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NEW YORK - A volatile week on Wall Street drew heavy traffic to financial Web sites, as investors hastened to check their portfolios or move money around in what was dubbed the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.

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Online brokerage Scottrade Inc. saw its highest-volume trading day ever on Thursday. The two previous days were also among the eight busiest Scottrade has ever had, spokeswoman Kelly Doria said, and overall, orders were up 60 percent from the same week last year. She said the service suffered no loss of availability. Some online trading sites saw a slowdown from all the activity. In some cases Thursday, the sites were performing as much as 12 times slower than normal, according to Keynote Systems Inc ., a San Mateo, Calif.-based company that measures Web site performance.

Full Story: Financial Web sites get busy amid turmoil (AP)

HACKENSACK, N.J. - The biggest danger for magician David Blaine when he hangs upside down above New York's Central Park for 60 hours next week? Going blind.

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New Jersey . He is the chief of vascular surgery and is advising Blaine on the stunt. Napolitano told the Bergen Record for a story Saturday that hanging upside down for a long time increases blood pressure in the head, especially in the eyes. That could lead to blindness.

Full Story: Doctor: Blaine might stumble blindly out of stunt (AP)

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, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.

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Barker and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein , were in critical condition at a burn center in Augusta, Ga., about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits said. Two other passengers — Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles — died, as did pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, according to the county coroner. Baker was an assistant to Barker and Still was a security guard for the musician.

Full Story: 4 killed in SC plane crash; drummer, DJ injured (AP)

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positive tone at face value, sending up shares $1.10, or 5.9 percent, to $19.85 in after-hours trading. But the company's weakening guidance for new software license sales may tell a different story.

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After the closing bell Thursday, Oracle Corp . said its fiscal first-quarter profit jumped 28 percent as sales stayed steady despite turmoil in the U.S. economy. The business software maker 's net income for the three months ended Aug. 31 rose to $1.08 billion, or 21 cents per share, from $840 million, 16 cents per share, a year ago.

Full Story: Oracle 1Q profit cheers Street, shares climb (AP)

, and while I joked about having a sibling, I don't think I was prepared for this and seem to be having problems adjusting to the reality. My husband points out that we are both adults, so it is more like having a new friend. Is there a support group for found siblings? Is there a book I can read? I can't find anything about the emotional ramifications for biological siblings that are found.

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--- STILL AN ONLY CHILD IN MY HEAD DEAR STILL: I did a search and found no books or support groups for this situation, though heaven knows there is a need. Between genealogists, the Internet and greater access to adoption documents, "found siblings" are becoming quite a common phenomenon. I not only have friends who've "discovered" half-sibs as adults, but I, myself (an only child) was 45 when a half-sister was born. In my case, the child lived in another country and there was only one meeting. In your case, your husband is correct: Because you like this woman, think of her as a friend. Considering your childhood, for all intents and purposes you are an only child. Perhaps, in time, when you are both older, the father you share may foster a different feeling, and I think the gradualism will make it a smooth transition. If you find it troublesome, you might consider a few sessions with a mental health professional.

Full Story: "Hello, I'm Your Sister." (Dear Margo)

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made her Broadway debut in " All My Sons ," and her husband Tom Cruise thought it was a knockout.

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famous Scientologist — mingled and shook hands with some other theatergoers who took photos and clapped. He then hugged Dustin Hoffman , who was sitting a few rows away, which drew another cheer inside the theater. Amid the hubbub, it took awhile for people to take their seats. Then the moment they'd been waiting for arrived: Holmes and her fellow cast members stepped out on stage to start the play, which officially opens Oct. 16.

Full Story: Tom Cruise praises Katie Holmes' B'way performance (AP)

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Apple can learn from the Zune — though not surprisingly, Microsoft might want to take some notes as well.

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The Nano ($149-$199) remains the more attractive of the two. Its new look is sort of growth-spurt chic, combining the long, lean looks of earlier models with a reoriented 2-inch screen that debuted with the shorter, wider third-generation model. In addition, its sides are rounded, which gives it an oval-esque shape that felt awkward cradled in my hand but was easy to slip into a back pocket. The new Nano comes in an array of bright colors, and this alone may appeal to buyers who want something that stands out from the crowd.

Full Story: Review: Updated Zunes, iPods make choice harder (AP)

Iraq plans to appeal to Congress to award her son the nation's highest military honor after learning it was denied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates because of questions about his final act.

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Rosa Peralta said Thursday she made the decision after a Marine general told her that her son, Sgt. Rafael Peralta , would be awarded the Navy Cross rather than the Medal of Honor because the nomination was tainted by reports he was accidentally shot by a fellow Marine shortly before an insurgent lobbed the grenade.

Full Story: Mother to ask Congress to award son Medal of Honor (AP)

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entered the theater, where he mingled and shook hands with some other theatergoers who took photos and clapped. He then hugged Dustin Hoffman , who was sitting a couple rows away, which drew another cheer inside the theater.

