Tuesday, September 13, 2005

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New FEMA chief takes center stage after years in wings
USA Today - 4 hours ago By Peter Eisler and Mimi Hall, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON � R. David Paulison, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a seasoned disaster-response expert who has spent years as a behind-the-scenes administrator.

As Roberts Hearings Begin, Manners Befit the Moment
New York Times - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 - Like weddings, Senate hearings are often choreographed affairs. Monday's opening of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge John G. Roberts Jr., set against a backdrop of soaring

Falcons, Vick on their way to scare Seattle
Seattle Times - 4 hours ago ATLANTA � Even before the opening kickoff, before the first pass was thrown, before the first punches were thrown, this game felt more important than it was. The Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles are teams with promises to keep.

Exploding Star Is Said to Be Oldest Ever Observed
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago A massive energy burst recorded by NASA's Swift satellite signals the first stellar evidence from the very early years of the universe. By John Johnson Jr., Times Staff Writer. In the equivalent of spotting

EBay pays top dollar for broadband firm
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago The purchase of Skype Technologies SA by eBay Inc. on Monday makes strategic sense to analysts as more consumers embrace broadband services on the Internet. But the price tag--which could top $4 billion in

Workers cause big LA blackout
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago Los Angeles -- A mistake on a single power line Monday cascaded into a major blackout in and around Los Angeles, inconveniencing millions of people and renewing questions about the vulnerability of the region's power system.

Exorcism wants you talking about faith, not gore
Houston Chronicle - 6 hours ago By GLENN WHIPP. Make a movie with a variation of the word "exorcist" in the title and you're inviting a host of head-spinning associations that would scare the bejesus out of most first-time directors. "Pea soup.

Ophelia Pounds Beaches With Heavy Surf
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By PAUL NOWELL. ATLANTIC BEACH, NC -- Ophelia's fitful spinning off the Carolina coast continued early Tuesday, as the on-again-off-again tropical storm exasperated residents and pounded beaches with heavy surf.

How to help
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - 1 hour ago By Amanda Iacone. A variety of area businesses and organizations are sponsoring benefits to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Unity Performing Arts Foundation will present an encore presentation

North Korean nuclear talks resume in Beijing
RIA Novosti - 41 minutes ago BEIJING, September 13 (RIA Novosti, Alexei Yefimov) - The six-nation negotiations on the North Korean nuclear problem resumed in Beijing Tuesday, the press center for the talks said. The fourth round of talks

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