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Monday, August 31, 2009

*** SEE IMAGE *** California firefighters wage fierce wildfire battles... Evacuations... City of Smoke... Fire threatens major communications facilities; 22 TV stations, 25 radio stations... *** SEE IMAGE *** INFERNO MAY TAKE OUT LOS ANGELES MEDIA TOWERS PAPER: Lockerbie Bomber 'Set Free for Oil'...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Molecule pictured for first time...

*** SEE IMAGE *** India Ends Mission to Moon After Losing Contact With Unmanned Spacecraft...

Banks' struggles have worsened... Regulators Shut Down Three Failing Banks, Pushing 2009 Total to 84...

Commercial Real Estate Lurks as Next Potential Mortgage Crisis...

First dual-screen laptops on sale by year end...

Reality TV contestant drowns in challenge...

GORE: Country has 'moral duty' to pass health care reform... Clinton: Not passing bill 'worst thing we can do for Democrats'...

Opposition wins landslide in Japan election... ...seeks more independent from USA

PAPER: Macaulay Culkin is mystery dad of Michael Jackson's son Blanket...

*** SEE IMAGE *** BILL WOULD GIVE OBAMA 'EMERGENCY' CONTROL OF INTERNET...

Venezuela accuses protesters of attempting 'rebellion'... Fears over Chï¿½vez threaten oil auction...

GOP senator signals fading hopes on health care...

Cheney Saw Need for Strike on Iran...

PAPER: Afghanistan is now Obama's war...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Vegas paper not intimidated by Dem Leader threat... POLL: 57% Would Vote to Replace Entire Congress...

ObamaCare used for robbery? 'Stimulus checks' lure Floridians to their arrest...

Capitalism the villain as Moore movie hits Venice...

Indictment served against former Israeli PM Olmert...

H1N1 hit '10% of New Yorkers'... *** SEE IMAGE *** Colombia says president has swine flu...

Obama ends frenetic vacation...

U.S. Accuses Pakistan of Altering Missiles...

SHOWDOWN: Frank eyes Fed audit, emergency lending curbs...

Prince Alwaleed Ranks as Richest Saudi With Assets Valued at $16.3 Billion...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Madonna And Jesus Tour Old City Jerusalem... ...will meet with Netanyahu and Livni

E-books could spell the end for hardbacks, warns HACHETTE chief; Publishers 'hostile' to AMAZON pricing...

Naomi Campbell attacks companies for 'dropping' black models in recession...

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

GOP senator signals fading hopes on health care... *** SEE IMAGE *** THE FUNERAL NKorean Arms Shipment to Iran Seized by Emirates... Rocket launchers, detonators, munitions... MORE... Interception comes at sensitive time... *** SEE IMAGE *** BASTA! ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SUES MEDIA FOR LIBEL... Murdoch condemns 'chilling' expansion of British state broadcaster... UPDATE: Kidnapped woman hidden in CA backyard for 18 years... A 'Heart-warming story'... Suspect's father: son 'out of his mind'... BEST 6-MONTH RALLY FOR STOCKS SINCE 1933... Paying the price for focus on headline data... DJ AM, who battled drug habit, found dead in NYC... First dual-screen laptops on sale by year end... *** SEE IMAGE *** BILL WOULD GIVE OBAMA 'EMERGENCY' CONTROL OF INTERNET... *** SEE IMAGE *** California firefighters wage fierce wildfire battles.. CHENEY RETURNS: Obama Should Not Undo Policies That Kept Country Safe... Video... Black congresswoman says opposition trying to destroy president 'who looks like me'... LAVISHES PRAISE ON CUBAN HEALTH CARE, CASTRO REVOLUTION... *** SEE IMAGE *** PAPER: Chairman of tax-writing committee failed to report millions... Rangel Hides Income and Assets... Dutch royals win privacy lawsuit against AP over vacation photos... POLL: 4% of Israeli Jews view Obama as Pro-Israel... Obama to honor Sen. Kennedy at funeral Mass... After Kennedy's Death: Silence from the Pope... Emotional hometown send-off... Elder Bush will not attend funeral... Eugene Robinson: Played Role of Prince to Near-Perfection... Dem scramble on health reforms... Warning on possible pot growers called racial profiling... South Carolina earthquake rattles communities... Map... 10 earthquakes shake parts of Oklahoma... Map... *** SEE IMAGE *** STORM FADES OFF EAST COAST... DETAILS... Mobile-Friendly News Sites News Sites TEL: Mobile Ad Sales SEND NEWS TIPS TO DRUDGE My Settings Copyright (c) 2009

