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Gadhafi vows no surrender in Libya (AP)

Gadhafi vows no surrender in Libya (AP)

Gadhafi vows no surrender in Libya (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:51 AM PDT

FILE- This Friday, March 2, 2007 file photo shows Libya's Moammar Gadhafi in Sabha, Libya Friday, March 2, 2007. A TV station is quoting Moammar Gadhafi as warning that tribes loyal to him in key strongholds are armed and won't surrender to Libyan rebels. Thursday's report on Syrian-based Al-Rai TV comes as the rebels who have seized control of most of the country extended by a week a deadline for the surrender of Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte - originally set for Saturday.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)AP - Moammar Gadhafi warned from hiding Thursday that tribes loyal to him were well-armed and preparing for battle, hours after rebels hoping for a peaceful surrender extended the deadline for loyalist forces to give up in the longtime Libyan leader's hometown.

World leaders back new Libyan leadership (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:46 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, during a meeting of the Libya Contact Group at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is next to Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)AP - World leaders lined up behind Libya's new leadership Thursday and a U.N.-led effort to stabilize the country.

As water recedes, cleanup begins across Northeast (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Kenneth Geib, left, and other members of the Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division work to load water, food and other supplies into trucks that will be taken to relief shelters in Schoharie, Middleburg, N.Y., from the Cobelskill, N.Y, Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Tropical Storm Irene put a $1 billion whipping on New York, most of it upstate where heavy rains spawned flash floods that shredded roads, washed out bridges and knocked buildings from their foundations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Daily Star, Benjamin Patton)AP - Weary residents across the Northeast pulled soggy furniture and ruined possessions onto their front lawns as they cleaned up and surveyed the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene.

Dusty legacy of 9/11 still a medical mystery (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:11 AM PDT

AP - Like a lot of New Yorkers who spent time near the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center, Lorraine Ashman needs to take a deep breath before listing all the health problems that have afflicted her over the past decade.

$1.3T deficit projected as economy cools (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT

AP - The White House on Thursday predicted that unemployment will remain at 9 percent next year, a gloomy scenario for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.

US marks first month with no troop deaths in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 file photo. U.S. Army soldiers from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, confer during a patrol outside Contingency Operating Site Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. August marks the first month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died. Figures compiled by The Associated Press show that there were no American forces killed in Iraq in August either in combat or non-combat related situations. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)AP - August marked the first month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died, according to an Associated Press tally.

August US auto sales better than expected (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT

In this Aug. 30, 2011 photo a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is featured at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif. General Motors’ car and truck sales rose 18 percent last month as fuel-efficient vehicles helped offset a roiling stock market and Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Car buyers shrugged off bad economic news and a major East Coast hurricane last month, lifting U.S. sales for most automakers.

Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:31 AM PDT

AP - Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.

Driver in deadly NYC tour bus crash denies guilt (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - This March 12, 2011 file photo shows emergency personnel investigating the scene of a bus crash on Interstate-95 in the Bronx borough of New York. The driver of the tour bus that crashed while returning from a quick overnight trip to a casino, killing 15, has been indicted on manslaughter charges, a law enforcement official said Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/David Karp, file)AP - The driver of a tour bus sliced end-to-end by a pole in a horrific March crash that killed 15 people returning from a gambling trip in Connecticut pleaded not guilty Thursday to manslaughter charges.

AP Source: Former NHL player Belak hanged himself (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file phot, Nashville Predators hockey player Wade Belak is shown in Nashville, Tenn. Belak, an enforcer who had played with five NHL teams before retiring in March, has been found dead in Toronto Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)AP - Former NHL player Wade Belak hanged himself, according to a person familiar with the case.

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:38 AM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter stands guard as his compatriots attend the Eid Al Fitr prayer in Tripoli, August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Muammar Gaddafi, driven into hiding by his foes, on Thursday urged his supporters to fight on, even as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of war.

August auto sales defy consumer caution (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:14 AM PDT

A general view of Chevrolet Cruze car assembly line at the General Motors assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Aaron JosefczykReuters - Major automakers posted double-digit U.S. sales gains for August, a steady result for a month that began with a plunge on Wall Street and ended with a hurricane shutting down the East Coast.

Exclusive: Perry sought to sideline nuclear waste site critic (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry listens to business leaders at a roundtable discussion at Resonetics Laser Micromachining in Nashua, New Hampshire August 17, 2011. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Texas governor Rick Perry tried to sideline a state commissioner who opposed expanding the scope of a nuclear-waste landfill owned by one of the governor's biggest political donors, Reuters has learned.

Court battle looms between U.S. and AT&T, T-Mobile (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:18 AM PDT

AT&T mobile phones are seen for sale alongside T-Mobile phones at a RadioShack electronics store in Los Angeles August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - The Justice Department made a bold move when it sued to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. Now comes the hard part: going to court.

White House sharply cuts growth forecast (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:36 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the media in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington after the Senate passed a bill raising the debt ceiling and cutting spending, August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday sharply cut estimates for U.S. economic growth, underscoring the difficult challenge he faces in spurring a stronger recovery and creating more jobs.

U.S. judge pans rush in BofA $8.5 billion mortgage pact (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:12 AM PDT

A Bank of America customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, North Carolina May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Chris KeaneReuters - A judge questioned why Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion settlement with mortgage securities investors was being rushed for approval and whether the trustee that negotiated it treated investors fairly.

Recession fears recede as factories show growth (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:10 AM PDT

People wait in line to enter a job fair at the Phoenix Workforce Connection in Phoenix, Arizona, August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Manufacturing unexpectedly grew in August and fewer Americans filed new claims for jobless aid last week, despite a slump in confidence that threatened to push the economy back into recession.

Special Report: A pinch of doubt over salt (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:06 AM PDT

A man holds sea salt harvested from a salt field in Sandspit, about 18 km (11 miles) southwest of Karachi June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - In Britain it started with Sid, the "giant slug with a message", who slicked his way onto television screens back in 2004 as part of a government health campaign to warn people about the dangers of consuming too much salt. "Stay away from fast cars, loose women and SALT!" he screamed.
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