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This edition was generated on Fri Aug 29 08:45:01 EDT 2008

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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Pawlenty indicates he's not McCain's veep choice
US Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives at the airport in Dayton, Ohio August 28, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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AP - 12 minutes ago

DENVER - John McCain is keeping the name of his vice presidential choice a closely held secret, though Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty appeared to take himself out of the running.

  • Comcast CEO Brian Roberts speaks at his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2008. U.S. communications regulators voted on Friday to order Comcast Corp to end some of the tactics it uses to manage its broadband network after concluding that they unreasonably restrict Internet users who share movies and other material. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official AP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.

  • In this Aug. 14, 2008 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan poses on the press line at the Apple Lounge grand opening in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
    Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog AP - 15 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog. The 22-year-old actress lashed out at father Michael by calling him a "public embarrassment" and a "bully" in a MySpace blog entry posted Thursday. Earlier in the week, Michael said in an interview with E! that Lohan gal pal Samantha Ronson was "using" his daughter.

  • In this Aug. 2006 file photo, actor David Duchovny arrives at the premiere of 'Trust The Man', in New York. Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction, his representatives said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Duchovny, 48, plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series 'Californication,' which earned Emmy nods for casting and cinematography. The show's second season begins Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
    David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction AP - 32 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's "Californication," has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction.

  • Help-wanted ad for nanny: `My kids are a pain' AP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain." But it worked, attracting a brave soul who's never been a nanny before.

  • Los Angeles Angels' Mark Teixeira, right, celebrates a 7-5 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)
    Angels already closing in on AL West title AP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

    Rangers manager Ron Washington has come to the realization that his club isn't going to catch the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West. That might go for the rest of the American League pretty soon, too.

  • Daraka Satcher of Gaithersburg, Maryland, listens to Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama address the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 28, 2008. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
    Obama vows to reverse Republican legacy Reuters - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

    DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's global reputation.

  • A dog and its owner walk through a flooded street in Havana August 26, 2008. (Claudia Daut/Reuters)
    Storm Gustav to begin strengthening into hurricane Reuters - 8 minutes ago

    GEORGE TOWN (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav was expected to start growing into a large and powerful hurricane as it pulled away from Jamaica and headed toward the Cayman Islands on Friday, the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans, forecasters said.

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 217 miles south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. (Presidential official website/Handout/Reuters)
    Iran says 4,000 atomic centrifuges working: report Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 3:53 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has 4,000 working nuclear centrifuges, an official said in remarks published on Friday, in line with a number verified by the U.N. atomic watchdog but lower than a figure cited by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

  • Lawyers tear down a poster of Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who will run for President in the next elections, during a protest for the restoration of deposed judges in Islamabad August 28, 2008. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
    Zardari should give up Pakistan president bid: rival Reuters - 29 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The widower of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto should withdraw as a candidate for president because of questions about his mental health, a rival candidate said on Friday.

  • Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) and his Tajik counterpart Imomali Rakhmon (R) visit the 201st Russian military base in Dushanbe August 29, 2008. Medvedev won a measure of support from Central Asian ally Tajikistan on Friday for Moscow's actions over Georgia. (RIA Novosti/Pool/Reuters)
    Russia hits back at Western "bias" over Georgia Reuters - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

    PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A defiant Russia said on Friday that international condemnation of its actions in Georgia was "biased," while the appetite in the European Union for imposing sanctions on Moscow appeared to dwindle.

  • The Dalai Lama waves from inside a car as he arrives at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai August 28, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Doctors say Dalai Lama health not serious Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

    MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Doctors treating the Dalai Lama say there is no cause for concern despite him being admitted to hospital in India, and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will take part in a fast on Saturday, aides said.

  • Hezbollah shot Lebanese army helicopter: paper Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 4:41 AM ET

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese army helicopter that was hit by gunfire in south Lebanon was targeted by Hezbollah fighters who thought the aircraft was Israeli, the Lebanese newspaper as-Safir reported on Friday.

  • Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) try to break through the barriers set up by the riot police outside the Government House in Bangkok August 29, 2008. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)
    Thai protesters attack Bangkok police HQ Reuters - 3 minutes ago

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Protesters trying to overthrow Thailand's government launched an attack on Bangkok's police headquarters on Friday as demonstrations against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej spread from the capital.

  • A graphic on Barack Obama, Democrat candidate for the US presidency. Obama told Americans their "dreams can be one" if they unite in a stirring new crusade for change, in a riotous finale to the historic Democratic National Convention.(AFP/Graphic/Ed/Jw)
    Obama vows to renew America's promise AFP - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

    DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Barack Obama savaged John McCain and "broken" Republican politics, vowing to restore America's promise in a tumultuous climax to the Democratic convention before an 84,000 strong crowd.

