Philadelphia Daily News Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England | MIKE BAKER | The Associated Press | BUXTON, N.C. - Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and only modest damage, ... (photo: WN / nilufer) Banks Carolina England Photos Wikipedia: Hurricane PhysOrg University of Arizona-led group awarded $9.9 million to develop 'super rice' --> | "We need to figure out a way to come up with a rice variety that can grow on less land, on poorer soil and with less water and fertilizer," said Rod Wing, a University of Arizona plant science p... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Arizona Crops Photos Rice Wikipedia: Rice Top Stories Breitbart POLITICAL INSIDER: Pawlenty: DC like 'drug dealer' WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is likening the federal government to a drug dealer. | In an interview Thursday with Fox News' "Your World With Neil Cavuto,... (photo: Creative Commons ) Drug Government News Pawlenty Photos Kansas City Star Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy Seth Perlman, File FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn shows off the Veteran's Cash scratch-off lottery ticket, the Stars & Stripes, in Sprin... (photo: US Navy / Senior Chief Photographer's Mate Douglas E. Waite) Cash File Illinois Photos Quinn The News & Observer Federer cruises to easy victory | Second-seeded Roger Federer breezed through his match at steamy Flushing Meadows on Thursday, defeating Germany's Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in Arthur Ashe Stadium - a ... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Photos Sports Tennis Us Wikipedia :Roger Federer Star Tribune Obama to comment on unemployment report Friday before going to Camp David retreat | WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will speak to reporters Friday after the Labor Department releases its monthly jobless report. | Analysts expect the unemployment ra... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) Maryland Photos President US Washington Boston Herald Obama declares state of emergency for Mass. | BOSTON - President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency for Massachusetts ahead of Hurricane Earl’s arrival off the state’s coast. | The action au... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) Boston Emergency Photos President US The Examiner August sales numbers: GM loses some ground while Buick, Cadillac shine | In August of 2009, the Cash 4 Clunkers process was in full swing, helping to inflate sales numbers. That was good news then but without the government assistance, the n... (photo: WN / marzena) Cadillac Photos Prices Wikipedia: cadillac World The Daily Telegraph Australia Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears US | HURRICANE Earl weakened today to a Category Two storm as it approached the US east coast but continued to wreck havoc on coastal communities as tourists fled potentiall... (photo: AP / NOAA) Hurricane Photos US Weather Wikipedia: Hurricane Earl (2010) The Examiner August sales numbers: Chrysler leads the Big 3, only company to show growth | On paper, August 2010 was a rough month with almost every major auto group showing a loss from last August but Chrysler continued to push forward as the only American a... (photo: Creative Commons / Randy43) Automaker Business Chrysler Photos Wikipedia: Chrysler The Examiner Pick your own apples, apple cider, apple crisp, is your mouth watering yet? | Fall is coming, apples are ripening, and there are many local farms that have pick your own apple options. There is something extravagant about the way that ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Apples Farms Fruit Photos Wikipedia: Apple The Examiner Flexitarian vegetarians? What are those? | We all know that vegetarians do not eat meat, but what do flexitarians eat? Modeled on the word vegetarian, a flexitarian is someone who is a flexible vegetarian ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Meat Photos Vegetables Vegetarian Wikipedia: Vegetarianism