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Heart says "Barracuda" use is fishy (Reuters) -

Ann (L) and Nancy Wilson of Heart perform at the 'Idol Gives Back' show at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California April 6, 2008. The rock group Heart, angry that its 70's hit 'Barracuda' is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is biting back at the Alaska governor. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - The rock group Heart, angry that its '70s hit "Barracuda" is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is taking aim at the Alaska governor.


U.S. to take control of Fannie and Freddie: reports (Reuters) -

A combination image showing (clockwise from top L) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Barney Frank. (Shannon Stapleton - Top L/Joshua Roberts - Top R/Carlos Barria - bottom R/Jonathan Ernst - bottom L/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. government plans to put government sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers reported late Friday, in what could be the largest financial bailout in the nation's history.


Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna charges for Carolinas (AP) -

Ocean Boulevard looks like a ghost town as Tropical Storm Hanna moves closer to land Friday Sept. 5, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to strike the area early Saturday morning.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.


Woman locked in cabin in Sweden for nine years (Reuters) - Reuters - A 58-year-old man suspected of keeping a woman locked up in a tiny cabin in southern Sweden for nine years has been ordered by a court to be held in custody, local media reported.
Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants (AP) -

In this Aug. 13, 2008 file photo, a foreclosed home sits empty in Chandler, Ariz.  A record 9 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the housing crisis continues to mount, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.  (AP Photo/Matt York, file)AP - The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation's mortgage debt, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night.