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Louisiana Officials Declare State Of Emergency In Advance Of Gustav
Forecasters warned that Gustav could grow into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane in the next several days and hit somewhere along a swath of the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to Texas — with New Orleans smack in the middle.Taking no chances, city officials began preliminary planning to evacuate and lock down the city in hopes of avoiding the catastrophe that followed the 2005 storm. Mayor Ray Nagin left the Democratic National Convention in Denver to return home for the preparations. Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency to lay the groundwork for federal assistance, and put 3,000 National Guard troops on standby. Fox News
VOA VIEW: Overreaction!

Americans See Both Need, Potential Dangers Of Vaccines
Most Americans believe vaccinating our children is best for all, but a majority also say parents should be allowed to refuse the shots. Although two-thirds of the nation's adults have heard concerns that vaccines might produce dangerous side effects, nearly three-quarters say the benefits outweigh the risks, according to a survey of 811 adults conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University. They overwhelmingly report that it's a "very serious concern" that nearly a quarter of the nation's youth are not fully immunized against polio, mumps and measles. SHNS

Iraq Says U.S. Sought Troop Presence To 2015
The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said. Details have been slowly emerging about negotiations for the bilateral security pact, which U.S. and Iraqi officials say are close to conclusion. ABC News
VOA VIEW: The U.S. can leave when it wants.

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New York's HIV Rate 3 Times Higher Than Nation's
New York City's rate of HIV infection is about three times the national rate, according to estimates released Wednesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Rapid HIV test swabs incubate at the Iris House in New York in 2007.  The agency estimates that 72 of every 100,000 New Yorkers -- a total of 4,800 individuals -- contracted HIV in 2006, more than triple the national rate of 23 per 100,000. The findings are based on new lab technology and a newly derived statistical model developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The lab technology enables health officials to determine whether HIV-positive individuals contracted the virus within the past five months, and the statistical model allows researchers to then make projections about a population's infection rate. CNN

Judges Consider Whether FBI Violated Free Speech
A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret. A panel of three judges from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether a provision of the Patriot Act, which requires people who are formally contacted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for information to keep it a secret, is constitutional. Reuters
VOA VIEW: The FBI more than violated free speech, they trounced it.

Western Nations Warn Russia To `Change Course'
The Russian president has suggested the troops may stay in south Ossetia.Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could affect the U.S. meat and poultry industry from broadening into a new Cold War. Moscow said it was NATO expansion and Western support for Georgia that was causing the new East-West divisions, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States for using military ships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia. ABC News

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Bill Clinton: Obama Is Ready
Former President Clinton has pledged to cheering Democratic National Convention delegates to strongly support Barack Obama's campaign for the White House. Mr. Clinton told the convention Wednesday night that Obama "has a remarkable ability to inspire people." The former president's speech had been eagerly awaited by Democrats in view of his own past criticism of Obama and his ambivalence about the Illinois senator. CBS News
VOA VIEW: Political hypocrisy - the Clintons loath Obama.

Obama Wins Democratic Presidential Nomination
Hillary Clinton makes a motion that Barack Obama be chosen by acclamation as the party's nominee for president during the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Wednesday. Barack Obama won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination Wednesday, becoming the first black nominee of a major U.S. party, as former rival Hillary Clinton moved for acclamation during a symbolic roll call vote. Over the din of roaring applause and booming music, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, chairman of the Democratic National Convention, twice had to offer Obama’s response. Fox News

Democrats Hope Economy Trumps Workers' Doubts On Race
Union leaders know that ringing speeches at this week's Democratic Party convention will not in themselves win over white working-class Americans reluctant to elect Barack Obama the first black president of the United States. That's going to take one-on-one persuasion and a closer focus on pocketbook issues that the party hopes will trump racial concerns and win backing from critical blue-collar swing voters before the November 4 election, they said. Reuters
VOA VIEW: American will not elect an ultra liberal black - regardless how much the liberal media try to brainwash them.

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Bush's Faith-Based Initiative Gave Obama's Former Church $1.5 Million
Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill. – where Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama worshipped for two decades – has received more than $1.5 million in federal tax money since 2003 through the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (FBCI), according to data provided to CNSNews.com by the White House and confirmed by Rebecca Neale, spokesperson for the FBCI. Obama and his wife officially left Trinity United in May 2008 after their friend, the former long-time pastor of the church, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, gave a controversial press conference in Washington, D.C. CNS
VOA VIEW: American taxpayers supported a rogue group.

Obama Counterattacks On 'Swift Boat'-style Ads
Sen. Barack Obama's campaign and its allies, mindful of the lessons of the Swift boat attacks of 2004, have begun an aggressive, multi-pronged attack on an advertisement running in swing states that seeks to link the Democratic presidential candidate to former domestic terrorist William Ayers. With threats of legal action, boycotts and a response ad launched quietly to avoid publicity, the Obama campaign has put conservative donors and television stations on notice that 2008 will not be 2004, when Sen. John F. Kerry, the Democratic nominee, waited weeks to respond to attacks on his Vietnam War record and ultimately did so ineffectively. Christian Pinkston, a spokesman for the American Issues Project, which is airing the anti-Obama ad, called the response intimidation and harassment. MSNBC 
VOA VIEW: Black pickets, demonstrations, marches and boycotts will turnoff whites.

