ike hits cuba as dangerous category 3 hurricane 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/afp/20080907/capt cps nnd51 070908212126 photo00 photo default 512x409 jpg?x=130 y=103 q=85 sig=vovcosyganlxezbhpimzmw  " align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="this sepetmebr 7  2008 nasa goes satellite image shows hurricane ike seen at 1610 gmt  barely a week after hurricane gustav devastated western cuba  the island was battening down the hatches again sunday for another killer storm  with more than half a million people evacuating cuba's northeast coast  officials said  afp/ho nasa/ho " border="0" /></a>ap   hurricane ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees monday as the deadly storm roared across cuba toward havana and its historic but decaying old buildings </p><br clear="all"/>several explosions in pakistan's northwest kill 6 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_re_as/pakistan"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080907/capt 74d0d382fd904daa96ae4cc7acdff385 aptopix_pakistan_violence_pes105 jpg?x=130 y=80 q=85 sig=0zewnnvmis16dvzv2vj pa  " align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="pakistani youngsters and employees of a private school  damaged in the saturday's suicide bombing  collect useful stuff from the rubble of buildings in the outskirts of peshawar  pakistan on sunday  sept  7  2008  the death toll in a massive suicide blast in pakistan's militant plagued northwest reached 35  officials said sunday  as the country prepared for the widower of assassinated ex prime minister benazir bhutto to take over as president   ap photo/muhammad sajjad " border="0" /></a>ap   several explosions  reportedly caused by missile strikes from unmanned u s  drone aircraft  hit a house and seminary linked to a key taliban commander in northwestern pakistan  officials said </p><br clear="all"/>fla  keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of ike 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_re_us/ike_gulf"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080908/capt b324148bd962415aa6a39d192cc4aa27 tropical_weather_ike_florida_fljc111 jpg?x=130 y=86 q=85 sig=gr_6mmlbttb1wo6hivznbg  " align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="a sign that reads 'ike  take a hike!' is seen sunday  sept  7 2008  in key largo  fla  the hurricane  after crossing cuba  will come near the florida keys   forecasters are urging coastal dwellers all along the gulf from florida to mexico to be watching as ike takes an uncertain path   ap photo/j  pat carter " border="0" /></a>ap   as a ferocious hurricane ike ripped across cuba  residents from key west to the gulf coast watched the storm's unpredictable path  worrying it could hit anywhere in the u s  from texas to florida </p><br clear="all"/>us government takes over mortgage giants 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_bi_ge/mortgage_giants_crisis"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080907/capt e4c8e1a58c394bb3a3c601ca0c3c1fee mortgage_giants_crisis_dcsw107 jpg?x=130 y=105 q=85 sig=lyyy6db dotst8ynssqgiq  " align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="treasury secretary henry paulson  jr  speaks during a news conference in washington  sunday  sept  7  2008 on the bailout of mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac   ap photo/susan walsh " border="0" /></a>ap   the bush administration's seizure of troubled mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis </p><br clear="all"/>obama and mccain have big economic differences 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_el_pr/candidates_economy"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080907/2008_09_06t161816_450x266_us_usa_politics jpg?x=130 y=76 q=85 sig=w6xhrgnnl0nrd0adk gz g  " align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="presidential nominees senator john mccain  r az  and senator barack obama  d il  are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from july 18  2008 in warren michigan  mccain  and august 4  2008  obama  in lansing  michigan   rebecca cook/reuters " border="0" /></a>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 </p><br clear="all"/>jury selection to begin in oj simpson robbery case 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_re_us/oj_simpson"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080904/capt 7523a2180b844760b700174368b18da0 oj_simpson_then_and_now_ny119 jpg?x=93 y=130 q=85 sig=gxgh3r21coifxp er_xnkq  " align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="in this jan  16  2008 file photo o j  simpson  right  sits in a courtroom during his bail revocation hearing in las vegas  on monday  sept 8  2008 simpson and co defendant clarence 'c j ' stewart  go on trial on armed robbery and kidnapping charges  a conviction could send them to prison for life   ap photo/rick wilking  pool " border="0" /></a>ap   nearly a year after o j  simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorobilia  lawyers in his robbery kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury </p><br clear="all"/>owner  ride's over at coney island amusement park 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_re_us/coney_island"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080907/capt 0c293ca7e48243f7a76b6524fc7063c5 coney_island_astroland_closing_nysw104 jpg?x=130 y=88 q=85 sig=kchox tmjetewksxmathca  " align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="a family