Cars drive down the US 1 highway in Key Largo, Florida as Hurricane Ike approaches September 6, 2008. The densely populated Miami-Fort Lauderdale area in south Florida was not out of the line of fire from Hurricane Ike, a Category 2  hurricane, and visitors were ordered to flee the vulnerable Florida Keys island chain from Saturday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria  (UNITED STATES)
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Growing Ike nears Turks and Caicos, south Bahamas

AP - 16 minutes ago

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos - A strengthening Hurricane Ike loomed over this low-lying island chain Saturday as a dangerous Category 4 storm, prompting thousands of people to evacuate while those staying behind hunkered down and hoped for the best.

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Indiana. Economic issues dominated the campaign trail Saturday as presidential hopefuls Obama and John McCain battled over who could best lead the nation in troubled times.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Obama takes first hard hit at Palin

Politico - Sat Sep 6, 2:40 PM ET

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Barack Obama took his first direct swipe at Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, criticizing her for supporting congressional earmarks before opposing them.

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)

McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain?

AP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else.

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