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Melissa Doyle tried to ignore the ruckus. She said she took her spot in line early, and saw Holmes rush into the theater wearing skinny jeans, a black blazer and oversized sunglasses. "I love Katie Holmes," the 27-year-old New Yorker said. "I think she's a great actress and right now, I really love her for her fashion, her style! I think she really kind of differentiates herself among young Hollywood. Plus, she's a mom — and I just think she's a really good role model." Meanwhile, 27-year-old Alistair Savides, visiting from St. Louis, said he wasn't there to see Holmes. He said he's a fan of Arthur Miller's drama, which first played on Broadway in 1947.

Full Story: Holmes faces anti-Scientology protest on Broadway (AP)

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's chief executive said Wednesday the Internet search leader won't delay its proposed advertising partnership with rival Yahoo Inc . even if government regulators need more time to assess whether the alliance will diminish competition.

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After voluntarily delaying the start of the Yahoo deal three months ago to give antitrust regulators time to review the potential impact, CEO Eric Schmidt said he isn't willing to wait very much beyond an Oct. 11 deadline spelled out in the companies' contract. "Time is money in our business," Schmidt told reporters in a 75-minute meeting that covered a wide range of topics.

Full Story: Google CEO won't delay Yahoo deal any further (AP)

as investors feared more companies could succumb to the financial crisis that forced the U.S. government to bail out insurer American International Group Inc .

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central banks around the world to flush more dollars into global markets to ensure liquidity and shore up confidence. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index , which sank more than 7 percent at one point, actually turned positive again before closing virtually unchanged, down about 0.03 percent, at 17,632 points.

Full Story: Asia stocks fall, pare losses as central banks act (AP)

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has donated $100,000 to fight California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

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California . It's the first time voters will be asked to decide the issue in either California or Massachusetts — the states where gays have won the right to wed. "Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8," Pitt said Wednesday.

Full Story: Brad Pitt donates money to support gay marriage (AP)

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NEW YORK - Buy a CD or DVD, and it should work on a variety of devices and personal computers .

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iPod , while many movies sold in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media format will require a Windows computer or device. They have formed a consortium, the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, to come up with technical specifications that content distributors and manufacturers can follow to ensure compatibility. The idea is to let people know that content and devices carrying a special logo will play nicely with one another.

Full Story: Entertainment, tech cos. to unify digital media (AP)

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement that the Sparks Red drink is a "recipe for disaster" because adding caffeine to alcoholic beverages reduces drinkers' sense of intoxication.

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Blumenthal, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the other attorneys general say young drinkers are especially vulnerable because of their limited judgment and risky behaviors in driving and other activities. They urged MillerCoors to abandon plans for the product and said they would consider other steps — hinting at a potential lawsuit — if necessary. MillerCoors spokesman Julian Green said the company still plans to release the drink on Oct. 1. He said the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , or TTB, has approved all formulas and labeling for Sparks.

Full Story: States ask MillerCoors to pull energy drink (AP)

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Whitmore says deputies and probation officers also found narcotics in Ryan O'Neal's living area and arrested him. Whitmore declined to say what drugs were found.

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Both men remain in custody on $10,000 bail and could be charged with felony possession of narcotics . AP Photo: In this Feb. 8, 2007, file photo actor Ryan O'Neal answers questions during a news...

Full Story: Ryan O'Neal, son arrested at Malibu home (AP)

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"I'm like, `Fine! Go play your violent games. I'll stick with mine,'" the high school freshman from Chicago says, chuckling.

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It's a common scenario, according to a new national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project that illustrates just how ingrained games have become in youth culture. The survey found that while young Americans don't necessarily play the same thing, nearly all of them — girls included — play video games of one kind or another.

Full Story: Nearly every kid plays video games, survey finds (AP)

subprime mortgage market and the credit crunch that ensued. In return, the government will get a 79.9 percent stake in AIG and the right to remove senior management.

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The move was similar to government's seizure on Sept. 7 of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, where the Treasury Department said it was prepared to put up as much as $100 billion over time in each of the companies if needed to keep them from going broke. Both moves were bound to raise questions about the use of taxpayer money to bail out private firms.

Full Story: Government bails out AIG with $85 billion loan (AP)

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's "L-O-V-E." A DVD of the special will be released Nov. 25. Part of the proceeds will go to the charity Feeding America.

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Full Story: Stephen Colbert to host musical Christmas special (AP)

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, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music business.

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The $2.65 per share all-cash deal announced Monday is nearly double the music network's Friday closing price but a small sum to pay for Best Buy, which gets access to Napster 's 700,000 subscribers who pay a monthly fee to access digital music catalogs. "It's not a huge investment, but it definitely has brand recognition," said Morningstar analyst Brady Lemos, who said Best Buy also benefits from the acquisition of technical expertise about the digital music industry .

