Morning Edition , August 28, 2008 · Many people in South Ossetia hope their region will eventually rejoin with Russia. Earlier this week, Moscow formally recognized that breakaway region in Georgia as independent. Officials in South Ossetia are careful not to talk about unification. They say if ...
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As the Clintons moved to end doubts about backing Barack Obama, the animosity of the primary season seemed to fade from memory. Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred displays a petition to enter Clinton's name into the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver ...
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices rose sharply and then retreated Thursday as the industry braced for a potentially devastating blow to production as Tropical Storm Gustav swirls in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil platforms in and around the Gulf of Mexico account for more than a quarter of U.S. oil ...
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The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna has formed northeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic. The eighth tropical storm of the Atlantic season had top sustained winds near 40 mph Thursday. Its center was about 305 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and ...
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ATLANTA - The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. is causing flight delays around the country. In the FAA website, it is announced that no flights headed to William B Hartsfield International ...
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DETROIT -- Three lawyers are refusing to testify next week at a removal hearing for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick's attorney says it's a "serious if not fatal blow" to the mayor's defense. Sharon McPhail is urging Governor Jennifer Granholm to seek subpoena power, delay the hearing or ...
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NEW ORLEANS National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary. With ...
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