Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

  • August 31, 2010 11:16 pm

A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded.


From Election Enigma To His Own ‘Manifesto’

  • August 31, 2010 10:15 pm

Surprise Dem Senate candidate Alvin Greene pens a “give ‘em hell” op-ed in U.K. newspaper filled with zingers, detailed policy proposals and biblical parables that have South Carolina political watchers scratching their heads

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  • Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plants did it

    • August 31, 2010 10:15 pm

    A fire that damaged an Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem, burning food or arson.


    Lone survivor in AZ shooting says she was hit in neck, wasn’t sure if others were breathing

    • August 31, 2010 10:15 pm

    A woman who survived a weekend shooting that left five people dead in western Arizona told a 911 dispatcher that she was shot in the neck and wasn’t sure whether others around her were breathing…


    Mother bear, cubs killed after entering Colorado Springs home

    • August 31, 2010 10:15 pm

    Colorado wildlife officers have killed a mother bear and her two cubs after the cubs broke into a home.


    NC man charged with concealing 94-year-old mother’s death after body found during inspection

    • August 31, 2010 10:14 pm

    Authorities have arrested a North Carolina man on charges that he kept the body of his 94-year-old mother in a house for nearly six months.


    Judge orders ex-Army analyst held after testimony that he had restricted manuals on artillery

    • August 31, 2010 10:14 pm

    A former U.S. Army analyst who tried to board a flight to China with electronic files containing restricted Army documents poses a danger of the “gravest sense,” a prosecutor argued Tuesday in f…


    EEOC alleges Muslim Somali workers face harassment at JBS meatpacking plants in Colo., Neb.

    • August 31, 2010 10:14 pm

    Muslim Somali workers at two JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plants in Colorado and Nebraska face ongoing harassment because of their race and religion, including being prevented from getting a …


    20-year-old Oregon man held on murder charges in his parents’ deaths at their home

    • August 31, 2010 10:14 pm

    A 20-year-old Oregon man has been charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of his parents at their home.


    Obama Hails End of Iraq Combat

    • August 31, 2010 9:18 pm

    President Says As Combat Operation Ends in Iraq, We Must Focus on Restoring U.S. Economy   Speech Transcript

    Obama Salutes Bush While Noting ‘Huge Price’ Paid in Iraq

    • August 31, 2010 9:13 pm

    President praises former President Bush’s committment to the troops as he announces a close to combat operations in Iraq, saying its time to ‘turn the page.’ | TRANSCRIPT

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  • N.C. Orders Barrier Island Evacuation

    • August 31, 2010 9:13 pm

    URGENT: North Carolina officials are ordering tourists and residents to leave barrier island accessible only by ferries as Hurricane Earl heads toward East Coast

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  • Drone Use on Border Weapon or Waste?

    • August 31, 2010 9:13 pm

    Critics claim the $15M Predator is overkill, saying Blackhawk choppers or several dozen fixed camera- radar towers would more benefit Border Patrol agents

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  • Obama: US combat in Iraq over, ‘time to turn page’ (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:09 pm

    In this image from video, President Barack Obama speaks from the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, about the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq. (AP Photo/APTN)AP – Fiercely opposed to the war from the start, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It is time to turn the page.” Claiming no victory, he said the nation’s most urgent priority now must be fixing its own sickly economy.

    FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    Iraqi policemen stand guard at a check point in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the end of American combat operations Tuesday leaves his country independent and an equal to the United States and he assured his people their own security forces will protect them. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP – Despite President Barack Obama’s declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.

    Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    Hurricane Earl is seen moving west-northwest in the Caribbean, in this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image taken and released on August 30, 2010. Hurricane Earl strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday after lashing the northeast Caribbean islands, and was expected to swipe the U.S. East Coast in the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.  REUTERS/NOAA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP – A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.

    Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    Israeli policemen gather at a site of a shooting attack near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arbah, Tuesday, Aug, 31, 2010. A Palestinian gunman opened fire on an Israeli vehicle traveling in the West Bank on Tuesday, killing four passengers, authorities said, in a deadly attack that cast a long shadow over Mideast peace talks set to start this week. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP – Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.

    AP Interview: Maine man says NY bomber was partyer (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    Mohammad Shafiq Rahman, left, joined by his wife, Sara, speaks during an interview Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Portland, Maine. Rahman, 33, was one of three Pakistani men taken into custody during the investigation of the botched bombing attempt in New York's Times Square. He has not been charged in connection with the case and was released last week. (AP Photo/Joel Page)AP – A Pakistani man detained during an investigation of a botched car bombing in New York City’s Times Square says he knew the plotter years ago as a partying college student — not as the radical Muslim who later said he received explosives training from the Pakistani Taliban.

    New photos show Fidel Castro with US journalist (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    In this photo released by the state media Cubadebate web site, Fidel Castro, left, stands with U.S. journalist of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, second from right, and Cuban Jewish Community President Adela Dworin, third from right, at the National Aquarium in Havana, Cuba, Monday Aug. 30, 2010. Goldberg is a national correspondent for the magazine who has written on the Middle East and Iran. (AP Photo/Estudios Revolucion, Cubadebate)AP – Cuba on Tuesday released pictures of Fidel Castro with an American magazine correspondent and a Washington-based policy expert, while a Mexican newspaper published an interview in which the gray-bearded revolutionary expressed regret for past persecution of homosexuals.

    Palin returns to Iowa for GOP’s biggest fundraiser (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    Former Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at the Glenn Beck 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – Potential 2012 presidential candidate Sarah Palin will headline the Iowa Republican Party’s biggest annual fundraiser, party officials announced Tuesday in the state that launches the presidential nominating process.

