Washington Post
Blogger Death Match: Ohio State-USCSportingNews.com - 24 minutes agoSpencer Hall does his usual blogging over at TSB and EDSBS, but he is gracing us with his presence for a recap of our epic slapfight on Xbox Live.Muskegon's Johnson fitting into USC's offense MLive.comOhio State will be without Wells for dream matchup with USC Fort Worth [...]
Hurricane winds whipping Texas coastCNN - 54 minutes agoHOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — Hurricane force winds whipped Galveston Island early Saturday as Hurricane Ike barreled toward the Texas coast.Video: Hurricane Ike Grows As It Closes in on Texas AssociatedPressSec. Chertoff Defends Dire Warnings About Hurricane Ike FOXNewsWall Street Journal - Fort Worth Star Telegram - The Associated Press - Chicago [...]
No. 20 Lake Zurich 17, Libertyville 7Chicago Tribune - 57 minutes agoBy Rick Sorci | Special to the Tribune Summary: Lake Zurich RB Andrew Maloney, who was benched for the first quarter for disciplinary reasons, made up for lost time in a hurry.Lake Zurich's gain is Libertyville's loss Chicago Daily HeraldLake Zurich 17, Libertyville 7 Vernon [...]
BBC News
I've heard the "you can't put lipstick on a pig" remark several …Boston Globe - 1 hour agoI had a Tech Sgt. in the service use it many years ago — so does that mean he was speaking of Ms. Palin - who was probably in grade school then ?Video: Notebook: Political Sexism CBSHatch defending [...]
Washington Post
Palin now asserts humans contribute to global warmingHouston Chronicle - 1 hour agoAP Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, in a move that transformed a messy state personnel issue into a national campaign controversy.Alaska Lawmakers Vote to Subpoena Todd Palin New York TimesAlaska lawmakers [...]
E! Online
Kanye's in Hawaii, Hasn't Lei'd Down With Mac YetE! Online - 1 hour agoKanye West is in Hawaii now, maybe working, maybe relaxing on some beach. Either way, he's got his trusty Mac with him—not to mention the same hoodie he was sporting yesterday—and he seems to be gearing up to write the blog post [...]
Washington Post
Russians 'leaving Georgian port'BBC News - 1 hour agoRussian troops have begun withdrawing from the Georgian port of Poti, on the country's Black Sea coast, reports say. A column of trucks, soldiers and armoured vehicles left the town, apparently heading towards Abkhazia, one of Georgia's pro-Russian …Once Silent, Georgian Opposition Begins to Question Saakashvili Wall [...]
ABC News
New rules would give FBI more freedom in US operationsLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoAgents would be allowed to conduct physical surveillance in a public location, recruit and deploy informants, and conduct interviews without identifying themselves.Terror Plan Would Give FBI More Power New York TimesFBI Seeks to Loosen Restrictions Wall Street JournalWashington Post - ABC [...]
New York Daily News
Paulson, Bernanke Brave `Raptors' in Resisting Aid for LehmanBloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Craig Torres and Shannon D. Harrington Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — Henry Paulson and Ben S. Bernanke may have to weather more speculative attacks on financial institutions as they resist using public funds to aid the sale of Lehman Brothers [...]
10 killed when freight, commuter trains collide near Los AngelesCNN - 2 hours agoLOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured Friday when a Metrolink train packed with hundreds of rush-hour commuters collided with a freight train in suburban Los Angeles, officials said.Video: Raw Video: Deadly LA Commuter Train [...]