AP Online back issues from Tuesday, August 26:
Cindy McCain to visit distressed Georgia
Aug 26, 2008 ... John McCain told a crowd at a fundraiser that his wife is on her way to the embattled nation of Georgia, an announcement coming just hours before Barack Obama's wife makes a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention. McCain told a crowd that wife, Cindy, was to ...
9-year-old boy told he's too good to pitch
Aug 26, 2008; ... Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player _ too good, it turns out. The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the ...
Biden on convention floor
Aug 26, 2008 ... Democratic vice presidential nominee-to-be Joe Biden is on the convention floor at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The Delaware senator is shaking hands and chatting up delegates on the opening night of the four-day Democratic ...
Giants interested in luring Strahan back to field
Aug 26, 2008; ... The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night. The Super Bowl champions have contacted the seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end to see if he is interested in ...
Orioles beat White Sox in conclusion of April game
Aug 26, 2008; ... Down by a run in the 14th inning, Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen called for a bunt to put the tying run in scoring position. Strange thing was, the White Sox were playing the role of the home team in Baltimore. Lou Montanez singled in the tiebreaking run in the top of the ...
Biden stops at hometown train station
Aug 26, 2008; ... The Bush administration passed up a chance Monday to criticize Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's would-be vice president. To the contrary, Biden won plaudits from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a spokesman for President Bush, who was vacationing at his Texas ranch ...
Giants contact Michael Strahan about return
Aug 26, 2008; ... The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night. The Super Bowl champions have contacted the seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end to see if he is interested in ...
Bonds asks judge to dismiss bulk of perjury case
Aug 26, 2008 ... Barry Bonds is asking a federal judge to throw out most of the government's perjury case against him that charges he lied to a federal grand jury about his alleged steroids use. In a court filing Monday, lawyers for baseball's home run king argue that many of the charges stem from ...
Casey: Voters want to connect at personal level
Aug 26, 2008; ... Sen. Bob Casey's advice to Sen. Barack Obama: Keep talking about yourself. In past national elections, national Democratic candidates have focused too much on policy, when in reality voters wanted to know more about them, Casey, D-Pa., told The Associated Press. Casey said ...
Conn. league says 9-year-old's too good to pitch
Aug 26, 2008; ... Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player _ too good, it turns out. The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the ...
Biden stops at hometown train station
Aug 26, 2008; ... The Bush administration passed up a chance Monday to criticize Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's would-be vice president. To the contrary, Biden won plaudits from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a spokesman for President Bush, who was vacationing at his Texas ranch ...
Tropical Storm Gustav approaches Haiti, Cuba
Aug 26, 2008; ... Haitians were told to prepare for evacuations as Tropical Storm Gustav formed quickly Monday in the Caribbean on a path to hit _ as a hurricane _ the country's denuded southern coast before moving on to Cuba. Haiti upgraded storm warnings to hurricane warnings along much of its coast ...
AP Top News at 7:31 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament ....
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a primetime speech by ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament ....
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats celebrated Barack Obama's pioneering quest for the White House at the opening of their national convention Monday night, casting him as a leader with classic American values while seeking party unity essential for the fall campaign. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen ....
Obama uses phone in search of a vote.
Aug 26, 2008; ... When it comes to wooing undecided voters, Barack Obama showed he's willing to make a personal pitch. Campaigning in Iowa on Monday en route to the Democratic convention where he will accept the party's presidential nomination, Obama was questioned by Cynthia Freidhof, owner of Ross's ...
Nearly 4 months later, Orioles beat White Sox
Aug 26, 2008; ... Down by a run in the 14th inning, Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen called for a bunt to put the tying run in scoring position. Strange thing was, the White Sox were playing the role of the home team in Baltimore. Lou Montanez singled in the tiebreaking run in the top of the ...
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a primetime speech by ...
Pelosi admits Democrats not yet united
Aug 26, 2008; ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged Monday that Democrats still are reconciling following a bitter primary fight, but said "wallowing" in it would not advance their goal of recapturing the White House. "The nomination is decided, we have a vice president, we're ...
Giants contact retired Michael Strahan on return
Aug 26, 2008; ... The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night. The Super Bowl champions have contacted the seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end to see if he is interested in ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament ....
Delegates promote their causes in hats, buttons
Aug 26, 2008; ... It was pretty easy to figure out that Monica Stonier cares about education, that Johnnie Patton supports more energy conservation and that Ruth Rudy wants the party to unify behind presidential nominee Barack Obama. You could see it in the hats they were sporting on the floor of the ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament ....
