A vehicle sits under rubble during heavy rains produced by Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, causing the evacuation of some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
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Hurricane Ike batters Cuba, threatens Gulf oil, gas

Reuters - 15 minutes ago

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike raged through Cuba on Monday, blowing off roofs, toppling trees and flattening sugar cane fields like a giant lawn mower on a path toward U.S. oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, DC. The unprecedented US takeover of struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offers hope for an easing of the credit and housing crunch while putting the government's balance sheet on the line, analysts said Monday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)

Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all

AP - Mon Sep 8, 3:46 AM ET

NEW YORK - The government's historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be good news to homebuyers. But for homeowners already behind on their mortgage payments, or who owe more than their homes are now worth, the plan offers little in the way of extra relief.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin stand on stage during a campaign event in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 6. Barack Obama and McCain feuded over who was the authentic candidate of change and reform as their White House showdown roared into a frenetic eight-week final straight.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

McCain takes on GOP, Bush and Obama

AP - Mon Sep 8, 3:37 AM ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Barack Obama isn't John McCain's only opponent. Sometimes McCain sounds like he's running almost as hard against President Bush and the Republican Party as he is against Obama, his Democratic rival for the White House.

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