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Friday, August 28, 2009

After Kennedy's Death: Silence from the Pope... Emotional hometown send-off... Elder Bush will not attend funeral... Eugene Robinson: Played Role of Prince to Near-Perfection... Dem scramble on health reforms... *** SEE IMAGE *** BILL WOULD GIVE OBAMA 'EMERGENCY' CONTROL OF INTERNET *** SEE IMAGE *** BASTA! ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SUES MEDIA FOR LIBEL...

UPDATE: Kidnapped woman hidden in CA backyard for 18 years... A 'Heart-warming story'... Suspect's father: son 'out of his mind'...

Ahmadinejad: Prosecute opposition leaders...

U.S. moves toward formal cut off of aid to Honduras... Honduran president makes offer to end political standoff...

CINDY SHEEHAN TAKES TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD TO PROTEST OBAMA'S WAR...

BEST 6-MONTH RALLY FOR STOCKS SINCE 1933... Paying the price for focus on headline data...

'1,000 BANKS TO FAIL'

Newspaper slump deepens as ad sales fall 29%...

TOYOTA Shuts First Plant in 72-Year History...

Weak dollar pushing energy prices higher...

Man kills himself before jury's 'not guilty' verdict...

WHO: Flu epidemic starts early in Japan...

Black congresswoman says opposition trying to destroy president 'who looks like me'... LAVISHES PRAISE ON CUBAN HEALTH CARE, CASTRO REVOLUTION...

ABC, NBC Won't Run Ad Critical of Obama's Health Care Reform Plan...

Military chief seeks new plan to woo Muslims; Erase 'arrogant Americans' label...

BRIT PAPERS SOUND ALARM ON AFGHAN WAR... August deadliest month for US... CBS Correspondent 'Seriously' Wounded...

Pelosi urgent effort to raise $100,000 by Monday; Combat 'GOP smears'... Bill Divulges IRS Tax Data...

Congressman: 'It's Time to Push the Reset Button'...

SENATOR: 'We're almost reaching a revolution in this country'...

*** SEE IMAGE *** PAPER: Chairman of tax-writing committee failed to report millions... Rangel Hides Income and Assets...

Dutch royals win privacy lawsuit against AP over vacation photos...

POLL: 4% of Israeli Jews view Obama as Pro-Israel...

NYC to track its building inspectors with GPS...

SURPRISE: TAX ON 'CASH FOR CLUNKERS' REBATE...

FOXNEWS GLENN BECK SCORES TOP CABLE RATING; LIMBAUGH GUEST...

WHITE HOUSE: OBAMA NEEDS 'BREAK FROM HIS VACATION'... Obama still in news spotlight...

Warning on possible pot growers called racial profiling...

Prosecutor: Gov. Richardson not charged, not exonerated in pay-to-play scheme...

10 earthquakes shake parts of Oklahoma... Map...

*** SEE IMAGE *** STORM FADES OFF EAST COAST... DETAILS...

Feds to use kids for census report; Students' take-home assignment...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Netanyahu given Holocaust plans in Berlin...

