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  1. Government seizes control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 8 Sep 2008 | 5:11 am MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) _ Uncle Sam has just become the 800 pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market. The Bush administration's announced Sunday it was seizing troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a bid to help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.



  2. Grits

    → Southern Political Report | 8 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am MDT

    Dixie’s Battlegrounds; Who Watched Whom; Palin “one of us;” GOP Bounce; Graham’s Clout; Dole’s Battle; Other Contests

  3. First In-The-South

    → Southern Political Report | 8 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am MDT

    South Carolina has once again been assured its first in-the-South presidential primary position.

  4. Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:40 am MDT

    The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search for a Coast Guard pilot missing since his helicopter crashed during exercises near Hawaii last week.

  5. Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am MDT

    When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.

  6. Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am MDT

    Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorobilia, lawyers in his robbery-kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury.

  7. Fla. Keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of Ike

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:25 am MDT

    As a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba, a tropical storm warning was issued for the Florida Keys early Monday.

  8. Ike lashes Cuba, weakens to Category 2 hurricane

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:20 am MDT

    Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings.

  9. YE-SHE-VA

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:44 am MDT

    A Yeshiva University professor left two years ago as a man - and returned last week as a woman. Literature Professor Joy Ladin, formerly known as Jay Ladin, 47, showed up for her first day of school sporting pink lipstick, a tight purple shirt...

  10. Hurricane Ike weakens to Category 2

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:39 am MDT

    The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has weakened to Category 2 storm as it moves over Cuba.



  11. National parks: special program for ruins in ruins

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:15 am MDT

    Inside the dark, cliffside cave last occupied by the people of Frijoles Canyon some 500 years ago is evidence of more recent human activity: graffiti proclaiming "2008" and "I love you" carved into a wall.

  12. HUBBY OF SLAY DIVA REVEALS HIT THREAT

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:55 am MDT

    The husband of a murdered Lebanese pop diva has spoken for the first time of how she feared she would be killed by a hit man allegedly hired by her ex-lover. Riyadh Alazzawi told Britain's Sunday Times that police in London were warned of the...

  13. PA BIGS LOWER THEIR GUARD

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:34 am MDT

    The Port Authority has drastically cut police patrols around its Midtown bus terminal to pre-9/11 levels - including removing officers from three booths erected after the attacks to thwart terrorism. The massive reduction at the commuter hub -...

  14. POST ENDORSES JOHN MCCAIN

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:25 am MDT

    EDITORIAL THE Post today enthusiastically urges the election of Sen. John S. McCain as the 44th president of the United States. McCain's lifelong record of service to America, his battle-tested courage, unshakeable devotion to principle and...

  15. MCG'S LOVE: I'LL PAY HIS KID'S TUITION

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    A month after a divorce judge compared him to "a spouse," Jim McGreevey's longtime beau has made a doting parental move and asked to send the gay former governor's daughter to a fancy private school, according to court documents. Wealthy financier...

  16. 'BANGKOK' THAIS UP NO. 1

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    Nicolas Cage led the North American box office to its worst weekend in five years with "Bangkok Dangerous," a thriller in which he plays a jaded assassin. The film opened at No. 1 with estimated three-day earnings of just $7.8 million, distributor...

  17. FAT-KID LIVER WOES

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    Some American teens are so overweight that their livers are severely damaged - and many will need liver transplants in their 30s or 40s, experts fear. The same is true in Australia and Europe and - thanks to globalization - even in China, India...

  18. QUINN TO PUSH GAYS FOR OBAMA

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plans to hit some swing states for Barack Obama in a push to get gay voters to the polls. "I am confident . . . he will be the most pro-LGBT president we've had," said the first openly gay council speaker...

  19. DEATH-THREAT CALLER TERRIFIES EX-OLYMPIAN

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    A former Olympic sprinter who is now an actress has run into her own real-life drama - she's been targeted by a mysterious caller who's threatening her life, The Post has learned. Dolores Dwyer Duffy, who competed as a teenager in the 1952 Olympic...

  20. BLING QUEEN CINDY

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    Cindy McCain isn't shy about the bling. The presidential nominee's wife wore nearly $300,000 in jewelry and high-end duds during public appearances at last week's Republican National Convention, according to estimates. A four-strand pearl...

