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    Editors notes: TMI  Sep 5, 2008
    Even those few precious hours of sleep are infiltrated by the TV left on when we drifted off and the radio programmed to blast us awake again in the morning. Then, it just gets worse. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Did you hear Gov. Sarah Palin? What do you think?  Sep 5, 2008
    The Dems blast her because her daughter is pregnant, but yet Bill Clinton was President of the United States of America and he did things with a cigar and an intern that I can't even try to explain to my kids. Yeah, nice one. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    US raid complicates Pakistani's presidential bid  Sep 5, 2008
    In news likely to stoke more anger, intelligence officials said a missile strike was suspected in a blast yesterday that killed at least four people in North Waziristan, part of the tribal belt where Osama bin Laden and his deputy are thought to be hiding. Previous such strikes have been blamed on the United States. (Boston Globe)

    What is the key factor behind the GOP selection of Sarah Palin for VP?  Sep 5, 2008
    It is pretty hard for a Democrat to blast Sarah Palin as a VP choice when their own candidate for the higher office is in the same age bracket with the same local-boy-makes-good trajectory into a rookie position in the major leagues. She was on the city council, then mayor, then chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (overseeing all oil and gas production and drilling) before becoming governor of Alaska almost two years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Afghan blast kills Royal Irish soldier  Sep 5, 2008
    The digital gateway to Northern Ireland news, sport, business, entertainment and opinion. Thursday, 4 September 2008. (Belfast Telegraph)

    Playoffs perfect for fans, friends  Sep 5, 2008
    The Golden Age Group -- Rena , Bob and Skeeter , are having a blast at Edisto Beach. Pat and Wayne Fuller , of North Augusta, are in Memphis, Tenn. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Fairfax County’s Booming Horse Business  Sep 5, 2008
    They also enjoy helping Girl Scouts with the coveted horse-related badges and have a blast introducing their horses to the troops. Fairfax4Horses (F4H) got its start in 2002, when equestrians became concerned about the loss of land to development. (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)

    Space station toilet and solar panel await Discovery  Sep 5, 2008
    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. American and Japanese astronauts plan to blast off aboard the shuttle Discovery today on a 14-day delivery and repair mission to the international space station 220 miles above the Earth. The astronauts' tasks ferrying a king-sized science module, fixing a space toilet and troubleshooting a power-system defect outside the station are more complex than they appear at first glance, NASA officials say. (Yahoo News -- Space Shuttle)

    Adjutant general ready for duty  Sep 5, 2008
    The blast opened a crater in the road and shattered the Humvee windows. Had the detonation occurred a second later, the outcome, Walsh said, could have been far different. (Missoulian, MT)

    Making a life-changing choice  Sep 5, 2008
    I want to go to some of the fun runs and road races those were always a blast. And in the eight months that have passed since the surgery, Schlapia has noticed the benefits in coaching. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)

    USW, ArcelorMittal reach agreement  Sep 5, 2008
    " Blast furnace tom wrote on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM:" since you started in 2001, you surely dont have much experience with union or steel mill operations. I had over 30 years at Beth when they went bottoms up. (Munster Times, IN)

    Around the USA: No standouts in NFL -- yet  Sep 5, 2008
    All this isn't to suggest the upcoming NFL season won't be a blast; in fact, the lack of an established pecking order could be the ultimate appeal of the season, looking for emerging teams and players to fill gaps ... The Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 season were equally unexpected when they blasted through the door unannounced. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Pakistani officials report missile strike  Sep 5, 2008
    The blast occurred in a village in the North Waziristan region, part of Pakistan's wild tribal belt that serves as a base for Taliban militants and fugitive al-Qaida leaders ... Two intelligence officials, citing local informers, told The Associated Press that drone aircraft were seen above the village of Gurwak before Friday's blast and that they believed the aircraft had fired missiles. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Blast blame: Explosion case set between Falk, Brennan  Sep 5, 2008
    Blast blame: Explosion case set as Falk, Brennan fault each other - The Business Journal of Milwaukee ... Blast blame: Explosion case set as Falk, Brennan fault each other ... In the biggest property damage trial in southeast Wisconsin in decades, attorneys next week will begin trying to convince a jury who was to blame for the fatal 2006 blast at the Falk Corp. plant in the Menomonee Valley. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    3 injured in house explosion  Sep 5, 2008
    Lasher said fire investigators "cleaned, scratched, and dug" through the rubble from 7 a.m. to noon in an attempt to find what ignited the blast, but came up empty ... Lasher noted Sunday that the propane tank that had been leaking was intact after the blast. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)