  • A South Ossetian woman walks near destroyed buildings in Tskhinvali. Russia has stepped up its war of words with the West over the Georgia conflict, accusing the Group of Seven industrialised powers of bias after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the United States had orchestrated the hostilities.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)
    Russia slams West's 'bias' over Georgia conflict AFP - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Friday stepped up its war of words with the West over the Georgia conflict, accusing the Group of Seven industrialised powers of bias after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the United States had orchestrated the hostilities.

  • Anti-government protesters battle with Thai riot policemen during a demonstration at the Government House in Bangkok. Thai police have fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an AFP correspondent and witness said.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
    Thai police fire tear gas on protesters: witness AFP - 11 minutes ago

    BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai police fired tear gas Friday to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an AFP correspondent and witness said.

  • A Haitian man cuts up a tree downed by Tropical Storm Gustav in Carrefour Marin, south of Port-au-Prince. Gustav has battered Jamaica, dumping rain and ripping roofs off homes and threatened to grow into a hurricane after leaving 59 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)
    Death toll climbs as Gustav barrels through Caribbean AFP - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

    KINGSTON (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav battered Jamaica on Friday, dumping rain and ripping roofs off homes and threatened to grow into a hurricane after leaving 59 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

  • The headquarters of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis in Basel. Novartis has said it is halting research into its Aurograb treatment designed to combat bacterial infections such as the deadly MRSA bug after disappointing clinical tests.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)
    Novartis halts research on MRSA drug after poor tests AFP - 25 minutes ago

    GENEVA (AFP) - Novartis said Friday it was halting research into its Aurograb treatment designed to combat bacterial infections such as the deadly MRSA bug after disappointing clinical tests.

  • A customer picks up a chicken from a supermarket in Barcelona in June 2008. Inflation in the 15 countries sharing the euro pulled back in August from a record high, offering an increasingly rare ray of light as the threat of recession looms, official EU figures have shown.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)
    Eurozone inflation pulls back from record high AFP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - Inflation in the 15 countries sharing the euro pulled back in August from a record high, offering an increasingly rare ray of light as the threat of recession looms, official EU data showed on Friday.

  • A customer shops at a Tokyo supermarket in 2007. Japan's government has announced an economic stimulus package worth more than 100 billion dollars Friday to tackle the fastest inflation in a decade and the looming threat of a recession.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    Japan unveils economic plan as inflation hits decade high AFP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's government announced an economic stimulus package worth more than 100 billion dollars Friday to tackle the fastest inflation in a decade and the looming threat of a recession.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform a concert in Sydney harbour in 2006. Eight years after it hosted an Olympics that were famously hailed as the "best Games ever," Sydney has confessed that it faked one of the key musical performances at the opening ceremony in 2000.(AFP/File/David Hancock)
    Orchestra admits 'miming' at Sydney Olympics in 2000 AFP - Thu Aug 28, 11:43 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Eight years after it hosted an Olympics that were famously hailed as the "best games ever," Sydney has had to confess that it faked one of the key musical performances at the opening ceremony in 2000.

  • Cat survives being walled in under bath for 7 weeks Reuters - Tue Aug 26, 1:48 PM ET

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A four-year-old cat in Germany called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub for seven weeks, its owner said Tuesday.

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel waits for the arrival for Ghanaian President John Kufour (not pictured) before talks in Berlin August 27, 2008. (Johannes Eisele/Reuters)
    Germany's Merkel most powerful woman again: Forbes Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 6:05 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage.

  • Marine Corps Commandant James Conway smiles while speaking at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, July 20, 2007. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
    Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 5:27 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. Marine officer said on Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former al Qaeda stronghold of Iraq's Anbar province to reinforce military operations against a growing Taliban threat in Afghanistan.

  • The Dalai Lama waves from inside a car as he arrives at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai August 28, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Dalai Lama in hospital with "discomfort" Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 12:06 PM ET

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has been admitted to a hospital in India with "abdominal discomfort" but there was no cause for concern, doctors said on Thursday.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Top-seeded Ivanovic loses in huge upset at US Open

AP - Fri Aug 29, 4:17 AM ET

NEW YORK - The top-ranked player in the world seemed tentative, while No. 188 was assertive.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

July incomes drop by largest amount in 3 years

AP - 8 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Personal incomes plunged in July while consumer spending slowed significantly as the impact of billions of dollars in government rebate checks began to wane.

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Lateshow Top Ten List

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 29, 2008
All general statements are false.
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Unknown, The Ultimate Law
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.
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John J. Plomp
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.
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Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Lecture at Columbia University, 28 Apr. 1959

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