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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Jaguars' Collier shot, critically wounded

Published: Sept. 2, 2008 at 3:24 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Jacksonville Jaguars lineman Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded in an early morning attack Tuesday, police said. The 26-year-old offensive tackle was hospitalized after someone shot him as he sat in a vehicle with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 1, 2008

GOP Convention Turns To Appeal for Hurricane Aid

By GLEN JOHNSON – 39 minutes ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republicans hurried to turn the opening day of their national convention into a fundraising drive for hurricane victims, with presidential candidate John McCain's wife and first lady Laura Bush appealing for Gulf Coast help. McCain visited a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

New Orleans evacuates for "big, ugly storm"

By Tim Gaynor and Matthew Bigg NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people in New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast fled their homes on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav moved within 24 hours of striking land, possibly with a weaker punch than 2005's Hurricane Katrina. The oil industry from Texas to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Campaigns Shift as McCain Choice Alters the Race

By ADAM NAGOURNEY, JIM RUTENBERG and JEFF ZELENY Published: August 30, 2008 DENVER — Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have begun recalibrating their strategies for the presidential campaign — and reconsidering some of their basic assumptions about which states and voters are in play — in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

In Biden, Obama Opts for Experience Over Change

By Dan Balz DENVER -- In picking Joe Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama moved to address two potential weaknesses in his own candidacy. Biden shores up Obama on foreign policy experience and adds to the Democratic ticket someone capable of and perhaps even eager to lead the attack against John... Sign in to see full entry.

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