This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Gustav taken at 6:55 a.m. EDT Saturday Aug. 30, 2008. Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane early Saturday with winds of 115 mph as it approached western Cuba on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast three years after Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami called the storm 'dangerous' and said it had reached the status of a major hurricane, the second one of this Atlantic season after Bertha in July. 5 a.m. EDT Saturday, Gustav's eye had left the Caymans behind and was about 255 miles east-southeast of the western tip of Cuba. It was moving northwest near 12 mph. (AP Photo/NOAA)
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Gustav swells to dangerous Cat 3 storm off Cuba

AP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (195 kph) as it shrieked toward the heartland of Cuba's cigar industry Saturday on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, three years after Hurricane Katrina.

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, left, smiles after introducing his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, during a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Analysis: Palin may be plus or bust for McCain

Bloomberg - Sat Aug 30, 12:01 AM ET

Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain's decision to pass up conventional candidates and pick little-known, first-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket may appeal to undecided voters McCain needs to win. It also may blunt McCain's charges that Democrat Barack Obama isn't experienced enough for the White House.

A girl watches clergymen walk past during a commemoration of Mariamoba (Day of the Virgin Mary) outside the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi August 28, 2008. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)

Georgia says Russia troops blocking refugee return

Reuters - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russian troops deep inside Georgian territory are stopping thousands of refugees from returning to their homes, a Georgian official said on Saturday.

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