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The Hindu
Rally exhorts traditional values
NorthJersey.com
AP WASHINGTON — Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and Tea Party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor ...
Turnout Strong as Beck Rallies Americans to Restore 'Honor' to the NationFOXNews
Media strives to cover D.C. rally with 'Honor'Boston Herald
Thousands fill National Mall for 'honor' rallyPittsburgh Post Gazette
Austin American-Statesman -Los Angeles Times -BBC News
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Tampabay.com
Your views: Stirring the political pot (Aug. 29)
Florida Today
After all of the pre-primary hype nothing is more elegant than to get back to semi-normalcy for those of us who follow the political spectrum. ...
2010 election may be pivotalTbo.com
Early indicators don't bode well for Democrats in NovemberKansas City Star
Get used to seeing Scott until electionTampabay.com
Sunshine State News
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ABC News
Five years after Katrina, its victims remain blown away by the storm
San Jose Mercury News
When the homesickness comes on Reggie Melancon, as it often has since Hurricane Katrina blew him all the way from New Orleans to San Jose five years ago, he settles onto the couch in his cramped apartment and watches the game again. ...
A photographer's perspective on New OrleansCNN
Five years after Katrina, New Orleans still caught between stormsLos Angeles Times
Rebuilding New Orleans InfastructureCBS News
BBC News -New York Times -Evansville Courier & Press
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Boston Globe
Manchin, Raese to vie for Byrd's Senate seat
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
AP | Posted: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:00 am | Loading… CHARLESTON, W.Va. • West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated ...
Gov. Manchin, Sen. Vitter win nominations in W. Va., La.USA Today
West Virginia governor, businessman win Senate nominationsCNN
W.Va. Gov. Manchin wins Dem primary for US SenateThe Associated Press
Wall Street Journal -CQPolitics.com -Wheeling News Register
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Oklahoma companies, tribes donate millions to national political groups
NewsOK.com
BY PAUL MONIES Leave a comment More than $2 million has flowed from Oklahoma companies, tribes and wealthy individuals to national political groups such as ...

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Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Edgar beats BJ Penn again, leaves no doubt at UFC 118
USA Today
With a unanimous five-round decision Saturday at UFC 118 over, Edgar (13-1) defended his lightweight belt against the man he took it from four months ago. All three judges scored it 50-45 for Edgar, meaning Penn (15-7-1) did not win a single round this ...
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 updatesLos Angeles Times
UFC 118: Randy Couture turns lights out on James ToneyESPN
Frankie Edgar Retains Title, Randy Couture Dominates James Toney at UFC 118NESN.com
Vancouver Sun -Yahoo! Sports -FightLine.com
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Boston Globe
Hurricane Danielle bringing rip currents to US
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By -- AP FLORIDA -- Category 2 Hurricane Danielle is far out over the Atlantic but is bringing dangerous rip currents to the US East Coast. Lifeguards had to rescue dozens of swimmers off Florida on Saturday. Danielle was forecast to pass well east of ...
Danielle brings rip currents to US, dozens rescuedAtlanta Journal Constitution
Hurricane Danielle Path: Danielle Riptides May Reach US East CoastSpreadit.org
Hurricane Danielle weakens to category 2 strengthMarketWatch
Florida Today -BusinessWeek -WSAV-TV
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: A mud fest between 'Robama' and 'Dirty deal?'
Savannah Morning News
And President Barack Obama - the Democrat in Chief - continues to be a political pariah in Georgia. So if Barnes merely talks about issues - he's big on ...
Political Notebook: Gubernatorial candidates phone it in at Macon conferenceMacon Telegraph

