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    Bush: Congress should allow more offshore drilling (AP)

    President Bush arrives the White House from Camp David, Md.  Saturday, Sep. 6, 2008, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - President Bush says if Congress doesn't permit offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies and possibly ease gasoline prices, lawmakers should not expect voters to support them in November.


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    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:05:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    European freighter detaches from space station (AFP)

    An illustration of the ATV spacecraft which is positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A European robot freighter decoupled from the International Space Station (ISS), positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.


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    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:07:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Fierce Hurricane Ike again intensifies (AP)
    AP - The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Ike has again intensified to a Category 3 storm with winds sustained at 115 mph. -- read full article
    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:01:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    How Hot Is the Yellowstone Hotspot? (LiveScience.com)
    LiveScience.com - Yellowstone National Park has hot springs that can reach a scalding 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66 Celsius). But in recent years scientists have become interested in a different sort of hot spot - the area of hot molten rock flowing beneath the surface. -- read full article
    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:03:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops (AP)

    A Feb. 25, 2007 file photo shows mission specialists at the ESA European Space Operation Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, southwestern Germany, operating the Rosetta probe during it's fly-by of planet Mars. European Space Agency ESA scientists are preparing for the first fly-by of an asteroid by their deep-space explorer, Rosetta, on a mission to solve the mystery of the birth of the solar system. Rosetta is set to rendezvous with the Steins asteroid, also known as Asteroid 2867, just before 1900 GMT on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at a distance of just less than 500 miles (800 kilometers). (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)AP - The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass, space officials said Saturday.


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    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:51:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Variations of two new genes appear to increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in childhood, researchers say. -- read full article
    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:46:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Alaskans to receive state payouts topping $3,200 (AP)
    AP - It's the season for Alaskans to be rewarded just for living here and this year's take is extra sweet: $3,269, a record share of the state's oil wealth combined with a special cash payout to help with stratospheric energy prices. -- read full article
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:30:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    European freighter detaches from space station (AFP)

    Graphic illustration of the ATV spacecraft which is positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere(AFP)AFP - A European robot freighter decoupled from the International Space Station (ISS), positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.


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    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:43:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Hanna roars ashore near North-South Carolina line (AP)

    Ocean Boulevard looks like a ghost town as Tropical Storm Hanna moves closer to land Friday Sept. 5, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to strike the area early Saturday morning.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early Saturday at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could dump heavy rain from Virginia to New England.


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    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:42:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Urban Surprise: More Bicyclists Means Fewer Accidents (LiveScience.com)
    LiveScience.com - In a study that at first glance seems counterintuitive, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, reviewed safety studies from 17 countries and 68 cities in California and found that the more people bike in a community, the less they collide with motorists. -- read full article
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:32:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55 (AP)

    Jenny, a Western Lowland Gorilla and the world's oldest captive gorilla, celebrates her 55th birthday at the Dallas Zoo in a Thursday, May 8, 2008 file photo. Jenny has died at her home in the Dallas Zoo, a spokesman said Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)AP - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo — her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.


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    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:10:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid (AP)

    A Feb. 25, 2007 file photo shows mission specialists at the ESA European Space Operation Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, southwestern Germany, operating the Rosetta probe during it's fly-by of planet Mars. European Space Agency ESA scientists are preparing for the first fly-by of an asteroid by their deep-space explorer, Rosetta, on a mission to solve the mystery of the birth of the solar system. Rosetta is set to rendezvous with the Steins asteroid, also known as Asteroid 2867, just before 1900 GMT on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at a distance of just less than 500 miles (800 kilometers). (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)AP - The Rosetta deep space probe successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth, the European Space Agency said Friday night.


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    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:25:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Cassini detects partial rings with Saturn's moons (AP)
    AP - The latest images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show faint, partial rings orbiting with two of Saturn's small inner moons, scientists said Friday. -- read full article
    Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:35:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors (AP)
    AP - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated. -- read full article
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:49:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
    Solar energy can meet all the world's energy demands: expert (AFP)

    A solar thermal electric power plant in Sanlucar La Mayor in February 2008. The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.(AFP/File/Cristina Quicler)AFP - The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.


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    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:57:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Science News
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