
By Associated Press
updated 15 minutes ago
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. Published 2:12 p.m. September 3, 2010

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
The caution of appearing overconfident comes despite polls released this week showing voters think Republicans are more fit to handle most of the country's pressing issues and that the GOP holds an "unprecedented" lead over Democrats in a new Gallup Poll. Published 8:06 p.m. September 2, 2010