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats celebrated Barack Obama's pioneering quest for the White House at the opening of their national convention Monday night, casting him as a leader with classic American values while seeking party unity essential for the fall campaign. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen ....
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a primetime speech by ...
Today on the presidential campaign trail
Aug 26, 2008; ... IN THE HEADLINES Democrats open convention saluting Obama but still seeking peace in the party family ... Michelle Obama tries to connect with families in convention speech ... McCain notes tough campaign with 'honorable opponent' ... Clinton, Obama working on deal to give her roll ...
AP Top News at 9:14 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament ....
Bush opposes independence for 2 regions in Georgia
Aug 26, 2008; ... President Bush appealed to Russia's president Monday to ignore the advice of lawmakers and refrain from recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions as independent. The move came as the White House announced Vice President Dick Cheney would visit Georgia, a blast of support for an ally ...
Pelosi admits Democrats not yet united
Aug 26, 2008; ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged Monday that Democrats are not yet united following the bitter primary fight that divided supporters of likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. Asked by reporters about female voters' comfort level with Obama, ...
Forest Service diverts money to pay for wildfires
Aug 26, 2008; ... The cost of fighting large fires in California and elsewhere is forcing the U.S. Forest Service to divert hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for work including roads, trails, recreational improvements _ even fire prevention. In a memo this month to regional foresters, Forest ...
Bonds seeks dismissal of most of criminal case
Aug 26, 2008 ... Barry Bonds is asking a federal judge to throw out most of the government's perjury case against him that charges he lied to a federal grand jury about his alleged steroids use. In a court filing Monday, lawyers for baseball's home run king argue that many of the charges stem from ...
AP Top News at 9:18 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night ....
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a primetime speech by ...
2 plead not guilty to data scam at Countrywide
Aug 26, 2008 ... A former senior analyst for Countrywide Home Loans and another man have pleaded not guilty in an alleged scam to download and sell customer data from the mortgage lender. Ex-Countrywide employee Rene L. Rebollo Jr. of Pasadena and Wahid Siddiqi of Thousand Oaks entered their pleas ...
Indians OF Grady Sizemore joins 30-30 club
Aug 26, 2008 ... Grady Sizemore hit his 30th home run Monday night, becoming the second Cleveland Indians player to have at least 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in a season. Joe Carter also accomplished the feat with Cleveland in 1987, when he had 32 homers and 31 steals. Sizemore is the first American ...
Wash. rodeo coordinator loses 2nd finger on job
Aug 26, 2008 ... Some people may lose sleep on the job or even lose the stapler off their desk. Dane Keane loses fingers. The 52-year-old Washington man was helping to secure a bull in a bucking chute Saturday evening when his finger got caught between a rope and a metal fence pole. His left index ...
Judge won't delay OJ Simpson trial in Las Vegas
Aug 26, 2008; ... A judge on Monday rejected a request by a co-defendant of O.J. Simpson to delay their upcoming trial on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. A lawyer for Clarence "C.J." Stewart had asked Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass to put off the Sept. 8 trial until the ...
Obama seeks to silence ad tying him to 60s radical
Aug 26, 2008; ... Barack Obama is striking back fiercely and swiftly to stamp out an ad that links him to a 1960s radical, eager to demonstrate a far more aggressive response to attacks than John Kerry did when faced with the 2004 "Swift Boat" campaign. Obama not only aired a response ad to ...
Judge won't delay OJ Simpson trial in Las Vegas
Aug 26, 2008; ... A judge on Monday rejected a request by a co-defendant of O.J. Simpson to delay their upcoming trial on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. A lawyer for Clarence "C.J." Stewart had asked Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass to put off the Sept. 8 trial until the ...
McCain, Leno trade jibes
Aug 26, 2008; ... Republican John McCain traded jibes with "Tonight" show host Jay Leno, with his age and houses the main target but McCain turned serious to defend his wife's family wealth. "Could I just mention to you Jay, that in a moment of seriousness, I spent five and a half years ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Aug 26, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (1st game) F 14 Innings Cleveland 3, Detroit 1 -4...
Orioles beat White Sox in conclusion of April game
Aug 26, 2008; ... Down by a run in the 14th inning, Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen called for a bunt to put the tying run in scoring position. Strange thing was, the White Sox were playing the role of the home team in Baltimore. Lou Montanez singled in the tiebreaking run in the top of the 14th, and the ...
Biden stops at hometown train station
Aug 26, 2008; ... The Bush administration passed up a chance Monday to criticize Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's would-be vice president. To the contrary, Biden won plaudits from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a spokesman for President Bush, who was vacationing at his Texas ranch ...