    Taxi drivers warn cost of hybrids bad for business  Sep 4, 2008
    Blast requirement, say cars hard to get. By Maddie Hanna Globe Correspondent / September 4, 2008. (Boston Globe)

    Healing bond  Sep 4, 2008
    Both his shoulders needed to be rebuilt, and the blast had ripped a gaping wound in his stomach. None of the 20 men in his unit survived that day with all four of his limbs. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Do You Remember?  Sep 4, 2008
    Blast from the past wrote on Aug 21, 2008 1:39 PM:" Anyone remember when New Iberia had its very own Television Station? Channel 7, but I can't remember the call-sign. The studio used to be on Main street, near near Iberia. " ... Blast from the Past wrote on Aug 19, 2008 3:56 PM:" Stop & Shop at Parkview & Lewis. Free Slurpees with 8 gallons or more @ $0.45 a gallon. And I believe that teen Disco place was where the Kidney Center is now, on S. Lewis St. Pangay's Night Club featured some not so... (New Iberia, LA)

    Dem. 'War Room' Opens After Tentative Start  Sep 4, 2008
    Another part of the effort are rapid response and fact check efforts sent via blast e-mails. "FACT CHECK: SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN" blared one Tuesday night missive, aimed at rebutting Lieberman's contention that Obama hasn't worked in a bipartisan manner in the Senate. (KSBW 8, CA)

    First replay test aids A-Rod, Yankees vs. Rays  Sep 4, 2008
    Rodriguezs long blast down the left field line was upheld in baseballs first use of video to review boundary calls, and the Yankees beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 8-4. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    GAME REPORT:  Yankees 8, Rays 4  Sep 4, 2008
    Rodriguez's long blast down the left field line was upheld in baseball's first use of video to review boundary calls, and the Yankees beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 8-4. I'm the first player. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Pitching the key to Sox hopes  Sep 4, 2008
    94 ERA. Moseley surrendered Jim Thome's 500th career homer at U.S. Cellular Field last September, a two-run walk-off blast. The loss is his lone career appearance against the White Sox. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)

    Cause of July 4 fireworks mishap listed as ‘undetermined’  Sep 4, 2008
    We may never know exactly what happened because the evidence involved was destroyed in the blast, Deputy Fire Marshal Bryan Shupe remarked several days after the accident. There s not a whole lot left to work with. (Charles City Press, IO)

    * Violence is down in Iraq, but bombings continue  Sep 4, 2008
    The blast killed him and Hameed Miziel, a 37-year-old laborer, officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to talk to the media. The mother, who gave her name only as Umm Mohammed or mother of Mohammed, said she chose to beg in that area X a busy intersection lined with car and generator repair shops X because she thought it was safe. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl'  Sep 4, 2008
    Study rates risks of city life as greater than radiation Passive smoking worse than living in blast zone. science correspondent. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)

    LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 3, 2008  Sep 4, 2008
    Now go ahead and blast my comment but it is nothing but the truth. So come at me with ur guns loaded, that's ok. (North County Times)

    Fun 101: Run for your life  Sep 4, 2008
    It was a blast, but gradually all those pickup games in church gyms took their toll. After 90 minutes of galloping up and down the court with a bunch of other 40-somethings, my muscles would be tied up in knots. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Why aren't you going?  Sep 4, 2008
    I went to many a Braves game in the Eighties on Gainesville Night or other such promotions where we had to use binoculars but we took in a bag of Krystals and had a blast. To all of the Debbie Downers who feel the need to put down the team, I hope your kids don t play sports because you will ensure another generation of whiny athletes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Let's talk pitching - not Braves pitching  Sep 4, 2008
    Now before any of you start to blast me & calling me all sorts of names, let s Rationally look at this. I m not saying the Braves need to trade Chipper, I m just throwing it out there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    UN peacekeeper killed by blast in south Lebanon  Sep 4, 2008
    Yasmina Bouziane, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL, said the blast took place while the peacekeepers were clearing unexploded ordnance near the village of Aitaroun, close to the border with Israel ... Bouziane said in a statement that medical and explosion teams were immediately dispatched to the site of the blast and that an investigation was under way ... Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the soldier was Belgian and that another unidentified peacekeeper... (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    Halos' Weaver cuts fingers; start delayed  Sep 4, 2008
    "Walk-off homer, Jim Thome," he said, recalling the explosion that accompanied the White Sox slugger's 500th career homer, a two-run blast on Sept. 16. "Thanks for reminding me.". (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)

