• McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama: poll
WASHINGTON - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=v7TqbK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=v7TqbK" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Yf51GK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=Yf51GK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=0Fdulk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=0Fdulk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=YUfJ7k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=YUfJ7k" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369915464" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:07:31 -0400
• Russian trucks leave Georgia, but no big pullout
VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia - Russian military trucks crossed from Georgia back into Russia on Wednesday but there was no sign of the large-scale, rapid pullout demanded by the West. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=TD3bym"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=TD3bym" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=geBAPK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=geBAPK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=MfIC5k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=MfIC5k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=GxJKxk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=GxJKxk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369491141" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:13:47 -0400
• Poland and U.S. in shield deal irking Moscow
WARSAW - The United States and Poland signed a deal on Wednesday to station elements of a U.S. missile defense shield on Polish soil, a move certain to aggravate Russia-Western tensions over Moscow's intervention in Georgia. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=rIGlCr"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=rIGlCr" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=q1tpWK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=q1tpWK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=YGgoKk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=YGgoKk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=QCD26k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=QCD26k" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369868836" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:27:44 -0400
• Games gain viewers, seek new fans
BEIJING - Digital media and dazzling sporting feats have taken Olympic viewership to new heights, the IOC said on Wednesday as it debuted two events aimed at the young and adventurous. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=hc1fXp"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=hc1fXp" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=ytAKKK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=ytAKKK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=eVZy1k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=eVZy1k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=BVR8wk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=BVR8wk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369482042" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:07:42 -0400
• Five Americans held as China steps up scrutiny
BEIJING - Five American blogger-activists and a foreign artist have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch of the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=MxJtZr"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=MxJtZr" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Wk4VNK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=Wk4VNK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=EfehEk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=EfehEk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=5Ewibk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=5Ewibk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369859510" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:43:45 -0400
• U.S. tracking citizens' border crossings: report
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has been using its border checkpoints to collect information on citizens that will be stored for 15 years, raising concern among privacy advocates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=ZaPwY9"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=ZaPwY9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=QxymBK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=QxymBK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=ikeHVk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=ikeHVk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=CZtSXk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=CZtSXk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369661538" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:05:03 -0400
• LandCap JV to buy Wachovia loans: report
- A joint venture created by LandCap Partners is buying $40 million of troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia Corp The Wall Street Journal said. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=qnNKGl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=qnNKGl" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=UqOugK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=UqOugK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=bbsHPk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=bbsHPk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=J6CMZk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=J6CMZk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369752062" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:22:36 -0400
• Pakistan coalition may split post-Musharraf: analysts
ISLAMABAD - Deadlock between Pakistan's coalition partners over the restoration of deposed judges has raised questions about the survival of the government that forced President Pervez Musharraf's resignation. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=H5ILy9"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=H5ILy9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=XgYNFK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=XgYNFK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=7u0MQk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=7u0MQk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=yMY7Ek"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=yMY7Ek" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369777232" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:22:38 -0400
• Afghans doubt U.S. intentions: report
KABUL - Afghans believe the United States knows about al Qaeda bases in Pakistan, but does not hit them because it wants an unstable Afghanistan to justify its presence for wider regional goals, a state newspaper said on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=3vTc63"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=3vTc63" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=0OVReK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=0OVReK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=dLN06k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=dLN06k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Ox9y6k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=Ox9y6k" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/369816308" height="1" width="1"/>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:15:34 -0400