poses in front of astroland park in coney island  new york  sunday  sept  7  2008   the owner of coney island's landmark astroland amusement park is calling it quits  carol albert says she has told employees the park will permanently close on sunday  albert's family has owned the brooklyn amusement park for almost a half century and  says she is giving up on negotiating a two year lease with thor equities  the developer that owns the seaside property  thor spokesman stefan friedman said the firm was 'extremely disappointed' that albert had 'decided to give up on the future of coney island' although her current lease was valid for several more months   ap photo/seth wenig " border="0" /></a>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 </p><br clear="all"/>mtv vmas find few surprises as britney steals show 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_en_mu/mtv_awards"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080908/capt c7aade165dd44fdf98c32275da98ff15 2008_mtv_video_music_awards_press_room_cakv154 jpg?x=107 y=130 q=85 sig=z rxu0o7plwwdidsshpfja  " align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="britney spears poses with her awards backstage at the 2008 mtv video music awards held at paramount pictures studio lot on sunday  sept  7  2008  in los angeles   ap photo/chris pizzello " border="0" /></a>ap   los angeles — no madonna kiss  no michael jackson cameo  no flying howard stern  not even a kanye tantrum </p><br clear="all"/>asian stocks soar after freddie  fannie bailouts 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080908/capt e0aafa6016b54233be40d7a3110fb600 japan_markets_ksx101 jpg?x=114 y=130 q=85 sig=9jcuakqj_mm4m8bw_a_93q  " align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="pedestrians walk in front of the electronic stock board of a securities company in tokyo monday  sept  8  2008  japan's benchmark nikkei 225 stock index was up more than 430 points  or 3 6 percent  at 12 650 27 in morning trading after washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac   a move that could help bolster a shaky u s  housing market and renew investor confidence in stock and credit markets worldwide   ap photo/koji sasahara " border="0" /></a>ap   asian stock markets soared monday after washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac — a move that could help bolster a shaky u s  housing market and renew global investor confidence </p><br clear="all"/>she's no  1 again  serena williams wins us open 
     ap 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_us_open"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/ap/20080908/capt 1fe85f65460842ef8bc07fdd44bf55dd us_open_tennis_uso182 jpg?x=84 y=130 q=85 sig=sh10mhngqkxk_qehwyzxhg  " align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="serena williams  of the united states  poses with her championship trophy after defeating jelena jankovic  of serbia  to win the women's finals championship match at the u s  open tennis tournament in new york  sunday  sept  7  2008    ap photo/julie jacobson " border="0" /></a>ap   on the very first point of the match  serena williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off  turns out she was just getting warmed up  williams kept pounding away  her shots and shouts getting louder with every stroke  and when she finished off jelena jankovic 6 4  7 5 sunday night for the u s  open championship and a ninth grand slam title  williams really went wild </p><br clear="all"/>china and japan hail u s  mortgage rescue as doubts linger 
     reuters 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/nm/20080908/bs_nm/fannie_freddie_dc"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080908/2008_09_07t135409_450x300_us_fannie_freddie jpg?x=130 y=86 q=85 sig=rxablo 42rtjihddtazldg  " align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="secretary of the treasury henry paulson  l  and jim lockhart  director of the the new independent regulator  the federal finanace agency  fhfa   announce that the government is taking control of mortgage finance companies fannie mae and freddie mac during a news conference at the office of management supervision in washington  dc  september 7  2008   joshua roberts/reuters " border="0" /></a>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 had no 
illusions the bailout would end the global credit market 
misery </p><br clear="all"/>killer ike pounds cuba on way to mexico gulf 
     reuters 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/nm/20080908/ts_nm/storm_ike_dc"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080908/2008_09_07t162333_450x300_us_storm_hanna jpg?x=130 y=86 q=85 sig=eanupu2p_gakiyf2vk9uxa  " align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="hurricane ike is seen in a satellite image taken september 7  2008   noaa/handout/reuters " border="0" /></a>reuters   hurricane ike pounded northeastern cuba 
with 120 mile per hour  195 kph  winds  torrential rains and 
massive waves that rolled through coastal towns on monday on a 
path toward the gulf of mexico oil fields and possibly new 
orleans </p><br clear="all"/>u s  drones kill 13 in missile attack in pakistan 