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Kennedy gets emotional hometown send-off... Elder Bush will not attend funeral... Eugene Robinson: Played Role of Prince to Near-Perfection... Dem scramble on health reforms... UPDATE: Kidnapped woman hidden in CA backyard for 18 years... A 'Heart-warming story'... Ahmadinejad: Prosecute opposition leaders... U.S. moves toward formal cut off of aid to Honduras... Honduran president makes offer to end political standoff... CINDY SHEEHAN TAKES TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD TO PROTEST OBAMA'S WAR... BEST 6-MONTH RALLY FOR STOCKS SINCE 1933... Paying the price for focus on headline data... '1,000 BANKS TO FAIL' Newspaper slump deepens as ad sales fall 29%... TOYOTA Shuts First Plant in 72-Year History... Weak dollar pushing energy prices higher... Man kills himself before jury's 'not guilty' verdict... Military chief seeks new plan to woo Muslims; Erase 'arrogant Americans' label... *** SEE IMAGE *** BRIT PAPERS SOUND ALARM ON AFGHAN WAR... July, August deadliest months for US... Pelosi urgent effort to raise $100,000 by Monday; Combat 'GOP smears'... Bill Divulges IRS Tax Data... Congressman: 'It's Time to Push the Reset Button'... SENATOR: 'We're almost reaching a revolution in this country'... Dutch royals win privacy lawsuit against AP over vacation photos... POLL: 4% of Israeli Jews view Obama as Pro-Israel... SURPRISE: TAX ON 'CASH FOR CLUNKERS' REBATE... FOXNEWS GLENN BECK SCORES TOP CABLE RATING; LIMBAUGH GUEST... PAPER: Democrats accused of exploiting Kennedy death... *** SEE IMAGE *** TV COVERAGE PULLS LOW AUDIENCE ON NETS... WHITE HOUSE: OBAMA NEEDS 'BREAK FROM HIS VACATION'... Obama still in news spotlight... 10 earthquakes shake parts of Oklahoma... Map... *** SEE IMAGE *** STORM FADES OFF EAST COAST... DETAILS... Feds to use kids for census report; Students' take-home assignment... *** SEE IMAGE *** Netanyahu given Holocaust plans in Berlin... Mobile-Friendly News Sites News Sites TEL: Mobile Ad Sales SEND NEWS TIPS TO DRUDGE My Settings Copyright (c) 2009

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'1,000 BANKS TO FAIL' Newspaper slump deepens as ad sales fall 29%...

Musician John Mayer offers $25,000 charity bounty for old mug shot... FOUND

U.S. moves toward formal cut off of aid to Honduras...

CINDY SHEEHAN TAKES TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD TO PROTEST OBAMA'S WAR...

BEST 6-MONTH RALLY FOR STOCKS SINCE 1933... Paying the price for focus on headline data...

Official: Real unemployment rate at 16%...

Japanese, Koreans gain most from 'cash for clunkers'...

Fed chairman victim of identity fraud ring...

Federal Reserve Says Emergency-Loan Disclosures Would Hurt Banks, Economy...

IRS May Target More Swiss Banks, Seek Names Over Tax Evasion...

CDC turns to social sites to get flu message out...

*** SEE IMAGE *** BRIT PAPERS SOUND ALARM ON AFGHAN WAR... July, August deadliest months for US...

Pelosi urgent effort to raise $100,000 by Monday; Combat 'GOP smears'... Bill Divulges IRS Tax Data...

ABC, NBC Won't Air Ad Critical of Obama's Health Care Plan...

Congressman: 'It's Time to Push the Reset Button'...

SENATOR: 'We're almost reaching a revolution in this country'...

Michael Jackson drawings published for first time...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Teen becomes youngest to sail world solo... 28,000-mile journey...

Japan robotics experts unveil sci-fi wheelchair...

FOXNEWS GLENN BECK SCORES TOP CABLE RATING; LIMBAUGH GUEST...

PAPER: Democracts accused of exploting Kennedy death... *** SEE IMAGE *** TV COVERAGE PULLS LOW AUDIENCE ON NETS...

WHITE HOUSE: OBAMA NEEDS 'BREAK FROM HIS VACATION'... Obama still in news spotlight...

Denver marijuana panel backs $1 penalty on small amounts...

*** SEE IMAGE *** TROPICAL STORM FORMS OFF EAST COAST; BOSTON IN FORECAST CONE... DETAILS...

AUGUST IN NEW ENGLAND: FROST, TEMPS IN HIGH 30s...

