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Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay (AP) » Full Story

A road sign warns motorists of flood water from Tropical Storm Fay on a street in St. George Island, Fla.,Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. The storm began wrapping up its disastrous slog across Florida on Saturday by making a record fourth landfall on the Panhandle's coast. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Flooding left behind by Tropical Storm Fay forced residents in parts of northern Florida out of their homes Sunday, while the storm's remnants were forecast to dump several inches of rain on at least four other states.




Kidnap suspect calls days with daughter 'glorious' (AP) » Full Story

In this image released by NBC News, correspondent Natalie Morales, left, is shown during a jailhouse interview with Clark Rockefeller, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at Suffolk County Jail in Boston.  The interview will air on the NBC 'Today' program on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 25-26 and on NBC's 'Dateline,' in September.  Rockefeller was arrested Aug. 2 in Baltimore after allegedly kidnapping his daughter during a supervised visit. He has also been named as a person of interest in the 1985 case of a missing couple in San Merino, Calif.  (AP Photo/NBC News, Lauren Kapp)AP - The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is accused of kidnapping his young daughter says he spent "six glorious and wonderful days" with the girl while evading authorities, but he still isn't talking about his life before 1993.




New chief seeks DC schools fix where others failed (AP) » Full Story

In this July 17, 2008 file photo, Washington Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee testifies on Capitol Hill before the House Education and Labor Committee. Just a year on the job, Rhee is making bold changes as she tries to accomplish what six would-be reformers in the past decade could not: rescue one of the nation's most dysfunctional school districts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - She has shuttered 23 schools, fired more than 30 principals and given notice to hundreds of teachers and administrative workers.




Winter weather? Almanac says 'Numb's the word!' (AP) » Full Story

Peter Geiger, editor of the Farmers' Almanac, poses outside his company in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The 192-year-old publication, which claims an accuracy rate of 80 to 85 percent for its forecasts that are prepared two years in advance is  predicting below-average temperatures for most of the U.S. this coming winter. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S.





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Anxious Party Hopes to Show Strong Obama - New York Times » Full Story

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Anxious Party Hopes to Show Strong Obama
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ADAM NAGOURNEY DENVER - Democrats gathering here for their nominating convention are significantly more nervous about Senator Barack Obama’s prospects this fall than they were a month ago, and are urging him to use the next four days to address ...
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Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay - The Associated Press » Full Story

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Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
MIAMI (AP) - Flooding left behind by Tropical Storm Fay forced residents in parts of northern Florida out of their homes Sunday, while the storm's remnants were forecast to dump several inches of rain on at least four other states.
Rain from Fay to linger over SE Louisiana The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
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Bloomington mayor objects to Pontiac prison closing - Chicago Tribune » Full Story

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Bloomington mayor objects to Pontiac prison closing
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The mayor of Bloomington says he opposes the governor's plan to close the Pontiac Correctional Center. Last week, thousands of central Illinois residents came to a state commission's hearing in Pontiac on Governor Rod ...
Illinois town fights to save prison, jobs Abilene Reporter-News
Proposed Prison Closing Hits at the Heart of a Town New York Times
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Steel cross installed near Flight 93 site in Pa. - The Associated Press » Full Story

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Steel cross installed near Flight 93 site in Pa.
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - As hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer, a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated Sunday near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into the ground on Sept.
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Florida governor warns of more flooding » Full Story
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist warned Sunday that more flooding could be on the way in parts of the state already hard-hit by Tropical Storm Fay, now a tropical depression. Also Sunday, President Bush declared a "major disaster" area in four Florida counties.



Poll: Race for White House tied » Full Story
It's a dead heat in the race for the White House.



Students' Olympic journey teaches life lessons » Full Story
Bethany Tuggle, Rachel Kurowski and 29 other North Carolina college students are going to be late for class. But it's all right with the professors.



'Tropic Thunder' No. 1 for second-straight week » Full Story
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Fay weakens to depression after drenching Florida » Full Story
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression late on Saturday after making a record fourth landfall in Florida and drenching the state's northern panhandle with heavy rainfall.



U.S. wins men's 4x400 relay » Full Story
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States won the gold medal in the men's 4x400 meters relay on Saturday in the last athletic event on the Beijing Olympic track.



Tropical storm Julio hits Mexico's Baja California » Full Story
LOS CABOS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Julio drenched Mexico's Baja California on Sunday and hundreds of residents fled poor neighborhoods that were in danger of flooding near the popular tourist resort of Los Cabos.




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