     reuters 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/nm/20080908/ts_nm/pakistan_violence_dc"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080908/2008_09_08t035714_450x338_us_pakistan_violence jpg?x=130 y=97 q=85 sig=tlhhbfxo9jzj9xobsqlbrw  " align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="missiles fired by u s  drones killed at least six people on monday in a pakistani village near the afghan border where a religious school founded by an old friend of osama bin laden is located  witnesses said  'there were two drones and they fired three missiles ' said a resident of dandi darpakheil  a village near miranshah  main town of the north waziristan tribal region   graphics/reuters " border="0" /></a>reuters   missiles fired by u s  
drones killed 13 people  including 7 foreign militants  on 
monday in a pakistani village where a religious school founded 
by an old friend of osama bin laden is located  intelligence 
officials and witnesses said </p><br clear="all"/>russia aims to corner energy markets  u s  official 
     reuters 
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 india to sell nuclear deal to world  soothe critics 
     reuters 
reuters   india will take its civilian nuclear 
deal with the united states to the world looking to secure fuel 
supplies and reactor technology  analysts said  while seeking 
to soothe critics with a strong non proliferation pitch georgia and russia in hague court over conflict 
     reuters 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/nm/20080908/ts_nm/georgia_russia_court_dc"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080908/2008_09_08t043458_300x450_us_georgia_russia_court jpg?x=86 y=130 q=85 sig=9u42aoy_ggggjm6xasdltw  " align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="a woman reacts in front of the ruins of her house that was destroyed during last month's fighting in tskhinvali  the main city of georgia's breakaway region of south ossetia  september 7  2008   sergei karpukhin/reuters " border="0" /></a>reuters   georgian accusations that russia 
committed human rights violations against ethnic georgians in 
the breakaway provinces of south ossetia and abkhazia went 
before an international court on monday </p><br clear="all"/>u s  to look again at civilian deaths in afghan raid 
     reuters 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/nm/20080908/ts_nm/afghan_civilians_dc"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080908/2008_09_08t012602_370x450_us_afghan_civilians jpg?x=106 y=130 q=85 sig=dnjzjmm wyxmaakhwx5ddq  " align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="an afghan policeman is seen inside a destroyed house whom the afghan government said was bombed by u s  led coalition forces on friday in azizabad district of shindand  in afghanistan august 23  2008   mohammad shoiab/reuters " border="0" /></a>reuters   the u s  military said it planned to 
reopen an investigation into civilian deaths in a coalition air 
strike in western afghanistan last month after new evidence</p><br clear="all"/>serena bounces away with u s  open crown 
     reuters 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/nm/20080908/ts_nm/tennis_open_dc"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/nm/20080908/2008_09_08t024152_450x287_us_tennis_open jpg?x=130 y=82 q=85 sig=dpd108tkbgpysa6qvm6fma  " align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="serena williams serves to dinara safina of russia during their semifinal match at the u s  open tennis tournament in flushing meadows in new york september 5  2008   shaun best/reuters " border="0" /></a>reuters   the drama queen came face to face with 
the comeback queen at flushing meadows on sunday  jelena 
jankovic provided the on court theatrics and serena williams 
bounced away with the u s  open trophy </p><br clear="all"/>ike slams cuba  haiti death toll passes 600 
     afp 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/afp/20080908/ts_afp/caribbeancubahaitiweatherstorm"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/afp/20080908/capt cps nnf61 080908082215 photo00 photo default 512x384 jpg?x=130 y=97 q=85 sig=lrcv vhx91lkcaqejts5iq  " align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="waves hit the waterfront in baracoa  eastern cuba  hurricane ike raged over cuba early monday  pummeling the island with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing dozens in beleaguered haiti and worsening its growing humanitarian disaster afp " border="0" /></a>afp   hurricane ike raged over cuba early monday  pummeling the island with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing dozens in beleaguered haiti and worsening its growing humanitarian disaster </p><br clear="all"/>sarkozy in georgia peace mission 
     afp 
<p> ="http //us rd yahoo com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http //news yahoo com/s/afp/20080908/ts_afp/georgiarussiaconflict"><img src="http //d yimg com/us yimg com/p/afp/20080908/capt cps nnf95 080908092304 photo00 photo default 512x456 jpg?x=130 y=115 q=85 sig=uu4yut4rcjsckw muuzzpg  " align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="georgian troops ride in armoured personnel carriers on the outskirts of the south ossetian capital tskhinvali on august 8  french president nicolas sarkozy visits moscow and tbilisi on monday in a bid to ramp up the international pressure on russia to withdraw more troops from georgia and shore up a fragile peace deal  afp/file/vano shlamov " border="0" /></a>afp   french president nicolas sarkozy visits moscow and tbilisi on monday in a bid to ramp up the international pressure on russia to withdraw more troops from georgia and shore up a fragile peace deal </p><br clear="all"/>0<br />
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