Reuters - Jesse Helms, a die-hard
anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of
conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died
early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said.
AP - Video taken during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free.
AP - Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth?