The Los Angeles Angels became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season winning their fourth AL West title in five years Wednesday Francisco Rodriguez earned his 56th save in closing out the Angels 4 2 victory 0133
Los Angeles Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez reacts after striking out New York Yankees Hideki Matsui of Japan for the last out of the baseball game to earn his 56th save moving within one of Bobby Thigpen s 18 year old major league 0133
ANAHEIM Calif The Los Angeles Angels clinched at least a share of their fourth AL West title in five years with Robb Quinlan hitting a two run single Wednesday in a 4 2 victory over the New York Yankees Francisco Rodriguez earned 0133
Today in Anaheim California Ludacris will take to the field during the Angels Vs the Yankees baseball game to debut a new theme song created by a contest winner on his social networking site WeMix com The Grammy award 0133
All the entries posted in September This week s Billboard magazine numbers are in and Atlanta rappers have the biggest album and single in the country Young Jeezy s third disc The Recession CD cover above sold 260 000 copies 0133
The Angels became the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth this year combined with the Texas Rangers loss at Seattle later Wednesday The Angels earned the crown without starters Chone Figgins injured Mark Teixeira ill 0133
ANAHEIM Torri Hunter summed up his reaction to receiving a two game suspension for his part in Monday s benches clearing incident at Angel Stadium quot You do the crime you gotta do the time quot he said Hunter and Yankees catcher Ivan 0133
Past the Atlanta related quote on the front of this week s Billboard from Kid Rock It was a good old fashioned fight at the Buford Highway Waffle House no guns no knives on page 22 there is the cover story on local 0133

Sept 11 Strategists Todd Harris and Steve McMahon talk about the continuing uproar over the lipstick metaphor and what the ultimate impact will be on the race WASHINGTON Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said 0133
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Susan Davis reports on the presidential race When John McCain asked Alaska Gov Sarah Palin to join him on the ticket the former small town mayor and first term governor said she didn t blink ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson interviews 0133
FORT WAINWRIGHT Alaska AP Alaska Gov Sarah Palin left open the option Thursday of waging war with Russia if it were to invade neighboring Georgia and the former Soviet republic were a NATO ally We will not repeat a Cold 0133
WASHINGTON Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Thursday that if Georgia were admitted to NATO the United States would be obliged to defend it against an attack from Russia
Alaska Gov Sarah Palin the Republican candidate for vice president defended her credentials to become president and took a hard line against Russia in her first extended interview since she was nominated If Russia 0133
On the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U S history Gov Sarah Palin took a hard line approach on national security and said that war with Russia may be necessary if Georgia were to join NATO and be invaded by 0133
The following excerpts are from the ABC News exclusive interview with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in Fairbanks Alaska conducted by quot World News quot anchor Charlie Gibson on September 11 2008 Alaska Gov Sarah 0133
Sarah Palin s second big test happens Thursday night just a few minutes from now when the first part of the interview she did with ABC News Charlie Gibson airs Considering the lengths to which the McCain campaign has gone to keep 0133
FORT WAINWRIGHT Alaska Sarah Palin proposed NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine at risk of putting the U S in conflict with Russia and declared her readiness for high office Thursday as she took a cautious step out 0133
The US Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has rejected criticism that she is not experienced enough in her first US TV interview In the interview conducted exclusively by ABC News Mrs Palin insisted she was 0133

It s like free advertising The more information you provide the easier it is for customers to find you Improve or update your listing anytime to suit your needs There s no schedule or hassle Customers are already searching for what you 0133
Sky Studios featured in an episode of Sex and the City and widely considered prime Manhattan marriage space incited the wrath of eight bridezillas when owner Jonathan Leitersdorf reportedly sold it for 17 million Eight 0133
2008 is shaping up to be the election year that we finally get to have the Great American Healthcare Debate again Harry and Louise are back with a vengeance Conservatives are rumbling around the talk show circuit bellowing about the 0133
For an easier way to read this guide click on printer friendly version in Article Tools below right The booming capital of Germany is embracing the new millennium with an energetic zeal unmatched by any other city on the European 0133
Trey Montgomery says he has a really serious hobby that has kept him on the straight and narrow since he was a teenager who baled hay all summer for 400 to buy a beat up old car that he worked on for years In the intervening 20 years 0133
Things seemed to have changed quite a bit for Caf Med since it moved around the corner from dark Fleet Street to the bustling main drag of Congress in Portsmouth HOURS Lunch Monday Thursday 11 30 a m 2 30 p m Dinner 0133
The proposed panel seemed like a perfect pitch at a time when scholars in many fields are studying postcolonial identity and diaspora communities The idea was to have scholars who study different regions and time periods examine issues of 0133
In which the hacker tourist ventures forth across the wide and wondrous meatspace of three continents acquainting himself with the customs and dialects of the exotic Manhole Villagers of Thailand the U Turn Tunnelers of the Nile Delta 0133

