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AP - The difference between a monster and a wimp for Gulf of Mexico hurricanes often comes down to a small patch of warm deep water that’s easy to miss. It’s called the Loop Current, and hurricane trackers say Gustav is headed right for it, reminiscent of Katrina.

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Reuters - Alabama’s governor and Wall
Street lenders bargained on Friday ahead of the expiration of a
stand-still pact in a bid to avert a bankruptcy filing on $3.2
billion of debt by the state’s most populous county.
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AFP - John McCain tossed a huge but risky surprise into the US race for the White House Friday when he unveiled the little-known governor from Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate.

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Reuters - Gustav strengthened back into a
hurricane in the warm Caribbean on Friday as it left flooded
Jamaica and churned toward the Cayman Islands, headed for the
Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s
deadly strike on New Orleans.

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AP - Kathy Melkey stands astride some of the fault lines between Barack Obama and John McCain.

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