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Obama Will Pledge To "Fix" Washington
Barack Obama, launching his historic fall campaign for the White House with an outdoor Democratic National Convention extravaganza, will pledge Thursday to "fix the broken politics in Washington" after he defeats John McCain in the fall.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=7b4Gck"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=7b4Gck" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=MY1YfK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=MY1YfK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=1couQk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=1couQk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=P2RyKk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=P2RyKk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=L5Gh8K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=L5Gh8K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=w8Jd3K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=w8Jd3K" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377583466" height="1" width="1"/>

Gustav Swamps Jamaica, Threatens Gulf
Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby. Meanwhile, New Orleans kept nervous watch, three years after Katrina's destruction.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=H4Wmlk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=H4Wmlk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=632kfK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=632kfK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=3p4dAk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=3p4dAk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=MJ42Nk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=MJ42Nk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=Z6zzBK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=Z6zzBK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=fHAyZK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=fHAyZK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377301802" height="1" width="1"/>

Aide: McCain Has Made VP Selection
An aide says Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=5YSEmk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=5YSEmk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=3dIDEK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=3dIDEK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=KGiuLk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=KGiuLk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=3ZHfxk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=3ZHfxk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=s4fjrK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=s4fjrK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=wKSwOK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=wKSwOK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377522993" height="1" width="1"/>

Report: Putin Accuses U.S. In Georgia War
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested in a CNN interview that the United States pushed Georgia toward war and said he suspects a connection to the American presidential campaign, the network said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=lYK2xk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=lYK2xk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=tNUq9K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=tNUq9K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=a2yS0k"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=a2yS0k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=uiFb9k"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=uiFb9k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=OVDdZK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=OVDdZK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=WwOTHK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=WwOTHK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377087958" height="1" width="1"/>

Katrina Victims Are Buried, 3 Years After
The unclaimed bodies of close to 80 victims of Hurricane Katrina have finally been entombed - nearly three years after the storm - by a group of funeral home owners who said they took it upon themselves to inter the remains.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=goSqBk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=goSqBk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=s9jX1K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=s9jX1K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=NoEbrk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=NoEbrk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=z48Ypk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=z48Ypk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=EaDUsK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=EaDUsK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=OKO0tK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=OKO0tK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377412105" height="1" width="1"/>

Air Force Searches For Lost Launch Devices
The Air Force says at least three ballistic missile crew members at bases in North Dakota and Montana have been taken off the job while the military investigates allegations ranging from sexual abuse to missing classified components.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=kWdG9k"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=kWdG9k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=kmpMfK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=kmpMfK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=7LPnCk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=7LPnCk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=GnvDtk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=GnvDtk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=UldcNK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=UldcNK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=cODwCK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=cODwCK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377301803" height="1" width="1"/>

Workers Not Confident In U.S. Job Market
American workers' confidence in the job market is as low as it was during the 2001 recession, according to a survey released.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=SQtUYk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=SQtUYk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=pMW75K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=pMW75K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=Cqrfqk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=Cqrfqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=7OVXek"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=7OVXek" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=stEYrK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=stEYrK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=emWUoK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=emWUoK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377049767" height="1" width="1"/>

"Sick" Fat Found In Obese People
New research suggests fat cells from obese people behave differently from those in normal-weight people. The finding could help explain how obesity leads to diseases like diabetes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=FVJRWk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=FVJRWk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=cgVdmK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=cgVdmK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=S3gnXk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=S3gnXk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=lV5xik"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=lV5xik" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=j8xHwK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=j8xHwK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=8jkPDK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=8jkPDK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377501364" height="1" width="1"/>

Ex-Marine Cleared In Iraq Detainee Deaths
A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees has been acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in a first-of-its-kind federal trial.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=ouzlxk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=ouzlxk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=LJKHkK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=LJKHkK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=OZpdNk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=OZpdNk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=NWCmxk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=NWCmxk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=gxoGTK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=gxoGTK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=ThVp5K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=ThVp5K" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377501365" height="1" width="1"/>

Diaper Saves Baby From Fatal Fall
A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=iyXPEk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=iyXPEk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=1njXCK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=1njXCK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=fo9fAk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=fo9fAk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=qiDjjk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=qiDjjk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=ZFVarK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=ZFVarK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=qQj6SK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=qQj6SK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377583467" height="1" width="1"/>

Apple's Steve Jobs Caught In Obituary Oops
An electronic gaffe at news outlet Bloomberg mistakenly sent an incomplete obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs over the wire, and a tipster promptly sent the soon-retracted file to gossip blog Gawker.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=64s7Fk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=64s7Fk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=Bz0LmK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=Bz0LmK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=rxjbdk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=rxjbdk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=K9Q0Lk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=K9Q0Lk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=yyav0K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=yyav0K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=Wecz0K"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=Wecz0K" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377196485" height="1" width="1"/>

Detroit Mayor May Not Survive Scandal
Kwame Kilpatrick has been a salesman, bargaining to bring improvements to Detroit and prove the struggling city is worth it. But now the mayor will negotiate a more personal deal, one that exchanges a dimming political future for freedom.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=tscDtk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=tscDtk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=oTasxK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=oTasxK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=PKyjxk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=PKyjxk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=VrNyLk"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=VrNyLk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=Cqy9tK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=Cqy9tK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?a=LVkkTK"><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsMain?i=LVkkTK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~4/377348040" height="1" width="1"/>