OPRAH com It took a little time but my daughter and I have finally got our Sunday mornings down to a system Just as the light starts inching through our blinds and the pigeons start making those peculiar pigeony noises 0133
Oprah Winfrey has had Sen Barack Obama on her talk show twice So why won t she invite Gov Sarah Palin on After the Drudge Report ran an item about how Oprah didn t want to have Palin on Oprah issued a statement to TMZ explaining why 0133
The quot Oprah Winfrey Show quot kicked off its new season this week with more than 175 guests But none of them was Alaska Gov Sarah Palin Because the Queen of Talk decided not to sit down with the Republican vice presidential candidate before 0133
quot Hi Charice Hi sweetheart I have to tell you that I am speechless to start with and it s not a good way to start I have hmm I have heard you sing I have seen some a little bit of your life story And I am extremely ecstatic like 0133
The Late Show with David Letterman To request 2 tickets to The Late Show with David Letterman send a postcard with your name address and daytime amp evening phone numbers to Two 2 tickets per postcard Please send in only one 0133
As Richard Nixon used to say let me make something perfectly clear Eliot Spitzer is a world class hypocrite and fool who more or less asked for the political and personal catastrophe that has befallen him That being said the real 0133
Actresses Jenny McCarthy 34 and Holly Robinson Peete 43 appeared on Oprah earlier today to discuss their sons Evan Joseph 5 and Rodney Jr who will be 10 next month autism diagnoses Holly previously discussed her family s 0133
In a CNN reprint of an Oprah com article dating advisor Patti Novak engages in the increasingly popular slap down style of self help Asked by single women who don t know why they are single Novak offers solutions with a 0133
OPRAH com I contemplate divorce every day It tugs on my sleeve each morning when my husband Will greets me in his chipper smug morning person voice because after 16 years of waking up together he still hasn t quite 0133
Mary Sable left Harry Zarin and Ann Thorpe received honorable mention at the recent Juried Art Show at The Watermark at East Hill in Southbury the event was the first of its kind at The Watermark at East Hill The recently created 0133

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a tornado warning for the Upper Keys in Monroe County including the community of Key Largo until 2 30 p m At 158 pm edt National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a waterspout 0133
The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a tornado warning for the Upper Keys in Monroe County including the community of Key Largo until 2 30 p m At 158 pm edt National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a 0133
Seaside Heights Police Officer Anthony Molinaro reported the possibility of a tornado or waterspout that was seen forming off of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday September 9th No tornado touched down and no possible water spouts caused 0133
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page The feed will update when new content appears on this page 31 B C Roman leader Octavian defeated the 0133
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page The feed will update when new content appears on this page So many tipsters flooded a phone number 0133
A tornado warning has been issued for the lower Florida Keys after a small tornado or waterspout was spotted off Sugarloaf Key as a dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Gustav churned near Cuba A tropical storm warning is already in effect 0133
Standing water left by a strong rain in mid August created a reflection of the island said staff photographer Adrin Snider To get the shot I got down low for a wide angle view Shipyard design manager Mike Smith pauses his small 0133
At 1 12 Tuesday afternoon the sun briefly reappeared over Fort Lauderdale It wasn t quite a rainbow but then Tropical Storm Fay was hardly a tempest of biblical proportions Yes there was a waterspout off Hallandale Beach that 0133
A waterspout formed over Lake Erie close to the Erie Basin Marina from storms clouds that rolled in late this morning These photos were taken by people in downtown Buffalo including workers inside the HSBC Building A 0133
As the main operator of a landmark the shipyard s giant gantry crane David Rushing has a scenic view From 23 stories above sea level he s among the first around to see storms coming He s spotted dolphins and a 0133