    Cops: Calif doctor gets stuck in chimney, dies (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    AP – A doctor involved in an “on-again, off-again” relationship apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend’s home by sliding down the chimney, police said Tuesday. Her decomposing body was found there three days later.

    Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 9:08 pm

    FILE - In this June 10, 2010 file photo, actor Michael Douglas arrives at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Mike Nichols, presented by TV Land at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif.  (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP – Michael Douglas says he’s begun treatment for throat cancer and that his odds of recovery are high. In an appearance Tuesday on David Letterman’s “Late Show,” the actor said he faces an “eight-week struggle” that includes radiation and chemotherapy. Douglas said he has at least an 80 percent chance of recovery.

    Obama declares end of Iraq combat mission

    • August 31, 2010 8:39 pm

    LIVE VIDEO: President Obama gives a primetime speech on his decision to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. (NBC News)President Barack Obama makes it official, saying in a national address that Operation Iraqi Freedom is over and that the nation’s No. 1 priority is fixing the economy.

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    Hurricane watch issued for N.C. coast

    • August 31, 2010 8:39 pm

    A hurricane watch was issued Tuesday for most of the North Carolina coast as Hurricane Earl, a monster Category 4 storm with 135 mph winds, makes its way west.

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    Obama to Mark End of Combat in Iraq as Time to ‘Turn the Page’

    • August 31, 2010 8:12 pm

    The president will announce in a rare Oval Office speech the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, closing a long and divisive chapter of American history. | VIDEO

  • YOU DECIDE: Will Bush Get Credit?
  • Flashback: Obama, Dems on Iraq War
  • Gates: No Time for Self-Congratulation
  • Iraq War Timeline | VIDEO
  • Watch Obama’s Speech Tonight at 8 p.m. ET

  • Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 8:07 pm

    U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010.   REUTERS/Jim YoungAP – Opposed to the war from the start, President Barack Obama on Tuesday formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq as promised, declaring: “It is time to turn the page.” He said the nation’s most urgent priority must be fixing its own economy.

    Obama to Say "Operation Iraqi Freedom is Over"

    • August 31, 2010 7:16 pm

    President Ends the U.S. Combat Role in Iraq Tuesday, Will Address Nation at 8 P.M.

    Adm. Allen: High seas could delay work to remove blowout preventer longer than expected

    • August 31, 2010 7:11 pm

    The federal government’s point man on the Gulf oil disaster says work to remove the 300-ton piece of equipment that failed to stop the massive oil spill could be delayed until the weekend or lon…


    Adm. Allen: High seas could delay work to remove blowout preventer longer than expected

    • August 31, 2010 7:11 pm

    The federal government’s point man on the Gulf oil disaster says work to remove the 300-ton piece of equipment that failed to stop the massive oil spill could be delayed until the weekend or lon…


    Adm. Allen: High seas could delay work to remove blowout preventer longer than expected

    • August 31, 2010 7:11 pm

    The federal government’s point man on the Gulf oil disaster says work to remove the 300-ton piece of equipment that failed to stop the massive oil spill could be delayed until the weekend or lon…


    Infamous NY transit impostor arrested again after bus vanishes, but mom says he didn’t take it

    • August 31, 2010 7:11 pm

    A man infamous in New York City for repeatedly posing as a transit worker has been arrested again on charges he stole a coach bus.


    Obama ends Iraq combat effort: ‘Time to turn page’ (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010.   REUTERS/Jim YoungAP – President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the U.S. combat role in Iraq after more than seven years of war, saying the country’s future now is up to its own people. “It is time to turn the page,” said the president, who opposed the war from the start.

    Obama ends Iraq combat effort: ‘Time to turn page’ (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010.   REUTERS/Jim YoungAP – President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the U.S. combat role in Iraq after more than seven years of war, saying the country’s future now is up to its own people. “It is time to turn the page,” said the president, who opposed the war from the start.

    Obama ends Iraq combat effort: ‘Time to turn page’ (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010.   REUTERS/Jim YoungAP – President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the U.S. combat role in Iraq after more than seven years of war, saying the country’s future now is up to its own people. “It is time to turn the page,” said the president, who opposed the war from the start.

    House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    House Republican leader John Boehner speaks at the American Legion convention Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.

    House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    House Republican leader John Boehner speaks at the American Legion convention Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.

    House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    House Republican leader John Boehner speaks at the American Legion convention Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.

    Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day (AP)

    • August 31, 2010 7:06 pm

    Hurricane Earl is seen moving west-northwest in the Caribbean, in this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image taken and released on August 30, 2010. Hurricane Earl strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday after lashing the northeast Caribbean islands, and was expected to swipe the U.S. East Coast in the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.  REUTERS/NOAA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP – A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.

    Obama ‘awed’ by US Iraq sacrifice

    • August 31, 2010 6:46 pm

    President Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid a “a huge price” to “put Iraq’s future in its peoples’ hands”.

    No ‘Victory Lap’ for Obama in Marking End of Combat in Iraq

    • August 31, 2010 6:09 pm

    President meets with troops in Texas, congratulating them on a ‘job well done,’ before tonight’s speech formally marking the end of combat operations in Iraq. | VIDEO

  • YOU DECIDE: Will Bush Get Credit?
  • Flashback: Obama, Dems on Iraq War
  • Gates: No Time for Self-Congratulation
  • Iraq War Timeline
  • Watch Obama’s Speech Tonight at 8 p.m. ET