Potential Obama veeps get turn on stage - Guardian Unlimited
DENVER (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't the only also-ran on the loose in Denver. Three officials who were mentioned as possible running mates for Barack Obama but didn't make it onto the ticket got a chance to address the Democratic convention Wednesday night. Cue the music for Sens. Evan Bayh ...
Georgia War Shows 'Weak' Russia, U.S. Official Says - Washington Post
Russia's conflict with Georgia is the sign of a "weak" Russian nation, not a newly assertive one, and Moscow now has put its place in the world order at risk, the top U.S. diplomat for relations with the country said in an interview yesterday. "There is a Russia narrative that 'we were weak in the ...
Storm Gustav kills 23 in Caribbean - Reuters UK
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields. U.S. crude settled up $1.88 at $118.15 a barrel, adding to two days ...
New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms - Reuters
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. Not since Katrina and Hurricane Rita, which followed in its wake, have residents faced ...
Thai police massing as protesters refuse to leave PM's office - Guardian Unlimited
Members of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) wave flags during a demonstration outside the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Photograph: Udo Weitz/EPA Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand were engaged in a stand-off with security forces last night after ...
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