McCain hopes to turn the tide in Midwest International Herald Tribune ABC News McCain hopes to turn the tide in Midwest International Herald Tribune - 36 minutes ago AP ST. PAUL, Minnesota: Democratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country's union-strong industrial Great Lakes region in the Midwest. FOX News Poll: Veep-Stakes?Who Delivers Most for the Tickets? FOXNews More in-tune? Voters Lean Obama Washington Post New York Times - McClatchy Washington Bureau - NECN - Huffington Post all 1,549 news articles Read this article

Gators among those fleeing Fay and s Florida deluge The Associated Press CTV.ca Gators among those fleeing Fay's Florida deluge The Associated Press - 1 hour ago MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - As if a fourth straight day of rain from Tropical Storm Fay wasn't enough, weary residents are now dealing with quintessentially Floridian fallout: alligators, snakes and other critters driven from their swampy lairs into flooded ... Video: Crist: Fla. Is Witnessing Historic Rainfalls AssociatedPress Massive floods as Tropical Storm Fay holds still over Florida AFP The News-Press - Palm Beach Post - Ocala - MyFox Tampa Bay all 2,575 news articles Read this article

Madrid crash Survivors and stories BBC News Times Online Madrid crash: Survivors' stories BBC News - 33 minutes ago There were only 19 survivors of Wednesday's air crash at Madrid's Barajas Airport which claimed the lives of 153 people. Here a survivor and others at the scene give their astonishing account of the last few minutes of the Spanair flight and the ... Video: Spain Mourns Victims of Crash AssociatedPress Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain The Associated Press AFP - ABC Online - International Herald Tribune - Reuters all 3,911 news articles Read this article

PPP CEC to finalise presidential candidate The Post Boston Globe PPP CEC to finalise presidential candidate The Post - 46 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: The fate of the ruling coalition would be decided today (Friday) during an important meeting between PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari here at Zardari House, The Post learnt. Zardari's Emergence as PPP President Pick Widens Coalition Rift Bloomberg Pakistan Coalition bickers over judges ABC Online BBC News - GulfNews - Reuters UK - AFP all 701 news articles Read this article

Suicide bombers kill 59 at Pakistani arms factory The Associated Press Boston Globe Suicide bombers kill 59 at Pakistani arms factory The Associated Press - 1 hour ago ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Suicide bombers killed 59 people at a huge arms factory Thursday in one of Pakistan's deadliest terror attacks, adding to turmoil from political squabbling that is threatening to tear apart the ruling coalition now that ... Video: Pakistan arms depot hit by double suicide attack - 21 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglish Suicide Attack at Pakistan Arms Plant Kills 60 People New York Times AFP - The Post - Xinhua - United Press International all 1,223 news articles Read this article

Survey finds hunters anglers favor John McCain Los Angeles Times Boston Globe Survey finds hunters, anglers favor John McCain Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago A survey has found that John McCain holds a considerable lead over Barack Obama in the race to become president - among hunters and fishermen. McCain, Obama and how many homes? Christian Science Monitor Independent ad links Obama to radical Boston Globe CNN International - International Herald Tribune - CBS News - The Associated Press all 735 news articles Read this article

Tubbs Jones Memorial Expected Between Conventions Washington Post Boston Globe Tubbs Jones Memorial Expected Between Conventions Washington Post - 46 minutes ago "Plans are still being made, but the Aug. 30 date is most likely, says Joe Hewitt, a family friend and spokesman," the Plain Dealer reports. Video: Hospital: Congresswoman Tubbs Jones Has Died AssociatedPress USW Statement on Passing of US Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11th-OH) MarketWatch WTHR - NewsNet5.com - CQPolitics.com - Fox 8 News WJW all 1,862 news articles Read this article

Should 18 be the legal drinking age. Los Angeles Times dBTechno Should 18 be the legal drinking age? Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago One hundred-plus higher ed leaders (three from SoCal among them) started what they had to know would be a ferocious debate when they came out in favor of lowering the drinking age in the US to 18. Old enough to vote, serve in the military ... and drink? CNN SSU president open to lowering legal drinking age Santa Rosa Press Democrat Washington Post - Wall Street Journal - The Capital Times - Chicago Tribune all 1,295 news articles Read this article

