A Russian armored vehicle is seen at a checkpoint near the village of Khurvaleti, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Russian control of the roads and uncertainty about the security situation has made it difficult for international groups to deliver aid, contributing to the desperation of Georgians in Gori and outlying villages. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout

AP - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

GORI, Georgia - Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic.

In this Feb. 5, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., watches Super Tuesday election returns from the kitchen area of his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Obama raps McCain for losing count of seven homes

AP - 9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - John McCain may have created his own housing crisis. Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn't know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series of campaign stops aimed at portraying McCain as wealthy and out of touch.

National Guard troops search for residents in the Lamplighter Village neighborhood that need help from the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Fay in Melbourne, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

Gators among those fleeing Fay's Florida deluge

AP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

MELBOURNE, Fla. - As if a fourth straight day of rain from Tropical Storm Fay wasn't enough, weary residents are now dealing with quintessentially Floridian fallout: alligators, snakes and other critters driven from their swampy lairs into flooded streets, backyards and doorsteps.

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