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Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears

15 min 54 sec ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary....

Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy

2 hours 12 min ago
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- In the end, killer pedophile Joseph Edward Duncan III couldn't - or wouldn't - offer a reason why he should live....

Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy

2 hours 12 min ago
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- In the end, killer pedophile Joseph Edward Duncan III couldn't - or wouldn't - offer a reason why he should live....

Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears

2 hours 24 min ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles sold briskly, and one small-town mayor spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area watched as a storm marched across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary....

Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears

4 hours 47 min ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles sold briskly, and one small-town mayor spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area watched as a storm marched across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary....

Poll: California voters oppose ban on gay marriage

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 11:02pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday....

Poll: California voters oppose ban on gay marriage

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 11:02pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday....

Poll: California voters oppose ban on gay marriage

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 11:02pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday....

Poll: California voters oppose ban on gay marriage

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 11:02pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday....

Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 10:37pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made preliminary plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos....

Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 10:28pm
DENVER (AP) -- Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration....

Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 7:47pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made preliminary plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos....

Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 7:47pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made preliminary plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos....

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:47pm
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions....

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:47pm
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions....

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:47pm
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions....

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:47pm
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions....

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:47pm
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions....

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:47pm
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) -- Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions....

SoCal jury gets case of ex-Marine in Iraq deaths

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:10pm
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether a former Marine squad leader committed manslaughter in Iraq, marking the first time in which civilians will decide whether the actions of a military service member during combat were criminal....