GM to Invest $500 Million To Build Chevy Cruze Wall Street Journal AFP GM to Invest $500 Million To Build Chevy Cruze Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago By KATHY SHWIFF General Motors Corp. will spend more than $500 million in the US to build the Chevrolet Cruze, a next-generation compact car. GM to invest $500 million in small car plant MarketWatch GM to build new compact car in US Reuters International Herald Tribune - CNNMoney.com - Detroit Free Press - BloggingStocks all 179 news articles Read this article

Merrill Goldman Deutsche to Settle Auction Probes (Update1) Bloomberg Turkish Press Merrill, Goldman, Deutsche to Settle Auction Probes (Update1) Bloomberg - 39 minutes ago By Michael McDonald The accords bring to eight the number of firms that have reached settlements in the last two weeks into claims they misled investors by fraudulently marketing the long-term securities as easy to buy and sell. NY AG: Three Banks Agree To Buy Back Billions Of Clients ARS CNNMoney.com Merrill, Goldman, Deutsche Bank in ARS settlement MarketWatch The Associated Press - guardian.co.uk - TheStreet.com - CNBC all 479 news articles Read this article

Gap 2Q Net Up 51% On Cost Controls; Cuts New Store Openings CNNMoney.com BBC News Gap 2Q Net Up 51% On Cost Controls; Cuts New Store Openings CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago Gap Inc.'s (GPS) second-quarter net income rose 51% on healthy margins and cost management, but the company reduced its planned store openings for the year. Gap's profit jumps 51% on inventory, cost control MarketWatch Gap profit grows 51% San Francisco Business Times Bizjournals.com BBC News - The Associated Press - TheStreet.com - Wall Street Journal all 217 news articles Read this article

Obama Has Made His VP Decision Washington Post Inside NoVA Obama Has Made His VP Decision Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Anne E. Kornblut CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Sen. Barack Obama said on Thursday that he has made up his mind of who will join him on the Democratic ticket. Video: Obama Hits McCain on Personal Houses Question AssociatedPress Obama still mum on VP choice Fredericksburg.com Dallas Morning News - The Associated Press - Richmond Times Dispatch - Los Angeles Times all 128 news articles Read this article

Pastor Who Opposes Abortion to Deliver DNC and s Closing Prayer Washington Post ABC News Pastor Who Opposes Abortion to Deliver DNC's Closing Prayer Washington Post - 57 minutes ago By Krissah Williams Sen. Barack Obama's team will continue its aggressive outreach to evangelical voters at the Democratic National Convention next week. House Democratic Caucus To Meet Twice In Denver CBS News Mich. man to share Denver stage with Obama Chicago Tribune Baltimore Sun - MarketWatch - McClatchy Washington Bureau - Multichannel News all 691 news articles Read this article

The Danger of McCain and s and Seven Houses and Slip Newsweek TopNews The Danger of McCain's 'Seven Houses' Slip Newsweek - 1 hour ago Asked yesterday in an interview with the Politico how many houses he owns with his wife Cindy, a beer heiress, John McCain was, well, not quite sure. McCain criticized for inability to tally up his residences Bizjournals.com Obama Paints McCain as Wealthy and Clueless Washington Post Los Angeles Times - Boston Globe - The Daily Voice - AHN all 130 news articles Read this article

UPDATE 1 Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign source Reuters UPDATE 1-Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign--source Reuters - 1 hour ago By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a person familiar with the effort said on Thursday ... Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates to star in anti-Apple ads TG Daily Jerry Seinfeld Will Plug Vista Slashdot The Associated Press - Bizjournals.com - E! Online - Bloomberg all 417 news articles Read this article

FCC slaps Comcast but lays foundation for future bandwidth TG Daily OverTheLimit.info FCC slaps Comcast, but lays foundation for future bandwidth ... TG Daily - 1 hour ago By Wolfgang Gruener Opinion - Some companies are more equal than others. That is an impression some may take away from an order issued by the FCC against Comcast, requiring the cable Internet service provider to disclose details of its network ... Comcast undecided on network management scheme ZDNet Comcast Says No New Traffic Management Plan Yet New York Times Slashdot - InformationWeek - BetaNews - Ars Technica all 153 news articles Read this article