  21. BRIT LOOKING FIT TO BE EYED

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    She did it again - but this time, she did it right! And while she left the singing to others, the stormy songstress ended up with a sweet sweep - snagging three top prizes, including Video of the Year.. Slated to kick off the show but not to...

  22. NO MORE VEILIN' PALIN: SARAH TO FACE MEDIA

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    WASHINGTON - John McCain's presidential campaign loosened its grip on Sarah Palin's public exposure yesterday, scheduling her first media interview as a veep nominee more than a week after she was selected for the ticket. The Alaska governor will...

  23. FREDDIE & FANNIE RESCUED

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    Freddie and Fannie have a new rich uncle. In what's shaping up as the biggest government bailout since the savings-and-loan crisis of the '80s and '90s, Uncle Sam has committed more than $200 billion in taxpayer money to keeping mortgage giants...

  24. B'KLYN CHEF BURNED THE DINERS: COPS

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    A hotheaded chef at China City restaurant in Brooklyn has been charged with dousing two women with scalding cooking oil after they complained about bad take-out food. The melee started when Sylvia Grice, 44, and Dorranne Leggett, 42, stormed into...

  25. POLITICIANS DID THIS

    → NY Post: News | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:56 am MDT

    THE Democrats will blame the Republicans. And the Republi cans will blame the Democrats. And this time, they will both be right. Each of the political parties shares responsibility for the troubles at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two...

  26. Hurricane Ike hits Cuba; the Florida Keys are next

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:01 am MDT

    Hurricane Ike slammed into Cuba's eastern province of Holguín late Sunday after steamrolling the Turks and Caicos Islands and killing dozens in northern Haiti. A day ahead of the storm in the Florida Keys, authorities worried that too many people ignored orders to leave before Ike comes too close for comfort.

  27. Action may give housing market a boost

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:01 am MDT

    The historic seizure Sunday of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to bolster the nation's sinking housing sector by lowering mortgage rates and jump-starting the obscure background market that is vital to home lending.

  28. Home buyers expected to realize savings

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:01 am MDT

    Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Sunday moved to take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which operated like private companies but had enjoyed implicit government backing until their seizure.

  29. More Ariz. students learning on Web

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    TUCSON - High-school math teacher Dan Tucker no longer has to worry about whether this student's midriff is showing or that one can have bathroom privileges.

  30. Aug. air-quality violations top $500,000

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    ASU agrees to pay $87,000 for air-quality violations

  31. Land initiative not on ballot

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    Pinal County must wait longer to get help developing its state trust land, which makes up about 35 percent of the county.

  32. Lakes brace for mussel invasion

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    The quagga mussels have colonized the lower Colorado and with no feasible options to eradicate the invaders, water managers can only wait and watch.

  33. Lack of funds has schools struggling with needed repairs

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    The state emptied this school year's entire repair fund to plug holes in the state budget.

  34. Gilbert council to vote on taller buildings

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    Gilbert residents could be looking skyward.

  35. Smoking ban hurt few establishments

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    The smoke may be gone, but as a whole Arizona's bars and restaurants haven't seen their profits vanish since voters banned smoking in most public places, according to a study released by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

  36. Marina's opening sees more setbacks

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    Scorpion Bay still awaiting permits from county planners.

  37. Pigweed a concern for Ariz. cattle, goats

    → azcentral.com | news | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    SIERRA VISTA - When local residents learned that nearly 40 head of cattle on a ranch in Chino Valley near Prescott may have died after eating pigweed, the news sparked concern among livestock owners.

  38. Regional carrier jet runs off San Antonio runway

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:10 pm MDT

    A regional carrier jet ran off a runway at San Antonio International Airport after landing on a flight from Los Angeles.

  39. Racism Is Charged of Opponents of Voting Rights for Noncitizens

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    In advance of the 2009 citywide elections, a coalition of immigrant and advocacy organizations is reigniting a fight to give noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections, drawing the ire of opponents who argue that voting is a right for American citizens only. At a rally outside City Hall yesterday organized by the New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights, supporters of a City Council bill that would extend voting rights to 1.3 million noncitizen New Yorkers said it's unfair that...

