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John McCain speech draws record TV ratings (Reuters) -

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) acknowledges the audience after accepting the nomination during the fourth and final day of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 4, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial battle to attract U.S. television viewers during their race to the White House, according to figures released on Friday.


Oil prices drop as jobs data add to demand worries (AP) -

The oil market is starting to suffer from oversupply, the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Shukri Ghanem said on Friday, days before a key OPEC meeting on crude output levels.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AP - Oil prices sank to a five-month low Friday as a jump in the U.S. unemployment rate signaled to traders that Americans might keep paring back their energy use to save money.


Rice, Gadhafi meet in house US bombed 22 years ago (AP) -

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pictured upon arrival at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon on September 4, 2008 before heading to Libya. There is such a thing as a black Republican, but they have been all but invisible at the party's national convention which is hardly representative of America's diverse population.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)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.


Hurricane Ike threatens Gulf (Reuters) -

Tropical Storm Hanna is seen south-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina in this satellite image taken September 4, 2008. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Hurricane Ike may be on course toward a potentially dangerous route into the oil-producing Gulf of Mexico, a U.S. emergency official said on Friday.


Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55 (AP) -

Jenny, a Western Lowland Gorilla and the world's oldest captive gorilla, celebrates her 55th birthday at the Dallas Zoo in a Thursday, May 8, 2008 file photo. Jenny has died at her home in the Dallas Zoo, a spokesman said Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)AP - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo — her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.


McCain says 'it's over' for special interests (AP) -

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, attend a rally, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Cedarburg, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday cast the new Republican presidential ticket as a team of determined reformers eager to challenge Washington's political establishment. "John McCain doesn't run with the Washington herd," said Palin, the 44-year-old Alaska governor and surprise pick as McCain's running mate.


Iraq govt reacts sharply to US spying allegations (AP) -

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, left, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, in this Monday, March 17, 2008 file photo.The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report is true. (AP Photo/Ceerwan Aziz, Pool, File)AP - The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report were true.


Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth (AP) -

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan watches as the New York Yankees take batting practice before a baseball game with the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife are wrangling over how much money the celebrity wrestler is worth.