Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Cuba Haiti Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos - Hurricane Ike slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Saturday as a ferocious Category 4 storm, raking the low-lying island chain with shrieking winds as people hunkered down at home or in emergency shelters.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie
WASHINGTON - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as Sunday, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Sarah Palin Christopher Dodd Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-09-06
White House race a cliffhanger as home stretch looms
WASHINGTON, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - The historic, twisting, cliffhanger White House race is swinging into an eight-week sprint to the finish, with John McCain and Barack Obama locked up in the polls and bare knuckle-rhetoric flying.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War Source:(AFP)
2008-09-06
'The Wrestler' wins Venice Film Fest top award
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival.
Nations:Italy Russia France Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Federer a win away from 5th straight US Open title
NEW YORK - Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.
Nations:Switzerland People:Roger Federer Novak Djokovic Jelena Jankovic Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Activities:2008 U.S. Tennis Open
2008-09-06
Anne Hathaway lights up patchy Venice fest
VENICE (Reuters) - Mickey Rourke and Anne Hathaway are among the favorites to win top actor and actress prizes at the Venice film festival awards ceremony on Saturday, while the race for the coveted Golden Lion for best picture is wide open.
Nations:Ethiopia Germany People:Hayao Miyazaki Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Charlize Theron George Clooney Brad Pitt Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-06
Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Algeria Tunisia People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Condoleezza Rice Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Obama hits McCain on Social Security
NEWARK, N.J. - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees.
People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants
WASHINGTON - The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation's mortgage debt, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-09-06
Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.
People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
Southeast states brace for Tropical Storm Hanna
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended from Georgia to areas just south of New York City on Friday as states along the Atlantic braced for Tropical Storm Hanna.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
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