Bush to address nation (Politico)
August 31, 2008
Politico - ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Bush will skip the Republican National Convention because of Hurricane Gustav and instead plans to address the nation on Monday night instead of his farewell speech to the party faithful, organizers told Politico.
GOP cites Palin’s skill, but how relevant is it? (AP)
August 31, 2008
AP - Wait, now, say the Republicans. You think that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lacks experience? You think that at 44, with less than two years running the nation’s northernmost state, she doesn’t have what it takes yet to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?
McCain to fly delegates to Gulf Coast (AP)
August 31, 2008
AP - Republican John McCain’s campaign chartered a plane Sunday to fly some Gulf Coast delegates home from the party’s convention and evacuate the families of others to Minnesota in light of Hurricane Gustav.
Grand slam title the main aim for Jankovic
August 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Jelena Jankovic kept alive her hopes of regaining the number one ranking after reaching the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Sunday, but said winning her first grand slam title was her main ambition.
New Orleans Port to shut Sunday afternoon
August 31, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The port of New Orleans said it will shut down at 4 P.M. CDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) on Sunday in preparation for Hurricane Gustav.
Gustav holdouts turn to guns, knives and God
August 31, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - If the floodwaters rise and trap him in his home by the Mississippi River levee, carpenter Juan LeBoeuf plans to bust out through the roof with a knife.
Storm Hanna, off Florida, keeps experts guessing
August 31, 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - While powerful Hurricane Gustav bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday, Tropical Storm Hanna swirled east of Florida, embedded in a complicated climatic environment that made it impossible to forecast its destination and likely strength.
Sudanese accused of U.S. killing are extremists:lawyer
August 31, 2008
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Five Sudanese men accused of murdering a U.S. aid worker are religious extremists who plotted to attack foreigners at New Year’s Eve gatherings, Sudanese prosecutors told a court on Sunday.
GOP Is Watching Hurricane Closely
August 31, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 30 — With Hurricane Gustav gaining power as it nears the Gulf Coast, Republicans scrambled Saturday to make contingency plans for changing the tone of their national convention, worried that televised images of a lavish celebration would provide a jarring contrast to scenes of…
Long-Standing Feud in Alaska Embroils Palin
August 31, 2008
For the past several years, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, has been embroiled in a bitter family feud that has drawn in the state police, the attorney general, the governor’s office and the state legislature.
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