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Hurricane Ike now a Category 4 storm, visitors told to leave Keys
The Associated Press"Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike....Tags: Florida Keys Vacations, Hurricane Ike, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Hurricanes, Tropical Storms
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Growing Ike Nears Turks And Caicos, South Bahamas
Associated PressHurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike. Preparations stretched more...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Florida Keys Vacations, Hurricane Ike, Hurricanes, Tropical Storms
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Ike looms in Caribbean; Gulf Coast on lookout
Associated PressKEY WEST — "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Executive Branch, Florida Keys Vacations, Hurricane Ike, Bobby Jindal
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What's blooming in Chicago public gardens
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe 847-835-5440 chicagobotanic.org • Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus 'Louisiana Green Velvet') in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden • George lily (Cyrtanthus elatus) in the Bulb...Tags: Forests, Transportation, Garfield Park Conservatory, Wetlands, Lincoln Park Conservatory
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Who's Kidding Who About Big Government?
You heard much talk at both national political conventions about the Iraq war, but on one thing there was universal — if silent — agreement. No politician of either party said a word about how we will pay for it. And it is not just this war....Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Elections, Political Candidates, Mark Twain
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La. losing ground in fight against storms
Chicago Tribune correspondentPOINT CELESTE, La. — About 40 miles farther inland from here, around the periphery of one of America's most vulnerable major cities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is engaged in a furious $15 billion construction effort to rebuild the ring of...Tags: Hurricane Ike, Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Armed Forces
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'Blood' on 'Entourage's' HBO stomping grounds
Chicago Tribune criticThere's a lot of stomping around Sunday night on HBO. As the new season of "Entourage" (9 p.m.) unfolds, things do not go well for Hollywood agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). And you know how he gets. By Episode 3, he's displaying his full array of...Tags: Anna Paquin, Jeremy Piven, Richard Roeper, Vehicles, Johnny Drama
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Cockfight ban sticks in owners' craw
The Washington PostHOLDEN, La. — Clarence "Wooly" Bunch has been a cockfighter for more than 40 years and is the proprietor of the Little Rebel Game Club in this small town east of Baton Rouge. But these were the last days of legal cockfighting in Louisiana, and Bunch...Tags: Animals, Puerto Rico
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Decision 2008: Palin might help reshape GOP image. . .
For a while, it looked like Florida Gov. Charlie Crist might grab the number two spot on the Republican ticket. He came out for John McCain shortly before the Florida Republican primary in January, and campaigned tirelessly for him. Crist's popularity...Tags: Alaska, John McCain, Executive Branch, Theodore Roosevelt, Elections
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Additional Guardsmen, gear Louisiana-bound
Governor Rod Blagojevich is sending 12 more Illinois Air National Guard troops to help with Hurricane Gustav recovery efforts. The airmen belong to the Peoria-based 264th Combat Communication Squadron, part of the 182nd Airlift Wing. The guardsmen are...Tags: Fires, Hurricane Gustav, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois
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Bush: Oil-drilling, hurricanes and storms
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush is trying to change the subject. The subject all week and this coming week: Hurricanes and tropical storms. The ones that have passed and the ones coming. The story line is good: Recovery efforts so......Tags: Emergency Planning, Market and Exchange, Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters
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Lots of rain, some flooding as Hanna moves north
The Associated PressTropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages. Hanna moved quickly inland after...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Executive Branch, Hurricane Ike, Emergency Planning, Hurricanes
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