Full Story: Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster (AP)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have taken what may the first picture of a planet orbiting a star similar to the sun.

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Full Story: Possible First Photo of Planet Around Sun-Like Star (SPACE.com)

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lure wealthy donors to a big-money fundraiser in Hollywood? Bring in Barbra Streisand as the headline performer.

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The Oscar-winning singer and actress was to perform Tuesday night on Obama's behalf in Beverly Hills . It was to be a two-step evening with a reception and dinner costing $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket. Streisand originally backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but switched to Obama when he emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee .

Full Story: Barbra Streisand headlines fundraiser for Obama (AP)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to slash 24,600 jobs over the next three years, nearly 8 percent of its work force, as it combines operations with Electronic Data Systems Corp ., the technology-services company it recently acquired.

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Most of the cuts will come from within EDS's ranks, and nearly half will hit jobs in the U.S., HP said Monday after the markets closed. HP had not previously detailed how many employees of the combined company would lose their jobs. Before the acquisition, HP had 178,000 people and EDS had 142,000, a total of 320,000.

Full Story: HP to cut 24,600 jobs as part of EDS integration (AP)

The implication: Obama was slyly up to something when he said McCain's call for change in Washington is "lipstick on a pig," days after Palin made a lipstick joke at the Republican convention.

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President Bush , said some of McCain's ads were not truthful and both sides should cool the attacks. McCain said of Obama's comment: "I didn't like it. So we respond. I think the American people will judge as to whether he and others have treated Governor Palin fairly or not." But he said he won't let attacks go unanswered.

Full Story: McCain says Obama didn't call Palin a pig (AP)

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on MTV 's countdown era: " Total Request Live " will soon leave the air after 10 years.

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Full Story: MTV's 'Total Request Live' to conclude in November (AP)

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is borrowing elements from popular Internet hangouts like Facebook as it seeks to boost usage.

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, one of the few news sites to restrict many of its stories to paying subscribers, is changing its layout to help nonpaying visitors navigate and identify free, ad-supported content. Those visitors will see a different home page from users who sign in as subscribers. The new "Journal Community" is coming Tuesday as part of the site's first major revision since 2002. There, paying subscribers create personal profile pages with their real names, job details, interests and photo, much as users can at Facebook and the professional-networking site LinkedIn .

Full Story: Social networking coming to revamped Journal site (AP)

NEW YORK - When Wall Street woke up Monday morning, two more of its storied firms had vanished.

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Lehman Brothers, burdened by $60 billion in soured real-estate holdings, said it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after attempts to rescue the 158-year-old firm failed. Bank of America Corp. said it is snapping up Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. in an $50 billion all-stock transaction.

Full Story: Wall Street awakes to 2 storied firms gone (AP)

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and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city.

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Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike submerged the Haitian city and cut off roadways. Where waters have receded, streets remain a stinking mud bath and homes are carpeted with muck and encrusted pots, pans and laundry. "I'm speechless, I can't believe it," said Damon, looking down from a U.N. helicopter at people living on the rooftops of flooded homes.

Full Story: Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean visit Haiti city in ruins (AP)

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RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a man once considered one of the world's most prolific spammers.

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First Amendment because it does not just restrict commercial e-mails. Most other states also have anti-spam laws, and there is a federal CAN-SPAM Act as well. The Virginia law "is unconstitutionally overbroad on its face because it prohibits the anonymous transmission of all unsolicited bulk e-mails, including those containing political, religious or other speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ," Justice G. Steven Agee wrote.

Full Story: Va. court strikes down anti-spam law (AP)

INSIDE HURRICANE IKE - Amid the engines' roar, the Air Force Reserve pilots and navigator worked calmly as their huge plane neared the eyewall of Hurricane Ike.

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The gray cloud, looming 50,000 feet into the sky like a colossal concrete barrier was four miles thick, and the Lockheed WC-130J was hurtling into it. "It's a big one, and it's going to get bigger," said Lt. Col. Mark Carter, 54, a pilot who has chased storms for 31 years. "It's off land now, and feeding on the warm water down there while it gets itself back together." "Down there" is 10,000 feet below, where the swirling dark water and foaming waves of the Gulf of Mexico are only visible intermittently through the clouds.

Full Story: In Hurricane Ike, bumpy ride with bird's-eye view (AP)

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In what appears to be a case of the old switcharoo, airport police on Wednesday duped paparazzi at the crowded terminal by leading an unidentified woman — wearing sunglasses and looking away from cameras — down an escalator and through a hallway while the real Jamie Lynn and her baby girl safely left the airport from another area.

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Several in the crowd greeted the woman with, "Hello, Jamie," and "How's the baby?" and later learned she was a decoy. Holcomb said it's against department policy to provide security for celebrities, but officers were willing to do it after the Spears family asked for an escort for Jamie Lynn, her baby, her mother and her older sister Britney, who ended up being a no-show.

