Reuters - Barack Obama, about to take a historic
step as the Democratic presidential nominee, promised on
Thursday to reverse the economic failures of the last eight
years, end the war in Iraq and restore America's reputation.
U.S. disputes Afghan civilian deaths
A military field investigation of an American airstrike in Afghanistan is largely completed and there is no evidence for Afghan claims that as many as 90 civilians were killed, according to a senior U.S. defense official familiar with the findings.
Oil company evacuations intensify as Gustav churns toward Gulf of Mexico
HOUSTON - Oil companies and drilling contractors on Thursday accelerated the evacuation of thousands of workers and secured offshore rigs and other equipment in the Gulf of Mexico as tropical storm Gustav churned toward the United States. With top
AP - Excerpts from Barack Obama's speech Thursday accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president, as prepared for delivery:
Phelps living the good life back in America
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record-setting swimmer Michael Phelps has satisfied some of his hunger for Americana since returning to the United States from his Olympic triumphs in China but has one special rendezvous he is looking forward to. Phelps, who touched
GOP accuses Dems of weakness on Iran as Obama accepts...
The pioneer spirit of this mountainous Western expanse was alive and well on Thursday, when Democrats gathered here for Barack Obama's acceptance of the nomination making him the first African-American presidential pick by a major US party. More than
Pentagon-hacking UFO hunter loses extradition appeal
A British computer expert who hacked into dozens of US military computers has lost his appeal against extradition in the European Court of Human Rights. Gary McKinnon admitted breaking into 79 US Army and Navy computers. He hacked into the Pentagon site
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