Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July, his campaign
said on Saturday, nearly double that of his Republican rival
John McCain.
Reuters - Tropical Storm Fay threatened to
strengthen into a hurricane as it moved toward Cuba after
dousing Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday with
torrential rains and killing at least one person.
Reuters - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on
Saturday when the U.S. Congress returns next month from its
summer recess, Democrats will offer legislation that could give
oil companies drilling access to more offshore areas.
Reuters - Russia signed a peace deal to end
the conflict in Georgia on Saturday but said "extra security
measures" were needed before it could begin withdrawing its
troops.
Reuters - Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the men's
Olympic 100 meters in breathtaking style on Saturday, thumping
his chest as he streaked to victory in record time.
AP - Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer. -- read full article
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AP - Democrats' stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling on Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration.
AP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain agreed to appear on the same stage Saturday night, if only to share a handshake, as a televised discussion of faith ends a mid-August lull in the presidential campaign.
AP - President Bush sent a stern warning to Russia on Saturday that it cannot lay claim to two regions in U.S.-backed Georgia even though their sympathies lie with Moscow. "There is no room for debate on this matter," the president said.
AP - Russian forces pulled back Saturday from the center of a town not far from Georgia's capital after Russia's president signed a cease-fire deal, but other troops stayed put despite U.S. pressure for Moscow to honor the agreement.