Full Story: Paparazzi get duped by look-alike Spears at LAX (AP)

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc . is preparing to tweak several popular sections of its Web site, including its home page, during the next few months to accommodate more material from rival services as the Internet company tries to polish its tarnished franchise.

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. this year. Since Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion bid in May, Yahoo has been battling to boost its stock price, which recently sank to its lowest level in nearly five years. Yahoo shares climbed 85 cents, or almost 5 percent, Thursday to close at $18.55 — well below Microsoft's last offer of $33. Boasting 500 million users worldwide, Yahoo is hoping to bounce back by becoming an even more indispensable vehicle for Web surfers and advertisers. As part of that process, the Sunnyvale-based company has been spotlighting more content from other Web sites and extending its advertising network so it can run ads on more Internet properties.

Full Story: Yahoo's home page, other sections to get makeover (AP)

Nearly 1 million people along the Texas coast were ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm, which was expected to strike late Friday or early Saturday. But in a calculated risk aimed at avoiding total gridlock, authorities told most people in the nation's fourth-largest city to just hunker down.

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Ike was steering almost directly for Houston, where gleaming skyscrapers, the nation's biggest refinery and NASA's Johnson Space Center lie in areas vulnerable to wind and floodwaters. Forecasters said the storm was likely to come ashore as a Category 3 , with winds up to 130 mph. But the storm was so big, it could inflict a punishing blow even in those areas that do not get a direct hit. Forecasters warned that because of Ike's size and the state's shallow coastal waters, it could produce a surge, or wall of water, 20 feet high, and waves of perhaps 50 feet. It could also dump 10 inches or more of rain.

Full Story: Texas prepares for a gigantic Hurricane Ike (AP)

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HarperCollins , the publisher announced Thursday. The three-book series will be titled "L.A. Candy" and will be loosely inspired by Conrad's transformation from teenager to reality TV star and fashion designer .

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"I've always loved books that I could lose myself in, ones that would transport me to another place, but had characters I could relate to," Conrad said. "I'm so excited to have this opportunity to write books like that for other readers." The first book in the series will be published summer 2009. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

Full Story: 'Hills' star Lauren Conrad inks book deal (AP)

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CEO Steve Jobs and several other senior executives and board members have agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company was damaged by their role in Apple 's mishandling of stock option awards.

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Because of the structure of the lawsuit, insurers representing Apple's directors and officers will pay the iPod and Macintosh maker $14 million. The settlement is designed to repair damage to Apple that the shareholders, who are suing on behalf of the company and not themselves, claimed the company suffered because of the stock options tampering. Apple, however, is on the hook for $8.5 million in plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and $350,000 in expenses, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. Apple's board must also adopt several reforms related to stock option grants.

Full Story: Apple senior execs settle options case for $14M (AP)

--- DIRECTIONLESS DEAR DIRE: You may not have the right to tell Phil to give up his spiritual quest, but you do have the right to mandate that he seek employment and end these "tough times." You might also throw in that there are multitudes of spiritually questing people who are gainfully employed. It seems to me that in two-plus years this man has run through your savings and his in exchange for not doing a day's work. The lunching with friends and walking around town is a nice touch, too. Unless the "something big, spiritually" involves the lottery, you need to inform Phil that your chakras are aligned in such a way that he must either be miserable in a 9-to-5 job, or single 24/7.

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--- AMBIVALENT DEAR AM: It seems to me, from couples I have known, that going to counseling before marriage is a strong indicator that the marriage should not take place. In your case, it sounds as though your gentleman friend now wants what he can't have. In other words, "No one walks out on me." It is hard for me to imagine wanting to marry someone who, for eight years, has been verbally abusive, non-supportive and selfish. If he gets you back, it will be so that he will have "won," and then he can mistreat you as your husband. An old rule of mine is that marriage does not improve behavior. Ever. His "old ways" are his personality, and I think you should call it a day. Please Support Cancer Research This is an unusual column for me to write. Throughout my years as an advice columnist (first as "Dear Prudence," now "Dear Margo"), I have never plugged anything or suggested to my readers that they participate in any event. I do so now to continue a tradition.

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He compared "The Twist" — named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock 'n' roll — to the creation of the telephone as a groundbreaking moment because he said it was the first time people were dancing "apart to the beat." "Anyplace on the planet, when someone has a song that has a beat, they're on the floor dancing apart to the beat, and before Chubby Checker, it wasn't here, and I think that has a lot to do with me being on the charts," he said.

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Geoff Mayfield, director of charts at Billboard magazine, acknowledged that the list might not jibe with some fans' personal thoughts of the most popular songs of the past 50 years. , Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and the Rolling Stones. Billboard.com is breaking out some of the other chart achievements (the list of most No. 1 singles by an act is topped by the Beatles ) on its Web site.

