| Obama plays some hoops, works on speech |
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| DENVER (AP) -- Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium - and millions more at home - how as president he would make a difference in their lives.... |
| Tourists flee as Gustav churns toward Jamaica |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Tourists and oil workers fled Thursday as Gustav swamped eastern Jamaica on a path to hit the Cayman Islands with winds near hurricane force. Louisiana called a state of emergency and put the National Guard on standby, hoping to avoid the chaos of Hurricane Katrina three years ago.... |
| Spring's economic rebound unlikely to last |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy pulled out of a dangerous rough patch in the spring, thanks largely to strong exports, but the rebound isn't expected to last. Economic slowdowns overseas could make exports tail off just as Americans are hunkering down after the bracing impact of rebate checks wanes, plunging the country into another rut later this year.... |
| McCain says no vice presidential decision yet |
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| DENVER (AP) -- Looking toward his turn in the spotlight, Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain sought to siphon attention from Democrat Barack Obama's show in Denver by playing coy about his pick for vice president.... |
| Mexican Supreme Court upholds legal abortion |
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| MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Supreme Court has voted to uphold legal abortion in the capital.... |
| CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system.... |
| US coalition: 100 militants killed in Afghanistan |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A four-day battle that began with an ambush on a joint U.S-Afghan patrol in southern Afghanistan has killed more than 100 militants, the coalition said Thursday.... |