    Zardari says global terror Pakistan's priority  Sep 4, 2008
    "We stand with the United States, Britain, Spain and others who have been attacked," wrote Zardari, whose wife was killed in a gun and suicide blast in December ... A lawmaker from the chief opposition party, that of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Thursday blasted the U.S. for the attack ... Citing witness and intelligence reports, Abbas said troops flew in on at least one big CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter, blasted their way into several houses and gunned down men they found there. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Top 10 Tips for Summer Beauty  Sep 4, 2008
    "A waterproof mascara, like CoverGirl Lash Blast Waterproof Mascara, makes all the difference in the world," Gillian says. "Pair it with a great eyeliner to get a smoky look without too much fuss, then finish the look with a dusting of bronzer and a fruity-colored gloss for a punch of color.". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Cybersaurus 3D iPhone Review  Sep 4, 2008
    Up and down arrows aim your crosshairs, but I hardly ever had to blast anything. The tilt controls were pretty rough and I ended up finishing the game with touch controls. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Concern spreads, lawsuits filed over glass tabletops that explode at random  Sep 4, 2008
    Originally, she thought the loud blast was the sound of a drive-by shooting. Instead, she quickly learned, it was the sound of the tempered glass from her table, which she owned for one year, exploding. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Healthful Hints: Ultraviolet light is systemic therapy  Sep 4, 2008
    This permits the higher doses to blast away without barbecuing your hide in the process. The whole procedure is quite laborious and expensive, and is reserved for more serious diseases. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Rockies' Torrealba has knee surgery  Sep 4, 2008
    09/03/2008 6:21 PM ET Torrealba undergoes knee surgery No timetable for Rockies catcher, but he hopes to return quickly By Thomas Harding / MLB.com. DENVER -- Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba underwent arthroscopic surgery Wednesday morning to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)

    Inuit story audience favourite at Montreal World Film Festival  Sep 4, 2008
    A former truck driver for a Toronto propane facility that exploded last month said he had just finished an illegal truck-to-truck propane transfer a daily routine he said he performed on orders from his boss before the blast. Canada Features. (CBC.ca)

    Pakistan's Growing Chain of Violence  Sep 4, 2008
    Assassins attempted to kill on a different part of the route connecting the two cities back in 2003; former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's convoy was attacked nearby on December 27th, the day that Prime Minister candidate and Pakistan People's Party chair Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide blast at an election rally in Rawalpindi. Within moments of today's attack, police with sniffer dogs swarmed the hill in search of evidence that would lead to the killer's identity. (Time.com)

    UN Peacekeeper Killed by Mine in Lebanon  Sep 4, 2008
    Yasmina Bouziane, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL, said the blast took place while the peacekeepers were clearing unexploded ordnance near the village of Aitaroun, close to the border with Israel ... Bouziane said in a statement that medical and explosion teams were immediately dispatched to the site of the blast and that an investigation was under way ... Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the soldier was Belgian and that another unidentified peacekeeper... (Time.com)

    US filmmaker held, accused of spying  Sep 3, 2008
    One by one, each bowed, then laid flowers at a white, arch-shaped monument containing the names of more than 200,000 victims of the nuclear blast. No serving US president or vice president has ever visited Hiroshima. (Boston Globe)

    Baghdad touched by war, despite security  Sep 3, 2008
    But Tuesday's blast a bomb hidden under a pedestrian bridge represents the lingering perils in a city slowly emerging from years of almost unchecked violence ... The blast killed him and Hameed Miziel, a 37-year-old laborer, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to talk to the media ... Moments before the blast, mechanic Qassim Mohammed jumped out of a minibus, deciding to walk the rest of the way to his shop despite the punishing... (MSNBC -- International)

