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AP IMPACT: Afghans fed up with government, US
(AP)
 AP - The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on their behalf, his voice is soft but his words are harsh. Mohammed makes it clear that the tribal chiefs have lost all faith in both their own government and the foreign soldiers in their country.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:29:46 GMT
| Rice, Gadhafi meet in house US bombed 22 years ago
(AP)
 AP - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround in their troubled relations with a meeting between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:42:51 GMT
| First aid ship arrives in flooded Haitian city
(AP)
 AP - A ship carrying 33 tons of U.N. relief supplies docked in Gonaives on Friday, the first significant aid delivery to tens of thousands of people who have gone with little food or clean water for four days.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:31:56 GMT
| Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy
(AP)
 AP - The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics — a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:22:23 GMT
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ChiSox slugger Quentin has broken wrist (AP)
American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was removed from the lineup before Tuesday's game because of what the White Sox described then as a sore right forearm, and he hasn't played since.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:25:43 PDT
| LPGA backs off English-only requirement (AP)
Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or in making acceptance speeches at tournaments. LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said she would have a revised plan by the end of the year that would not include suspensions, although fining non-English speakers remains an...
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:31:57 PDT
| Jankovic reaches first Grand Slam final (AP)
Jelena Jankovic is finally a Grand Slam finalist. Overcoming a slow start, Jankovic used fantastic defense and steady groundstrokes to beat Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 Friday in the U.S. Open semifinals. "As you can see, I have tears in my eyes," Jankovic told the crowd during an on-court interview.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:12:07 PDT
| Marion Jones released from prison (AP)
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use. Jones left a halfway house in San Antonio around 8 a.m., said LaTanya Robinson, a community corrections manager for the federal Bureau of Prisons. Jones, who has a house in Austin, will remain on probation.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:49:46 PDT
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Treasury near GSE bailout plan: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is
close to finalizing a plan to buttress mortgage finance
companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the Wall
Street Journal reported on Friday.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:22:48 GMT
| Jobless rate at 5-year high
(Reuters)
 Reuters - An unexpectedly steep 84,000 U.S.
jobs were lost in August and the unemployment rate hit a
five-year high of 6.1 percent, fanning worry ahead of
November's presidential vote that the economy was near
recession.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:26:46 GMT
| Dow, S&P end higher on financials, down for week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -The broader U.S. stock market edged
higher on Friday, but still posted its worst week since May, as
a rally in financial stocks helped reverse losses sparked by a
government report showing the U.S. jobless rate rose to a
five-year high.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:18:46 GMT
| Boeing workers prepare to strike as deadline nears
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Boeing Co's
machinists prepared for a strike on Friday as the plane-maker
and its largest union tried to hammer out a last-ditch deal on
their latest three-year contract.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:32:52 GMT
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Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth
(AP)
 AP - Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife are wrangling over how much money the celebrity wrestler is worth. According to financial affidavits filed in divorce court near Tampa, Florida, Hogan claims his net worth is $32 million; his wife claims it's $26.7 million.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:39:27 GMT
| What, Exactly, Constitutes An Affair?
(Dear Margo)
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I'm in an unusual (or perhaps not) situation.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT
| Melting Swiss glacier yields Neolithic trove, climate secrets
(AFP)
 AFP - Some 5,000 years ago, on a day with weather much like today's, a prehistoric person tread high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:56:44 GMT
| New Seinfeld ad draws negative reviews online
(AP)
 AP - No soup for Microsoft?
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:23:38 GMT
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