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Thai protesters defy order to leave PM's compound

BANGKOK, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Thousands of protesters defied a court order to leave Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official compound on Thursday as the group's leaders vowed to stay until his administration fell. ...  > full story
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New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. ...  > full story
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Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia

MOSCOW, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War. ...  > full story
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After Olympic success, China lights Paralympics torch

BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games. ...  > full story
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Pakistani lawyers to press government

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistani lawyers were set to launch protests on Thursday pressing the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, as militants attacked police in the northwest, killing 11 people. ...  > full story
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Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 11

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — A car bomb blew up as a Pakistani police bus traveled across a bridge in the country's northwest on Thursday, killing 11 people, police said. ...  > full story
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Idaho jury sentences serial child killer to death

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A federal jury in Idaho sentenced Joseph Duncan on Wednesday to death for shooting to death a 9-year-old boy in front of his younger sister after kidnapping and sexually abusing the boy. ...  > full story
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U.S. lesbian pioneer, 87, dies months after wedding

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Lesbian activist Del Martin died on Wednesday, just two months after marrying her partner of 55 years in one of the first legally recognized California same-sex weddings. ...  > full story
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Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya

TRIPOLI, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said. ...  > full story
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Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech

NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret. ...  > full story
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Thai protesters defy order to leave PM's compound

BANGKOK, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Thousands of protesters defied a court order to leave Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official compound on Thursday as the group's leaders vowed to stay until his administration fell. ...  > full story

Authorities relax curfew in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Authorities tentatively relaxed a four-day curfew in Indian Kashmir on Thursday to allow people to buy essentials as residents ran short of food during massive protests against Indian rule. ...  > full story

Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia

MOSCOW, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War. ...  > full story

Pakistani lawyers to press government

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistani lawyers were set to launch protests on Thursday pressing the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, as militants attacked police in the northwest, killing 11 people. ...  > full story

Politics

Obama hopes unique biography can also seem familiar

DENVER, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Barack Obama burst onto the national stage four years ago with a speech describing himself as a skinny guy with a funny name and an improbable life story. ...  > full story

Democrats ready celebration for Obama

DENVER, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Democrats prepared a grand celebration on Thursday for Barack Obama, who will accept a historic presidential nomination with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America. ...  > full story

Biden accepts nomination, hails Obama, rips McCain

DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Veteran Sen. Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination on Wednesday and hailed running mate Barack Obama as a wise leader who will take the United States in a new direction and out of the Iraq war. ...  > full story

McCain makes up mind on VP

DENVER, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican John McCain has made up his mind on who he will pick as his vice presidential running mate and is likely to announce his choice on Friday, a Republican official said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Business

Oil rises above $119 on storm fears

TOKYO, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil rose for a fourth straight day to above $119 a barrel on Thursday, on fears Tropical Storm Gustav may hit the Gulf of Mexico after it morphs into a major hurricane, crippling the heart of U.S. offshore production. ...  > full story

GM to put $200 million in India engine plant

MUMBAI, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — General Motors Corp on Thursday said it would invest more than $200 million initially in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market. ...  > full story

American Media may refinance $570 million debt: report

, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Struggling tabloid publisher American Media Inc has secured the backing of many of its creditors for a new bond offering to refinance $570 million in existing debt, the Wall Street Journal said. ...  > full story

Caterpillar sees strong China sales enduring

BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Caterpillar Inc expects weakness in rich-country economies to persist into 2009 but its sales in China will remain strong, Jim Owens, chairman and chief executive of the U.S. construction and mining equipment firm, said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Science

New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. ...  > full story

Colliding galaxies shed light on dark matter

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronomers have captured images of a powerful collision of galaxy clusters and say it may shed light on the behavior of dark matter. ...  > full story

Storm Gustav kills 23 in Caribbean, heads for Gulf

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields. ...  > full story

Researchers turn living cells into insulin-makers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin-producing cells in a living mouse, improving symptoms of diabetes in a major step towards regenerative medicine. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Q&A: Bonnie Hunt ready for her daytime close-up

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Actress Bonnie Hunt had been pursued for 15 years to host a talk show before she agreed to enter the daytime arena with "The Bonnie Hunt Show," which debuts September 8. ...  > full story

George Clooney takes to "Air"

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — George Clooney is in talks to star in "Up in the Air," an adaptation of the 2001 Walter Kirn novel, with Oscar-nominated "Juno" director Jason Reitman behind the camera. ...  > full story

Phelps to appear on "SNL"

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Swimmer Michael Phelps' victory lap on NBC continues, with the Olympian champion booked to make his acting debut on the 34th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." ...  > full story

"Burn" finds Coen brothers in goofy mood

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — In "Burn After Reading," the Coen brothers have taken some of cinema's highest-profile and most expensive actors and chucked them into looney-tunes roles in a thriller set in and about Washington. ...  > full story

Sports

First Afghan medalist returns to hero's welcome

KABUL, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Thousands of jubilant Afghans packed the national stadium to give the nation's first Olympic medal winner Rohullah Nikpai a hero's welcome on Thursday. ...  > full story

Nadal aims to raise playing level

NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal plans to step up his intensity when he bids for a place in the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. ...  > full story

After Olympic success, China lights Paralympics torch

BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games. ...  > full story

Red Sox blast Yankees 11-3

NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The Boston Red Sox further slammed the slim playoff hopes of the New York Yankees on Wednesday, routing them 11-3 at Yankee Stadium for a second straight win. ...  > full story
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