  40. Afghan Leader To Face Charges in Brooklyn

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    By his own account, former Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai resisted the Soviet Union's invasion of his country three decades ago. But when American forces showed up following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he put down his arms. "Afghanistan is in anarchy," the one-time Taliban ally recalls telling his tribesmen. "Americans are establishing our future government." Rather than thank him, Mr. Noorzai claims the American government betrayed him: In 2005, he was branded a...

  41. New Opposition Rises to Change In Term Limits

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    Lawmakers seeking to change the city's term limits law will have to contend with a new voice of opposition. Launched yesterday in front of City Hall, the People Have Spoken Coalition, a collection of politicians and community leaders, is pledging to fight changes to term limits restrictions through rallies and, potentially, legal action. It is the latest sign of organized resistance to a term limits repeal, coming on the heels of a like-minded television ad campaign that ran during the weekend...

  42. Political Effects of Term Limits Law Ripple Well Beyond New York City

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    Term limits may sit well with the voters, but right now they are causing problems for state Senator Kevin Parker. Two of 35 council members being forced out by term limits in 2009, Simcha Felder and Kendall Stewart, are running in the Democratic primary tomorrow for Mr. Parker's Brooklyn seat in the 21st District, which includes parts of Borough Park, Kensington, and Flatbush. The race is one of several competitive state and congressional primaries taking place as New York City's voters go to...

  43. Parents Getting Into the Mix On Improving Public Schools

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    Senators Obama and McCain have a panel of education advisers each, and there is no shortage of school administrators, union bosses, business leaders, and policy wonks who would very much like to be in those ranks. A new group is urging the presidential candidates to pay attention to another constituency as they craft their education platforms: parents. Led by two parent organizers — one in New York City and one in Chicago — this group says it's parents, not the unions, not the CEOs, and not...

  44. N.Y. Democrats Issue Call To Labor To Back Obama

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    As the presidential race enters its final stretch, New York's Democratic elite gathered for a Labor Day breakfast this weekend that seemed as much about electing Senator Obama as it was about honoring America's working people. The event, which preceded the Labor Day Parade on Saturday, was attended by Governor Paterson, Senator Clinton, Mayor Bloomberg, and a crowd of other lawmakers and union officials. Democratic leaders there issued a call to arms to city workers, portraying the election as...

  45. Skating Rink Could Be Among McCarren Pool Additions

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission will consider a plan tomorrow that, if approved, would create a new mixed-use facility at the McCarren Pool facility in Brooklyn. A spokeswoman for Landmarks, Elisabeth de Bourbon, said the 11-member commission was expected to take a vote on the proposal that would shrink the size of the actual pool to accommodate a skating rink, a community and exhibition center, and a café. Pavilions for bathrooms, changing rooms, and lockers would also be...

  46. Archway in DUMBO Reopens Today

    → New York :: The New York Sun | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    An archway underneath the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO will be reopened today, adding additional public space to the changing face of the Brooklyn waterfront. The Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the area, will open the archway where Water Street bisects the bridge, adding a new passageway connecting the northern and southern sections of DUMBO. "Now that DUMBO has become a residential and office space neighborhood rather than a manufacturing neighborhood, people in DUMBO...

  47. Parents of victim testify about son

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    When word came that her 18-year-old adoptive son was dead, Scarlett Powell wasn't buying it. After all, she told jurors Sunday, the woman who delivered the news was the mother who had abandoned Sean Powell years earlier and resurfaced to celebrate his 18th birthday - a year too early.

  48. Fitness a serious endeavor for 69-year-old retiree

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Retiree Lewis Chollman drives a Toyota Camry that boasts a sign with the familiar motto, "Just do it." And that's exactly how Chollman lives his life, especially when it comes to fitness. Chollman travels to the gym every morning at 6 a.m. and finishes his workout around 4 in the afternoon.

  49. 4 want to change pension systems

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Knox County Commission will consider a proposal this month to allow two judges and two former elected officials to switch from the county pension system to the state pension system, a plan that would boost their retirement pay and cost the county at least $1,098,000.

  50. Canine pal inspires bicyclist's trek across U.S.

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Oregon resident Ted Schneck is riding his bicycle 4,281 miles to honor one special dog. But he hopes his journey will help many more.

