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Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
(AP)
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 AP - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.
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Gibbs Defends Obama's Efforts to Help House Democrats
(CQPolitics.com)
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 CQPolitics.com - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's track record of campaigning for House Democrats as new polling shows their party taking a nose dive.
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Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn
(AP)
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 AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.
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NFL fines Ndamukong Suh $7,500
(AP)
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 AP - Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,500 by the NFL on Friday for his roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback Jake Delhomme in an exhibition game against the Browns.
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'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
(AP)
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AP - When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.
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Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality
(AP)
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 AP - The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale.
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Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England
(AP)
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 AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.
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OBAMA IS NOT A MUSLIM
(Ann Coulter)
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Ann Coulter - The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist.
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Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
(AP)
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 AP - Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"
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Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed
(AP)
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 AP - Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.
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Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state
(AP)
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 AP - Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country's drug war, authorities said Friday.
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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
(AP)
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AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.
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Tea party seeks another upset in Delaware's Senate primary
(McClatchy Newspapers)
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McClatchy Newspapers - WILMINGTON, Del. — Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable — and is providing a fresh reason for already staggering moderate Republicans everywhere to be frightened.
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BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said.
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Clijsters wins before 25-minute rain delay at Open
(AP)
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 AP - Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the U.S. Open.
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Quake of 7.4 hits New Zealand near Christchurch
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
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Samsung Unleashes Its Galaxy Tab on Apple's iPad
(NewsFactor)
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NewsFactor - Samsung on Thursday introduced the Galaxy Tab, a tablet PC aimed at the heart of Apple's iPad, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. Samsung presented the tablet with a pun that cites a "new galaxy of possibilities."
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Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
(AP)
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 AP - Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.
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Do enough Democrats want to extend Bush tax cuts?
(The Week)
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The Week - With increasing numbers of moderate Democrats balking, Obama's plan to let tax cuts for the rich expire hits a serious snag
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