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Pawlenty not McCain's VP pick, sources say

cnn.com     11 hrs ago   288 related          

Sen. John McCain's campaign has told Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty he will not be the GOP vice presidential nominee in November, sources told CNN today. Meanwhile, the arrival of a private jet from Alaska at the Middleton,...                    

Obama hits the rust-belt trail for blue-collar votes (AFP)

yahoo.com     2 hrs ago   1,326 related          

by Celine Loubette 1 hour, 1 minute ago PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Fresh off his rock-star reception at the Democratic convention, Barack Obama beat a path to the post-industrial landscape of Pennsylvania Friday,...                    

Gustav looms; Evacuations to begin

chicagotribune.com     5 hrs ago   44 related          

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Associated Press Writer GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) _ Hurricane Katrina victims still living in temporary housing along Mississippi's coastline should begin evacuating this weekend as Gustav approaches the...                    

2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as prepared for delivery by Hillary Rodham Clinton,...

hispanicbusiness.com     9 hrs ago   31 related          

DENVER, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- But for those of us who've known Barack over his decade in public office in Illinois the yearning for change, the hunger for unity that he's tapped into across the country...                    

Boeing union recommends strike

msn.com     5 hrs ago   145 related          

Analyst: 'Boeing is rolling the dice on this, there’s no question about that' Leaders of Boeing Co.’s Machinists union called for a strike Friday after deciding a proposed labor contract the aerospace company called its...                    

Detroit mayor back in court

msn.com     4 hrs ago   152 related          

DETROIT - A lawyer for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asked a judge Friday to freeze next week's hearing that could remove him from office, accusing Gov. Jennifer Granholm of being too biased to preside over the case. Dan Webb...                    

Trying to get up to speed, Slow Food makes US push

ibtimes.com     6 hrs ago   24 related          

SAN FRANCISCO - Visitors embrace while viewing the Victory Garden outside City Hall during setup for Slow Food Nation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The four day celebration of food begins Thursday night and...                    

Missing girl's mom taken into custody

cnn.com     32 mins ago   91 related          

Orange County Sheriff's Department's schedules news conference Friday night Anthony charged with child neglect, making false statements, obstruction She had been out on bail in daughter's disappearance ORLANDO, Florida...                    

Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff

reuters.com     3 hrs ago   23 related          

By Melinda Dickinson BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's governor and Wall Street lenders bargained on Friday ahead of the expiration of a stand-still pact in a bid to avert a bankruptcy filing on $3.2 billion of...                    

2 dead after train and tanker collide in Oklahoma

iht.com     7 hrs ago   12 related          

Authorities say a train has slammed into a propane tanker truck in north-central Oklahoma, triggering a large explosion that killed two people and injured a third. The Ponca City News reports that the tanker was filled...