  51. Region’s poor air quality in warmer months makes it hard for some to breathe

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    England-born Caroline Munyard thought she had long ago conquered her childhood respiratory ailments. But that was before she moved to Oak Ridge in 2000 and started gulping in a steady diet of East Tennessee air. "I hate to pin it on East Tennessee, but it's only been in the last three or four years - usually in the spring and end of summer - that I've started to have (respiratory) problems again," she said.

  52. Number of attacks grows with black bear population

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Once hunted nearly into obscurity by humans, black bears are now on the rebound in much of North America - and on the attack.

  53. Population increases may explain bear attacks

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    When Davy Crockett killed a bear in these parts, he bragged about his feat by carving the news in a tree trunk.

  54. Coalition gives small agencies a boost

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Lillian Burch has made it her mission for 20 years to help people with disabilities improve their quality of life. She was first drawn to that calling after discovering that a family member who used a wheelchair had major accessibility problems.

  55. Farragut dead zone examined

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Officials from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the town of Farragut are trying to figure out who defoliated a large swath of land near the eastbound Interstate 40 on-ramp at Campbell Station Road.

  56. Reservists recognize supporters, mark 100th anniversary

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    The mission might have changed in the past century, but the pride and overall purpose remain the same.

  57. McCain aims at righting GOP wrongs

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Barack Obama isn't John McCain's only opponent. Sometimes McCain sounds like he's running almost as hard against his own party.

  58. Serena Williams takes Open title, No. 1 ranking

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    NEW YORK - Serena Williams flung her racquet straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first Grand Slam title.

  59. Campaign begins, spotlight on Palin

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    So the four candidates for president and vice president are setting out on the campaign trail, and only one of them - Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware - is a conventional politician.

  60. Johnson takes momentum into Chase

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    RICHMOND, Va. - Jimmie Johnson has momentum on his side and history in sight.

  61. Pre-K pros found to wane

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    A state representative is touting a recently released report about the effectiveness of Tennessee's public prekindergarten program as further evidence that it should be eliminated and its money directed elsewhere.

  62. Old soldiers fade away

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Most reunions are full of happy bluster as old friends discuss their lives and recount the past.

  63. URA ignored its own rules in parking lot contracts

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority discarded its own rules for awarding parking lot leases earlier this year, putting two parcels into the hands of a firm with political ties.

  64. Metal thieves lifting heavy sewer grates

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Drivers on county roads are being advised to be watchful for open sewer drains, where the iron grates have been removed by metal-trading thieves, leaving dangerous gaping holes along roadsides.

  65. Cops: Man afraid of wife reports fake theft

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Authorities say a Jasper man afraid to tell his wife how he lost $8,000 told deputies that he had been robbed. The Marion County Sheriff's Office reported that 27-year-old Mario Oscar Carlos told authorities Friday that he had been robbed at gunpoint while exiting a highway. But when investigators pushed Carlos for details, his story changed. Carlos told detectives that he gave a Sarasota spiritual healer $8,000 to have it blessed. The healer told him to roll up the money and put it in a white tube sock, but the healer then secretly switched the sock for one containing about 50 one-dollar bills. Carlos discovered the scam on the drive home. Carlos was charged with false report of a crime and was being held on $500 bail.



  66. South Siders urge review panel to reject cafe owner's plan for patio

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    South Side residents who advise the city's Historic Review Commission are urging the group not to compromise standards for a cafe owner who wants to replace a demolished building with a patio.

  67. Latest deaths

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    ALLEGHENY COUNTY BATTISTA, James, 70, of Stowe, died Sept. 6. Anthony M. Musmanno Funeral Home, Stowe. (CO) CALLAHAN, Rose M. Botti, 95, of Turtle Creek, died Sept. 6. Patrick T. ...

  68. Rescue of father, son after hours in ocean 'a miracle'

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    A veteran with the Volusia County Beach Patrol called it "a miracle."



  69. Man charged in Apopka stabbing death

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    A disturbance near a Checkers restaurant Saturday in Apopka left a 46-year-old man dead. Police responded to a call at 355 E. Main St. and found Benito Diaz-Diaz bleeding. A 10-inch kitchen knife was found on the ground. At the scene, police said they detained Martez Reshard Huntley, 21, of Apopka, who yelled obscenities and said, "Let him die." Huntley was charged with first-degree murder. Authorities said the call was sparked by Roberto Diaz, a homeless man who said Huntley approached him as he was walking down the street, brandished a knife, told him that he was going to kill him and swung but missed. Diaz ran across the street to the security guard at Checkers, who called police. Diaz said he did not know the stabbing victim.



