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Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor
A child in charge of `6 babies'
Ford Recalls 3.8 Million Pickups, SUVs
Katrina Victims to Get $2K Debit Cards
FEMA Chief Sent Help Only After Storm Hit
Drunk woman dies in cemetery accident
Remains of Old Ship Found in San Francisco
Alan Dershowitz: Telling the Truth About Chief Justice Rehnquist
Exercise and healthy diet slow memory loss
Mexico Sends First Aid Convoy Ever to U.S
Bob Denver, TV's Gilligan, Dies at 70
Ford, Toyota Recall Nearly 5M Trucks, SUVs
Ford, Toyota recall trucks, SUVs
Study: Daily Routine Helps Bipolar Disorder
Word test may give clues to Alzheimer's disease
Schwarzenegger May Veto Gay-Marriage Bill
Police, Soldiers Work to Empty New Orleans
Mervyns Closing 62 Stores in 8 States
Apple unveils iPod-cellphone,
Explorer Says Lost Peru City Is Plundered

Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor
The Nation - The Nation -- Finally, we have discovered the roots of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism."

A child in charge of `6 babies'
Chicago Tribune - In the chaos that was Causeway Boulevard, this group of refugees stood out: a 6-year-old boy walking down the road, holding a 5-month-old, surrounded by five toddlers who followed him around as if he were their leader.

Ford Recalls 3.8 Million Pickups, SUVs
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday recalled 3.8 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles for a cruise control switch suspected of causing engine fires. It is the fifth largest auto industry recall in U.S. history.

Katrina Victims to Get $2K Debit Cards
he federal government plans to begin doling out debit cards worth $2,000 each to adult victims of Hurricane Katrina, The Associated Press has learned.

FEMA Chief Sent Help Only After Storm Hit
he top U.S. disaster official waited hours after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast before he proposed to his boss sending at least 1,000 Homeland Security workers into the region to support rescuers, internal documents show.

Drunk woman dies in cemetery accident
Reuters - An inebriated Belgian woman died in a freak accident when she ended up beneath a heavy grave stone at a cemetery, local news agency Belga said Wednesday.

Remains of Old Ship Found in San Francisco
The remains of a massive Gold Rush-era sailing ship dating to the early 1800s have been discovered at the site of a large construction project in downtown San Francisco, archaeologists at the scene confirmed Tuesday.

Alan Dershowitz: Telling the Truth About Chief Justice Rehnquist
HuffingtonPost.com - My mother always told me that when a person dies, one should not say anything bad about him. My mother was wrong. History requires truth, not puffery or silence, especially about powerful governmental figures. And obituaries are a first draft of history. So here’s the truth about Chief Justice Rehnquist you won’t hear on Fox News or from politicians. Chief Justice William Rehnquist set back liberty, equality, and human rights perhaps more than any American judge of this generation. His rise to power speaks volumes about the current state of American values.

Exercise and healthy diet slow memory loss
Reuters - An active lifestyle and a healthy, fish-rich diet are not only good for your heart, they may also help tackle the memory loss associated with old age, two leading neuroscientists said on Wednesday.

Mexico Sends First Aid Convoy Ever to U.S
Mexican army convoys and a navy ship laden with food, supplies and specialists traveled to the U.S. Wednesday to help in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort — a highly symbolic journey marking the first time Mexico's military has aided its powerful northern neighbor.

Bob Denver, TV's Gilligan, Dies at 70
Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy castaway Gilligan on the 1960s TV show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died. He was 70.

Ford, Toyota Recall Nearly 5M Trucks, SUVs
Ford and Toyota, two of the world's largest automakers, on Wednesday recalled nearly 5 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in separate moves to respond to concerns of engine fires and problems with the power-steering system.

Ford, Toyota recall trucks, SUVs
Reuters - Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday recalled nearly 4 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United States because of the risk of engine fires.

Study: Daily Routine Helps Bipolar Disorder

Patients suffering from bipolar disorder who underwent therapy to help them maintain a regular daily routine and cope with stress were able to avoid relapses over a two-year period, a study has found.

Word test may give clues to Alzheimer's disease
Reuters - Could a simple word test be used to identify people who might be suffering from the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease? British scientists think so.

Schwarzenegger May Veto Gay-Marriage Bill
Gay rights supporters cheered loudly from the gallery as California lawmakers became the first in the country to approve a bill allowing same-sex marriages. But their celebration may be short-lived.

Police, Soldiers Work to Empty New Orleans
Using the unmistakable threat of force, police and soldiers went house to house Wednesday to try to coax the last 10,000 or so stubborn holdouts to leave storm-shattered New Orleans because of the risk of disease from the putrid, sewage-laden floodwaters.

Mervyns Closing 62 Stores in 8 States
Long-struggling retailer Mervyns LLC plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores and lay off 4,800 employees in an attempt to cut the chain's losses.

Apple unveils iPod-cellphone,
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a cellphone that plays music like an iPod and a pencil-thin "iPod Nano" digital music player, both aimed at extending its domination of the digital music market.

Explorer Says Lost Peru City Is Plundered
An American explorer says an ancient, pre-Incan metropolis discovered by his father in Peru's remote cloud forest on an earlier expedition has been plundered by tomb robbers.
September 2005