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PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President arrived back at the White House this afternoon after visiting Texas and Louisiana, where he received briefings on the federal disaster response. He also met with state and local officials, and with first responders. Late today, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco gave a short speech in which she praised President Bush for his efforts to help her state. Saying, in essence, that she would have to work with this President if she had any hope of getting boat-loads of cash, Blanco asked Congress for HUGE amounts of money to essentially rebuild her state. She...

Filed at 9:10 p.m. ET LEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Davis Love III has had it with obnoxious fans. Heckled mercilessly by some in the gallery who seem to have forgotten that golf is a genteel sport, Love yelled back during Sunday's final round at the Western Open. After blasting out of a tricky spot in the rough on the par-4 17th, Love looked at a fan, glared and started toward him. After telling the fan to be quiet, he headed back to the fairway. ``They're just overstepping their bounds,'' said Love, who finished two strokes behind winner Jerry Kelly. ``They're...