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Pressure grows on Thai PM after protests escalate

BANGKOK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was under growing pressure on Saturday as protesters determined to topple him occupied his official compound amid reports the army chief had suggested he consider stepping down. ...  > full story
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Hurricane Gustav swirls toward Caymans, Gulf

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Gustav strengthened over the warm waters of the Caribbean on Friday, swirling toward the Cayman Islands and the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. ...  > full story
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Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Alabama's Jefferson County and lenders pulled back from the brink of a threatened bankruptcy filing on Friday after the county proposed restructuring $3.2 billion of soured sewer debt. ...  > full story
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Chavez backs Russian recognition of Georgia regions

PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez backed Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions of Georgia on Friday, making Venezuela only the second nation to support Moscow's stance. ...  > full story
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McCain picks Palin as surprise VP

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters. ...  > full story
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Stocks tumble as Dell warns on tech spending

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, led lower by tech shares after computer maker Dell warned that companies worldwide are cutting back on technology spending. ...  > full story
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Bush declares storm emergency in Louisiana

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Friday declared an emergency in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Gustav headed for the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. ...  > full story
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Consumer spending flags, but confidence rises

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month, a hint the economy may muddle through its woes. ...  > full story
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Obama vows to reverse Bush-McCain legacy

DENVER, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's global reputation. ...  > full story
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Electric fault spurs big GM recall

DETROIT, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — General Motors Corp is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators. ...  > full story
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Pressure grows on Thai PM after protests escalate

BANGKOK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was under growing pressure on Saturday as protesters determined to topple him occupied his official compound amid reports the army chief had suggested he consider stepping down. ...  > full story

Hurricane Gustav swirls toward Caymans, Gulf

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Gustav strengthened over the warm waters of the Caribbean on Friday, swirling toward the Cayman Islands and the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. ...  > full story

New video game depicts Venezuela mercenary attack

CARACAS, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A video game depicting mercenaries storming Venezuela, which has been criticized in the oil-rich South American country as a blueprint for an invasion, will be released by a U.S. company this weekend. ...  > full story

Mexican governor blames Gulf cartel for beheadings

CANCUN, Mexico, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The beheadings of twelve people in southern Mexico were probably the work of the powerful Gulf cartel based across the border from Texas, a state governor said on Friday. ...  > full story

Politics

Obama acceptance speech believed to set TV record

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Over 38 million Americans tuned in for television coverage of Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for U.S. president on Thursday in what is believed to be the most watched convention speech ever. ...  > full story

McCain picks Palin as surprise VP

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters. ...  > full story

U.S. to make election history one way or another

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Come January 20, 2009, history will be made in the United States: Either the first black president will be sworn into office or the first female vice president will take the oath. ...  > full story

Democratic attacks "out-and-out false": White House

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The White House on Friday decried as "out-and-out false" some of the criticism leveled against President George W. Bush at the Democratic convention, where Barack Obama was named the party's presidential nominee. ...  > full story

Business

Lehman nears plan for real estate assets: report

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has settled on a structure that will allow it to offload billions of dollars in real-estate loans from its books, according to the on-line edition of the Wall Street Journal. ...  > full story

Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Alabama's Jefferson County and lenders pulled back from the brink of a threatened bankruptcy filing on Friday after the county proposed restructuring $3.2 billion of soured sewer debt. ...  > full story

Boeing machinists union says members should strike

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Boeing Co's largest labor union said on Friday it advised its members to reject the company's final contract proposal and go forward with a strike next week that could cost the plane maker $3 billion a month. ...  > full story

More volatility seen with hurricane, payrolls

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Wall Street is set for another volatile week after the Labor Day holiday, as investors track the price of oil, key economic data and continued fallout from the credit crisis. ...  > full story

Science

Hurricane Gustav swirls toward Caymans, Gulf

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Gustav strengthened over the warm waters of the Caribbean on Friday, swirling toward the Cayman Islands and the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. ...  > full story

Why it's so hard to swat a fly

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Scientists find ancient lost settlements in Amazon

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — A vast region of the Amazon forest in Brazil was home to a complex of ancient towns in which about 50,000 people lived, according to scientists assisted by satellite images of the region. ...  > full story

Canada wants more study on polar bear protection

INUVIK, Northwest Territories, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada, criticized by environmentalists for not adequately protecting polar bears from the effects of climate change, said on Thursday it will take more time study its next step. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Cuban punk rocker fined for disobedience

HAVANA, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A Cuban punk rocker whose songs have ridiculed the Cuban government was fined for public disorder on Friday after prosecutors reduced a more serious "social dangerousness" charge that could have sent him to prison for four years. ...  > full story

Detective to stars, attorney guilty of wiretapping

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A private detective who once worked for Hollywood stars and a prominent attorney were convicted on Friday of federal wiretapping and conspiracy charges in a case stemming from billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's bitter child support dispute. ...  > full story

David Duchovny's sex disorder likened to alcoholism

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Did life imitate art when David Duchovny, who plays a sex-mad writer on the hit US TV show "Californication," seek treatment for sex addiction? ...  > full story

Kenny Rogers releases exclusive hits collection

NASHVILLE, Aug. 29, 2008 (Billboard) — Seventy-year-old superstar Kenny Rogers is celebrating 50 years in the music business and has invited Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores along for the fun. ...  > full story

Sports

Scramble for top women's ranking at Open

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Top-seeded world number one Ana Ivanovic fell victim to the wave of volatility in women's tennis when she was ousted from the U.S. Open in the second round by 188th-ranked qualifier Julie Coin of France. ...  > full story

Weir goes three clear after course record tying 61

NORTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's Mike Weir built on a burst of six birdies in the first seven holes to surge three strokes clear after the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday. ...  > full story

Federer overcomes plucky Alves challenge

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Four-times defending champion Roger Federer clawed his way into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-3 7-5 6-4 victory over stubborn Brazilian qualifier Thiago Alves on Friday. ...  > full story

Former F1 champion Phil Hill dead at 81

LONDON, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Phil Hill, who in 1961 became the first American driver to win the Formula One world title, has died in California aged 81, his former Ferrari team said on Friday. ...  > full story
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