ACLU Sues Homeland Security over Laptop Searches...

Feds to use kids for census report; Students' take-home assignment...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Netanyahu given Holocaust plans in Berlin...

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

CABLE NEWS RACE MONDAY, AUG. 24, 2009 FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,440,000 FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,937,000 FOXNEWS BECK 2,810,000 FOXNEWS GRETA 2,450,000 FOXNEWS BAIER2,066,000 FOXNEWS SHEP 1,860,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,114,000 CNN KING 1,063,000 MSNBC MADDOW 885,000 CNN COOPER 827,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 640,000 Obama Predicts Unemployment, Deficits Far Worse Than Previously Stated... Grim... FT: Deficit fears put Obama's reforms in jeopardy... OMB: OMG Rhode Island to shut down gov't for 12 days...

JUDGE: Federal Reserve Must Release Reports on Emergency Loans...

AFL-CIO President Named Head of New York Fed...

Senator warns of hyperinflation...

Feds To Assess Business of News: 'How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?'...

MESS: SKorean satellite fails to orbit properly...

WIRE: IRAN HAS NOT EXPANDED NUMBER OF CENTRIFUGES ENRICHING URANIUM...

Officials OK WALMART near Virginia battlefield...

Clinton Fundraiser Charged in CITIGROUP Fraud...

Houston schools ban 'sexting'...

Scientists design filtration system that lets you drink your own SHOWER water!

ABC NEWS: Deaths, Missing Detainees Still Blacked Out in New CIA Report...

Feingold: No health care bill before Christmas...

*** SEE IMAGE *** CHENEY ON OBAMA WHITE HOUSE: 'So many Americans have doubts'...

GOP congressman blasts Holder probe: 'It's disgraceful... you wonder which side they're on'... Flashback: CIA probe was always part of Obama agenda...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Fidel Castro says racist right-wingers fight Obama... Stossel: Every Obama Critic Called a Racist...

U.S. to reduce visa services in Honduras...

Surging deficit under scrutiny...

*** SEE IMAGE *** British Prime Minister 'repulsed' by Libyan welcome for Lockerbie bomber....

Illegal downloaders in Britain may lose Web access...

*** SEE IMAGE *** South Africans rally for gender controversy runner...

*** SEE IMAGE *** CZAR WARS: FOXNEWS Glenn Beck exposes 'Color of Change' co-founder... Ad Boycott Heats... Video...

GALLUP: OBAMA HITS NEW LOW... *** SEE IMAGE *** WSJ: CAN HIS PRESIDENCY BE SAVED?...

Dems plan 500+ health reform rallies before Labor Day...

FOUR SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN; MAKING 2009 DEADLIEST YEAR OF WAR... 30 killed in Kandahar blast caused by 5 car bombs...

UPDATE: Young Afghan Guantanamo inmate freed, returns home...

*** SEE IMAGE *** TROPICAL WAVE FORMS; COMPUTER MODELS WARN...

Dinkins: NY gov should watch race remarks... Giuliani will decide on candidacy within 30 to 60 days...

*** SEE IMAGE *** OBAMA PANEL WARNS: SWINE FLU MAY KILL 90,000... Virus poses 'serious threat to nation'... Speed up drugs; Needed in weeks... 'Doctors' offices and hospitals may get filled to capacity'...

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Public, Press Barred from Airport... 'No tolerating reporters using cellphones to call or text friends with latest movements on island'... Thrill is gone for Obama and media... *** SEE IMAGE *** LEAVE US ALONE, NOW ENOUGH HEALTH CARE TALK: Obama spokesman announces interrogation unit for terror... Holder to Appoint prosecutor John Durham to Investigate CIA Terror Interrogations... Report: CIA threatened detainee families... Panetta 'Threatens to Quit'... Message from the Director: Release of Material on Past Detention Practices...

*** SEE IMAGE *** MILITARY SAYS AFGHAN FORCE INSUFFICIENT... Admiral: Conflict 'serious' and 'deteriorating'... Mullen worried over public support...