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ABC News
NASA offers help in Chile mine rescue
ABC Online
The American space agency NASA is sending a team of experts to Chile to give advice on how to help 33 trapped miners cope with their ordeal. A NASA medical officer says the Chilean authorities have asked for advice on the nutritional and behavioural ...
Trapped miners: depression fears mar 'miracle' as Chileans rally aroundThe Guardian
Camp Hope waits for minersBBC News
Chile, divided by quake, unites around minersThe Associated Press
Bloomberg -Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America
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Kansas City Star
Thousands flee Indonesia volcano
BBC News
Thousands of Indonesians have been forced to flee after a volcano erupted on the island of Sumatra. Officials issued a red alert after Mount Sinabung began to spew lava shortly after midnight (1900 GMT). Smoke and ash reportedly shot 1500m into the air ...
Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 yrsReuters
Long-dormant volcano erupts in IndonesiaCNN International
Indonesia's volcano continues to spew smokeXinhua
Atlanta Journal Constitution -AFP -The Hindu
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Tampabay.com
Rick Scott's campaign a massively funded marketing machine
MiamiHerald.com
Rick Scott and football broadcasting legend Pat Summerall worked the Jacksonville crowd before the Dolphins-Jaguars game, shaking hundreds of hands and mugging for photos for more than an hour. instantly recognized by throngs of fans ...
Democratic candidates rally at UCFOrlando Sentinel
Early indicators don't bode well for Democrats in NovemberKansas City Star
Immigration law rhetoric will haunt Republicans in electionBradenton Herald
The News-Press -Palm Beach Post -Tbo.com
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Apocalyptic views hinder constructive political debate
Washington Post
Let's dispense right away with the fiction, promoted by Glenn Beck himself, that his rally on Saturday wasn't a political event. ...

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Xinhua
China builds political system reform on courage and soap boxes
Xinhua
The core of the reform is to optimize rather than topple then rebuild, to political restructuring in China has appeared less exhilarating than economic ...
Wen Jiabao puts political reform on China's agendaThe Guardian
China Buzzes With Political Reform Talk -- or Is It Hot Air?AOL News
Hu Shuli: We Must Act Quickly on Political ReformChina Digital Times

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The Hindu
Glenn Beck 'Restoring Honor' Rally Delivers Religious, Not Political Message
Huffington Post (blog)
Supporters surrounded the reflecting pool, as the conservative lightning rod ditched his tri-cornered political commentator's hat and donned a religious one ...
Massive crowd attends 'non-political' tea party rally in Washington D.C. (Video)Examiner.com
Glenn Beck keeps rally more historical than politicalThe Upshot (blog)
Glenn Beck rally: is the cult of personality our political future?Washington Post (blog)
ABC News -Media Matters for America -Politico (blog)
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Globe and Mail
Cardinals get political in DC with Beck, Palin
The Detroit News (blog)
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and slugger Albert Pujols took advantage of their weekend series in DC to enter the political fray, joining the tens of ...
Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rallyThe Associated Press
Pujols defends decision to attend rallyStlCardinals.com
Glenn Beck rally: Albert Pujols, Tony La Russa scheduled to appearWashington Post (blog)
Huffington Post (blog) -American Chronicle -FS Midwest
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CBC.ca
Fears for Pakistani town after new flood levee breaches
BBC News
Officials in southern Pakistan are battling to save the town of Thatta, where the raging Indus river has breached more of its levees. Tens of thousands of people have fled the town in the past few days and some outlying districts were reported to ...
UN fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten townReuters
Pakistan floods just one of its water woesThe Associated Press
Flood waters threaten Pakistan cityAljazeera.net
Sydney Morning Herald -Independent -CBC.ca
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Tom Moran: Christie faces ugly political ramifications of 'Race to the Top ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Adena Stevens/For The Star-LedgerFired state education chief Bret Schundler, speaking from his home Friday, expressed "tremendous disappointment" over ...

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Los Angeles Times
Experts see political benefits in Fiorina's 'personal' trip to Israel
Los Angeles Times
Still, the overseas trip has served as a rite of passage for many candidates and could be useful in buffing up the portfolio of a political novice like ...
Editorial: Political Coverage You Can Count OnKSBW The Central Coast
Political notebook: Teachers decry Fiorina's stance on jobs billBakersfield Californian
My First Political ContributionSwing State Project
Fresno Bee -Christian Science Monitor
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msnbc.com
Attack Suspect Held at Hospital
Wall Street Journal
Michael Enright, the 21-year-old accused of slashing a taxi driver after questioning whether he was a Muslim, was transferred to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan Thursday night where he was admitted to a secured psychiatric ward, ...
Hate crimes shouldn't be interpreted broadlyMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wounded NY cabbie says religion had role in attackReuters
Cabbie-stabbing suspect transferred to Bellevue wardCNN
Voice of America -New York Post -The Associated Press
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msnbc.com
Political ads surpass 2006 levels as attacks mount
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — It's not even Labor Day and negative political ads are muscling in on your TV time. Across the country, ad spending is up and attack ads lead ...
Political ads surpass 2006 levels as attacks mountThe Associated Press
Political Ad Campaigns Go Big, Go Negative, or Go HomeThe Washington Independent
Political Ads Surpass 2006 Levels as Attacks MountWCTV
Wall Street Journal (blog)
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