Phelps wins 8th gold medal; breaks tie with Spitz
BEIJING - Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself.
Nations:Germany Japan Tunisia U.S. Canada People:Brendan Hansen Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Natalie Coughlin Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-17
Is John Edwards' former aide covering for him?
RALEIGH, N.C. - For nearly a decade, Andrew Young was John Edwards' loyal foot soldier as Edwards rocketed from millionaire trial lawyer to U.S. senator to two-time White House hopeful.
Nations:U.S. People:John Edwards Activities:John Edwards Sex Scandal
2008-08-15
Home foreclosure filings up 55 percent in July
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. foreclosure activity in July rose 55 percent from a year earlier as a slump in once-sizzling housing markets forced yet more borrowers to default on their mortgages, according to a monthly report.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-14
Wachovia boosts loss to $9.11 bln, cuts more jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp (WB.N) increased its previously reported second-quarter loss to $9.11 billion to cover costs to settle a probe of auction-rate securities sales, and said it will cut more jobs as the housing market deteriorates.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-11
Edwards' ex-mistress nixes paternity test
WASHINGTON - The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John Edwards Activities:John Edwards Sex Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-08-10
Edwards suffers political downfall from affair
WASHINGTON - Senator. Vice presidential nominee. Leading presidential candidate. Political outcast.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John Edwards John Kerry Hillary Clinton Activities:John Edwards Sex Scandal
2008-08-09
Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate
WASHINGTON - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign.
Nations:U.S. Uganda People:John Edwards Bob Schieffer Jon Stewart Barack Obama John Kerry Hillary Clinton Activities:John Edwards Sex Scandal US Election 2008
2008-08-08
9 presumed dead in wildfire helicopter crash
SAN FRANCISCO - Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire Source:(AP)
2008-08-06
11 charged in connection with credit card fraud
BOSTON - Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Nations:Ukraine U.S. Estonia Belarus Latvia Turkey Source:(AP)
2008-08-05
China bid for supremacy revives East-West duel
BEIJING (Reuters) - After nearly ending the U.S. hegemony over the Olympic medal table in Athens four years ago, China could overtake their sporting superpower rivals in the race for global supremacy in Beijing.
Nations:Russia India People:Xu Haifeng Li Ning Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics 1984 L.A. Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-04
Va. congressman vetted as possible McCain veep
RICHMOND, Va. - John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned.
Nations:Israel U.S. People:Barack Obama Kathleen Sebelius Mitt Romney Evan Bayh Joseph Biden John McCain Source:(AP)
2008-08-03
In veep search, McCain asks Cantor for records
RICHMOND, Va. - John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned.
Nations:Israel U.S. People:Barack Obama Kathleen Sebelius Mitt Romney Evan Bayh Joseph Biden John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-08-02
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