This Sepetmebr 7, 2008 NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Ike seen at 1610 GMT. Barely a week after Hurricane Gustav devastated western Cuba, the island was battening down the hatches again Sunday for another killer storm, with more than half a million people evacuating Cuba's northeast coast, officials said.(AFP/HO NASA/Ho)
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Killer Ike hits Cuba after lashing Bahamas, Haiti

AP - 2 minutes ago

CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Hurricane Ike roared into Cuba on Sunday after destroying houses and crops on low-lying islands, and worsening floods in Haiti that have already killed more than 300 people.

In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen.  The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 announced that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all

AP - Sun Sep 7, 6:59 PM ET

NEW YORK - The government's historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to homebuyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to lower mortgage rates, as experts expect.

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gestures with his 'Sharpie' while vowing to veto unnecessary spending during an airport campaign rally Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

GOP bounce: McCain overtakes Obama

Politico - Sun Sep 7, 3:52 PM ET

John McCain has overtaken Barack Obama in the Gallup daily tracking poll and has his highest level of support in that poll since early May.

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