    Healing bond  Sep 3, 2008
    Both his shoulders needed to be rebuilt, and the blast had ripped a gaping wound in his stomach. None of the 20 men in his unit survived that day with all four of his limbs. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Counting the cost  Sep 3, 2008
    A Cuban television reporter said Gustav's arrival felt like "the blast wave of a bomb". In all, about 100,000 houses, schools and workplaces were damaged by the storm, with at least 6,000 homes considered beyond repair. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Battle of the bulge: How to blast back fat  Sep 3, 2008
    $7 online stock trades. Plus, advice for stepping out in the right fitness shoe. (MSNBC -- Health)

    DC Universe Online  Sep 3, 2008
    Yes, it's fun to pick up a car and throw it, and fun to freeze an enemy into a block of ice (basically a stun) and blast him. Jens suggested a possible group scenario: "Someone freezes the bad guy into a block of ice, another guy with electricity charges it. You've got the weaponization (strength in other MMORPGs) skill to pick him up and throw him. You've effectively not only neutralized an enemy, you've turned around and used him to your advantage.". (IGN PS2)

    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Review  Sep 3, 2008
    So enemies near a blast (even one from the turret of a tank) often won't fall. The best killing methods are either direct hits with RPGs or some rounds from an AK. Instead of causing chaos and death, explosions just cause a lot of noise. (IGN PS2)

    Opinion: Waiting for a team to sweep us off our feet  Sep 3, 2008
    All this isn't to suggest the upcoming NFL season won't be a blast; in fact, the lack of an established pecking order could be the ultimate appeal of the season, looking for emerging teams and players to fill gaps ... The Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 season were equally unexpected when they blasted through the door completely unannounced. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    13 injured in Fargo duplex explosion  Sep 3, 2008
    Investigators with the Fargo fire department could not determine the cause of the blast, which happened around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday ... Building material, insulation, two-by-fours and pipes were strewn 50 feet in every direction after the blast, fire officials said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    F Yeah Music Fest  Sep 3, 2008
    Whereas the band's recordings can often hew too closely to the same formula (a gentle, syncopated instrumental suite followed by a bone-rattling blast of blissed-out noise pop, or vice-versa), here they let the songs stretch, drag and bleed into one another as needed, reinventing a number of them entirely. Guitarist Randy Randall climbed the amps and covered every square foot of the stage like the bastard son of Kevin Shields and Angus Young, while drummer/singer Dean Spunt proved an engaging,... (Variety)

    How To Allergy-Proof Your Home For Fall  Sep 3, 2008
    Summer air can draw scores of dust and allergens into heating ducts, curtains, bedding and carpets -- all of which unleash their fury with the first blast of heat from your furnace. Now is the time to prepare. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Another delay for GeoEye satellite launch  Sep 3, 2008
    s newest satellite, GeoEye-1, won t blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as scheduled Thursday. The Dulles-based company, which provides mapping and imagery for government agencies and commercial customers, was notified late Tuesday by the United Launch Alliance that Hurricane Hanna on the East Coast near Florida is keeping launch specialists from the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida from traveling to California to support Friday s previously scheduled... (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    Condos keep interior designers busy. Click here for the story.  Sep 3, 2008
    We re having a blast, he says. The condo craze has meant new avenues of work for many interior designers. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    COLUMN: Domestic tranquillity shattered over issue of missing front tooth  Sep 2, 2008
    The longer the pressure builds, the greater the blast. I could tell Doris was still mad when she didn't give me any of her meatloaf. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Healing bond  Sep 2, 2008
    Both his shoulders needed to be rebuilt, and the blast had ripped a gaping wound in his stomach. None of the 20 men in his unit survived that day with all four of his limbs. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Laura Bush to Dems: Watch what you say about Palin...  Sep 2, 2008
    But I'm not going to address you any further, it's your more coherent cohorts I'll speak to: How in the blue blazes can you blast Sarah's experience when Obama has even less that we know about ... You've got a presidential candidate who can't even mention half of his background, and yet you blast a vice-presidential candidate who is more forthcoming and more experienced. (The Drudge Report)

