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Wind lull aids Greek firefighters
BBC News - 1 hour ago
A lull in strong winds has given a boost to Greek firefighters battling dozens of wildfires across the country. Fires are still threatening areas north of Athens and several Greek islands, but firefighters say the area under their control is growing.
Video: Greece fires flare up
ITN NEWS
Anger at government over Greek wildfires guardian.co.uk
Kenny macaskill delivers sermon with the spirit of Monty Python
Times Online - - 45 minutes ago
There are those who rise to a great occasion and there are those who drag it down with them. The Scottish Justice Secretary, for whom natural eloquence is as elusive as a ray of sunshine in a Scottish summer, falls firmly into the latter camp.
Video: Scottish Government Defends Bomber's Release
The Associated Press
Hamid Karzai expected to gain first-round victory in Afghanistan ...
Times Online - - 2 hours ago
Preliminary results of last week's Afghan presidential contest are expected to show today that President Karzai is heading for a comfortable first round victory, amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.
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Obama's vacation spot has strong links to black history
Christian Science Monitor - - 44 minutes ago
By the 1800s, the servants of white summer residents of Martha's Vineyard were buying up land. In the 1950s, the island was popular with civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama hits golf course to start Vineyard vacation The Associated Press
'Special Report' Panel on the New Estimate for the Federal Deficit
FOXNews - 2 hours ago
This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from August 21, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Meltdown 101: Huge budget deficits expected The Associated Press
Federal deficits: $9 trillion and counting CNNMoney.com
Maine spectators ignored warnings before wave hit
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
AUGUSTA, Maine - Rangers at Acadia National Park insisted Monday that they had done all they could to warn visitors before beauty suddenly turned brutal, launching a hurricane-generated wave over a group of gawkers, dragging several into the roiling ...
Two die in hurricane-whipped surf CNN International
Dealers get ready for the 'hangover'
CNNMoney.com - - 3 hours ago
Take a peek at the heaps (no offense) these 6 turned in -- or tried to turn in -- to get their Cash for Clunkers deal. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.
Video: Auto Dealer Struggles to Get Clunkers Cash
The Associated Press
'Clunkers' Deals Disrupted by Online Malfunction, Sellers Say Washington Post
SEC, BofA defend Merrill bonus settlement
Forbes - - 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp. on Monday defended the fairness of their proposed $33 million settlement over executive bonuses paid out by Merrill Lynch, ...
Warner Chilcott to Buy P&G Drug Unit With Bank Debt
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Warner Chilcott Ltd., an Irish maker of birth-control pills and acne medicine, said it will use bank debt to help finance its $3.1 billion acquisition of Procter & Gamble Co.
Apple drops Palm OS HotSync conduit from Snow Leopard
Apple Insider - - 1 hour ago
Apple has discontinued support for legacy Palm OS devices in Mac OS X Snow Leopard's iSync 3.1.0, according to sources familiar with the latest Gold Master build, requiring users of Palm OS devices to obtain third party support for ...
Apple's Snow Leopard Ships Aug. 28 Washington Post
Yahoo Revamps Messenger, Search, Mail
PC Magazine - - 30 minutes ago
Yahoo kicked off the week with updates to several products, including enhanced search capabilities, a beta of Yahoo Messenger 10, and a revamped Yahoo Mail.
Yahoo Unveils Email, Messenger And Search Upgrades CNNMoney.com
Nokia Enters PC Market With Mini-Laptop Launch
Wall Street Journal - - 5 hours ago
In a bid to bolster sagging handset sales, Nokia Corp. (NOK), the world's biggest mobile-phone maker, is entering the PC business.
Nokia Dives Into the Netbook Pool New York Times
Does Quentin Tarantino have the right to rewrite World War II?
Entertainment Weekly - - 1 hour ago
Of all the lively and memorable audacities committed by Quentin Tarantino in Inglourious Basterds - the casting of Eli Roth, the splatter-happy director of the Hostel films (he looks like a strapping, beetle-browed Brooklyn Jewish ...
`Inglourious Basterds' bursts to No. 1 with $38M The Associated Press
Stephanie Pratt 'Blown Away' By Heidi's Miss Universe Performance
MTV.com - - 2 hours ago
'I really think this is a career possibility,' Pratt says of her sister-in-law's musical ambitions. By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Jim Cantiello Heidi Montag is getting lots of kudos from her sister-in-law and fellow "Hills" star, ...
Miss Universe 2009 New York Daily News
It's out with the old on 'Mad Men'
msnbc.com - - 6 hours ago
Poor Margaret Elizabeth. It is going to rain on her wedding day. Roger's daughter doesn't want her father's young bride to show her unlined face.
'Mad Men': 'Love Among the Ruins' Los Angeles Times
Hill named 49ers' starting QB
San Francisco Chronicle - - 26 minutes ago
Coach Mike Singletary made the announcement this afternoon shortly before the team gathered for an afternoon practice. He said he came to a decision on Sunday and explained his reasoning to both quarterbacks individually.
Shaun Hill: Named 49ers' Starter Rotowire
Source: Rivers gets 6-year, $92M deal
ESPN - - 1 hour ago
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who has thrown for more than 10000 yards over the past three seasons, has agreed to a new contract extension with the club.
Rivers to get more than $38M guaranteed in deal FOXSports.com
Rivers gets contract extension The Associated Press
Howard, Lee send Phillies to 6-2 win over Mets
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK - Ryan Howard's power. Cliff Lee's pitching. The Philadelphia Phillies appear to have all the pieces in place for another World Series run.
Recap: NY Mets vs. Philadelphia MiamiHerald.com
Swine flu goes to college
CNN - - 1 hour ago
Five days into new year, U. of Kansas at Lawrence has 47 cases of swine flu By Tom Watkins (CNN) -- Classes resumed last Thursday at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, and by Monday 47 students had swine flu, a college official said.
Democrats Brace for Tough Congressional Races in 2010
FOXNews - - 1 hour ago
It's no secret that mid-term elections are generally unfavorable to the party in control of the White House. But some say the public backlash to Democrats' health care reform plans, along with growing discontent over job losses and the way stimulus ...
gop's Steele Announces 'Healthcare Bill of Rights' for Seniors U.S. News & World Report
Prisons Bureau says Madoff does not have cancer
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street super-swindler Bernard Madoff has not been diagnosed with cancer, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Monday, knocking down a tabloid report that Madoff was dying of the disease.
Video: Prison Denies Madoff's Cancer
Fox Business
Buffalo mourns loss of 2 firefighters
CNN - 6 hours ago
(CNN) -- Flags were being lowered to half-staff Monday in Buffalo, New York, after two firefighters died inside a fire-engulfed building, city officials said.
Steel column recovered from Ground Zero makes return
Newsday - - 54 minutes ago
The 36-foot steel column recovered from Ground Zero that became a symbol of the city's resilience in the wake of the 2001 attacks returned home Monday after more than seven years in storage.
Steel beam returns to NYC's ground zero The Associated Press
Steel Column, a 9/11 Survivor, Returns to Ground Zero New York Times
Israeli PM's Europe trip overshadowed by "blood libel" claim
Xinhua - - 2 hours ago
JERUSALEM, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday kicked off a four-day visit to Europe to push Israel's cases regarding the Palestinians and Iran.
Shots exchanged over Gaza border BBC News