August 29, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Flooding from Irene devastates portions of upstate New York, Vermont, submerging several small towns.
- Waiting out the storm in a school gym.
- Libyan rebels resist Western pressure, say they won't extradite Lockerbie bomber.
- Top Gun proves we vote at the box office—Bigelow's upcoming bin Laden film worries Obama critics.
- Complete history of the Soviet Union, arranged to the melody of Tetris.
- Participants look back on the '60s-era program that sent gang kids to Dartmouth.
- Dad, kids lose court case against mom, claiming she failed in birthday card, care package duty.
- Nate Silver crunches college football rankings, finds they predict more success than fans wished.
- Jogging a 13-mile tribute to Steve Jobs.
- In tennis, foot faults are a common error rarely called—when they are, rage follows.
- West Yorkshire man sets new world "bog snorkeling" record.
- KissKidz wants your childhood photos of you dressed in Kiss makeup.
