The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia CLEARLY, there are major differences between the economic policies of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Mr. McCain wants more tax cuts for the rich; Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for the poor and middle class. The two men also disagree on health care, energy and many other topics.Continue Reading Poised to skate across the waves off Anacortes, Wash., is a 90-foot, three-hulled wonder-yacht designed to crush its competitors in the next America's Cup. With a price tag of more than $10 million, it was built for the racing team of Lawrence J. Ellison, the billionaire who runs the software company Oracle. The July firing of Alaska Public Safety CommissionerWalter Monegan by Gov. Sarah Palin, who was announced as John McCain's
running mate on Friday, has unearthed a stream of soap-opera-like
details about Palin, her husband, her family and top state appointees.
The controversy has also cut against Palin's reputation for holding an
ethical line and standing up to colleagues in the Republican Party over
matters of principle. Continue Reading. A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture
Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on
the northern Nevada desert, authorities said. Complete Story... Michael Jackson, at 50: 'The Best is Yet to Come' The 13-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 750 million albums,
told ABC News' "Good Morning America" that he's "looking forward to
doing a lot of great things. ...I think the best is yet to come in my
true humble opinion." Continue Reading...ANN ARBORMichigan's new era opened in a painfully familiar way for the 100,000-plus fans at the Big House: With an ugly-looking loss. Continue Reading..Nick Saban's plan to bring No. 24 Alabama back to prominance looks way
ahead of schedule. As for No. 9 Clemson, another big game ended with
the Tigers on the losing end. Continue Reading..HUNTSVILLEAntonio Heffner passed for 292 yards and a touchdown to help Tennessee State beat Alabama A&M 34-13 on Saturday night. Today the Oakland Raiders cut 21 players off their roster and added another to the injured reserve
to get down to the league mandated 53 man roster. There were few
surprises in the moves today unlike years past. Without further ado,
here's a breakdown of the 2008 OaklandRaiders.Continue Reading...New data show New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate.The
city health department said Wednesday that almost 4,800 New Yorkers
were infected with HIV in 2006. That number represents 72 of every
100,000 residents, compared to a national rate of 23 per 100,000.Health officials attribute the city's relatively high rate of new
infections to its large populations of gay men, blacks and other groups
on whom HIV has traditionally taken a heavy toll. Restaurant robberies making diners uneasy....Continue ReadingFalling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this
Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane
Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast. Complete Story... MOVIE REVIEW: In Babylon A.D.Vin Diesel,
the slowest-moving action hero in movies, travels over land and under
water from somewhere in the former Soviet Union to New York City in the
company of a nun (Michelle Yeoh)
and a young woman named Aurora. Aurora is either some
kind of biological weapon or some kind of messianic figure. Continue Reading... Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to
directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role
in Alzheimer's disease. Complete Story...Brazil's national intelligence agency will investigate accusations that
its agents tapped the phones of top government officials including the
president of the Supreme Court, officials said Saturday. Complete Story... RIO DE JANEIRO Amazon deforestationjumped 69 percent in the past 12
months the first such increase in three years as rising demand for
soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials
said Saturday. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Democrats' attacks on her
family's wealth are unfair and offensive, Cindy McCain said today in an
interview airing tomorrow on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Personal incomes fell by a bigger-than-expected 0.7 percent in July,
the biggest drop in nearly three years, while consumer spending edged
up a modest 0.2 percent, just one-third the 0.6 percent gain in June. Continue Reading..
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iPHONE Blog Buzz 08.30.08
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia CLEARLY, there are major differences between the economic policies of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Mr. McCain wants more tax cuts for the rich; Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for the poor and middle class. The two men also disagree on health care, energy and many other topics.Continue Reading Poised to skate across the waves off Anacortes, Wash., is a 90-foot, three-hulled wonder-yacht designed to crush its competitors in the next America's Cup. With a price tag of more than $10 million, it was built for the racing team of Lawrence J. Ellison, the billionaire who runs the software company Oracle. The July firing of Alaska Public Safety CommissionerWalter Monegan by Gov. Sarah Palin, who was announced as John McCain's
running mate on Friday, has unearthed a stream of soap-opera-like
details about Palin, her husband, her family and top state appointees.
The controversy has also cut against Palin's reputation for holding an
ethical line and standing up to colleagues in the Republican Party over
matters of principle. Continue Reading. A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture
Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on
the northern Nevada desert, authorities said. Complete Story... Michael Jackson, at 50: 'The Best is Yet to Come' The 13-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 750 million albums,
told ABC News' "Good Morning America" that he's "looking forward to
doing a lot of great things. ...I think the best is yet to come in my
true humble opinion." Continue Reading...ANN ARBORMichigan's new era opened in a painfully familiar way for the 100,000-plus fans at the Big House: With an ugly-looking loss. Continue Reading..Nick Saban's plan to bring No. 24 Alabama back to prominance looks way
ahead of schedule. As for No. 9 Clemson, another big game ended with
the Tigers on the losing end. Continue Reading..HUNTSVILLEAntonio Heffner passed for 292 yards and a touchdown to help Tennessee State beat Alabama A&M 34-13 on Saturday night. Today the Oakland Raiders cut 21 players off their roster and added another to the injured reserve
to get down to the league mandated 53 man roster. There were few
surprises in the moves today unlike years past. Without further ado,
here's a breakdown of the 2008 OaklandRaiders.Continue Reading...New data show New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate.The
city health department said Wednesday that almost 4,800 New Yorkers
were infected with HIV in 2006. That number represents 72 of every
100,000 residents, compared to a national rate of 23 per 100,000.Health officials attribute the city's relatively high rate of new
infections to its large populations of gay men, blacks and other groups
on whom HIV has traditionally taken a heavy toll. Restaurant robberies making diners uneasy....Continue ReadingFalling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this
Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane
Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast. Complete Story... MOVIE REVIEW: In Babylon A.D.Vin Diesel,
the slowest-moving action hero in movies, travels over land and under
water from somewhere in the former Soviet Union to New York City in the
company of a nun (Michelle Yeoh)
and a young woman named Aurora. Aurora is either some
kind of biological weapon or some kind of messianic figure. Continue Reading... Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to
directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role
in Alzheimer's disease. Complete Story...Brazil's national intelligence agency will investigate accusations that
its agents tapped the phones of top government officials including the
president of the Supreme Court, officials said Saturday. Complete Story... RIO DE JANEIRO Amazon deforestationjumped 69 percent in the past 12
months the first such increase in three years as rising demand for
soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials
said Saturday. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Democrats' attacks on her
family's wealth are unfair and offensive, Cindy McCain said today in an
interview airing tomorrow on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Personal incomes fell by a bigger-than-expected 0.7 percent in July,
the biggest drop in nearly three years, while consumer spending edged
up a modest 0.2 percent, just one-third the 0.6 percent gain in June. Continue Reading..
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