Full Story: `The Twist' is top song of Billboard Hot 100 era (AP)

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NEW YORK - It's hard to remember now, but the first BlackBerry devices weren't phones. They were two-way e-mail pagers that couldn't be used for calls.

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The goal of the Peek is to reach the people who don't already have e-mail on their phones and may be intimidated by today's feature-rich "smart" phones, like BlackBerrys, BlackJacks and iPhones. The Peek does e-mail and nothing more: no phone calls, no Web surfing, no camera. The service fee is $20 a month, with no contract. Conscious minimalism is rare in gadgets, and usually welcome. But it's hard to see the Peek being a big hit. If you do one thing, you're supposed to do it well, and I have a few too many reservations about the Peek.

Full Story: Review: Peek is e-mail on the go, and that's it (AP)

Galveston Bay , emergency officials warned. The surge in Galveston Bay could push floodwaters into Houston , damaging areas that include the nation's biggest refinery and NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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Four counties south and east of Houston announced mandatory or voluntary evacuations, and authorities began moving weak and chronically ill patients by bus to San Antonio , about 190 miles from Houston. No immediate evacuations were ordered in Harris County , which includes Houston. Johnny Greer, a 54-year-old retired plant operator at Dow Chemical Corp ., boarded up his house a mile from the Gulf of Mexico in Brazoria County and planned to hit the road.

Full Story: Ike gets stronger as Texas begins evacuations (AP)

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Director Adria Petty gained rare access to Hilton and her inner circle, presenting a behind-the-scenes portrait of the privilege, preening and planning that went into creating the Hilton tabloid phenomenon.

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From family videos of grade-school-aged Hilton playing with a bunny to brisk marketing meetings at which she and advisers discuss the "Paris" brand, the documentary offers a lively, sympathetic glimpse into the business of being a manufactured celebrity adored by many and despised by many more. "I really wanted to make a film about her that was not negative but that wasn't stupid, that really explored the voyeurism inherent in her creation as a new media star," said Petty, the 33-year-old daughter of rocker Tom Petty , in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, a day after "Paris, Not France" premiered.

Full Story: `Paris, Not France' reveals smarter side of Hilton (AP)

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NEW YORK - Research in Motion Ltd ., the maker of BlackBerry phones, is set to reveal Wednesday a phone that folds in half, a departure from the slab-like design that has defined its products.

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The long-rumored phone will be called the BlackBerry Pearl Flip , and will be available from T-Mobile USA and with overseas carriers later this year, at an undisclosed price. The "flip" or "clamshell" design, where the display and keyboard are separated by a hinge, is a popular one for conventional cell phones, particularly in the U.S. Jim Balsillie , co-chief executive of RIM, said 70 percent of handsets in the country have this shape.

Full Story: Pearl Flip is first BlackBerry that folds up (AP)

Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm.

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Emergency planning officials were meeting all day to decide if and when to announce a mandatory evacuation for coastal counties close to the Mexican border. With forecasts showing Ike blowing ashore this weekend, authorities lined up nearly 1,000 buses in case they are needed to move out the many poor and elderly people who have no cars.

Full Story: Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears (AP)

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As she left the theater where "Paris, Not France" premiered Tuesday night at the Toronto International Film Festival , Hilton gave a few claps of applause after director Adria Petty was announced for a question-and-answer session to discuss the documentary.

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With close access to Hilton, Petty shot extensive footage of Hilton talking about her image, her notorious sex tape, the tabloid photographers who follow her and just the business of being herself. "I'm basically being judged, and they're creating this false person, and I can't do anything about it," Hilton says in the film.

Full Story: Paris doc shows confessional side of Hilton (AP)

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NEW YORK - Sprint Nextel Corp . is making a big push to help customers understand their phones, creating a formal program to make store employees available to explain their products and set them up for buyers.

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The campaign to be announced Tuesday is the first official program for in-person help by a cell carrier, but is similar to moves in the wider consumer electronics industry to demystify gadgets through one-on-one contact. Sprint closed all of its 1,219 stores on Sunday Aug. 17 to train its employees for the "Ready Now" program. The goal is that customers should leave stores with their phones "completely set up and personalized," said Kim Dixon, Sprint's senior vice president of stores.

Full Story: Sprint to help customers understand their phones (AP)

corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security around a yellowing sheet of paper that contains one of the country's most famous corporate secrets.

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The brand's top executive admitted his nerves were aflutter despite the tight security he lined up for the operation. Bo Dietl , who climbed aboard an armored car that whisked away with an escort from off-duty police officers.

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Lynne Spears writes of her famous child and her other celebrity daughter, Jamie Lynn, in "Through the Storm," to be published Sept. 16 by Thomas Nelson, a leading Christian publisher. The Associated Press obtained an early copy.

