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Can New Orleans Weather Another Storm?
The levees of New Orleans held fast against Hurricane Gustav but several more storms — including Hannah, Ike and Josephine — are now forming. Hurricane expert Ivor van Heerden discusses the levee reconstruction project and how New Orleans will fare during what is expected to be an active hurricane season.
09/05/2008 10:00 AM
Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth
Think the feminists who protested the 1968 Miss America pageant in the name of women's liberation burned their bras? Think again. No bras were set aflame that September day. But the idea that they were helped launch the movement onto the national stage.
09/05/2008 02:21 PM
Abramoff Gets 4 Years In Jail, Pens Memoir
Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist at the center of a Washington, D.C., corruption scandal, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. According to the Washington Post, he told the judge he is no longer the person who "happily and arrogantly" engaged in a lifestyle of corruption. In fact, he's now a writer.
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09/05/2008 10:27 AM
Detroit Mayor Acknowledges 'Poor Judgment'
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to step down later this month and serve 120 days in a county jail as part of a plea deal. Kilpatrick's resignation ends an almost six-month fight to stay in office amid obstruction of justice charges. Thursday night, Kilpatrick made his first public speech to Detroiters after the plea bargain.
09/05/2008 08:43 AM
Bad Economic News Sends Stocks Tumbling
The stock market took another hit Thursday on bad economic news. All of the major indices were down. On Friday morning, investors awaited the government's latest jobs report.
09/05/2008 08:42 AM
GOP Convention Succeeds In Catching Media's Eye
These days, party nominating conventions are events for the media as much as for the delegates. The McCain campaign took its turn carefully crafting its image visually and rhetorically before a captive media crowd this week. Did the GOP accomplish what it set out to achieve in St. Paul?
09/05/2008 08:32 AM
McCain Challenges Obama, GOP To 'Change'
John McCain accepted the GOP's presidential nomination in a nearly hour-long speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. McCain complimented rival Barack Obama for winning the Democratic nomination, but offered a long list of criticisms of the Illinois senator.
09/05/2008 08:29 AM
McCain Eases Convention Attendees' Skepticism
When a politician takes the convention stage, he or she is speaking to two very different audiences: the undecided viewers at home and the delegates in the arena. Thursday night, John McCain officially accepted the GOP's presidential nomination. On the convention floor, his acceptance speech was well received.
09/05/2008 06:00 AM
McCain Vows To Reach Across Party Lines
It was John McCain's night to shine Thursday at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. In accepting the party's presidential nomination, McCain promised to work against constant partisan rancor and reach across party lines. McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, aren't wasting any time and began the day campaigning in Wisconsin.
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09/05/2008 06:00 AM
Obama Talks Economy, Foreign Policy In Pa.
Determined not to let the Republicans get the entire spotlight, Barack Obama has been campaigning hard in swing states. On Thursday, he was in Pennsylvania, which Democrats have won in the past two presidential elections.
09/05/2008 06:00 AM