Afghan challenger Abdullah says polls rigged...

Artificial life will be created 'within months'...

European Groups Ban 'Racist' Everyday Phrases Like 'Black Mark'... 'Whiter than White'...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Annie Leibovitz, photographer of stars, faces ruin...

Government Plans Vast Swine Flu Vaccine Effort... Two Dolphins players ill; concerns mount...

Congressman: Health bill 'threat to democracy'... POLL: New Low for Obama Approval Index...

Lieberman: Jamming through health care 'real mistake'; 'Won't be good for Obama presidency'...

Millions face shrinking Social Security payments...

Court: Delaware sports betting would violate ban...

STIMULUS PACKAGE FEATURES FUNDING FOR SEX RESEARCH PROJECTS...

Young Obama backers AWOL from health care fight...

VA GLITCH: 1,200 vets wrongly told they got fatal disease...

*** SEE IMAGE *** YOU DID WHAT?! BROWN TOLD TO END SILENCE ON LOCKERBIE... 'Cowardly'... BOYCOTT BRITS... Libya broke pledge over 'low key' reception...

UPDATE: Kentucky prison damage extensive after riot...

Roubini: Risk of double-dip recession rising... Analyst Bove sees 150-200 more bank failures...

Homelessness grows in shadow of White House...

CASH CRUNCH: Colorado Springs police may sell seized firearms...

Airport delays down; Traffic thins...

*** SEE IMAGE *** ON THE ROPES: Polls show potential GOP challengers would beat Harry Reid... California GOP Pins Hopes on Ex-CEOs...

BOSTON GLOBE: Kennedy should resign...

OFFICIALS PUSH CIRCUMCISION FOR ALL BABY BOYS BORN IN USA...

STUDY: Chlamydia helps young men feel more 'manly'...

Reality show contestant accused of murder -- found dead...

NY Gov.: People get 'nervous' if there are 'too many' minorities in office...

*** SEE IMAGE *** PRESIDENT URGES MEDIA:ï¿½ NO COVERAGE OF GIRLS...

Congressman considering lawsuit against Obama over birth certificate...

*** SEE IMAGE *** UPDATE: Fires near Athens recede after 3-day inferno...

Africa wants $67 Billion a year in 'global warming' funds... Global warming vs dharma cooling: Chill the mind...

Outed blogger who flamed model angry at GOOGLE; Plans lawsuit... Official tells GOOGLE to erase Swiss street views...

Indonesia police dismiss Obama plot report...

*** SEE IMAGE *** New photo shows healthier Fidel Castro... ...appears on television

FBI INFORMANT WHO STOPPED GOP CONVENTION BOMB PLOT FACES DEATH THREATS, RETALIATION...

SKorea seeks 4-yr prison term for stem cell fraud...

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. Hurricane Wave Pulls 20 to Sea in Maine... SWEPT AWAY... *** SEE IMAGE *** MILITARY SAYS AFGHAN FORCE INSUFFICIENT Admiral: Afghan conflict 'serious' and 'deteriorating'... Mullen worried over public support for war...

Afghan challenger Abdullah says polls rigged...

Artificial life will be created 'within months'...

NY Gov. blames his problems on his race... 'The next victim is President Obama'...

*** SEE IMAGE *** Annie Leibovitz, photographer of stars, faces ruin...

Government Plans Vast Swine Flu Vaccine Effort... Two Dolphins players ill; concerns mount...

Congressman: Health bill 'threat to democracy'... POLL: New Low for Obama Approval Index...

Lieberman: Jamming through health care 'real mistake'; 'Won't be good for Obama presidency'...

Millions face shrinking Social Security payments...

Roubini: Risk of double-dip recession rising...

CASH CRUNCH: Colorado Springs police may sell seized firearms...

*** SEE IMAGE *** YOU DID WHAT?! BROWN TOLD TO END SILENCE ON LOCKERBIE... BOYCOTT BRITS...

UPDATE: Kentucky prison damage extensive after riot...