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The 211-page book, which includes several pages of family photographs, tracks Britney Spears' life through her precocious early years — she was singing and dancing by the time she was 3 — through her explosive rise to her pill-addicted, near-tragic fall. Lynne Spears describes young Britney as a confident, outgoing girl whose talents were so obvious that family friends would insist she would one day be on Broadway. Spears rejects the image that she pushed Britney into show business, and writes that the singer was always focused on achievement and would constantly practice to the music of Madonna, Whitney Houston and others.

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SAN FRANCISCO - With a startling success rate, security researchers disguised as fire inspectors, exterminators or government safety monitors were able to slip past tellers in nearly 1,000 bank branches and steal confidential data about customers, according to a study being released Tuesday.

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Using little more than simple disguises, basic e-mail trickery and smooth talking, the researchers from Baton Rouge, La .-based TraceSecurity Inc. walked off with loan applications, laptops, backup tapes of customer databases and even big computer servers that they simply carried out the front door. physical security . Most of the branches had 10 or fewer employees on staff at the time they were duped.

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Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae.

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The sight of green polar bears has prompted many questions from visitors concerned about whether the animals are sick or carrying mold, zoo official Masami Kurobe said Sunday. "Visitors seem to be shocked by the color, and we are asked every day why they are so green," he said.

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Gibson will travel to Alaska and will probably speak to Palin at least twice. The challenge for ABC will be making excerpts available in time for "World News" Thursday, which Gibson must broadcast live from that state at 2:30 p.m. local time, said Jon Banner, the broadcast's executive producer . Gibson was a no-show Monday at a news conference called by ABC to tout its effort to report election stories from all 50 states because executives said he was starting to prepare for the interview.

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Well, here's the blow up! The NY Times reports tonight that Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann will no longer anchor during upcoming political news events, as network insiders reveal more about what's been happening.

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host David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night. Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Matthews will remain as analysts during the coverage. The change — which comes in the home stretch of the long election cycle — is a direct result of tensions associated with the channel’s perceived shift to the political left.

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But while Brand was unpredictable, witty and offensive, Spears was resolutely careful, determined to set right her pop star image. She was, after all, returning to the scene of the crime, so to speak. At last year's VMAs — Britney Comeback 1.0 — her unpolished performance was roundly disparaged. In each acceptance speech Sunday, Spears spoke briefly, thanked God and dedicated the awards to her fans. Even while opening the show, she was all business, zipping through her few lines of introduction.

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draws upon a gargantuan computer network, nearly 20,000 employees and a $150 billion market value to redefine media, marketing and technology. Perhaps Google's biggest test in the next decade will be finding a way to pursue its seemingly boundless ambitions without triggering a backlash that derails the company.

Full Story: Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old (AP)

dangerous Category 4 storm with winds early Sunday of near 135 mph, was forecast to affect the Keys starting Monday night on a potential track for the central Gulf.

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Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. At 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ike's eye was just west of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas . It was moving west about 13 mph on a path that was expected to have it move away from the southeastern Bahamas Sunday afternoon . It was also expected to travel near or over eastern Cuba Sunday night and central Cuba late Monday.

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But Spears comes into this year's ceremony on an upswing: The disturbing behavior that defined her last year has dissipated, she's working on a new album, and made well-received appearances on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" earlier this year.

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Full Story: One More Time: Britney returns to MTV VMAs (AP)

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In July the company, the world's top cell phone maker , had predicted that its market share would about the same in the two quarters — about 40 percent.

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Nokia said it was losing share because of its "tactical decision" not to match the aggressive price cuts of some of its competitors, seeking instead to be "sustainably profitable in the longer term." It also cited tough competition in emerging markets and a slow "ramp-up of a mid-range Nokia device." Nokia's U.S. shares were down $2.24 at $20.07 in morning trading. Nokia was upbeat about the rest of 2008, saying it still aimed to increase its market share for the year.

Full Story: Nokia warns 3Q market share will fall; shares dive (AP)

NEW YORK--Until four years ago, no one had heard of our current Democratic nominee. "Who is Barack Obama ?" asked CBS News after he was picked to deliver the keynote address at the Dems' 2004 confab. "Not exactly a household name." Four years later, that speech remains his biggest achievement. No landmark legislation bears his name. His claim to fame is his gift of gab.

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At least Obama went to law school. Along with a solid background in history, knowledge of the law is essential for a president. , Bolivia and elsewhere," reported The Times . Alas, all good things end. Diveroli's firm sluffed off a bunch of repackaged, outdated and substandard Chinese-made shells from Albania to the Afghans, who knew enough about war materiel to complain to their American masters.

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RocknRolla ," writer-director Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch," presenting a big, boisterous ensemble of lovable low-lifes doing anything they can to score a buck or rub out an enemy.

