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Brady injures knee in Patriots’ win (AP)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:22:56 +0000

AP - Tom Brady limped off the field in pain, and the New England Patriots can only hope their Super Bowl hopes didn't go with him.

Russia aims to corner energy markets: U.S. official (Reuters)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:20:32 +0000

Reuters - Russia aims to corner energy markets, a senior U.S. official said on Monday as Vice-President Dick Cheney arrived in Italy during a tour that has taken in eastern European states which are important transit routes.

Obama and McCain: Big economic differences (AP)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:18:32 +0000

AP - Job No. 1 for the next president? In the minds of an overwhelming number of Americans, it's fixing what ails the sick economy. What the voters will have to sort out are very different approaches offered by Barack Obama and John McCain.

China and Japan hail U.S. mortgage bailout as doubts linger (Reuters)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:15:54 +0000

Reuters - China and Japan, the biggest buyers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonds, praised Washington for its rescue of the ailing mortgage giants, but investors harbored no illusions the bailout would end the global credit market misery.

Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all (AP)

Yahoo! News: U.S. News — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:46:13 +0000

AP - The government's historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to homebuyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to lower mortgage rates, as experts expect.

Palin raises hope for parents of disabled kids (AP)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:45:30 +0000

AP - Polishing off his strawberry-banana yogurt, Jacob Moore races to his keyboard with a whoop, picks his way through "Pop Goes the Weasel" and gives his mom a high five. This is the average stuff of childhood, and it has not come easily to the 8-year-old with Down syndrome.

Serena beats Jankovic for 3rd Open title, 9th Slam (AP)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:40:14 +0000

AP - Serena Williams flung her racket straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first U.S. Open title or earned her debut at No. 1 in the rankings.

McCain takes on GOP and Bush along with Obama (AP)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:37:28 +0000

AP - Barack Obama isn't John McCain's only opponent. Sometimes McCain sounds like he's running almost as hard against President Bush and the Republican Party as he is against Obama, his Democratic rival for the White House.

US campaign sharpens as McCain takes poll lead (AFP)

Press — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:37:00 +0000

AFP - The US presidential election moved into high gear Monday as two new opinion polls showed Republican John McCain taking the lead over Democratic rival Barack Obama.

Owner: Ride’s over at Coney Island amusement park (AP)

Yahoo! News: U.S. News — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:36:44 +0000

AP - When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.