    MARINERS' BELTRE GOES FOR CYCLE IN WIN  Sep 2, 2008
    homered and drove in his 118th RBI, and hit a three-run blast after being recalled earlier in the day. The Mariners, who trailed 6-4, scored a run on 's single in the sixth and four more in the seventh. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Vanderbilt does SEC proud on, off field  Sep 2, 2008
    By Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service After the first blast of tubas in college football, we can report the Southeastern Conference looks mightier than ever. So which of the league's juggernauts deserves our attention. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Allergies Causes and Treatments  Sep 2, 2008
    Plenty of vitamins C and E and Omega 3 polyunsaturated oils (mainly found in certain oily fish), having a large nuclear family, letting kids be kids and allowing them to get grubby now and again getting down and dirty so the immune system is running at full blast. Controlling Allergies. (Suite101.com)

    * World News Quick Take  Sep 2, 2008
    The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device, tore through the bus owned by Metro Shuttle company, which was parked inside a terminal in the city of Digos on troubled Mindanao island, they said. It was not immediately clear how many passengers were aboard the bus or how many people were at the terminal at the time of the explosion. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl'  Sep 2, 2008
    Study rates risks of city life as greater than radiation Passive smoking worse than living in blast zone. science correspondent. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)

    Space station toilet and solar panel await Discovery  Sep 2, 2008
    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. American and Japanese astronauts plan to blast off aboard the shuttle Discovery today on a 14-day delivery and repair mission to the international space station 220 miles above the Earth. The astronauts' tasks ferrying a king-sized science module, fixing a space toilet and troubleshooting a power-system defect outside the station are more complex than they appear at first glance, NASA officials say. (Yahoo News -- Space Shuttle)

    LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 1, 2008  Sep 2, 2008
    Granite's Project Manager for Rosemary's Mountain Quarry, Gary Nolan, stated in a "Good Neighbor" meeting that they would not blast on overcast days yet, for the next two blasts it was either overcast or overcast and foggy. When questioned. (North County Times)

    First India-Bangladesh train link  Sep 2, 2008
    The driver gave it a blast on the horn for history's sake, as the train, with its India Railways insignia, rolled into Dhaka draped in bunting. The two-hour delay in arriving seemed a mere trifle when compared to the 42 years the people of Bangladesh had been waiting for a direct train service to carry them across the border. (Yahoo News -- Bangladesh)

    Saito determined to return to Dodgers  Sep 2, 2008
    09/01/2008 8:28 PM ET Saito determined to return this season Injured Dodgers closer is throwing hard without pain in elbow By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com. Closer Takashi Saito suffered a sprained right elbow ligament on July 12. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    Dodgers shuffle roster with moves  Sep 2, 2008
    Andruw Jones went 6-for-23 with three homers in his rehab stint at Triple-A Las Vegas. Maddux's 354th career win. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    Deadly bus blast in Philippines  Sep 2, 2008
    The blast happened at the bus terminal in the town of Digos in the province of Davao del Sur. Attacks on buses in the region are usually linked to attempts to extort money from bus companies. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Pakistan halts attacks for Ramadan  Sep 1, 2008
    Blast reportedly kills 4 militants; US drone cited ... In another part of the northwest, a blast blamed on a missile reportedly killed four suspected foreign militants ... In the North Waziristan tribal region, witnesses and a local intelligence official said a blast yesterday destroyed a house and a missile strike was suspected. (Boston Globe)

    Healing bond  Sep 1, 2008
    Both his shoulders needed to be rebuilt, and the blast had ripped a gaping wound in his stomach. None of the 20 men in his unit survived that day with all four of his limbs. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Loving the llamas  Sep 1, 2008
    They recently received a used trailer but now need funds to corn blast it to remove the rust, Hakes said. Safe Haven volunteers have used alpaca fiber to make projects to sell with proceeds benefitting the animals care including customized dog coats, dog beds and wall hangings. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Jabs 'right-wing nutcase' who recorded him...  Sep 1, 2008
    29 January 1975 - Bombing of the State Department in (AP. State Department Rattled by Blast, The Daily Times-News, January 29 1975, p.1). 16 June 1975 - Bombing of Banco de Ponce (a Puerto Rican bank) in New York. (The Drudge Report)

    Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl'  Sep 1, 2008
    Study rates risks of city life as greater than radiation Passive smoking worse than living in blast zone. science correspondent. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)

