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The Gulf Coast Waits: Will It Be Another Katrina?
AP - Mon Sep 1, 4:42 AM ETNEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav charged toward the largely deserted coast of Louisiana early Monday and seemed destined to make landfall west of a city still recovering three years after Katrina's devastating blow.
» Full Story- Nearly 2 Million Flee as Gustav Closes In on Louisiana AP - Mon Sep 1, 3:18 AM ET
They came by bus, by train and by car, a river of people flowing out of coastal Louisiana — and by Monday morning, officials said nearly 2 million had cleared out ahead of Hurricane Gustav, a storm the mayor of New Orleans called "the mother of all storms." - Eclipsed by Gustav, Pared-Down GOP Convention Begins AP - Mon Sep 1, 4:49 AM ET
Republicans opened their national convention Monday in all but name, stripping the first day's schedule to bare formalities as Hurricane Gustav commanded the nation's attention — and threatened to overshadow Sen. John McCain's week. - Oil Rises in Asia as Gustav Poised to Hit Gulf Coast AP - Mon Sep 1, 5:50 AM ET
Oil prices rose in Asian trading Monday as Hurricane Gustav barreled toward the Gulf of Mexico's oil fields, with nearly all offshore production shut and refiners along the coast cutting runs or closing entirely. - Bush Heads to Texas, Scrapping Convention Speech, as Gustav Menaces AP - Mon Sep 1, 3:46 AM ET
Determined not to repeat the mistakes of Katrina, President Bush skipped his own party's convention Monday and headed to Texas to monitor Hurricane Gustav, declaring that the government was far better prepared than three years ago. - U.S. Military Returns Control of Anbar to Iraqis AP - Mon Sep 1, 6:13 AM ET
The U.S. military handed security responsibility for Anbar province to Iraqi forces Monday, a milestone in a vast desert region that was once the heartland of the Sunni insurgency and the deadliest place in Iraq for American troops. - Three Years After Katrina, a City Holds Its Breath Again AP - Mon Sep 1, 2:15 AM ET
The anniversary passed quietly last week — a few ceremonies, a bell rung at the moment the levees broke. Three years after Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,600 people, New Orleans marked the date by boarding its windows and leaving town. - Storm Hanna Keeps Forecasters Guessing Behind Gustav Reuters - Mon Sep 1, 1:17 AM ET
Even as Gustav menaced Louisiana, forecasters on Monday were already watching Tropical Storm Hanna, churning over the Bahamas on an erratic path that could bring it to the U.S. Southeast coast later in the week. - Mexican Leader Meets Organizers of Massive Anti-Crime March AP - Sun Aug 31, 9:44 PM ET
President Felipe Calderon met Sunday with organizers of a massive protest that drew hundreds of thousands of Mexicans into the streets of the capital to demand action against a wave of kidnappings and drug violence. - Rescuers Appeal for Tents After Deadly China Quake AP - Mon Sep 1, 5:23 AM ET
China appealed for tents and rushed relief supplies Monday to a mountainous corner of Sichuan province, where a magnitude-6.1 earthquake killed at least 38 people in the same region still struggling to recover from May's catastrophic quake. - Pakistan Military Halts Offensive in Bajaur for Ramadan AP - Sun Aug 31, 11:56 PM ET
Pakistan's military said it was suspending its three-week-old offensive against Taliban militants in the Bajaur tribal region for the holy month of Ramadan, though it warned that any attack would be met with force. - China Savors Olympic Afterglow as the World Moves On AP - Sun Aug 31, 11:30 PM ET
A week after the fireworks faded over the Bird's Nest, Beijing is savoring the afterglow of a Games its leaders declared a triumph — even as the city reverts to the rhythms, and the air quality, of normal life.
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