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Plane crash kills steel exec Borrmann, 2 others - San Francisco Chronicle
September 3, 2010![]() Palm Beach Post | Plane crash kills steel exec Borrmann, 2 others San Francisco Chronicle Divers were able to find the bodies of two men in the wreckage, but the plane and the bodies cannot be moved until federal safety investigators arrive. (09-02) 16:45 PDT REDWOOD CITY -- The 91-year-old founder of an East Palo Alto steel company was ... 1 reported dead in small plane crash in San Francisco Bay Small Plane Crashes in Redwood City, Calif. 1 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay |
Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers - Washington Post
September 3, 2010![]() Washington Post | Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- Republican Jesse Kelly was still basking in the glow of his victory in an Arizona congressional primary when the Democratic congresswoman he's trying to unseat released a scathing TV ad branding him "a risk" ... Kelly shifts rhetoric on entitlements CD8 Poll: Tight Race Between Giffords and Kelly Political notebook: First poll on Giffords-Kelly race shows two in a dead heat |
President Obama's upcoming Cleveland trip blends economic hopes with political ... - Plain Dealer
September 3, 2010![]() The Economist | President Obama's upcoming Cleveland trip blends economic hopes with political ... Plain Dealer View full sizeOlivier Douliery / Abaca Press via MCTPresident Barack Obama will visit Cleveland on Wednesday. WASHINGTON, DC ā Three weeks after coming to Ohio to promote remedies for the ailing economy, President Barack Obama will return Wednesday, ... Obama to hold press conference next Friday Obama to hold news conference next week UDATE 1-Obama to hold press conference next Friday |
With cash in bank, Brown puts race in high gear - San Francisco Chronicle
September 3, 2010![]() Los Angeles Times | With cash in bank, Brown puts race in high gear San Francisco Chronicle (09-02) 19:24 PDT OAKLAND -- The political moment that eager California Democrats and some curious Republicans have been waiting for has arrived: Jerry Brown has begun a visible campaign for governor. He appeared in public Thursday at a sparsely ... Gubernatorial candidate Brown says he can bring Californians together Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman Unions Decide To Stop Airing Whitman Attack Ads |
Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out - Chicago Tribune
September 3, 2010![]() Chicago Tribune | Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he did not force his embattled corrections chief to resign over a botched prisoner early release program and defended Michael Randle's job performance during his short time in ... Digest Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns Illinois: Corrections Chief Leaving |
Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents - Washington Post
September 3, 2010![]() Globe and Mail | Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents Washington Post The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against ... Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by feds Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probe |
Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank - Arizona Republic
September 3, 2010![]() New York Times (blog) | Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank Arizona Republic There will be no second debate, not after the silent, stumbling, 13-second stupor that Gov. Deer-In-The-Headlights opened with on Wednesday night. Jan Brewer's handlers will never again allow her to sit in a room ... Arizona governor stumbles during debate Brewer-Goddard debate: Here's who had the facts Ariz. governor's long pause during debate |
Security Scare Clears Miami Airport - Wall Street Journal
September 3, 2010Security Scare Clears Miami Airport Wall Street Journal AP MIAMIāA passenger has been taken into custody after security screeners detected something suspicious in a checked bag at Miami International Airport, US federal officials said Friday. A statement by the Transportation Security Administration said ... 1 in custody at Miami airport; 4 concourses shut 1 in custody at Miami airport; 4 concourses shut Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIA |
Wind, rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina - Reuters
September 3, 2010![]() New York Times (blog) | Wind, rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina Reuters MANTEO, NC, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the US eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm. ... Powerful, enormous Earl bearing down on East Coast Hurricane Earl races toward New England waters NJ and Del. prepare for worst of Hurricane Earl - despite a pleasant forecast |
Hurricane worries Labor Day travelers
September 3, 2010The menace of Hurricane Earl comes at a bad time for any of the vacation-starved Americans who are heading to parts of the East Coast this Labor Day weekend.

