  70. Need 450 acres near Disney? Get ready to fork over $150M

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    One of Osceola County's grandest tourism visions remains an illusion.



  71. Boat-gaters see Steelers Sundays as floating party

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Jeff and Julie Moore traveled five hours, by boat, to celebrate her 39th birthday yesterday at a Steelers game.

  72. Heat, bugs don't deter Caylee search volunteers

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT



    EquuSearch called off search efforts for Caylee Anthony because water from Tropical Storm Fay is preventing a thorough examination of the area. The group will return when things dry out.



  73. Teenage driver killed when car slides off road, hits tree

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    An Armstrong County teenager died in a one-car accident Saturday night in Westmoreland County. It was the second fatal accident to strike her family in two years.

  74. Volusia nears record with more shark bites

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Two people may only have needed a stitch or two and a Band-Aid, but they brought Volusia County close to breaking its shark bite record set in 2001. A 43-year-old Ponce Inlet man and and a 15-year-old Casselberry teen were sitting with their feet dangling in the water Saturday in Ponce Inlet when they were bitten within a short time of each other. One said he saw the shark that left tiny puncture wounds on his ankle -- it was 2 feet long. "Both bites were very minor," said Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Scott Petersohn, who noted the two were able to walk away. The beach patrol keeps a strict ledger of reported bites, and this puts them at 21 for the year. The record, 22, was set in 2001.



  75. A unifying election?

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    If Barack Obama wants to win Central Florida and carry the state in November, he'll need the votes of Hispanics, who constitute 14 percent of the region's registered voters.



  76. City Calendar

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    TODAY MOUNT WASHINGTON: The Association of University People, a nonprofit singles organization serving college graduates 50 and older, meets at 7 p.m.

  77. Domestic violence tops agenda

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Breaking the cycle of domestic violence will be the subject of the National Council of Jewish Women's open meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland. ...

  78. Would 1-cent gas-tax hike keep Lynx buses rolling?

    → OrlandoSentinel.com - Home | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    People fighting cuts to Lynx bus service are expected to pack a meeting of the Orange County Commission this week, but their pleas may not net the money they want to restore routes that may be lost.



  79. Obituary: Steffi Goldmann Rulin/Spared Holocaust by the kindness of father's patients

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Steffi Goldmann Rulin was twice saved from the Holocaust by people who had been treated by her father, a country doctor in Germany.

  80. Cancer telethon donations exceed $100 million

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    NEW YORK -- Spurred by an historic telethon Friday night, viewers stood up to cancer and pushed total donations for research to battle the disease past the $100 million mark. ...

  81. 'Area Man, in Contest, Wins Bad Writing Prize' *

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    'Area Man, in Contest, Wins Bad Writing Prize' Theirs was a New York love, a checkered taxi ride burning rubber, and like the city their passion was open 24/7, steam rising from their bodies like ...

  82. Stargazing: Hercules Cluster M13

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Grab your binoculars this week and point them skyward toward the Hercules Cluster M13, one of the most impressive star clusters in the night sky. ...

  83. Port Authority, union set to make next move

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    The uncertain labor situation at the Port Authority appears to be coming down to Friday.

  84. Muslims gather for Day of Dignity event

    → azcentral.com | news | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:01 pm MDT

    About 75 Muslims came to the Human Services Campus on Jackson Street to lend a hand for the Day of Dignity event.

  85. Rescued beagles land in Arizona

    → azcentral.com | news | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:42 pm MDT

    Dozens of beagles taken from Missouri puppy mill.

  86. DPS investigating 7 weekend accidents

    → azcentral.com | news | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:37 pm MDT

    Department of Public Safety is investigating

  87. Steelers romp to win over Houston in season opener

    → post-gazette.com - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:43 pm MDT

    Willie Parker ran for three touchdowns and Hines Ward caught two scoring passes from Ben Roethlisberger as the Steelers romped to a 38-17 victory over the Houston Texans today in the season opener at Heinz Field.

  88. Two men stabbed at fast food joint

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:21 pm MDT

    CANYON COUNTRY - Sheriff's deputies were investigating a weekend assault at a fast-food restaurant in which two young men were stabbed, officials said Sunday.

