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New Orleans hopeful as Lee drenches Gulf Coast Slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee brought torrential rains to the Gulf Coast on Saturday as the heart of the storm approached New Orleans. Palin warns Tea Party of 'crony capitalism' by 2 parties Strauss-Kahn believed to be on Paris-bound jet Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn was believed to be heading to his native France. Feds: Al-Qaida eyes small-plane terror threat The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about al-Qaida threats to small airplanes, just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. US tries to stall Palestinian statehood bid, NYT says Washington has launched an effort to avoid a clash stemming from plans by Palestinians to seek recognition as a state at the United Nations, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing senior U.S. officials and foreign diplomats. Life on an oil field 'man camp' â€" not for everyone Far, far from home are makeshift villages of narrow metal-sided buildings rising from the plains â€" temporary housing to accommodate what many are calling the largest oil boom in recent North American history. Hundreds arrested protesting oil pipeline Christian Science Monitor: Protesters hope to persuade President Obama not to approve the controversial Keystone XL line that would run from Canada to Texas. Democratic campaign veteran arrested in mail fraud A longtime Democratic campaign treasurer who has worked for dozens of state, federal and local politicians in California has been arrested on suspicion of mail fraud, officials said Saturday. 'Execution' of couple shocks NYC neighborhood A middle-aged, middle-class couple is shot at point-blank range in their bedroom in Queens. Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand Free at last. The wayward emperor penguin dubbed "Happy Feet" is back in the ocean south of New Zealand. Typhoon Talas dumps heavy rain on Japan; 6 dead Powerful Typhoon Talas left a trail of heavy rainfall and mudslides as it moved northward past Japan on Sunday. At least six people have died and 20 others are missing, local media said. Lee, No. 4 LSU don't look back against No. 3 Oregon Michael Ford ran for two touchdowns and Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU's offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson in the fourth-ranked Tigers' season-opening 40-27 victory over No. 3 Oregon on Saturday night. Moore, No. 5 Boise St. too good for No. 19 Georgia Kellen Moore and those BCS Busters from Boise State are off and running again, coming into the heart of mighty SEC country to beat up Georgia. Huge economic protest rocks Tel Aviv A call for a "one-million-person march" in Israel falls a bit short, but hundreds of thousands still turn out in Tel Aviv seeking economic and social reforms. Perry's fiery 'Fed Up!' may come back to haunt him Maybe Rick Perry's not so "Fed Up!" after all. USF weathers storm, stuns No. 16 Notre Dame Kayvon Webster returned a fumble 96 yards for an early touchdown as South Florida came to Notre Dame for the first time and stunned the 16th-ranked Irish 23-20 Saturday in a game disrupted for hours because of storms. Auburn 'got lucky,' rallies to begin title defense Mike Dyer bulled through the line for a game-saving touchdown with 30 seconds left and defending national champion Auburn escaped with a 42-38 win over Utah State on Saturday. Libyans celebrate soccer win under new flag Hundreds of joyful Libyans cheered and fired off celebratory gunshots in Tripoli's main square Saturday after the national soccer team won in its first match since rebels toppled Moammar Gadhafi's regime and forced the longtime leader into hiding. All 21 on Chilean plane perish in crash All 21 people including a popular TV host  aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile's government said Saturday. 126-pound cabbage just misses world record In Alaska, summer's long, hot days and cool, short nights help gardeners grow some of the world’s biggest vegetables. At a weigh-off Friday, a cabbage missed setting a world record by under a pound. Decline in altruism could worsen organ shortage Recent advances have given organ donors easier surgeries and faster recovery times, but the advances have not tackled one primary issue in organ donation: the limited supply of organs.  A new paper argues that a trend in society toward less altruism bodes further problems for the availability of organs. High surf pound Calif. beaches into holiday Powerful surf pounded California beaches as the Labor Day weekend got under way on Saturday, creating dangerous swimming conditions for the crowds flocking to the ocean for the holiday. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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