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Bhutto Widower Faces Challenges Leading Pakistan

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The election of the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to the presidency marked an emotional moment Saturday for the slain leader's supporters. But many Pakistanis wondered whether Asif Ali Zardari could successfully tackle the country's problems.

No Paycheck For Old Men? Jones Sues Movie Makers

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Tommy Lee Jones is suing the makers of "No Country for Old Men" for more than $10 million that the Oscar-winning actor claims he is owed for starring in the 2007 hit crime thriller.

Freddie, Fannie Have Agreed To Rescue Plan

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac agreed on Saturday afternoon to the Bush administration's plan to rescue them, people briefed on the plan said.

Hurricane Memories Stoke Fears

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

For those who live in its path, hurricane season stirs up anxiety even before devastating winds and rains hit land.

Candidates Take Battle Over Change To Swing States

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Barack Obama and John McCain brought the battle over who is better prepared to change Washington to a pair of states that will be critical to the November election, and they sought to win over voters eager to turn the page on eight years of the Bush administration.

U.S. Wins International Nod For Nuclear Sales To India

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The United States gained key international backing Saturday for a bitterly contested plan to sell peaceful nuclear technology to India - a South Asia powerhouse that has tested atomic weapons but has refused to sign global nonproliferation accords.

'Dangerous' Ike Shifts, Takes Aim At Cuba, Keys

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike bulked up to Category 4 strength Saturday and the storm lurked "near or over" the British territory of Turks and Caicos islands.

Fla. Win May Be Top Prize

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

With the finish line of the long presidential race in sight, the battle for Florida and other key swing states now becomes a two-month sprint, with voters having a choice now of not only ideology, but also history.

Turks And Caicos Lashed By Approaching Hurricane Ike

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Hurricane Ike lashed homes with howling winds Saturday as it neared this low-lying island chain as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate or scramble for shelter.

Tropical Storm Hanna Soaks East Coast

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

With a fearsome Hurricane Ike not far in its wake, Tropical Storm Hanna cruised ashore here early Saturday, bringing soaking rains and near-hurricane force winds to the Carolina coast but doing little immediate damage before pivoting quickly up the Eastern Seaboard.

Russian President Talks Tough To The West

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

President Dmitry Medvedev declared Saturday that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" after its conflict with Georgia, again putting the West on notice that Moscow is prepared to use its military and economic might.

Israel's Eras Of Mass Immigration Are Ending

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Melissa Schwab is no Zionist zealot. She's not an Orthodox Jew seeking to be nearer to God. She didn't flee anti-Semitism.

7 Years Later, 9/11 Is Far Away - And Still Very Close

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:01:00 EDT

It is not a tidy anniversary this year. Seven years between that awful day and this Sept. 11, the terrorist attacks linger somewhere between the immediate, a conscious part of our days, and the comfortable remove of the distant past. No longer yesterday and not yet history.

3 Sailors At Pearl Harbor Identified

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.

FDA Plans To Post List Of Drugs Under Investigation

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The Food and Drug Administration will begin posting every three months a list of drugs whose safety is under investigation because of complaints brought to the agency's attention by drug companies, physicians and patients.

Boeing Talks With Union Break Off

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials failed Friday, and the union said a strike was set to begin at 3 a.m. today. When the talks broke off, the union sent a message to members saying: "The strike is on!"

Iraqi Prison To Get A Makeover

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The notorious Abu Ghraib prison is getting a face-lift: work to reopen the facility and construct a museum documenting Saddam Hussein's crimes - but not the abuses committed there by U.S. guards.

Publishing Giant Giroux Dies At 94 In New Jersey

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Robert Giroux, 94, a distinguished giant of 20th century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died Friday in Tinton Falls, N.J.

Warming Threatens Sequoias

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire season.

Highway Fund About To Hit Empty

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.