  89. Firefighters rescue palm tree dangler

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:03 pm MDT

    NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Firefighters rescued a tree trimmer this morning after he got stuck 30 feet up a palm tree.

  90. Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:45 pm MDT

    This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son.

  91. Police investigate fatal stabbing

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am MDT

    WOODLAND HILLS - Los Angeles police were investigating Sunday the fatal stabbing of a homeless man behind a liquor store in Woodland Hills.

  92. Afghan tribal leader set for trial in NYC

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am MDT

    By his own account, former Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai resisted the Soviet Union's invasion of his country three decades ago, then put down his weapons when U.S. forces showed up following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

  93. Republicans hope to stay afloat in Minnesota

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:35 am MDT

    As the dust settles in Minnesota’s Twin Cities after the Republican National Convention, candidates in several Tuesday primaries hope to...

  94. GOP declares House protest a success

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:30 am MDT

    House Republicans have declared victory with their energy protest even as Democrats saw a different outcome.

  95. McCain showing signs of post-convention bounce

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:43 am MDT

    Republican presidential nominee John McCain had his best head-to-head showing in polls since May on Sunday as new numbers showed...

  96. Biden says election about Obama and McCain

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:51 am MDT

    Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, called his rival Sarah Palin a “tough, smart women”, but said the...

  97. McCain defends running mate

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:59 am MDT

    John McCain defended his running mate during his first Sunday morning interview since becoming the Republicans' presidential nominee.

  98. Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:40 am MDT

    Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity.

  99. Obama questions Palin's foreign policy experience

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:52 am MDT

    Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laughingly questioned his rival's assertion that Gov. Sarah Palin has more foreign policy experience than...

  100. Gunfire kills cop, 2 others

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 7 Sep 2008 | 1:02 am MDT

    MARTINEZ - Authorities say three people including a police officer are dead after a reported domestic disturbance at a hair salon here turned into a gunfight.

  101. Flag flap tests spirit of joint 9/11 event

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 1:01 am MDT

    On the same day that John McCain and Barack Obama pledged to put political differences aside and appear together at Ground Zero for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the two campaigns were engaged Saturday in a flap over the U.S. flag.

  102. Bailout could push mortgage rates lower

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 1:01 am MDT

    The government's historic seizure of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could lower mortgage rates and breathe new life into the moribund housing market, analysts say.

  103. Nothing is free for Bruins' safety Ware

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Sep 2008 | 11:51 pm MDT

    By Brian Dohn Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - With senior Bret Lockett back from his one-game suspension and starting at strong safety, UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker opened the competition at free safety.

  104. Trojans' Hazleton, Buckeyes' Wells know each other

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Sep 2008 | 11:47 pm MDT

    By Scott Wolf Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - There are few ties between USC and Ohio State, but Trojans wide receiver Vidal Hazelton was roommates with Buckeyes star tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells at a high school all-star game.

  105. Dodgers might switch from Vegas to Albuquerque

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Sep 2008 | 11:36 pm MDT

    The Dodgers have yet to renew their player-development agreement with the Las Vegas 51s, their Triple-A farm club for the past eight seasons, with that agreement set to expire on Sept.

  106. Police break up gang melee

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Sep 2008 | 11:26 am MDT

    NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Police broke up a gang fight overnight involving gunfire and took seven men into custody, but no injuries were reported.

  107. Obama, McCain spar over social security

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:46 am MDT

    Barack Obama accused Republican rival John McCain of wanting to privatize social security, cut cost-of-living adjustments or raise the retirement...

  108. McCain, Obama will appear together at Ground Zero

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:08 am MDT

    Rival presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11th...

  109. The GOP nominates an independent

    → Southern Political Report | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am MDT

    He's set himself apart from the Bush years. But can John McCain bring the Republican faithful with him?

  110. House Democrats to yield on offshore drilling

    → TheHill.com: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:18 am MDT

    House Democrats are ready to propose an expansion of offshore drilling as part of a broader energy bill they...

  111. USC QB Sanchez finds it's hard to pass opening stats

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:26 am MDT

    Could it all be downhill from here for USC quarterback Mark Sanchez? Perhaps not, but Trojans coach Pete Carroll said the junior might not surpass his performance against Virginia.