quot The girl with quot The Voice quot is back She s from a small town on the other side of the planet and she s got a big voice that brings crowds to their feet Oprah makes a dream come true for the teen sensation that she calls quot The Most Talented 0133
A Wall Street investment banker married to a former prison psychologist accused of having an affair with a reputed Bloods gang member is standing by his cheating wife Joshua Spitz a vice president at Lehman Brothers is begging a 0133
A new American book is the latest in a rash of tomes saying women must do more to keep their men LESLEY ANN JONES i s unconvinced When Jerry Hall dispensed some legendary marital advice two decades ago little did she know how those 0133
NASCAR on Ice Every election pollsters and pundits introduce another voter group whose views are certain to decide the outcome soccer moms NASCAR dads security moms office park dads and twice in the past week Wal Mart moms 0133
Mexican singer Paquita here in her home in Mexico City will perform in Miami on Oct 18 Then there s her mega hit Two Legged Rat Rife with tales of abusive husbands impotent lovers and cheating boyfriends these lyrics have 0133
The Wight from Canada writes So until at which point in time we feel like the news media is going to treat her with some level of respect and deference I think it would be foolhardy to put her out into that kind of environment Give me 0133
This week may very well turn out to be the most important week in the history of gender relations First up we had the highly informative tome The Re Education Of Women which despite some rather angry emails from female readers of this 0133
LYING FOR LOVE is becoming as commonplace as lying for a business or political advantage From candidates to couch potatoes everyone hiding a love secret squirms when allegations of infidelity surface But what happens if you are accused 0133
DAYTON OHIO Sen Barack Obama D Ill will deliver what his campaign is calling a major address on education reform today combined with a new TV ad on the subject It s an area where Obama feels he has the better record not only on 0133
The companies have been famous for hiring big political names Among them former Clinton budget director Franklin Raines Democratic operative Harold Ickes Republican lobbyist and fundraiser Wayne Berman and former Republican 0133

NEW YORK AP Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc has presented its rescue plan now it has to convince Wall Street it can make good on its promises On Wednesday the 158 year old investment bank outlined a blueprint to sell off its 0133
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc s rescue plan got a dismal reception from Wall Street on Thursday with shares of the battered bank plunging about 40 percent The stock price unraveled in early trading after analyst reports cast doubt that 0133
HONG KONG Asian markets fell sharply Thursday as troubles at U S investment bank Lehman Brothers fanned fears of more credit market losses and drove down financial company shares across the region Japan s key stock index sank to its 0133
WASHINGTON Shares of Washington Mutual Inc continued a perilous plunge on Thursday as anxiety grew on Wall Street over the financial stability of the nation s largest thrift and its options for survival WaMu stock dropped 39 cents or 0133
WASHINGTON Big Wall Street investment banks have designed and marketed schemes enabling non U S taxpayers including offshore hedge funds to evade millions of dollars in taxes each year on U S stock dividends Senate investigators have 0133
NEW YORK Sept 11 Stock in Lehman Brothers plunged Thursday as concern persisted about the storied firm s future despite a restructuring plan announced by company executives Lehman executives on Wednesday had 0133
NEW YORK Reuters Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc shares tumbled further early on Thursday the day after the investment bank unveiled plans to sell a majority of its investment management unit and spin off most of its 0133
NEW YORK Sept 11 Reuters Lehman Brothers LEH N Quote Profile Research Stock Buzz lost 22 percent of its Futures Commission Merchant assets in July data from the U S Commodity Futures Trading Commission 0133
NEW YORK AP Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc continued to fall early Thursday as analysts downgraded the stock a day after the storied Wall Street firm announced plans to sell off assets in a last ditch effort 0133
Updated from 9 23 a m EDT Lehman Brothers LEH Quote Cramer on LEH Stock Picks shares were free falling again in early trading Thursday as the reeling investment bank failed to impress analysts the day before in 0133

