News Stories from 8-29

McCain taps Alaska Gov. Palin as vice president pick:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/palin.republican.vp.candidate/index.html



Minnesota governor told he isn't McCain's VP pick, sources say:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/mccain.vp/index.html

John McCain chose Sarah Palin for his Vice President.
Palin was the Alaskan Gov.
-->that was not who most people expected him to choose.
Vice President lives in Washington DC ... on the ground of the US Naval Observatory.
--> What happens if John McCain becomes ill? (erin asked this question)
Answer: the vice president will take over.
McCain announced it on Friday to try to take some of the attention off of the Democratic Convention. McCain has not officially talked about this subject.

Obama: John McCain doesn't get it:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/28/dnc.main/index.html

Barack Obama excepted his nomination in a speech last night at the Democratic Convention. Very interesting speech.
"8 Years is enough" --> Barack Obama is the agent of change.. and if you vote for McCain, you are basically voting for Bush.



Gustav batters Jamaica, expected to strengthen:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/08/29/gustav/index.html

Gustav is expected to strengthen and it might hit the New Orleans area. Supposed to be a category 3 hurricane.


Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/28/russia.georgia.cold.war/index.html

The Russian Prime Minister is accusing the US of orchestrating the attack of south ossetia. Even though he doesn't have any evidence, he believes that the government did it to give an advantage to the presidential election. It is logical to think that McCain was the one for the advantage, if the US government did do it, because he is more experienced with war and would be a better president during a war crisis. He also pointed out during this discussion, that the US's poultry meat was not up to standard, and that 13 US countries could no longer export poultry to Russia,and 29 more are at risk for that. Sarah Horsley-3

War of words over future of South Ossetia:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/29/russia.georgia.south.ossetia.ap/index.html

Russia intends to have South Ossetia join North Ossetia as one country.
Some people from Russia and Georgia say that this might not be true.
The deputy parliamentary speaker says, "Soon there will be no South or North Ossetia--there will be a united Alania as part of Russia."
People believe if South Ossetia remains independent, they will be the target of many attacks from Georgia.
~Laura Garrett