 The Hindu | Oil rig catches fire in gulf; leak unlikely Washington Post An oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire Thursday morning, reigniting the political debate over the safety of offshore wells. The fire began near an oil storage tank on top of the ... US Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Disaster Deja Vu BP spill costs hit $8 bln, relief effort continues BP Says Cost of Gulf of Mexico Spill Hits $8B |
 Reuters | Powerful, enormous Earl bearing down on East Coast CNN Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) -- A weakened Hurricane Earl brushed North Carolina's Outer Banks overnight as residents along the Eastern Seaboard braced for a stormy Friday. Warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina ... NJ and Del. prepare for worst of Hurricane Earl - despite a pleasant forecast Earl weaker, still powerful, winds hit Outer Banks Hurricane Earl Bears Down on Carolina Coast |
 msnbc.com | Police bomb squad checks suspicious item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses ... The Canadian Press MIAMI â Police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport and a bomb squad was called in after a report of a suspicious package on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday. ... Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIA Airport evacuated after suspicious item found Miami International Airport evacuated after suspicious package is found |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents Washington Post The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against ... Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by feds Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probe |
 New York Times (blog) | Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank Arizona Republic There will be no second debate, not after the silent, stumbling, 13-second stupor that Gov. Deer-In-The-Headlights opened with on Wednesday night. Jan Brewer's handlers will never again allow her to sit in a room ... Brewer-Goddard debate: Here's who had the facts Arizona governor stumbles during debate Ariz. governor's long pause during debate |
 Chicago Tribune | Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he did not force his embattled corrections chief to resign over a botched prisoner early release program and defended Michael Randle's job performance during his short time in ... Digest Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns Illinois: Corrections Chief Leaving |
 msnbc.com | Obama May Seek Permanent R&D Credit in Economic Proposals Bloomberg Workers extend an overpass on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown, New Jersey, US Build America Bonds were created by last year's federal economic stimulus package to help state and ... President to aides: Find economic spark Christina Romer's White House days ending White House: No second stimulus being considered |
 Los Angeles Times | With cash in bank, Brown puts race in high gear San Francisco Chronicle (09-02) 19:24 PDT OAKLAND -- The political moment that eager California Democrats and some curious Republicans have been waiting for has arrived: Jerry Brown has begun a visible campaign for governor. He appeared in public Thursday at a sparsely ... Gubernatorial candidate Brown says he can bring Californians together Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman In California, Meg Whitman leans less overtly on Pete Wilson |
 The Economist | Obama to hold press conference next Friday Reuters President Barack Obama is flanked by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) as he makes comments on the Middle East Peace process in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, September 1, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will ... Obama to hold news conference next week Obama returning to Ohio next week UDATE 1-Obama to hold press conference next Friday |
 Seattle Post Intelligencer | Plane crash kills steel exec Borrmann, 2 others San Francisco Chronicle Divers were able to find the bodies of two men in the wreckage, but the plane and the bodies cannot be moved until federal safety investigators arrive. (09-02) 16:45 PDT REDWOOD CITY -- The 91-year-old founder of an East Palo Alto steel company was ... 1 reported dead in small plane crash in San Francisco Bay 3 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay Small Plane Crashes in Redwood City, Calif. |