    Space station toilet and solar panel await Discovery  Sep 1, 2008
    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. American and Japanese astronauts plan to blast off aboard the shuttle Discovery today on a 14-day delivery and repair mission to the international space station 220 miles above the Earth. The astronauts' tasks ferrying a king-sized science module, fixing a space toilet and troubleshooting a power-system defect outside the station are more complex than they appear at first glance, NASA officials say. (Yahoo News -- Space Shuttle)

    Christian Guitar Hero FAIL  Sep 1, 2008
    Shred those riffs or blast the bassyou add a unique sound to the solid Christian rock. But watch out: if you can t keep up, the artists will take a break and stop the music. (Synthesis)

    'All right. 1-0. That's good'  Sep 1, 2008
    The Italian Dawg, Olbird, Ken and Jamie want to thaank the hundreds of Dawg-Nambla fans for todays awesome rally at Morris Hall, literally a Blast, and we raised both Awareness and money for our great cause. So what if ESPN doest think the Dawgs are any goo, its what we feel that counts and we are a top 50 team most definately. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Rogers' beat blog  Sep 1, 2008
    But, I was blasted by many people for saying that ... blast me as well braves fans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    'Absolute circus' as Qantas jet forced down  Sep 1, 2008
    The blast caused the aircraft, with 365 people on board, to depressurise and it rapidly descended several thousand feet before making an emergency landing in Manila. On July 29, a Adelaide-Melbourne flight returned to Adelaide when a wheel bay door failed to close, while a hydraulic fluid leak forced a Boeing 767 to return to Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Local Delegates Reflect on DNC  Sep 1, 2008
    "I went to a convention eight years ago. It was great. I saw the political stars and I had a blast, but this was historic," Goldstein said. "It was just everything I could have imagined. And the convention made me surprised," said Preston. (R News)

    Bomb blast in Philippine bus terminal kills 4  Sep 1, 2008
    The blast in Digos city in Davao del Sur province occurred inside a bus owned by a company that has been targeted by extortionists in the past, leading authorities to believe an extortion racket was responsible, said Superintendent Francisco Villaroman, the regional police intelligence officer. The provincial hospital said four people died in the explosion and 21 were wounded, some seriously. (USA Today -- News)

    Rangers come alive early in finale  Sep 1, 2008
    08/31/2008 8:48 PM ET Rangers round out month on high note Hamilton, Byrd drill blasts; Millwood hurls 6 2/3 solid innings By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com ... He was undefeated since the All-Star break, but he ran into trouble in the first inning when Hamilton hit a two-out blast that gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)

    Surge of retail on Lodi's horizon  Sep 1, 2008
    dogs4you wrote on Aug 30, 2008 5:38 PM:" OK Zin maybe not every 30 minutes or so, but what difference does that make. The engineer gets on that horn 500 ft. or so before crossing Harney Ln. and keeps up a study blast untill he crosses Harney. A few years a dentist complained that the trains disturbed his sleep. That tressel has been in the Lodi area for around 100 years and he was laughed out of town for coming up with such a stupid request that the crossing arms and bells, along with the... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Patterson family going back to origins  Sep 1, 2008
    The North Bay Nugget - Ontario, CA. Monday, September 1, 2008. (The North Bay Nugget)

    COLUMN: Domestic tranquillity shattered over issue of missing front tooth  Aug 31, 2008
    The longer the pressure builds, the greater the blast. I could tell Doris was still mad when she didn't give me any of her meatloaf. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    High above it all suits line workers just fine  Aug 31, 2008
    Still, rodeo climbing is different from work and a sheer blast, the men said. Henley broke the world record last year when he scurried up a 40-foot wooden pole with a bucket in his teeth that held an egg, hung the bucket at the top, and then scampered down with the egg clenched in his teeth, unbroken. (Boston Globe)

    Italy agrees to pay $5b for occupation  Aug 31, 2008
    SRI LANKA Blast by separatists injures 45 in capital COLOMBO - A bomb blast blamed on separatist Tamil Tigers wounded 45 in Sri Lanka's capital yesterday, while renewed fighting in the north killed 19 rebels and six soldiers, the military said. The small bomb exploded in a commercial area shortly after noon, tearing through a crowd of shoppers. (Boston Globe)

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