Homeowners already pinched by high food and gas prices have grown increasingly anxious about staying warm this winter At state assistance offices and at community organizations phones are ringing off the hook as people seek help with what 0133
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IOWA CITY Iowa Iowa City should be the perfect melting pot of disposal income high gas prices and a tech friendly atmosphere to allow a zero emission motorscooter to flourish But city officials aren t rolling out the red carpet to the 0133
Gasoline prices jumped to unprecedented levels in the wholesale markets Thursday as Hurricane Ike tore across the Gulf of Mexico threatening to strike Texas and its refineries The wholesale price of gasoline ranged from 4 to nearly 5 a 0133
NEW YORK CNNMoney com Retail gasoline prices rose modestly for the second day in a row Thursday as Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico according to a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes But wholesale 0133
KRYNICA Poland Sept 11 Reuters Prices of imported natural gas in Poland will rise in the fourth quarter as a peak in oil prices has yet to be accounted for a Gazprom Export official said on Thursday Sergei Komlev 0133
NEW YORK Gasoline prices jumped to unprecedented levels in the wholesale markets Thursday as Hurricane Ike tore across the Gulf of Mexico threatening to strike Texas and its refineries Crude oil on the futures market however 0133
September 11 2008 Baylor has moved its football game against Washington State up to Friday Sept 12 and will kickoff at 7 30 p m CDT in order to avoid complications caused by the approach of Hurricane Ike to the Texas Coast this 0133
BLOOMINGTON Past hurricane activity and fear of damage that still may come are keeping gasoline prices high even as the cost of a barrel of oil drops When the price for a gallon of gasoline made its historic march higher and 0133
Chattanooga gas prices are expected to surge as back to back hurricanes in the Gulf are decimating supplies oil officials said quot The price we pay went up 50 cents earlier today and I would not be surprised if it goes up another 0133
It may not be happening quickly enough for most motorists but gas prices are falling fast in Sonoma County Since peaking in June the price of gasoline has tumbled 65 cents a gallon in Santa Rosa a decline of 14 percent On 0133

A judge will decide whether to impose the death penalty on convicted killer Stephen Bryant seen here on Tuesday at the Sumter S C County courthouse COLUMBIA S C AP The killer taunted investigators scrawling in blood on one 0133
A judge will decide whether to impose the death penalty on convicted killer Stephen Bryant seen here on Tuesday at the Sumter S C County courthouse COLUMBIA S C AP The killer taunted investigators scrawling in 0133
The killer taunted investigators scrawling in blood on one dead man s wall quot Victem 4 in 2 weeks Catch me if u can quot He lit candles around the body and laughed when the man s daughter called and asked to speak with her father quot You 0133
COLUMBIA S C The killer taunted investigators scrawling in blood on one dead man s wall quot Victem nldr 4 in 2 weeks Catch me if u can quot He lit candles around the body and laughed when the man s daughter called and asked to speak with 0133
SUMTER SC AP A South Carolina man who shot three people to death during a weeklong murder spree in 2004 has been sentenced to death Circuit Judge Thomas Russo sentenced 27 year old Stephen Bryant to die Thursday for one of 0133
A judge will decide if a 27 year old man dies for the shooting deaths of three people in Sumter County Stephen Bryant pleaded guilty last month to three counts of murder as part of a spree in 2004 The Item of Sumter reports 0133
SUMTER SC AP A judge will decide if a 27 year old man dies for the shooting deaths of three people in Sumter County Stephen Bryant pleaded guilty last month to three counts of murder as part of a spree in 2004 The Item of 0133
McKenzie Crowell had 13 kills and 10 service points and teammate Lindsay Frechette added seven service points and 16 assists to lead Nashua North 2 0 to a 3 0 win over visiting Merrimack 0 2 on Wednesday The scores of the games were 0133
Holy Cross at Harvard 7 p m Wagner at Marist 7 p m Baylor at Connecticut 8 p m Stony Brook at Brown 12 30 p m Fordham at Columbia 12 30 p m Georgetown D C at Yale 12 30 p m Akron at Army 1 p m UCF at Boston College 1 p m 0133
Player did not meet the minimum number of rounds requirement to be officially ranked The rank indicated is the position the player would be ranked if the minimum had been met choose a player Adamonis Brad Allan Steve Allen Michael 0133