Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
A pedestrian walks past an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index lost 460.78 points to 9,695.12 at the end of the morning session on Wednesday. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.
U.S.Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) face the audience at the end of their townhall-style presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) shakes hand with debate moderator Tom Brokaw (R) after the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 27: Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives at the Launch Party for the New BlackBerry 8330 Pink Curve xxclusively from Verizon Wireless on the 15th Anniversary of Intermix on August 27, 2008 at Intermix on Robertson, Los Angeles, CA.
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 27: Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the Launch Party for the New BlackBerry 8330 Pink Curve xxclusively from Verizon Wireless on the 15th Anniversary of Intermix on August 27, 2008 at Intermix on Robertson, Los Angeles, CA.
BEVERLY HILLS - DECEMBER 1: Actress Kat Dennings attends the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Presents "VH1 Big Night For A Cause" benefit at the Esquire House 360 on December 1, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kat Dennings
LONDON - AUGUST 11: Former gymnast Alison Carroll, 23, is presented as the new face of computer game character Lara Croft at Pineapple Studios on August 11, 2008 in London, England. The new Tomb Raider game 'Underworld' comes out on November 21, 2008.
The panic was unwarranted, said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research Inc. 'Apple doesn't need Jobs anymore,' Gottheil said. 'He's established three sound businesses — Mac, iPod and the iPhone — and the company knows how to execute his fanatical devotion to design and usability. There's a stable management team in place, and they know what they're doing.' 
Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc.'s stock also hit a 52-week low Monday, losing $8.23, or 8.5 percent, to $88.84. Um wrote that consumer spending on high end PCs was less protected from the broader economic slowdown than he had originally expected.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the origin of a false report on a CNN citizen journalist Web site that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs had a heart attack and was hospitalized
'Windows runs better on a Mac than it does on a PC,' said Jeremy Burton, CEO of Serena Software Inc. The Redwood City, California-based company allowed employees to pick between Macs and PCs this year after Serena did a study and found that Apple's products were no more expensive to buy, support and run than rival PCs with Windows
Apple Inc. rebounded in Nasdaq trading after the computer maker said an unconfirmed report this morning that Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs had a heart attack and was hospitalized is false
to rejuvenate its Windows brand, which has been battered in recent years in commercials by rival Apple Inc. . . . The vast majority of PCs continue to run on Windows, though Apple's Mac business has steadily gained market share, rising to .% of new PC shipments in the U.S. . . according to research firm IDC.
We believe we are ethically and morally in the right ... We're basically standing our ground right now, as we do feel like the little guy who is being bullied to some degree by Apple.
to rejuvenate its Windows brand, which has been battered in recent years in commercials by rival Apple Inc. . . . The vast majority of PCs continue to run on Windows, though Apple's Mac business has steadily gained market share, rising to .% of new PC shipments in the U.S. . . according to research firm IDC.
Last week, the research firm Gartner said PC shipments in the United States grew only 4.7 percent in the third quarter . . .. Gartner forecast that Apple [would achieve] . . . an 8.1 percent share of the domestic market.
International Data Corporation's survey this month showed Apple with a 6 percent share of the American market in the first quarter...
Having properly granted [Defendant] summary judgment on the Cartwright Act causes of action, the court also properly granted [Defendant] summary judgment on the unfair competition cause of action
