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Residents walk through a dune that was washed away by Tropical Storm Hanna at the east end of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, after the storm made landfall overnight in the area. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Lots of rain, some flooding as Hanna moves north

AP - 14 minutes ago

RALEIGH, N.C. - Tropical 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.

In this Sept. 5, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen., John McCain, R-AZ,and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov., Sarah Palin acknowledge the cheers of supporters at the start of a campaign rally in Sterling Heights, MI. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Historic White House race enters final stretch

AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

ST. PAUL, Minn. - They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal.

In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a foreclosure sign stands outside an existing home on the market in Denver. A record 9 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the housing crisis continues to mount, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants

AP - 11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation's mortgage debt, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night.

 
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