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While Ritchie stumbled with his last two flicks — the romantic remake " Swept Away " starring his wife, Madonna , and the gambling thriller "Revolver" — "RocknRolla" has the kind of manic energy that made audiences fall for the rogues of his earlier films. "I suppose the middle class is quite interested in what the subclass of crime is up to, because they're often very creative and stay outside the conventional framework that we all operate in. That's always titillating," Ritchie said Thursday, before the film's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival . "RocknRolla" opens Friday in Great Britain and on Oct. 8 in the United States.

Full Story: Ritchie rocks again with crime romp `RocknRolla' (AP)

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NEW YORK - Being a trendsetter can be pricey. As any fashionista or gadget hound knows, the latest frocks and tech toys don't pay for themselves. But a new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve — by paying them when other people purchase MP3s they've bought.

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Berkeley, Calif.-based Popcuts, which publicly launched its Web site in early August, charges users 99 cents per song. Thereafter, whenever someone else buys the same song, those who have already bought it get paid in credit that can be redeemed for more Popcuts music. The earlier you buy a song, the larger your cut of future sales. And while credit is currently the payment option, the site's founders hope to eventually pay users in cash, too.

Full Story: New music site gives fans a cut of tune sales (AP)

MINNEAPOLIS - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Thursday blamed supporters of the Democratic presidential ticket for spreading "misinformation and flat-out lies" about her and her family.

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The Obama campaign has raised questions about Palin's qualifications based on her six years as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and less than two years as governor, but Obama himself has said her family should be off-limits. He also said he would fire any staffer who talks about it. Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said "the only 'flat-out lie' is this ridiculous claim, and it proves that John McCain has wasted no time in teaching Sarah Palin the ways of the Washington he's inhabited for the last 26 years." By acclimation, the Republicans nominated Palin as their vice presidential pick Thursday night, an almost anticlimactic step after McCain's surprise selection of her last Friday and her speech Wednesday night.

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Speaking to reporters on the backlot of the Paramount Studios in Hollywood , Brand bantered with Aguilera, who emerged from a limousine, and rapper T.I., who shimmied down a fire escape on a street made to look like New York.

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"It's going to be, actually, bloody exciting," Brand said of the awards show, which will celebrate its 25th year on Sunday. Brand, an English comedian largely unknown to U.S. audiences, displayed his brand of humor that can best be described with one British word: cheeky.

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The diversified cable operator is offering the WiFi service at no charge to its 2.4 million Internet customers at speeds of up to 1.5 Megabits per second, similar to DSL at home.

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The WiFi network, which is expected to cost about $310 million overall, is Cablevision 's answer to a wireless option being pursued by other cable operators. . The cable operator already has WiFi pockets in other parts of New York, as well as in New Jersey and Connecticut. These will be folded into the WiFi buildout announced in May.

Full Story: Cablevision completes first phase of WiFi buildout (AP)

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sarah Palin delivered. An embattled vice presidential candidate, a novice on the national stage, the head of a family suffering its "ups and downs," the first-term Alaska governor rocked the GOP convention with a star-turning performance.

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"What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull," she said, pausing for a beat and a smirk. "Lipstick." She left the crowd smiling. "For too many times, we've brought knives to gun fights," said Chuck Gast, a delegate from Maryland, When asked if Palin brought a gun to the fight, Gast said: "Yes, I think she brings a big gun, like a moose gun." It was the crowning moment of a roller-coaster week in which the first woman ever on a Republican presidential ticket has faced questions about how closely the McCain campaign scrutinized her. She also has heard a wide range of inquiries about family issues, her policy positions and her record of public service.

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Full Story: Review: Google Chrome lacks polish under the hood (AP)

In an effort to rev up conservatives, a campaign statement issued a list of critical media mentions that it called “smears” of Palin, who speaks in primetime at the convention on Wednesday night.

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. Her selection came after a six-month long rigorous vetting process where her extraordinary credentials and exceptionalism became clear. This vetting controversy is a faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee for vice president of the United States who has never been a part of the old boys' network that has come to dominate the news establishment in this country. Sen. McCain picked his governing partner after a long and thorough search. Gov. Palin looks forward to addressing the nation and laying out the fundamental choice this election represents for the American people .

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"I've answered that question and then that'll be the one thing from a 40-minute interview that gets any play. That is what becomes frustrating," she says. "It's a little repetitive." Sorry, Solange. The good news is that she has something of her own to crow about: "SoL-AngeL and the Hadley St. Dreams," a sophomore album that's anything but sophomoric.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The new Web browser that Google Inc . released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.

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Mozilla Foundation 's Firefox, Internet Explorer is still used by roughly three-fourths of the world's Web surfers. Sergey Brin told reporters Tuesday during Chrome's unveiling. "We want several browsers that are viable and substantial choices." Among other features, Chrome's navigation bar — the space where you type an Internet address — will serve a dual purpose. Users can either enter an address into the space or a search request that will be processed through their search engine of choice.

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"I've been watching the news all morning, like everyone else — and (I) keep hearing about the issues related to `teen pregnancy.' ... Well, I think the real problem comes from the fact that we are taking the focus off of getting to know Sarah Palin and her political views, and what she can do to make our country a less destructive place," Lohan wrote.

