- Ivanovic's fairy tale has unhappy ending - FOXSports.com
TSN.caIvanovic's fairy tale has unhappy endingFOXSports.com - 35 minutes agoby Matt Cronin, Special to FOXSports.com On Thursday at the US Open, top-ranked Ana Ivanovic was sent reeling out of the tournament in the second round.Qualifier Coin Shocks Ivanovic in 2nd Round Washington PostNo.1 Ivanovic is upset at the US Open San Jose Mercury NewsNew York Daily News - Sports Network&nb
- Sorkin to Write Facebook Movie - New York Times
MTV UKSorkin to Write Facebook MovieNew York Times - 39 minutes agoAaron Sorkin is writing a movie about the online social networking site Facebook, Variety reported. Mr. Sorkin, a playwright and screenwriter and the creator of the television series “The West Wing,” has also set up a page for himself on the site.Coming soon: 'Facebook: The Movie'? Los Angeles Times'Facebook:
- NBC Rules Wednesday Night - New York Times
MEDIAWEEKNBC Rules Wednesday NightNew York Times - 39 minutes agoBy BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by Julie Bloom “America’s Got Talent” helped NBC in the ratings on Wednesday, making the network No.Obama's breathtaking show transcended politics The Associated PressRatings dip on DNC's night 3 VarietyDenver Post - Multichannel News - MarketWatch - New York Daily Newsall
- World Briefing | Asia India: 120000 Evacuated From Flooding - New York Times
BBC NewsWorld Briefing | Asia India: 120000 Evacuated From FloodingNew York Times - 40 minutes agoBy REUTERS Indian troops helped evacuate more than 120000 people from monsoon-related flooding in eastern India, like the villagers, above, in Bihar State, officials said Thursday.Video: Raw Video: Massive Flooding in India AssociatedPressIndia authorizes US$200 million for monsoon floods Interna
- An Embattled Enclave Yearns to Be Free (and Liechtenstein) - New York Times
New York TimesAn Embattled Enclave Yearns to Be Free (and Liechtenstein)New York Times - 40 minutes agoA Russian military convoy passed through the Caucasus Mountains in South Ossetia early this month after the outbreak of the conflict with Georgia.Video: Russia Facing Increased Isolation After Georgia AssociatedPressAbkhazian leader: No plans to join Russia United Press InternationalHindu&nb
- In Stadium's great rivalry, hollow echo to last hurrah - New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsIn Stadium's great rivalry, hollow echo to last hurrahNew York Daily News - 46 minutes agoOn the last day they will ever play the Red Sox on this side of 161st St., at least the Yankees remembered who they used to be here, against everybody, against the Boston Red Sox most of all.Red Sox revisit past in final game Boston HeraldRansom’s Hit Helps Save A Season New Yor
- Comcast To Roll out Monthly Usage Cap - Washington Post
The Oregonian - OregonLive.comComcast To Roll out Monthly Usage CapWashington Post - 53 minutes agoComcast ( NSDQ: CMCSA), the country's largest broadband provider, is rolling out restrictions on its service usage, and subscribers whose use of the Internet exceeds 250 GB of data a month will first get a warning call, and then on the second instance, ...Comcast: Same old story, but 250 GB
- Obama's speech aims to articulate the American dream - Newsday
USA TodayObama's speech aims to articulate the American dreamNewsday - 54 minutes agoBY CRAIG GORDON | craig.gordon@newsday.com DENVER - On a night of extraordinary history, Barack Obama turned instead to the ordinary -- gas prices and tax cuts, jobs and mortgages -- in hopes of finally convincing Americans that a man so unlike many of ...Video: Pastor: King's Dream Lives On In Obama
- Thai protesters push police off premier's compound - The Associated Press
BBC NewsThai protesters push police off premier's compoundThe Associated Press - 59 minutes agoBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thai anti-government protesters occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office forced several hundred policemen off the compound early Friday and promised more action in their bid to oust the leader.Thailand riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters Hind
- Oil-Rig Insurers Brace for Test as Tropical Storm Bears Down - Bloomberg
