Sarah Palin

McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain? Sep 06, 2008 10:37PM

The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else. "Sa-rah! Pa-lin!" came the chant at a Colorado Springs rally on Saturday moments before Republican nominee John McCain took the stage with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a woman who was virtually unknown to the nation just a week earlier. The day before, thousands screamed "Sa-rah! Sa-rah! Sa-rah!" at an amphitheater outside Detroit. Read more

Georgia Unrest

US unloads aid to Georgia, Russians eye every move
Sep 06, 2008 8:21AM

As nearby Russian forces watched intently, a U.S. Navy ship unloaded 17 tons of humanitarian aid to a strategic Georgian port that was devastated in last month's war between Russia and Georgia. Read more

Conventions

McCain and Obama campaigns grapple for 'change'
Sep 05, 2008 11:08AM

Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change Friday as the fall race for the presidency took off in states teeming with the independent voters they needed to win. Read more

Obama VP

Biden says Obama would cut taxes for nearly all
Sep 05, 2008 11:32PM

Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is promoting the Democrats' economic plan as he visits southeastern Pennsylvania. Speaking Friday at a union hall in Philadelphia, Biden says that presidential candidate Barack Obama's economic plan would cut taxes for all but the wealthiest Americans. Read more

Retail Earnings

Target's 2Q profit declines 7.6 percent
Aug 19, 2008 1:25PM

Target Corp. posted a 7.6 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday and offered a cautious outlook for the third quarter as its customers focused on necessities like milk and paper towels and had trouble making their monthly credit card payments. Read more

Georgia Unrest

US unloads aid to Georgia, Russians eye every move
Sep 06, 2008 8:21AM

As nearby Russian forces watched intently, a U.S. Navy ship unloaded 17 tons of humanitarian aid to a strategic Georgian port that was devastated in last month's war between Russia and Georgia. Read more

Phelps

Phelps pledges support for Chicago's Olympics bid
Sep 04, 2008 11:29AM

The thought of wearing a skintight swimsuit in public makes many people cringe. But gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps said he wouldn't be surprised if he dons his Speedo when he hosts the Sept. 13 season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." Read more

Auction Rate Securities

Bank of America redeems $43m in securities
Aug 27, 2008 5:56PM

The state says Bank of America has agreed to redeem $43 million in auction rate securities held by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and one of the state's housing agencies. Read more

Retail Sales

Drugstore.com revises 3Q outlook
Sep 05, 2008 7:22AM

Online retailer drugstore.com Inc. said Friday it will likely report third-quarter sales below Wall Street analysts' expectations due to a change in its partnership agreement with drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. Read more

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Russians pay tribute to Solzhenitsyn
Aug 05, 2008 9:59AM

Hundreds of Russians lined up in the pelting rain on Tuesday to pay tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn as the author, dissident and patriot lay in state inside the Russian Academy of Sciences. Read more

Tropical Storms

Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm
Sep 06, 2008 11:31PM

Hurricane Ike slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Saturday as a ferocious Category 4 storm, raking the low-lying island chain with shrieking winds as people hunkered down at home or in emergency shelters. Read more
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