Border Patrol Struggles To Retain New Hires
Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures. That message is never touted in U.S. Border Patrol recruitment brochures, but the sobering reality of working on the border has created an environment in which about 30 percent of agents leave their jobs in less than 18 months. Newsday

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Obama Losing Support Among Conservative Democrats
The Gallup daily tracking poll indicates that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has been losing support among conservative Democrats as his presidential race with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has tightened into a dead heat. In June, according to Gallup, Obama enjoyed the support of 71 percent of conservative Democrats.  As of August 24, according to the same poll, Obama’s support among conservative Democrats had dropped 8 points to 63 percent. At the same time, Obama has also been losing support among moderate and liberal Republicans. CNS 

Russia-U.S. Nuclear Deal Placed On Hold
A key civil nuclear agreement between Russia and the U.S. looks likely to be shelved until next year at the earliest amid mounting tensions over the fate of Georgia's breakaway republics. The nuclear pact — signed last May — set the framework to give the U.S. access to Russian state-of-the-art nuclear technologies, while helping Russia establish an international nuclear fuel storage facility for spent fuel. Russia cannot achieve that goal without the deal, since the U.S. controls the vast majority of the world's nuclear fuel. MSNBC

Nassau Voters Soured On Special Districts
Nassau voters' attitudes toward special districts - the tiny units of government that have come under political fire in the past year - have flipped dramatically, according to a new poll paid for by the Port Washington-based Hagedorn Foundation. Last year, 44 percent of voters said they were satisfied with the system of special districts, which handle services such as water, fire and garbage pickup for specific areas. This year, the poll said, the pattern has reversed. Nearly half of voters, or 46 percent, said they were dissatisfied with special districts. Newsday

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Obama's Swing Leads
An exclusive TIME/CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll reveals that Barack Obama leads John McCain by several percentage points in three crucial battleground states—Nevada, New Mexico and Pennsylvania—while McCain tops Obama by 1% in Colorado. Obama's widest margin is in New Mexico, where 53% of registered voters said they prefer the Democrat to 40% who favor McCain. Obama also holds a five-point advantage in Nevada (49% to 44%). Both states went narrowly to George W. Bush in the 2004 election. In Pennsylvania, Obama leads 48% to 43, while McCain topped Obama in Colorado 47% to 46%. In all state polls. Times
VOA VIEW: The polls are wrong - Obama is not in the lead.

Bankruptcies Soar For Seniors
While the bankruptcy filing rate for those under 55 has fallen, it has soared for older Americans, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, which examined a sampling of noncommercial bankruptcies filed between 1991 and 2007. The older the age group, the worse it got - people 65 and up became more than twice as likely to file during that period, and the filing rate for those 75 and older more than quadrupled. CBS News 
VOA VIEW: Bankruptcies soar for all seniors.

Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Rise
Orders for U.S. durable goods unexpectedly increased in July, indicating that growing demand from abroad is still helping companies weather a slump in domestic spending. The 1.3 percent gain in bookings of goods meant to last several years matched the previous month's rise, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. The gains may have been aided by foreign demand for automobiles, aircraft and telecommunications gear as exports climbed to a record. Bloomberg 

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Russia To Up Naval Presence In Syria
Russia plans to increase its military presence in the Mediterranean by using Syrian ports more frequently, Reuters reported a Russian diplomat as saying on Wednesday.  "Our Navy presence in the Mediterranean will increase," Igor Belyaev, the Russian charge d'affaires, told reporters in Damascus. "Russian vessels will be visiting Syria and other friendly ports more frequently." "The visits are continuing," he added. The comments come despite a recent phone call between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in which the latter reaffirmed Moscow's commitment to maintain strong ties with Jerusalem amid tensions which surfaced between the two states as a result of the conflict in Georgia. Jerusalem Post 

Egypt Urges End To Israel Threats
Egypt has urged Israel to stop making threats against Lebanon, its foreign minister said on a visit to Beirut. Ahmed Abul Gheit has been holding talks with Lebanese leaders about the rising tensions with Israel. Israel's prime minister warned last week that his country would hit all of Lebanon harder than in the 2006 war if Hezbollah guerrillas attacked again. BBC News 
 
Sudan Plane Hijackers Surrender
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane flown to Libya have given themselves up in the desert town of Kufra. The surrender comes almost 24 hours after they seized the plane, shortly after it left Nyala in Darfur. The crew have also been freed - earlier all 95 passengers on board the Sun Air Boeing 737 had been released. There are some reports that the hijackers were members of a Darfur rebel group but this was strongly denied by the group's leader. BBC News 
 
Royalist Protesters Storm Offices Of Thai Premier
Thousands of royalist protesters stormed the compound of the Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, a TV station and several ministries yesterday in a co-ordinated attempt to unseat his seven-month-old coalition government. Mr Samak urged the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to pack up and go home, accusing them of breaking the law after three months of hitherto peaceful demonstrations in central Bangkok. Independent News

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