Monthly Archives: August 2008

TV networks shifting from politics to storm

NEW YORK (AP) — Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught….

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‘Dark Knight’ swings past $500 million mark

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman’s rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. “The Dark Knight” on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising … Continue reading

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Entertainment magazines new on campaign trail

NEW YORK (AP) — As she inspected the stage where she would later address the Democratic National Convention, a look of recognition flickered across Hillary Rodham Clinton’s face when she peered out to see who had asked how she was….

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Modesto man tries to amputate own arm

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Police say a man tried to cut off his own arm at a restaurant in Modesto, Calif., because he thought he had injected air into a vein while shooting cocaine and feared he would die unless … Continue reading

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