National PostOil-Rig Insurers Brace for Test as Tropical Storm Bears DownBloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Erik Holm Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Gustav, projected to reach the Gulf of Mexico by Sunday, may reveal whether insurers took adequate steps to limit risk related to coverage for offshore oil rigs in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and ...Gustav kills 59 in Caribbean, aims at US Reute
- On the Small Screen, Intimacy and Welcome Silence for Obama’s Big ... - New York Times
ABC NewsOn the Small Screen, Intimacy and Welcome Silence for Obama’s Big ...New York Times - 1 hour agoBy ALESSANDRA STANLEY It wasn’ta rock concert or a revival meeting. And despite the fireworks and the neo-Classical columns lining the stage and giant television screens, Senator Barack Obama did not look like the lead in “Oedipus at Colonus.Obama melds policy with punch Chicago Tribu
- Save Us From 'Traitor' - Washington Post
National PostSave Us From 'Traitor'Washington Post - 1 hour agoOnce again there are terrorists in our midst, and once again they are Muslims, hiding in sleeper cells, waiting to cause mayhem. Heroic action is needed.No-win scenarios worsen for a devout Muslim in 'Traitor' The Oregonian - OregonLive.com'Traitor' review: Don Cheadle good. War waffling bad. Portsmouth Her
- A Georgia School System Loses Its Accreditation - New York Times
ABC NewsA Georgia School System Loses Its AccreditationNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy ROBBIE BROWN ATLANTA - A county school system in metropolitan Atlanta on Thursday became the nation’s first in nearly 40 years to lose its accreditation, and the governor removed four of its school board members for ethics violations.Clayton schools’ fears are realized Atlanta Journal ConstitutionGroup: T
- At Democratic Nomination Site, Emphasis Is on Party - Wall Street Journal
Times OnlineAt Democratic Nomination Site, Emphasis Is on PartyWall Street Journal - 1 hour agoBy STEPHANIE SIMON It was a tailgater with friends and a union-organizing meeting, a family reunion and a celebrity star-gazing cruise, a greasy picnic, a carnival, a rock concert.Video: Crowds Arrive at Invesco for Obama Speech AssociatedPressObama speech inspires fans, turns off Republicans Reuter
- White-Collar Justice - Wall Street Journal
White-Collar JusticeWall Street Journal - 1 hour agoCongratulations to Lewis D. Kaplan, the federal judge whose withering critique of prosecutorial abuse in the KPMG tax-shelter case was vindicated yesterday by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.New Guidelines Issued for Corporate Fraud Cases Washington PostCourt backs decision to toss KPMG indictment Boston GlobeReuters - CNNMoney.com&
- Audience reverent, then roaring as Obama speaks - Reuters
Malaysia StarAudience reverent, then roaring as Obama speaksReuters - 1 hour agoBy Andrea Hopkins DENVER (Reuters) - As Barack Obama spoke on Thursday night to a packed football stadium in Denver, the audience of some 75000 people alternated between reverent silence and a roaring approval that shook the stands.Obama Vows to Restore the American Dream U.S. News & World ReportPeace, prosperity
- Jays designate Stairs for assignment - MLB.com
National PostJays designate Stairs for assignmentMLB.com - 1 hour agoBy Jordan Bastian / MLB.com ST. PETERSBURG -- The Blue Jays have designated Matt Stairs for assignment and are working out a trade that could potentially send the veteran to a contending club.Blue Jays designate Stairs for assignment Sports NetworkSources: Phils get Stairs from Blue Jays FOXSports.comThe Canadian Press
- Death toll climbs as Gustav barrels through Caribbean - AFP
AFPDeath toll climbs as Gustav barrels through CaribbeanAFP - 2 hours agoKINGSTON (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav battered Jamaica as the death toll climbed to 59 in nearby Hispaniola, the island shared by Dominican Republic and Haiti that Gustav slammed at hurricane strength two days ago.Video: New Orleans Watching Gustav's Path AssociatedPressUPDATE 3-Gustav threatens Jamaica, new storm i
- Concerns remain as salmonella outbreak comes to an end - Los Angeles Times
Boston GlobeConcerns remain as salmonella outbreak comes to an endLos Angeles Times - 2 hours agoThe produce industry says the FDA search for the source, which shifted suspicion from tomatoes to jalapeño and serrano peppers, shattered consumer confidence and cost it millions.Salmonella Outbreak Is Said to Be Over New York TimesFeds: Worst of salmonella is over Bradenton HeraldAHN - Food
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