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Researcher says bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit (AP) » Full Story

Bigfoot hunter Tom Biscardi holds a photo of what he claims to be the mouth and teeth of a deceased bigfoot or sasquatch creature during a news conference Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice — handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it — was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.




'Boomerang' Fay gains strength over Florida (AP) » Full Story

A home has roof damage from high winds brought by Tropical Storm Fay in Wellington, Fla. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Flooding remained a concern as Fay heads up the Florida peninsula, with rainfall amounts forecast between 5 and 10 inches. The storm could also push tides 1 to 3 feet above normal and spawn tornadoes. (AP Photo/Jon Way)AP - Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, maintaining its strength and threatening — once again — to become a hurricane.




States throw out costly electronic voting machines (AP) » Full Story

Kathi Payne, left, elections analyst and Kari Verjil, elections director for San Bernardino County pose at the Registrar of Voters warehouse with thousands of mothballed touch-screen voting machines on Tuesday Aug. 19, 2008 in San Bernardino, Calif. The machines were entombed by disenchanted state officials who'd once embraced the new technology, only to see elections delayed by vanishing votes, breakdowns, malfunctions and increasing evidence that the ATM-like devices were vulnerable to hackers. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - The demise of touch-screen voting has produced a graveyard of expensive corpses: Warehouses stacked with thousands of carefully wrapped voting machines that have been shelved because of doubts about vanishing votes and vulnerability to hackers.




Girl from polygamist group ordered into state care (AP) » Full Story

In an April 18, 2008, file photo Judge Barbara Walther arrives at Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas.  Texas child welfare authorities Monday Aug. 18, 2008,  are asking  Judge Walther to put eight children from the polygamist sect's ranch, ranging in age from 5 to 17, back in state custody, alleging their mothers have refused to limit contact with men accused of being involved in underage marriages.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay/file)AP - A 14-year-old girl allegedly married to jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs with her parents' blessing at age 12 was ordered back into foster care Tuesday by a Texas judge.





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Educators Urge Lower Drinking Age to Cut Bingeing - Washington Post » Full Story

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Educators Urge Lower Drinking Age to Cut Bingeing
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Susan Kinzie Scores of college presidents, including the head of Maryland's public university system and the president of Johns Hopkins University, have an unexpected request for legislators: Please, lower the drinking age.
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Tropical Storm May Strengthen After Crossing Florida (Update2) - Bloomberg » Full Story

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Tropical Storm May Strengthen After Crossing Florida (Update2)
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By Brian K. Sullivan and Aaron Sheldrick Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Fay may emerge over the Atlantic and strengthen into a hurricane within the next two days after sweeping across South Florida.
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Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday - The Associated Press » Full Story

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Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White House bid, a campaign official said.
McCain Leads in Loudoun, Prince William, Davis Says Washington Post
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States throw out costly electronic voting machines - The Associated Press » Full Story

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States throw out costly electronic voting machines
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
The demise of touch-screen voting has produced a graveyard of expensive corpses: Warehouses stacked with thousands of carefully wrapped voting machines that have been shelved because of doubts about vanishing votes and vulnerability to hackers.
Ohio Bans Home Storage of Voting Machines Washington Post
Mom, Can My Voting Machine Spend the Night? New York Times
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Severe weather follows Fay across Florida » Full Story
At least seven possible tornadoes were reported Tuesday in eastern Florida as Tropical Storm Fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said. It also could get worse: Fay could strengthen into a hurricane when it swings back over Florida on Thursday, according to the center.



Bigfoot claim a fake, enthusiast says » Full Story
The initial promoter of two hikers' claim they found the body of Bigfoot in Georgia said he has determined the discovery was a hoax.



Taliban attack survivor: It was 'pure chaos' » Full Story
A soldier who survived a Taliban attack that killed nine U.S. troops in Afghanistan last month described to CNN a scene of "pure chaos" in which he watched buddies die.



Patient dies after being left in chair 22 hours » Full Story
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Resilient storm Fay could hit Florida a third time » Full Story
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay swept into Florida from the Gulf of Mexico and soaked the state on Tuesday while growing strong enough that forecasters said it could become a hurricane before smacking Florida a third time.



Christina Applegate cancer free after double mastectomy » Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday.



Judge backs hackers in Boston subway dispute » Full Story
BOSTON (Reuters) - Three students from the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology who found a way to hack into Boston's transit system to get free rides can talk publicly about the security flaw, a court ruled on Tuesday in a decision hailed as a victory for academic freedom.




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