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Ferocious Hurricane Ike threatens Cuba, Gulf

HAVANA, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Ike charged toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico as a ferocious Category 4 storm on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Hanna drenched the U.S. Atlantic coast after barreling ashore in the Carolinas. ...  > full story
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Boeing machinists walk off the job as talks fail

NEW YORK/EVERETT, Washington, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer following two days of emergency talks. ...  > full story
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Federer awaits opponent for U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Roger Federer stormed into his fifth successive U.S. Open final on Saturday but his challenger will not be known for another 24 hours after heavy rain washed away the rest of the day's play at Flushing Meadows. ...  > full story
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Killer landslide hits east Cairo shanty town

CAIRO, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Thirty-one people were killed and 23 injured when a massive rockslide hit a crowded Cairo shanty town on Saturday, sending rocks and boulders crashing down on dozens of houses, security and medical sources said. ...  > full story
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Russia accuses West of provocation in Georgia

MOSCOW, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Saturday of provoking Moscow by using warships to deliver relief aid to its ally Georgia, with which Russia fought a brief war last month. ...  > full story
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Fannie, Freddie's boards meet Saturday to mull government plan

WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The boards of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were set to meet on Saturday to discuss a government plan to place the companies under federal control, sources said. ...  > full story
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Treasury to ensure stable Fannie, Freddie: Barney Frank

WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said on Saturday that the U.S. Treasury Department plans to ensure the stability of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac . ...  > full story
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Obama tells elderly he will protect retirement

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger. ...  > full story
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Woman locked in cabin for nine years

STOCKHOLM, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — A 58-year-old man suspected of keeping a woman locked up in a tiny cabin in southern Sweden for nine years has been ordered by a court to be held in custody, local media reported. ...  > full story
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Zardari wins Pakistan election

ISLAMABAD, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday. ...  > full story
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Soccer diplomacy brings Turkey's Gul to Armenia

YEREVAN, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — President Abdullah Gul, making the first visit to Armenia by a Turkish leader, joined Armenia's president on Saturday at a soccer match which both men said could help end almost a century of hostility. ...  > full story

Voting ends in Angolan election

LUANDA, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Angolans voted for an unscheduled second day on Saturday in a parliamentary election which opposition parties said was illegitimate and should be held again. ...  > full story

Rice seeks closer Maghreb counter-terror links

ALGIERS, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed for closer north African counter-terrorism cooperation on Saturday on a tour of an oil-rich region periodically hit by violence blamed on al Qaeda. ...  > full story

Killer landslide hits east Cairo shanty town

CAIRO, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Thirty-one people were killed and 23 injured when a massive rockslide hit a crowded Cairo shanty town on Saturday, sending rocks and boulders crashing down on dozens of houses, security and medical sources said. ...  > full story

Politics

Obama, McCain to appear at Ground Zero on 9/11

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together on Sept. 11 in New York at the site where the World Trade Center collapsed after being hit by hijacked planes in 2001. ...  > full story

Rice seeks closer Maghreb counter-terror links

ALGIERS, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed for closer north African counter-terrorism cooperation on Saturday on a tour of an oil-rich region periodically hit by violence blamed on al Qaeda. ...  > full story

Audience reverent, then roaring as Obama speaks

DENVER, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — As Barack Obama spoke on Thursday night to a packed football stadium in Denver, the audience of some 75,000 people alternated between reverent silence and a roaring approval that shook the stands. ...  > full story

Obama tells elderly he will protect retirement

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger. ...  > full story

Business

Treasury plan won't help Fannie, Freddie shareholders: Frank

WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders, including preferred stockholders, will not fair well under a proposed U.S. Treasury takeover of the two housing finance companies, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank told Reuters on Saturday. ...  > full story

Boeing machinists walk off the job as talks fail

NEW YORK/EVERETT, Washington, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer following two days of emergency talks. ...  > full story

Fannie, Freddie's boards meet Saturday to mull government plan

WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The boards of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were set to meet on Saturday to discuss a government plan to place the companies under federal control, sources said. ...  > full story

Treasury to ensure stable Fannie, Freddie: Barney Frank

WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said on Saturday that the U.S. Treasury Department plans to ensure the stability of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac . ...  > full story

Science

European space probe completes asteroid fly by

BERLIN, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The European Space Agency obtained on Saturday the first images of an asteroid 360 million km (224 million miles) from earth, part of a space mission which scientists hope will help them understand the origins of the planets. ...  > full story

Storms delay space shuttle launch to Hubble

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Space shuttle Atlantis' launch on a final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed because of tropical storms, NASA said on Friday. ...  > full story

New fingerprint method could unlock cold cases

LONDON, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — It's a discovery that would make even Sherlock Holmes proud. British scientists have developed a new crime-fighting technique that allows police to lift fingerprints from bullets even if a criminal has wiped down a shell casing. ...  > full story

Experts offer scaled-back sea level rise forecast

WASHINGTON, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Worldwide sea levels may rise by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100 thanks to global warming, but dire predictions of larger increases seem unrealistic, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Mickey Rourke caps comeback with Venice film win

VENICE, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Hollywood outsider Mickey Rourke capped his big screen comeback on Saturday when "The Wrestler," in which he plays a lonely, washed out fighter, won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice festival. ...  > full story

Two more 'Spider-Man' films on the way

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 6, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Tobey Maguire and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi plan to reunite for the fourth and fifth installments of Columia Pictures' comic book franchise, dispelling speculation that a new actor would play the crime-fighter. ...  > full story

Nicolas Cage on target in "Bangkok Dangerous"

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 6, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Everything is relative in the realm of hyperviolent movies, and compared to this summer's other assassination thriller, "Wanted," "Bangkok Dangerous" is a model of restraint and moral rectitude. ...  > full story

"The Wrestler" wins Venice Golden Lion

VENICE, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. movie "The Wrestler" won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday, winding up the 11-day competition on the Lido waterfront. ...  > full story

Sports

Serena focused on grand slam title, not top billing

NEW YORK, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — While the top ranking will be on the line when Serena Williams meets Serb Jelena Jankovic in the U.S. Open women's final, the American has her sights squarely set on clinching a ninth grand slam crown. ...  > full story

Furyk begins marathon day with sprint up BMW leaderboard

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — American Jim Furyk began a marathon day with a sprint up the BMW Championship leaderboard on Saturday, firing a course-record, eight-under 62 to grab a one-shot lead. ...  > full story

Tropical storm cancels play for the day

NEW YORK, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The arrival of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna at Flushing Meadows forced U.S. Open organizers to postpone the conclusion of the semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray and the women's final to Sunday. ...  > full story

Federer awaits opponent for U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Roger Federer stormed into his fifth successive U.S. Open final on Saturday but his challenger will not be known for another 24 hours after heavy rain washed away the rest of the day's play at Flushing Meadows. ...  > full story
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