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Cindy McCain, left, wife of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., waves as she joins first lady Laura Bush on stage at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. (Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP)

GOP meeting turns to appeal for hurricane aid

Republicans hurried to turn the opening day of their national convention into a fundraising drive for hurricane victims, with Sen. John McCain’s wife and first lady Laura Bush appealing for help.

MSNBC

Today's convention schedule

Baltimore Sun

Laura Bush: "First, we're all Americans"

MSNBC

Hanna gains hurricane strength, may hit US coast

Hurricane Hanna formed, bringing fierce winds and battering waves to the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos islands. Forecasters warned it could hit the southeastern U.S. coast by midweek.

ABC News

Private levee near New Orleans may fail

A private levee south of New Orleans was in danger of failing after a day of heavy rain and pounding storm surge from Hurricane Gustav, the parish president said.

CNN

Blog:

One death linked to Gustav since storm hit Louisiana

USA Today

Water washes over levee walls

The Weather Channel

Thailand's prime minister declares state of emergency

Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok in the wake of brutal anti-government protests, state television said.

CNN

Footage of tear gas in Thailand

BBC

Palin pregnancy rocks political world

The news that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant rocked the political world almost as much as Palin's joining the Republican ticket did just three days ago.

ABC News

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Obama on Palin's daughter: Families are off limits

National Journal

NATION

Cops: Alleged UCLA shooter had ammo, timers, guns

Authorities held a man without bail after campus police at UCLA said they found five loaded semiautomatic pistols in his possession and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition in his van and storage locker.

San Jose Mercury News

Wildfire forces evacuations at Tahoe

Fire crews are battling a fast-moving wildfire south of Lake Tahoe that has forced the evacuation of campgrounds, resorts and homes in the area.

USA Today

POLITICS

Obama campaign pivots on Gustav

In an abrupt shift of tone, Barack Obama nixed his stump speech and replaced it with a plea to his supporters to assist Gulf Coast residents who fled Hurricane Gustav.

Politico

Scholars question Palin credentials

Sen. John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded.

Politico

Is the Republican Party in peril?

Christian Science Monitor

A look at Sarah Palin over the last few days

CBS News

BUSINESS

Fed's Hoenig says institutions must be allowed to 'fail'

Economies must "find a balance between financial stability and a stable price environment and in doing so must be able to allow individual institutions to fail," Hoenig said in a speech in Buenos Aires.

Bloomberg

Gustav hits US economy

The storm is weaker than Katrina three years ago. But it hits an economy that is at greater risk.

CNNMoney

Report Card: workers in bad shape

This Labor Day finds workers in worse shape than they've been in years, according to a scorecard released by Rutgers University.

TIME

Oil drops as Gustav makes impact

CNNMoney

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Google 'starting from scratch' with own browser, Chrome

Word surfaced of a Web "comic book" introducing Google Chrome, the search giant's long-rumored open-source browser project.

CNET News

Why butterflies have 'eye spots'

Some moths and butterflies bear circular, high-contrast marks on their wings that have long been thought to scare off predators by mimicking the eyes of the predators' own enemies.

LiveScience

HEALTH

Preventing heart failure: fish oil?

Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released.

TIME

People who lose jobs become hermits

Layoffs can turn social butterflies into near hermits who shun such outlets as book clubs and even church groups, finds a new study.

LiveScience

ENVIRONMENT

Lights out for fireflies?

Preecha Jiabyu used to take tourists on a rowboat to see the banks of the Mae Klong River aglow with thousands of fireflies.

Environmental News Network

China approves law to promote sustainable economy

China's legislature passed a law calling for fiscal spending, tax breaks and other measures to promote sustainable economic growth via resource conservation and pollution control, official media said.

Environmental News Network

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Michael Kinsley):

GOP's change of mind

Slate

Column:

In Wasilla, pregnancy was no secret

TIME

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McCain to seize the stormy moment?

TIME

Column:

No weakness in Week 1

Sporting News

Column:

RNC without the glitz?

U.S. News & World Report

Column:

McCain offers contradictions, conundrums

Bloomberg

Column:

Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama

Real Clear Politics

Column:

These rookies not ready for big league

Detroit News

Column:

A breathtakingly reckless VP choice

Indianapolis Star

Column:

McCain’s gamble on Palin is shrewd

Financial Times

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Government involved in raids on protesters

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Telethon raises $65 million, sets record

Entertainer Jerry Lewis helped raise a record $65 million in pledges and contributions through his 43rd annual MDA Labor Day Telethon in Las Vegas.

United Press International

Putin saves TV crew from Siberian tiger

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was feted by Russian media for saving a television crew from an attack by a Siberian tiger in the wilds of the far East.

ABC News

WORLD

EU issues Russian troop ultimatum

The European Union told Moscow that it will not hold fresh talks on a new EU-Russia partnership agreement until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia.

Monsters and Critics

Japan’s Prime Minister resigns

Increasingly unpopular 72-year-old Yasuo Fukuda steps down after less than year in office amid deadlock in coalition government.

Guardian

Indian government hits back at claims of inadequate supplies in flood zones

A furious row has broken out between aid agencies and Indian authorities over allegations that flood-hit areas had inadequate food supplies and medical equipment.

Guardian

Thousands trapped in Indian floods

ABC News

Flood waters swamp northern India

BBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

TNT's 'Bar' looks a bit too familiar

Steven Bochco has been making legal shows for so long that he was asked, in preparation for his latest legal series, "Raising the Bar," whether he had to keep an eagle eye on duplicated story lines.

San Francisco Chronicle

'Dark Knight' passes $500 million mark

"The Dark Knight" became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.

ABC News

SPORTS

Federer, Roddick roll into fourth round with straight-set wins

Federer harbors no doubts that he can re-establish his ranking and his reputation among opponents, both built on the strength of 12 career major singles titles, two shy of Pete Sampras' career record.

ESPN

U.S. Open: rating the players

Sports Illustrated

Tailgating: Step right up to the college football carnival

From Death Valley to Happy Valley, fans have taken the art of tailgating to such extremes that a pregame party now feels an awful lot like a day at the fair.

ESPN

Football uniforms turn up the heat

NPR

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

McCain's choice a nod to post-denominationalists

When Sen. McCain had named little-known Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, religion writers across the country and the curious in the blogosphere scrambled to figure out her denominational affiliation.

National Catholic Reporter

Address 'emergency' of illegal immigration, Pope urges

At his midday audience, Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders to address the "emergency" of illegal immigration.

Catholic World News

EDUCATION

Moving beyond 'Catcher' on school reading lists

Anne Trubek, a professor of English at Oberlin College, argues that it's time to update Salinger's coming-of-age tale "The Catcher in the Rye."

NPR

Hard times hitting American students and schools in double blow

School officials say they are feeling the upheaval: Record numbers of students turning up for classes this fall are homeless or poor enough to qualify for free meals.

International Herald Tribune

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