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Southeast braces for Hanna as Ike strengthens (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080904/capt.633ee3847653428daf5a1640d55710d3.tropical_weather_us_hanna_scmc101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=KX5FemLyEXO3FptP3u50.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Vacationers James Collins, right and Chad Stitt , second from the left, of Cadillac, Mich., get help from their kids Deven Stitt and Ashley Stitt, as they load their belongings and prepare to follow the voluntary evacuation handed down by South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in Cherry Grove, S.C. Tropical storm Hanna is expected to strike near the area sometime Friday night.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)" border="0" /></a>AP - Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast, where it could bring high winds and rain from South Carolina all the way to Maine.</p><br clear="all"/>