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 Obama's Speech Capped a Convention Aimed at Unifying Democratic Party.
The Dallas Morning News
DENVER - For all the glitz and the grand finale, Barack Obama's appeal Thursday night was fundamentally a call for the Democratic family to come home.
Obama presented himself as a unifying figure to a party bruised by a rough primary, a transcendent candidate who can win back the White House in November if the Democratic base is behind him.
"We meet at one of those defining moments," he told supporters in a dazzling, final-night extravaganza. "A moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the Am...
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Obama's Speech Capped a Convention Aimed at Unifying Democratic Party.
The Dallas Morning News
DENVER - For all the glitz ...
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 By Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star, Mo.
Now we know what to expect from Joe Biden.
Fire, passion (he yells at times), boiling-o...
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By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition parties agreed Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a major showdown between the former military chief and the newly elected civilian ...
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BBC Monitoring Newsfile The Olympic torch relay began its final leg in Beijing from the landmark Forbidden City Wednesday morning.
At the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the torch was handed over to the first bearer, Yang Liwei, the count...
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United Press International - A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said.
Bruce Ivins, 62, died as the U.S. Justice Department was preparing to file criminal charg...
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By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church, killing two people, left behind a note suggesting that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal p...
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BERLIN - In a highly unusual move for an American presidential candidate, Barack Obama staged a foreign policy speech Thursday before a huge overseas audience, calling for renewed trans-Atlantic cooperation to rein in Iran, fight religious extremism ...
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Rocky Mountain News - By Associated Press
Scrambling to bolster eroding investor confidence, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced unprecedented steps to brace slumping mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The plan, u...
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SAN JOSE) – The Governor´s budget cuts to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) would devastate thousands of families and hurt the economy by reducing hours and jobs for many health care workers employed by the valuable safety net program, Democra...
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United Press International
A suicide bomb exploded Monday on a crowded street near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 41 people and injuring 140, officials said.
Officials said the bomber rammed a car into two Indian dipl...
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City) By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press
WINFIELD, Mo. -- A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant bu...
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Several Airlines Likely to Fail; Affordable, Frequent Air Travel and Jobs at Risk.
WASHINGTON and RADNOR, Pa. -- At current oil prices, several large and small U.S. airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at th...
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USA TODAY: By Alan Gomez, Marisol Bello and Judy Keen
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Marie Welton figures her daughter will have to bulldoze her flooded home here. She worries about the survival of her own business, a children's hair salon, as people recover...
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By Georgina Gustin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS -- Area grocery stores have pulled some fresh tomatoes from their shelves after learning that a salmonella outbreak traced to certain tomato varieties has sickened 145 people in 16 states.
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Canadian Press - BOSTON: Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship.
And maybe a little lucky to be there.
Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston'...
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The Independent (UK) - By Rupert Cornwell
After an epic five-month battle that has rewritten US politics, Barack Obama last night stood poised to secure the 2008 Democratic nomination, with a very real chance of becoming the first African American ...
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Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hillary Clinton coasted to victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, a win she hoped would give her a desperately needed boost-but probably would not.
The New York senator was b...
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 By David Jackson and Richard Wolf
WASHINGTON -- It's not unusual for a former White House official to write a book -- but it is w...
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Fury at Plight of Burmese Under-Fives.
Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) By Stephen White
MORE than 30,000 kids under five will die of hunger in Burma in days unless their brutal rulers let the world help them.
That was the warning yesterday...
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 Civil and Human Rights Groups Hail Landmark Decision As Latest Step Toward Full Equality.
WASHINGTON — The California S...
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International Herald Tribune - From news reports Fierce clashes raged Thursday in Beirut after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military telecommunications network.
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 PHILADELPHIA - The primaries in North Carolina and Indiana today offer Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton one more chance to tr...
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By Bronwen Roberts.
Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, where Britain's Prince Harry has been combating the Taliban, is a harsh battleground where extremists have teamed up with powerful opium lords.
It has also proven to be dead...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer - By Thomas Fitzgerald
Stitching together a coalition of blue-collar workers, white men and women, Sen. H...
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USA TODAY - By Jill Lawrence and Kathy Kiely
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton scoured Pennsylvania for votes Monday amid si...
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 USA TODAY - By Joan Biskupic and Kevin Johnson
WASHINGTON -- Several states are poised to resume executions after the Supreme Court o...
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By Stephen Magagnini, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.
Worldwide protest over China's human rights record and actions in Tibet blocked the path of the Olympic torch's worldwide run this week, just before its trek through San Francisco.
The torch was ...
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 USA TODAY, By Richard Wolf
KIEV, Ukraine -- When the United States and 25 other members of the NATO alliance meet in Bucharest this...
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Virginian - Pilot. By Jim Yardley, The New York Times BEIJING - Thousands of Buddhist monks and other Tibetans clashed with riot police in a second Chinese city on Saturday, while the authorities said they had regained control of the Tibetan capit...
