 CBC.ca | Hurricane Earl Swings Up East Coast Wall Street Journal AP A television news reporter struggles in the surf as Hurricane Earl brings wind and rain in Nags Head, NC, on Sept. 3. NAGS HEAD, NC— North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue said there were no reports of injuries as ... Hurricane Earl weakens as it approaches Mass. Hurricane Earl swipes US east, but no big hit Earl sideswipes Outer Banks, heads for Northeast |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Unemployment rises slightly in August to 9.6% Los Angeles Times The nation lost 54000 net positions last month, the US reports. Once-growing manufacturers shed jobs last month, as did budget-strapped state governments and the Census Bureau. Job seekers wait to meet potential employers at a career fair in Denver. ... Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growth Despite Unemployment Rising to 9.6%, a Glimmer of Hope? Private Sector Adds 67000 Jobs During Better Than Expected August |
 FOX Toledo Online | Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says that a new jobs report showing private sector growth in August is positive but more needs to be done for the economy. He renewed his call Friday for the Senate to pass a bill that would increase lending and ... Obama says more spurs needed for economy, welcomes better-than-expected jobs ... Job creation needs to be sped up, Obama says Job Watch: St. Louis skills gap; Obama turns focus to jobs |
 The Hindu | Suicide bomb blast kills 42 in Pakistan Los Angeles Times The attack on a Shiite procession in Quetta comes two days after a trio of similar assaults on Shiites in Lahore. By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times A suicide bomb blast targeting a Shiite procession in the southern city of Quetta on Friday killed at ... Explosion at Shiite Protest Kills at Least 40 in Pakistan Third Pakistan Sectarian Attack in Week Kills 35, Injures 100 Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 44 |
 WLS | Kirk Calls For Federal Spending Controls MyStateline.com (Springfield) -- Republican Senate Candidate Mark Kirk rolled out a new set of federal spending guidelines that he says would help both the national and state economies. Basically, his plan calls for Congress to stop spending more than they have. ... Giannoulias, Kirk Remain Deadlocked in Illinois Politics of Wall Street: Race for 'Obama' Senate Seat Poll: Giannoulias, Kirk are neck and neck |
Pilot walks away from helicopter crash on Hwy. 101 San Francisco Chronicle (09-03) 07:20 PDT -- The California Highway Patrol is directing traffic off of US Highway 101 after a helicopter crashed onto the roadway near Salinas Municipal Airport, an officer said. The helicopter, which landed upside down in the roadway, ... Helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas Agricultural helicopter crashes on Highway 101 near Salinas Helicopter crashes on Highway 101 near Salinas |
 Boston Globe | Police question scientist in Miami airport scare The Associated Press MIAMI — A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said. The FBI and Miami-Dade police were ... MIA reopens after evacuation due to 'suspicious item' Miami airport evacuated overnight because of suspicious item Suspect held over suspicious package, Miami airport reopens |
 The Hindu | Palestinian Militants Protest Peace Talks Voice of America Photo: AP Israeli and Palestinian leaders have wrapped up the first round of their newly relaunched direct peace talks and may now have to confront opposition from the region. Palestinian militants rejected the talks and vowed to continue to attack ... Theater of the recurred Mid-East talks: Regional voices When chance of Mideast peace knocks at door again |
 Washington Post | Obama Pledges New Measures Next Week to Boost US Economic Growth, Hiring Bloomberg President Barack Obama said there is “no quick fix” for the US economy as it emerges from the worst recession in more than seven decades and promised to lay out new ideas next week ... Put the millionaires' tax money to good use Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.6 Percent White House: August jobs report reassuring |
 CBC.ca | Mariner Gulf Fire Sparks Calls to Keep Drilling Ban Bloomberg Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Larry, president of Oil Outlooks and Opinions LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Melissa Long about an explosion on a Mariner Energy Inc. platform in the Gulf of Mexico, ... Mariner Energy platform fire inflames Gulf debate BP's Deepwater Disaster Costs Mount US gov't launches probe into Mariner platform fire |
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