Dems celebrate Obama, seek party peace
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats celebrated Barack Obama's pioneering quest for the White House at the opening of their national convention Monday night, casting him as a leader with classic American values while seeking party unity essential for the fall campaign. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen ....
ICE raids Miss. plant seeking illegal workers
Aug 26, 2008; ... Federal immigration agents said they rounded up 350 suspected undocumented workers in a raid on a Mississippi electrical equipment plant Monday, after sealing all entrances and questioning employees. Barbara Gonzalez, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman, confirmed ...
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Aug 26, 2008; ... Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a primetime speech by ...
Ky. politician jailed after joke; charge dismissed
Aug 26, 2008; ... Politicians are known for lame jokes. But when Otis "Bullman" Hensley tried a generations-old Appalachian jest on a woman and two girls at the grocery store, the family thought it was downright criminal. Hensley, who earned notoriety for oddball antics as a longshot ...
Study links preterm births, simmering infections
Aug 26, 2008; ... Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluid. It's a small study, and it doesn't prove that the germs triggered the early ...
ICE raids Miss. plant seeking illegal workers
Aug 26, 2008; ... Federal immigration agents said they rounded up 350 suspected undocumented workers in a raid on a Mississippi electrical equipment plant Monday, after sealing all entrances and questioning employees. Barbara Gonzalez, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman, confirmed ...
Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with capture
Aug 26, 2008 ... The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints. Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul W. Bonapfel reported the break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta. The intruder made no effort to ...
Clinton, Obama working out deal for roll call vote
Aug 26, 2008; ... Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama worked out a convention city deal to limit the divisive roll call for president, a step toward an uneasy alliance of former rivals and their still-bitter supporters. Many Clinton backers said Monday they were not interested in compromise and ...
AP Top News at 9:22 p.m. EDT
Aug 26, 2008 ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night ....
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,147
Aug 26, 2008; ... As of Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at least 4,147 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,371 died as a result of hostile action, ...
Spinal injury likely to end Harry Williams' career
Aug 26, 2008 ... Texans receiver Harry Williams probably won't play football again after injuring his neck and spine in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, a team physician said Monday. Dr. Walter Lowe said Williams is expected to walk again after surgery Sunday in Dallas to fuse and ...
Giants contact retired Michael Strahan on return
Aug 26, 2008; ... The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night. The Super Bowl champions have contacted the seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end to see if he is interested in ...
Bush says 2 regions should remain in Georgia
Aug 26, 2008; ... President George W. Bush appealed to Russia's president on Monday to ignore the advice of lawmakers and refrain from recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions as independent. The White House also announced on Monday that Vice President Dick Cheney would visit Georgia, a blast of support ...
World's first nuclear reactor now a landmark
Aug 26, 2008; ... The world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, built in 13 months to produce plutonium for an atomic bomb during World War II, is now a National Historic Landmark, the federal government announced Monday. The Hanford nuclear reservation's B Reactor produced plutonium for the first ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Aug 26, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (1st game) F 14 Innings Cleveland 3, Detroit 2 -6...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Aug 26, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (1st game) F 14 Innings Cleveland 3, Detroit 2 -7...
Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with capture
Aug 26, 2008 ... The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints. Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul W. Bonapfel reported the break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta. The intruder made no effort to ...
Cindy McCain to visit distressed Georgia
Aug 26, 2008 ... John McCain told a crowd at a fundraiser that his wife is on her way to the embattled nation of Georgia, an announcement coming just hours before Barack Obama's wife makes a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention. McCain told a crowd that wife, Cindy, was to ...
Obama, Biden going to Ohio Rep. Jones' funeral
Aug 26, 2008 ... A Democratic official says presidential nominee Barack Obama and his running mate Joseph Biden will head to Cleveland after the party convention to attend the funeral of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Tubbs Jones, a Democrat who was the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, ...
Bonds asks judge to dismiss bulk of perjury case
Aug 26, 2008 ... Barry Bonds is asking a federal judge to throw out most of the government's perjury case against him that charges he lied to a federal grand jury about his alleged steroids use. In a court filing Monday, lawyers for baseball's home run king argue that many of the charges stem from ...
Ghosts of past landslides party with Democrats
Aug 26, 2008; ... For all its spectacle and optimism, the Democratic convention is haunted. Ghosts of elections past are walking the Pepsi Center's corridors this week, greeting old friends, even holding a luncheon. Years ago they won the prize that Barack Obama will claim on Thursday. But ...