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Obama plays some hoops, works on speech (AP)
10:46 AM, 08.28.2008

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, joins his running mate, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on stage after Biden's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)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.


 
Economy rebounds in 2Q, mostly spurred by exports (AP)
10:14 AM, 08.28.2008

A tugboat passes a cargo ship loading containers at the Port of Newark on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 in New Jersey. The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home.


 
Tourists flee as Gustav churns toward Jamaica (AP)
10:23 AM, 08.28.2008

Workers secure the wing of a small plane in an area where aircraft were being moved from a nearby airport to a safer location, in preparation for Tropical storm Gustav, in George Town, Grand Cayman Island, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Gustav surged toward renewed hurricane force on Thursday as it drove toward Jamaica, while many miles away, New Orleans watched it with a nervous eye. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Tourists and oil workers fled Thursday as Gustav churned toward Jamaica and 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.


 
McCain says no vice presidential decision yet (AP)
10:46 AM, 08.28.2008

Should Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain win, he would be 72 when he takes the oath of office, the oldest first-term president in U.S. history. He has survived three bouts of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, and acknowledges his choice of a vice presidential running mate will be of 'enhanced importance.' McCain is believed to be mulling over, from left: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (AP Photo)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.


 
CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over (AP)
10:06 AM, 08.28.2008

AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over.

 
Strong quake hits off British Columbia coast (AP)
10:00 AM, 08.28.2008

AP - A strong earthquake struck off Canada's west coast early Thursday near Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

 
US coalition: 100 militants killed in Afghanistan (AP)
08:20 AM, 08.28.2008

(L-R) Presidents Kurmanbek Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Hu Jintao of China, Emomali Rakhmon of Tajikistan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan pose for a picture before the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe August 27, 2008. (RIA Novosti/Pool/Reuters)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.


 
Rapper DMX pleads out Florida drug case (AP)
10:30 AM, 08.28.2008

AP - Rapper DMX has pleaded out a Miami drug case and now awaits extradition to face more charges in Arizona.

 
Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site (AP)
06:02 AM, 08.28.2008

AP - Malaysia has blocked access to a popular news Web site that often runs afoul of authorities for its sensational political reporting, sparking complaints Thursday that the government has reneged on its pledge to keep cyberspace uncensored.

 
MLB spends $2.5M to give umps 2nd look at homers (AP)
09:04 AM, 08.28.2008

Executive vice president of baseball operations Jimmie Lee Solomon explains some aspects of the new instant replay capabilities to the media at MLB.com in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Thursday, Aug. 28, after Major League Baseball, guardian of America's most traditional sport, reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Baseball's replay central is an 18-by-24 foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan's Meatpacking District that's crammed with so many computers and television screens that it looks like NASA's Mission Control.


 
 
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