENVER - Modern presidential conventions are mostly political circus, but for Senator Barack Obama, the question is whether the theatrics and drama of this one are overwhelming one of his most important tasks here: connecting with the ...
Video: Notebook: Hillary's Big Night CBS
Now, some Hillary Clinton folks wonder about a roll call vote Los Angeles Times
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UPDATE 6-US airports back to normal after computer glitch - Reuters » Full Story

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UPDATE 6-US airports back to normal after computer glitch
Reuters - 27 minutes ago
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Major US airports were operating normally on Tuesday evening after a glitch in the computer system for filing flight plans delayed hundreds of flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Southwest Airlines to Fight $10.2 Million FAA Safety Penalty Wall Street Journal
FAA Computer Malfunction Delays Hundreds of Flights (Update4) Bloomberg
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Scores Stable as More Minorities Take SAT - Washington Post » Full Story

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Scores Stable as More Minorities Take SAT
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Maria Glod and Michael Alison Chandler SAT performance held steady for 2008 high school graduates even as participation rose among minority students and those who are part of the first generation in their families to go to college, the College Board ...
Wash. SAT scores hold steady for class of 2008 Seattle Times
Ill. SAT scores dip slightly Chicago Tribune
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Newspapers hit new snags in questioning Detroit city employees - Detroit Free Press » Full Story

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Newspapers hit new snags in questioning Detroit city employees
Detroit Free Press - 31 minutes ago
By DAVID ASHENFELTER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 26, 2008 In the span of 24 hours, one witness cancelled sworn testimony on short notice, one walked out moments before she was to be questioned by lawyers and a third one admitted shredding ...
Michigan Governor to Hold Proceedings That Could Lead to Detroit ... New York Times
Michigan Governor Could Remove Detroit Mayor Washington Post
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FAA computer problems cause delays » Full Story
Air traffic delays began to clear up Tuesday evening after computer problems left travelers across the United States waiting in airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said.



No evidence of 'true threat' to Obama » Full Story
There is not enough evidence to conclude that three people arrested with drugs and weapons posed a "true threat" to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Denver U.S. Attorney said Tuesday.



Mattel wins $100 million Bratz suit » Full Story
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Craigslist boss: Internet strengthens democracy » Full Story
Like most people, I really don't want to be bothered with politics. On a gut level, it seems to be the province of the popular kids, and I'm a nerd. (Plastic pocket protector, thick black glasses taped together, that was me in school.)




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U.S. airports back to normal after computer glitch » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. airports were operating normally on Tuesday evening after a glitch in the computer system for filing flight plans delayed hundreds of flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said.



Number of uninsured Americans declines modestly » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans went without health insurance last year for the first time since President George W. Bush took office as more people received government coverage, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.



U.S. immigration cops nab 595 in largest-ever raid » Full Story
PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents have arrested 595 people at a Mississippi factory in what was the largest workplace enforcement raid in the United States to date, an immigration official said on Tuesday.




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