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NAGS HEAD, N.C. —Irene became the first hurricane since 2008 to make landfall in the continental United States on Saturday morning when it came ashore just east of Cape Lookout in North Carolina. It was the first stop for a storm that, though weakened to a Category 1, is expected to lumber slowly and soggily up the East Coast, bringing flooding rains to a dozen states. Debris floated along the roads after Hurricane Irene hit Topsail Island in North Carolina on Friday. More Photos » Shingles and pieces of siding began to peel off beach houses in Nags Head, about...

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Australian 'Human Shields' Vow to StayAustralian acting as human shields are determined to stay despite the possiblity for war. Port Kembla barrister Rosemary Gillepsie, 62 is one of five Australians covering three sites that may be of interest to the United States Military.'I am staying put and everybody, all of the other Australians I have spoken to as of yesterday, intended to stay put,' she said.'None of the people I have spoken to have indicated any intention of leaving whatsoever.'