| New Orleans largely spared by Hurricane Gustav (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:23 AM CDT  AP - New Orleans evacuees scattered across the country were anxious to return home after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters and motels a few days longer.
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| Gustav no Katrina, but exposes flaws in levees (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 10:13 PM CDT  AP - Waves crashed high against flood walls Monday and New Orleans' rebuilt levee system survived its first hurricane in three years, but Gustav exposed weaknesses the Army Corps of Engineers won't plug any time soon.
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| Emergency officials credit Gustav evacuation (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 10:41 PM CDT  AP - Federal emergency management officials expressed cautious optimism Monday that preparation efforts for Hurricane Gustav helped avert the casualties seen in Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
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| Gustav evacuees wait for OK, buses to return home (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 02:45 AM CDT  AP - Hurricane Gustav didn't barrel ashore as the devastating terror everyone feared, leaving some of the 2 million people who evacuated second-guessing their decision to flee.
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| Edwin Guthman, Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 89 (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 03:56 PM CDT  AP - Edwin O. Guthman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the infamous "enemies list" prepared by aides of President Richard Nixon and who served as press secretary to Robert F. Kennedy, has died at 89.
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| SoCal farmers angry about proposed power line path (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 08:27 PM CDT  AP - Growers and ranchers in the southern reaches of California are posing the latest obstacle to the state's push for green power.
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| Michigan balloonist survives crash at SC event (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:34 PM CDT AP - Officials say a Michigan man survived a hot air balloon crash in South Carolina when the balloon's basket got caught in a tree about 10 feet above the ground. |
| Future bright for fortunetelling in Vt. town (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 01:13 PM CDT  AP - Behold, the future is being revealed and it looks bright for fortune tellers, clairvoyants, tarot card readers and anyone claiming to contact spirits in this corner of northern New England.
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| Calif. anti-oil groups strike up with oil company (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT  AP - Environmentalists fighting the practice of oil drilling off Southern California will go before a county board next week to advocate for an oil company that wants to do just that.
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| Is the ride at Coney Island really over this time? (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 05:13 PM CDT  AP - This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park. But years of back-and-forth bickering among a developer, city officials and ride operators over the park's future leaves residents wondering is the closure threat real this time?
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| A hardened few choose to stay and ride out Gustav (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 04:07 AM CDT AP - With 16 adults, six young children and five dogs roaming the decks, the "Captain Rayne" looked more like Noah's Ark than a crew boat that ferries workers back and forth to offshore oil rigs. And skipper John Lyons fully expects his vessel to bring his family and friends safely through whatever Hurricane Gustav dishes out, no matter how biblical. |
| No chaos, only calm as Gustav passes New Orleans (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:19 PM CDT  AP - Three years ago, corpses lay rotting in the streets outside the Morial Convention Center. It was a scene so chaotic and depraved, even the police dared not venture inside.
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| 'Thunder' echoes at No. 1 with $14.3M for weekend (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:28 PM CDT AP - "Tropic Thunder" hauled in $14.3 million to stay on top of the box office as Hollywood's solid summer wound down sleepily, with Hurricane Gustav contributing to a slow Labor Day weekend at theaters. |
| Obama condemns Palin rumors (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 01:46 PM CDT  AP - Barack Obama is condemning campaign rumors involving the children of candidates, including Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin. He says he will fire any campaign worker that violates his rule.
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