Tropical Storm Hanna Born watch 8/28/08By AP: MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna has formed northeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic. The eighth tropical storm of the Atlantic season had top sustained winds near 40 mph Thursday. Its center was about 305 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and was moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph. Hanna could produce rainfall of 1 to 4 inches across parts of the Leeward Islands. It's too soon to say if Hanna will affect the U.S. tropical storm environment

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Hats At The Democratic National Convention courant 8/28/08By CHRIS CARLSON / AP: Ohio delegates Peggy Tanksley, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, right, and Cathryn Fellinger, of Columbus, Ohio, show their support for the party during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. democratic convention politics

New Orleans May Evacuate Under Gustav ksky.townhall 8/28/08 By STACEY PLAISANCE: National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary. With forecasters warning that a strengthening Gustav could slam into the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane, a New Orleans still recovering from Hurricane Katrina's devastating hit drew up evacuation plans. orleans gustav environment

Arctic Ice Continues Meltdown To 2nd Lowest Level In Three Decades efluxmedia 8/28/08By Dee Chisamera: Sea ice levels are approaching a new record this year, which unfortunately is a negative one. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported that the levels have fallen bellow the 2005 minimum, approaching the 2007 record low. With just a few weeks left before the melt season is over, the tendency remains crystal clear: the ice sea levels continue their negative trend that best illustrates the past decade. arctic ice environment

Clinton gets Obama nominated by acclamation euronews 8/28/08Democrats have nominated Barack Obama as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American. He was backed by his former bitter rival, Senator Hillary Clinton. She took the lead at the Democratic party convention to cut short the roll call of voting state by state, normally a long process full of speech making, and cut straight to the chase. clinton obama politics

Strengthening Storm Gustav heads south moneyline 8/28/08By Horace Helps: KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaicans deserted the streets and government offices closed as a strengthening Tropical Storm Gustav took aim at the island on Thursday on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a powerful hurricane. storm gustav environment

Tourists leave as Gustav strengthens off Jamaica, Gulf oil and nervous New Orleans keep watch newser 8/28/08By HOWARD CAMPBELL, Associated Press: Tropical Storm Gustav surged toward hurricane force on Thursday as it drove toward Jamaica and aimed for the Cayman islands, prompting evacuations of tourists and offshore oil workers. In its wake, impoverished Haitians scrambled for food. Meanwhile, New Orleans kept nervous watch, three years after Katrina's destruction. gustav oil energy

Oil Companies Preparing For Gustav wpbf 8/28/08Oil companies are preparing to shut off their pipelines on the ocean floor and possibly evacuate thousands of offshore workers as Tropical Storm Gustav takes aim at the Gulf of Mexico. Gas prices fell again Tuesday, but the threat from Gustav raised the possibility that gas could soon head upward. Oil prices climbed for a third day as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms. gustav oil energy

Misleading iPhone ad banned in the UK osfeeds 8/28/08The iPhone 3G's already outsold the original iPhone. One reason for all the success? False advertising, says the UK's Advertising Standards Authority. iphone misleading business

Barack Obama Makes History rushprnews 8/28/08DENVER, CO (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 27,1008–Barack Obama has been nominated as the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential candidate. The Illinois senator is now officially the first African-American to be nominated for president by a major U.S. party. barack obama politics

Lieberman: 'Time for Israel to Act' Against Iran israelenews 8/27/08By Richard Silverstein: In all the coverage of Joe Lieberman’s address to the Christians United for Israel gala last month, only Justin Vogt, writing for The National, seems to have noticed that Lieberman tacitly called for Israel to attack Iran. israel iran middle-East

U.N. Says U.S. Airstrikes Killed 90 Afghan Civilians Last Week washingtonpost 8/27/08By Candace Rondeaux and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post Foreign Service: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 26 -- United Nations officials in Afghanistan said Tuesday that there was "convincing evidence" at least 90 civilians -- two-thirds of them children -- were killed in a U.S.-led airstrike last week that caused the Afghan government to call for a review of U.S. and NATO military operations in the country. killed afghan war