Hanna-Ike-Josephine storm trio isn't an anomaly Category: US NewsPublish Date: 09-06-2008 12:00 AM -0700
Global warming can't be blamed for the trifecta -- headed toward the Southeast U.S. -- meteorologists say. It's just 'peak season in an active hurricane cycle.'
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Tickets stake out the same territory Category: US NewsPublish Date: 09-06-2008 12:00 AM -0700
From here on out, the trail hews to states that may prove decisive.
The two-month push to election day...[more]
Highway fund bailout now backed by Bush administration Category: US NewsPublish Date: 09-06-2008 12:00 AM -0700
Filled by a per-gallon gas tax, the fund's tank is nearly dry, the Transportation chief says. The president once threatened a veto on a rescue plan; now he urges quick congressional action....[more]
Ice shelf breaks away in Canadian Arctic Category: US NewsPublish Date: 09-06-2008 12:00 AM -0700
The 19-square-mile Markham Ice Shelf is now floating in the Arctic Ocean. An Arctic ice shelf specialist says 83 square miles of ice has been lost from shelves this summer....[more]
White House wins delay in U.S. attorney-firing case Category: US NewsPublish Date: 09-06-2008 12:00 AM -0700
Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten had been ordered to hand over documents to a House investigation. The decision may also delay testimony of ex-counsel Harriet Miers.
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Republican panel admits it erred in naming Navy SEALs Category: US NewsPublish Date: 09-06-2008 12:00 AM -0700
Two members of the elite squad attended the convention to honor fallen SEAL Michael A. Monsoor of Garden Grove. They were named, in violation of Navy policy.
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