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Lohan suggested Palin "focus on delivering some words and policy with stronger impact like Joe Biden ," Democrat Barack Obama's running mate . The actress, who will guest star on ABC's " Ugly Betty " this season, then put out a plea to parents.

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One of the photographers told authorities he was attacked and his camera was thrown in the ocean by the surfers after they demanded he put his camera away. McConaughey was not involved in the scuffle, which was one of a series of high-profile incidents that prompted Malibu and other Los Angeles area officials to seek ways to curb the paparazzi. Sheriff's officials have said that despite video of the confrontation being posted online, they struggled to find cooperative witnesses. But on Tuesday a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles district attorney's office said prosecutors felt they had enough evidence to pursue the case.

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The Mountain View-based company took the unusual step of announcing its latest product on the Labor Day holiday after it prematurely sent out a comic book drawn up to herald the new browser's arrival.

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The free browser, called "Chrome," is supposed to be available for downloading Tuesday in more than 100 countries for computers running on Microsoft's Windows operating system. Google said it's still working on versions compatible with Apple Inc.'s Mac computer and the Linux operating system .

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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sarah Palin voluntarily told John McCain's campaign about her pregnant teenage daughter and her husband's 2-decade-old DUI arrest during questioning as part of the Republican's vice presidential search, the lawyer who conducted the background review said.

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The Alaska governor also greatly detailed the dismissal of the state's public safety commissioner that has touched off a legislative investigation, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. Arizona senator adequately researched his surprise vice presidential selection or whether he chose the first-term governor without fully looking into her background.

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NEW YORK - It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. But those efforts to sniff out consumers' interests are running into the ditch.

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A slow-building privacy storm moved in on NebuAd Inc., the Silicon Valley startup that can facilitate the Web tracking. And its potential partners, the Internet service providers, failed to make the case that they should be in the ad business at all, rather than simply being the pipes that pass Internet traffic back and forth. One by one, cable and telephone companies that had conducted trials using NebuAd's ad-serving system have indefinitely suspended expansion plans. In interviews, executives at the Internet access providers blamed an unfavorable climate as Congress considers tightening federal oversight.

Full Story: Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt (AP)

A statement released by the campaign said that Bristol Palin will keep her baby and marry the child's father. Bristol Palin's baby is due in late December.

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"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," Sarah and Todd Palin said in the brief statement. The disclosure of the pregnancy came on the opening day of the Republican National Convention , scaled back because of Hurricane Gustav, and three days after McCain named Palin as his running mate . The other news was likely to overshadow the disclosure.

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Despite its brisk pace, "The Dark Knight" is not expected to approach the total for "Titanic," which put up smaller numbers week after week but lingered at the top of the box office for months. Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros., said he expects "The Dark Knight" to finish at about $530 million, though it could reach $550 million if business persists as strongly as it has.

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NEW YORK - The nation's largest Internet service providers all say they haven't partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc. to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to their subscribers. Here is a look at six smaller service providers, however, that have conducted trials. The companies say all the tests have ended, often to review privacy and related issues. No provider is known to be currently using NebuAd.

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Bresnan's test involved about 6,000 customers in and around Billings, Mont., from April 1 to June 26. The company notified customers by sending e-mails to customers' Bresnan addresses and posting notices on its site. Customers were given an opportunity to decline, or opt out, of targeting, and 18 people took advantage of that option. Cable One Inc. Cable One, a unit of The Washington Post Co., conducted a test in Anniston, Ala., with about 14,000 customers for six months starting Nov. 20. The company did not provide specific notice of the trial, nor did it let customers opt out of participation. It said tests are routinely conducted and fall under general notices and agreements posted on the company's Web site and mailed to subscribers annually. The company said it would have sought affirmative consent, known as opt in, had it continued with full deployment.

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NEW ORLEANS - With a historic evacuation of nearly 2 million people from the Louisiana coast complete, gun-toting police and National Guardsmen stood watch as rain started to fall on this city's empty streets Sunday night — and even presidential politics took a back seat as the nation waited to see if Hurricane Gustav would be another Katrina.

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The storm was set to crash ashore late Monday morning with frightful force, testing the three years of planning and rebuilding that followed Katrina's devastating blow to the Gulf Coast . The storm has already killed at least 94 people on its path through the Caribbean. Painfully aware of the failings that led to more than 1,600 deaths during Katrina, this time officials moved beyond merely insisting tourists and residents leave south Louisiana. They threatened to put looters behind bars, loaded thousands onto buses and warned that anyone who remained behind would not be rescued.

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rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught.

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and Shepard Smith were all going to the New Orleans area for the storm instead of being with Republicans in St. Paul, Minn . Whether they will be heading north at all depends on the strength of the storm at Monday's expected landfall.

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