Japan's Prime Minister Abe resigns

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:34:41 -0500

NEWS

Japan's Prime Minister Abe resigns
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned on Wednesday, ending a
year-long term that was repeatedly damaged by blunders and scandal.

As commutes begin earlier, new daily routines emerge
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Americans are leaving home earlier and earlier to beat the rush and get
to work on time. Census data released today document the
ever-lengthening
commutes: In 2000, 1 worker in 9 was out the door by 6 a.m., the new
data says; by 2006, it was 1 in 8. That might not seem like a big
change, but it
has put more than 2.7 million additional drivers for a total of 15
million on pre-dawn patrol.

Most think founders wanted Christian USA
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Most Americans believe the nation's founders wrote Christianity into
the
Constitution, and people are less likely to say freedom to worship
covers
religious groups they consider extreme, a poll out today finds.

MONEY

Housing costs punish family budgets
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Sydney Lasry, a systems engineer, took a second job three years ago so
he
could afford to buy a $400,000 home in Severn, Md. His mortgage payment
hasn't
risen, but his property taxes have jumped by $1,000 since then, to
$3,200 a
year, and his home insurance has soared by $500, to $1,100.

Burger King has a new twist on fries: Fresh apples
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Hey, kids: wanna chow down on hot fries or chilled apple slices cut to
look like fries?