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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:38:48 GMT

Jury acquits former Marine in killing of Iraqis (AP)

Former Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario Jr., 28, from New York, speaks about his impending federal trial, at the office of one of his attorneys, Joseph M. Preis, in Irvine, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2008. Nazario faces charges of shooting detainees during the 2004 battle of Fallujah, in Iraq. The defense has rested without calling a single witness Wednesday Aug. 27, 2008, at the civilian trial  of Nazario, a former Marine charged with killing unarmed detainees in Iraq, in Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Sean Dufrene)AP - A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial that ended with some of the jurors shaking hands and hugging the defendant and his sobbing mother.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:16:45 GMT

David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction (AP)

In this Aug. 2006 file photo, actor David Duchovny arrives at the premiere of 'Trust The Man', in New York. Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction, his representatives said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Duchovny, 48, plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series 'Californication,' which earned Emmy nods for casting and cinematography. The show's second season begins Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:30:20 GMT

As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning (AP)

Work continues on a temporary levee in Harvey, La.,  Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. The levee will keep flood waters from the Harvey Canal from getting into homes. The work is being rushed to completion due to the possibility that Hurricane Gustav could make landfall in Louisiana. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:17:46 GMT

Putin assails US over Georgia conflict (AFP)

A South Ossetian woman walks near destroyed buildings in Tskhinvali. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States of manufacturing the Georgia conflict as tensions mounted with the United States threatening to scrap a nuclear deal to protest Moscow's actions.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused Washington of manufacturing the Georgia conflict as tensions mounted with the United States threatening to scrap a nuclear deal in protest at Moscow's actions.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:22:07 GMT

Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight (AP)

An investigator from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau displays an oxygen tank taken from the grounded Qantas Boeing 747 during a press briefing in Manila, on July 29. A similar exploding oxygen bottle was to blame for a mid-air blast which last month blew a gaping hole in the Qantas jet travelling from Hong Kong to Australia, according to safety investigators.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AP - An oxygen cylinder caused the explosion that blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing, air safety officials said Friday.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:41:01 GMT

Gustav kills nearly 70 in Caribbean, aims at U.S (Reuters)

Lamont Dersone sorts belongings as he prepares to possibly evacuate from Hurricane Gustav in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 28, 2008. (Lee Celano/Reuters)Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav was blamed on Thursday for at least 68 deaths in the Caribbean and U.S. forecasters said it could hit New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a potentially powerful hurricane next week.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:47:37 GMT

More than 84,000 attend Obama speech (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - More than 84,000 people have jammed into Invesco Field at Mile High stadium to hear Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech, city officials say.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:49:13 GMT

Top-seeded Ivanovic loses in huge upset at US Open (AP)

Julie Coin, of France, celebrates her 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, in a U.S. Open tennis tournament match in New York, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Even for the mathematics major from Clemson, it just didn't add up: How could someone who recently struggled so badly she wanted to quit tennis stay on the court with the No. 1 player in the world?


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:07:11 GMT

Tourists, residents flee as Gustav swamps Jamaica (AP)

A woman carries a child through flooded roads caused by Tropical Storm Gustav in Fond Parisien village, Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 28 ,2008.  Gustav moved away from the island of Hispaniola, where it killed 23 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and inched toward Jamaica's low-lying capital, 80 miles (130 kilometers) to the west. Forecasters predicted it would hug Jamaica's southern shore before making a near-direct hit on Grand Cayman. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday evening after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:09:20 GMT

Disposable diaper breaks fall, saves child's life (AP)

AP - A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday. Read more...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:28:51 GMT

Obama tells Americans 'our dreams can be one' (AFP)

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama waves from the stage of the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado, on August 28. Obama told Americans their AFP - Barack Obama told Americans their "dreams can be one" if they unite in a stirring new crusade for change, in a riotous finale to the historic Democratic National Convention.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:39:10 GMT

Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges (AP)

Boxes containing Dell computers are stacked on an upper shelf of a Best Buy store in Seekonk, Mass., Aug. 16, 2008. Computer maker Dell Inc. says its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Restructuring charges were partly to blame. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - Slashing computer prices helped Dell Inc. boost sales in its fiscal second quarter, but the No. 2 PC maker's bottom line took a hit when efforts to cut costs failed to make up the difference.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:39:40 GMT

Thai police confront protesters in PM's compound (Reuters)

Riot policemen walk past members of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) at the Government House in Bangkok August 29, 2008. (Kerek Wongsa/Reuters)Reuters - Hundreds of Thai riot police climbed into the occupied compound of the prime minister's office on Friday to deliver a court order for the eviction of protesters trying to overthrow the government.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:41:16 GMT

Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington (AP)

Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia, 10, second from right, and Sasha, 7, wave after his acceptance speechat the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.


Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:59:57 GMT

Obama vows to erase Bush-McCain legacy (Reuters)

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama applauds as he arrives to accept his party's nomination at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 28, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)Reuters - Barack Obama launched an assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's reputation in the world.


Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:32 GMT

Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia (Reuters)

People attend a funeral of soldiers killed in the South Ossetia conflict at a cemetery in Tbilisi August 28, 2008. (David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)Reuters - Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions.


Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:35:23 GMT

Salmonella outbreak over: CDC (Reuters)

Jalapeno peppers are shown for sale at a Los Angeles market in Los Angeles, California July 22, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - An outbreak of an unusual strain of Salmonella that sickened more than 1,400 people and put 286 in the hospital appears to be over in the United States, federal health officials said on Thursday.


Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:41:47 GMT

Court upholds dismissal of charges in KPMG case (Reuters)

Jeffrey Eischeid, former head of the Innovative Strategies group from accounting firm KPMG exits federal court in New York, September 6, 2005. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of criminal charges against 13 former executives at KPMG, saying prosecutors violated the defendants' rights by pressuring the accounting firm not to pay their legal bills.


Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:33:54 GMT

Top U.S. and Pakistan military officials talk strategy (Reuters)

Relatives gather around a man injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan's tribal town of Bannu near the border with Afghanistan, in Peshawar August 28, 2008. A car bomb blew up as a Pakistani police bus travelled across a bridge in the country's northwest on Thursday, killing 11 people, police said. (Ali Imam/Reuters)Reuters - Top U.S. and Pakistani military officials met this week on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss the presence of militant safe havens in Pakistan and their role in Afghan violence, officials said on Thursday.


Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:09:48 GMT

Lehman looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs: source (Reuters)

Pedestrians walk past a Lehman Brothers sign in New York, June 19, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs in its latest round of cost cutting, a person familiar with the matter said, as weak financial markets spur layoffs across Wall Street.


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