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As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning (AP) -

Animal control officers load cats into a truck to evacuate from the city at the SPCA in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. The SPCA is evacuating animals in preparation of the possible arrival of Hurricane Gustav. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.


Obama says he'll cut taxes, end oil dependence (AP) -

Tatum Reece, 8, from Denver, waves flags before Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, D-Ill., gives his speech during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.


McCain VP rumors crowd Obama's day (Politico) -

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. acknowledges the crowd while addressing the American Legion National Convention in Phoenix, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt York)Politico - Never mind history-in-the-making. It’s all about news cycles.


German studio offers 'Valkyrie' extras settlement (AP) -

In this image released by MGM and United Artists, Tom Cruise is shown in a scene from the film, 'Valkyrie.' (AP Photo/MGM & United Artists, Frank Connor)AP - A German film studio has offered to negotiate a settlement with a dozen extras who were injured on the set of the Tom Cruise film "Valkyrie," despite their demands that the actor and his production company, United Artists, pay them $11 million.


McCain makes decision on running mate (AP) -

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain waves to the veterans gathered at the 109th Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida, August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Scott AudetteAP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.


Mom of missing Fla. girl could return to jail (AP) -

This Aug. 21, 2008 file photo shows Casey Anthony, mother of missing toddler Caylee, being escorted from the Orange County Florida jail by her attorney Jose Baez, right, after posting a $500,000 bond in Orlando, Fla. Anthony tried to give her missing 3-year-old daughter up for adoption before she was born, but her mother wouldn't let her, according to legal documents that paint the 22-year-old Florida woman as a perplexed, scheming and unbalanced person who repeatedly defended obvious lies in police reports. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, file)AP - A bounty hunter who helped free the mother of a missing Florida toddler wants his associates to withdraw her bail.


Democrat's vision will collide with reality (AP) - AP - Barack Obama is accepting the Democratic nomination Thursday night with a lofty vision for the nation's future that is far easier to articulate than to accomplish.
Jury acquits former Marine in killing of Iraqis (AP) -

Former Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario Jr., 28, from New York, speaks about his impending federal trial, at the office of one of his attorneys, Joseph M. Preis, in Irvine, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2008. Nazario faces charges of shooting detainees during the 2004 battle of Fallujah, in Iraq. The defense has rested without calling a single witness Wednesday Aug. 27, 2008, at the civilian trial of Nazario, a former Marine charged with killing unarmed detainees in Iraq, in Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Sean Dufrene)AP - A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial.