In this satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Ike is seen moving across the Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Storm Hanna bears down on the US on September 5, 2008. Tropical Storm Hanna barreled across the southeastern United States, battering the coast with waves, rain and wind and prompting thousands of people to seek refuge inland.(AFP/NOAA/File)
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Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf

AP - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.

In this July 2, 2008 file photo, a foreclosed home is seen for sale in Sacramento, Calif. A record 9 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the housing crisis continues to mount, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie

AP - Sat Sep 6, 10:15 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as Sunday, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., shakes hands with supporters with Congressional candidate Mike McMahon, right, at the end of a rally for McMahon for Congress held at Wagner College in the Staten Island borough of New York, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 (AP Photo/David Karp)

Clinton limits Palin criticism while campaigning

AP - Sat Sep 6, 9:53 PM ET

NEW YORK - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday, but sidestepped questions about the woman who has taken her place as the nation's most-talked-about female leader.

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