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US rules out new economic packageJobs are being lost in the service, business and manufacturing sectorsThe United States government says it does not see an immediate need for new measures to stimulate the US economy despite a sharp rise in unemployment.
Rice meets Gadhafi on Libya visitTRIPOLI, Libya - The U.S. and Libya sealed a historic turnaround in their troubled relations with a meeting Friday between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Rice makes historic visit to LibyaTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround in their troubled relations with a meeting between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Hanna is on the horizon in the CarolinasHOLDEN BEACH, N.C. -- Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland today as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, teetering on the verge of becoming a hurricane before an expected overnight landfall.
Rice talks with Libya's GaddafiUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has begun talks with Libya's Muammar Gaddafi on a visit to the north African country being hailed as 'historic'.She is the first US secretary of state to visit Libya since 1953.
Hanna set to soak East CoastHOLDEN BEACH, N.C. - Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that had only a slight chance to become a
Palin's swift rise is the talk of her Alaskan townIt was the night before Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was to accept the Republican vice presidential nomination in a nationally televised speech, and Becky Moore couldn't sleep a wink.
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Condoleezza Rice meets GadafyThe US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, will formally end half a century of hostilities today when she steps on to Libyan soil and shakes the hand of Muammar Gadafy, once described by Ronald Reagan as the 'mad dog' of the Middle East.
Jobless rate soarsThe unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts.
Jobless rate soars; 84,000 more jobs lostThe unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts.
Rice making historic Libya visitThe US state department described the visit as a 'new chapter' in relationsUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hailed as 'historic' her visit to Libya to meet its leader Muammar Gaddafi.
McCain: End ??the constant partisan rancor?Sen. John McCain of Arizona accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night with a dual message: Sen.
Shannon mother accused of kidnapKaren Matthews pleaded not guilty in courtThe mother of Shannon Matthews, who went missing for several weeks earlier this year, has been charged with her kidnap and false imprisonment.
Petraeus: No Big '08 Troop ReductionThe only drawdown Petraeus has called for, according to a senior military official familiar with his recommendation, is a modest reduction of two Marine battalions, or about 1,500 Marines, a tiny fraction of the 146,000 U.S. troops now in Iraq.
McCain emphasizes bipartisanshipMcCain, 72, planned to tell the delegates to the Republican National Convention that his record of working with members of both major political parties shows how he would govern, if elected.
UN warns of Haiti flooding crisisSeveral hundred thousand people need help in Haiti, which is suffering severe flooding after being hit by a series of tropical storms, the UN says.
McCain: End ??partisan rancor?Sen. John McCain of Arizona accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night with a dual message: Sen.
Bush Advised to Delay Troop CutsPentagon leaders have recommended to President Bush that the United States make no further troop reductions in Iraq this year, administration officials said yesterday.
Zardari: Democracy Within ReachPakistan is at a crossroads. The gravity of the situation has led me, at the insistence of my (PPP), to run for president in Saturday's elections. My children and I are still mourning our beloved leader, wife and mother, Benazir Bhutto.
McCain vows to fight to change USJohn McCain has accepted the Republican Party's candidacy for the White House in a speech to cheering supporters at the party's national convention.
Sen. John McCain: 'Fight with me'John McCain vowed Thursday to 'shake up Washington' and said he's prepared to reach across the aisle to get the country 'back on the road to prosperity and peace.' He said his running mate, Alaska Gov.
Hanna death toll rises to 137 in HaitiGONAIVES, Haiti (AP) ? Haiti's government says the death toll from Tropical Storm Hanna has more than doubled to 137, with most of the deaths coming in the flooded port city of Gonaives.
McCain accepts GOP nominationSen. John McCain of Arizona accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night with a dual message: Sen.
McCain offers vision of changeJohn McCain says change is comingJohn McCain has accepted the Republican Party's candidacy for the White House in a speech to cheering supporters at the party's national convention.
John McCain accepts GOP nominationJohn McCain said Thursday night he was ready to lead the GOP to victory for the White House, saying he was accepting the party's nomination with 'gratitude, humility and confidence.
Cindy McCain: Husband a lifelong leaderCindy McCain tonight described her husband as a leader with a 'sense of history and a clear view of the future.' 'I was taught Americans can look at the world and ask either: What do other countries think of us?
Ridge: McCain 'rises above politics'Cindy McCain tonight described her husband as a leader with a 'sense of history and a clear view of the future.' 'I was taught Americans can look at the world and ask either: What do other countries think of us?
Graham: 'We are winning' in IraqLindsey Graham said Thursday night that John McCain is leading the nation to victory in Iraq by his unflinching support for the surge.
Here comes HannaTropical Storm Hanna moved through the Bahamas on Thursday and headed toward the Carolina coast with 65 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said.
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