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By Rupert Cornwell - The top US commander for the Middle East resigned yesterday, a step that seems to bear out reports of sharp policy differences on Iran between a hawkish White House and a uniformed military leadership opposed to military action. ...
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, beating rival Hillary Clinton.
Although there were ju...
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Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was the projected winner Tuesday over Barack Obama in the Texas Democratic primary, media repor...
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 By Joe Vardon, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
CINCINNATI -- A right-wing talk show host three times invoked Sen. Barack Obama's middle name w...
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By David Espo Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama of politic...
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 By Ishtiaq Mahsud and Robert H. Reid Associated Press
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Taliban militants declared a cease- fire Wedn...
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 By Barry Wilner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENDALE, Ariz. - With the Super Bowl on the line, look who had the perfection thing down Pat: Eli...
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By Tom Raum and Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the ...
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MIAMI - John McCain won Florida's Republican primary with the help of the state's wildly popular governor, his own war-hero biography an...
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Salt Lake City, Utah - The man 13 million Mormons consider to be a prophet of God and who served them as president of more
By Thomas Fitzgerald, The Philadelphia Inquirer
S.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama crushed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday in the South ...
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EDITORIAL: Palin's Readiness Will Be a Tough Sell for the GOP
Aug. 30--After the landmark Democratic convention this week, Sen. John McCain decided to make a little history himself: On Friday he named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to become the GOP's first female vice-presidential nominee.
Svetlana Kuznetsova Loses at U.S. Open, Federer and Jankovic Advance
NEW YORK - Roger Federer flicked a final winner, trotted to the net and started to shake hands.
EDITORIAL: With McCain's Pick, a Whole New Race
Aug. 30--Do not be shocked if the top search on Google yesterday was for the name "Sarah Palin."
McCain's Pick of Palin Levels Playing Field of Historic Firsts
DAYTON, Ohio _ By unexpectedly choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, Republican John McCain appears to be gambling that the excitement and energy she brings to the ticket will outweigh her obscurity and inexperience.
Gustav Becomes a Hurricane
Gustav regained hurricane strength Friday afternoon as it moved from Jamaica to the Caymans.
Jankovic Can't Avoid Drama in Winning a Close Call
NEW YORK _ So much of tennis theatrics is unintentional, tiptoeing around break-point trapdoors and shaky service trip wires.
Possible Upsides of Choosing Palin Are Clear-Cut, so Are Potential Risks
ST. PAUL, Minn. _ This is one amazing roll of the dice.
McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Palin As Running Mate
DAYTON, Ohio _ On his 72nd birthday, Sen. John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a little-known, tough-talking social conservative with corruption-fighting credentials, to be his running mate, rattling the dynamic of the presidential race.
UN Sc Cannot Discuss Settlement Without Abkhazia, S. Ossetia Participating - Russian Diplomat
Aug 29 (Interfax) - Moscow believes that the UN Security Council must hear Abkhazia and South Ossetia's opinions, when the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian conflicts is discussed.
Svetlana Kuznetsova Loses at U.S. Open, Jankovic Works Overtime
NEW YORK - Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the last upset victim at the U.S. Open, beaten by 28th-ranked Katarina Srebotnik 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3 in the third round Friday.
John McCain Makes Surprise Choice: ; Governor of Alaska Tapped As Republican Nominee's Running Mate
DENVER - John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, two senior campaign officials told The Associated Press today.
Hurricane Gustav Approaches Cayman Islands
MIAMI _ Tropical Storm Gustav is Hurricane Gustav again after the system expanded in size and intensified Friday as it rolled toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba.
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McCain, Palin hit the stump this weekend
New Storm Fear ; INTERNATIONAL
Tropical storm Gustav continued its destructive sweep across the Caribbean yesterday, this time heading for Jamaica and the wealthy banking enclave of the Cayman Isles.
US Started Georgia Conflict, Says Putin ; Russia Now Facing Sanctions Threat
RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday accused the US of starting the fighting in Georgia.
Sorry, Charlie. McCain Picks Woman Running Mate Palin
Aug. 29--TALLAHASSEE -- John McCain passed over choosing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist as a presidential running mate Friday in favor of a young, fresh female face to share his ticket.
McCain Picks Alaska Gov As Running Mate
Aug. 29--DAYTON, Ohio -- In a surprise pick today, Sarah Palin, the first term governor of Alaska and a staunch conservative, became Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate.
McCain's VP Choice Under Investigation
The office of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the target of an investigation involving the firing of the state's top public safety official, authorities said.
Jankovic Works Overtime, Makes Fourth Round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Jelena Jankovic won another sneaker squeaker, playing 28 points in the last game to finish off Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 Friday and become the first woman into the fourth round at the U.S. Open.
McCain, Palin Hit the Stump This Weekend
The likely Republican presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin will be on the stump the weekend before the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.
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