New Microsoft Tech Converts Photo Soup Into 3 D Image TechNewsWorld Washington Post New Microsoft Tech Converts Photo Soup Into 3-D Image TechNewsWorld - 1 hour ago By Walaika Haskins With Microsoft's new Photosynth technology, users put multiple snapshots of a place or thing in one end, and a seemingly three-dimensional rendering of the scene comes out the other. Microsoft Releases PhotoSynth 3-D Photo Stitching Service InformationWeek Microsoft?s Photosynth stitches pictures into 3D collages Christian Science Monitor PC Magazine - TG Daily - Register - Bloomberg all 262 news articles Read this article

Review and Hamlet 2 and Los Angeles Times Seattle Post Intelligencer Review: 'Hamlet 2' Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago By Kenneth Turan, Times Movie Critic What can you say about ? Hamlet 2? that its title doesn't already tell you? It's an unhinged, off-the-wall comedy that will try anything once, an uneven film in which the hits are so dead-on that the misses don't ... 'Hamlet': Bible-Bard mash-up saved by star Coogan Chicago Tribune To see or not to see? That's the 'Hamlet 2' question USA Today New York Daily News - Seattle Post Intelligencer - San Jose Mercury News - Deseret News all 117 news articles Read this article

Another Daughter for Damon San Francisco Chronicle Canada.com Another Daughter for Damon San Francisco Chronicle - 32 minutes ago AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file Movie star Matt Damon is a father again -- his wife, Luciana Barroso, gave birth to the couple's second child on Wednesday. Jennifer Garner confirms pregnancy New York Daily News 'Juno' Star Jennifer Garner Pregnant with Affleck's Second Child International Business Times eFluxMedia - Associated Content - Reuters - Los Angeles Times all 656 news articles Read this article

The House Bunny New York Daily News CanMag The House Bunny New York Daily News - 1 hour ago A while ago, the actress had heat after better-than-necessary turns in the "Scary Movie" franchise and a bit in "Lost in Translation. Video: Playboy's Funny Bunny CBS 'The House Bunny': Anna Faris a ditz to remember Chicago Tribune Seattle Post Intelligencer - Hollywood Reporter - Deseret News - International Business Times all 249 news articles Read this article

Upshaw and s player mentality yielded mixed results FOXSports.com Boston Globe Upshaw's player mentality yielded mixed results FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago by Mark Kriegel Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated called "the best sports biography of the ... Video: NFLPA Head Gene Upshaw Dies of Cancer AssociatedPress Union front-office vets, ex-players among candidates - NFL ESPN Boston Globe - SportingNews.com - USA Today - East Valley Tribune all 1,223 news articles Read this article

Big Z powers pitches Cubs past Reds MLB.com TSN.ca Big Z powers, pitches Cubs past Reds MLB.com - 1 hour ago By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com Zambrano hit his fourth home run of the season Thursday to extend his hitting streak to seven games and end a personal three-game winless skid, as the Cubs posted a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Zambrano finally gets 13th win, Cubs nip Reds 3-2 The Associated Press Big Z pitches, hits Cubs to 5 1/2-game lead in Central Chicago Sun-Times Rotoworld.com - Sports Network - Chicago Daily Herald - News4Jax.com all 359 news articles Read this article

Hope Solo and s golden performance anchors US women and s soccer triumph Los Angeles Times The Associated Press Hope Solo's golden performance anchors US women's soccer triumph Los Angeles Times - 43 minutes ago US goalkeeper Hope Solo wore a homemade gold medal while talking on a mobile phone after beating Brazil in extra time to win the Olympic championship. US Women, Solo Find Soccer Victory 'Too Perfect' Washington Post US Soccer - Carlisle: Lloyd the unlikely hero for the US ESPN Sports Network - The Associated Press - HispanicBusiness.com - Centre Daily Times all 578 news articles Read this article

Olympic Wins and Losses Keep Team USA from Catching Host China Voice of America Voice of America Olympic Wins and Losses Keep Team USA from Catching Host China Voice of America - 1 hour ago By Jim Stevenson The United States has scored impressive wins at the Beijing Olympics, including the return of the women's football (soccer) team to the pinnacle of international competition. China: Can Olympic gold last? Christian Science Monitor