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Irene is now a tropical storm but it remains massive and powerful as it soaks New England and moves northward to Canada. At least 15 deaths were blamed on the storm, many due to fallen trees.

From North Carolina to Maine, residents are cleaning up the damage from the storm and waiting for flooding to recede. At least four million people are without power and many airports, rail lines, and roadways remain shut.

Libya's rebel government says it will not deport the man convicted of the 1998 Lockerbie bombing. New York senators had asked the Libyan transitional governmenton August 22nd to hold Abdel-Baset al-Megrahi accountable for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which killed 270 people. But the government responded that al-Megrahi has already been tried and convicted.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is accusing former Vice President Dick Cheney of taking cheap shots at him and others in his new book. Cheney write that Powell tried to undermine President Bush by criticizing his administration policy to people outside the government. Cheney's book “In My Time” is set for release Tuesday.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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