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Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Cuba Haiti Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos - Hurricane Ike slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Saturday as a ferocious Category 4 storm, raking the low-lying island chain with shrieking winds as people hunkered down at home or in emergency shelters.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
White House race a cliffhanger as home stretch looms
WASHINGTON, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - The historic, twisting, cliffhanger White House race is swinging into an eight-week sprint to the finish, with John McCain and Barack Obama locked up in the polls and bare knuckle-rhetoric flying.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War Source:(AFP)
2008-09-06
'The Wrestler' wins Venice Film Fest top award
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival.
Nations:Italy Russia France Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Algeria Tunisia People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Condoleezza Rice Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
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