CBC.ca
Obama speech will carry the weight of history
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The shattering of a racial barrier won't be Obama's main focus, however. Instead, he'll use the economy and foreign affairs to make his case against John McCain, an aide says.
Video: Dems Choose Obama in Thunderous Acclamation AssociatedPress
Democratic Consultant McAuliffe Weighs Run for Governor Washington Post
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Russia turns to Asia amid Western fury over Georgia
AFP - 56 minutes ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev turned to Asian allies Thursday for support in the Georgia crisis as the Group of Seven condemned Moscow in a standoff that is stoking fears of a new Cold War.
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Gustav kills 22 in Caribbean, heads to Cuba and Mexico Gulf
AFP - 1 hour ago
HAVANA (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav rumbled Thursday toward Jamaica and Cuba and threatened to take hurricane force winds to Louisiana after leaving 22 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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LA on alert ahead of Gustav landfall PRESS TV
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Georgia looks for the silver lining
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
Despite devastating losses from the war with Russia, leaders think the West now sees Moscow's true colors and will redouble support.
Kremlin gets stern warning from West Seattle Times
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Telegraph.co.uk
Malaysia's Anwar sworn in as MP
BBC News - 1 hour ago
The Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as a member of parliament, ending an absence of nearly a decade. "I feel vindicated.
Malaysia's Anwar takes on role of opposition chief in Parliament Monsters and Critics.com
Anwar returns as Malaysia opposition leader Times Online
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Seattle Times
Ted Stevens wins Alaska primary; House race undecided
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago
Alaska Republicans delivered a split verdict on two of the state's scandal-plagued political leaders Tuesday, propelling Sen. Ted Stevens to an... By Ben Pershing WASHINGTON - Alaska Republicans delivered a split verdict on two of the state's ...
Indicted Senator Wins GOP Primary New York Times
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Balto. County SAT scores still below state average
Baltimore Sun - 1 hour ago
By Arin Gencer Baltimore County saw SAT results remain largely stable for the senior class that graduated this spring, with some notable increases among English-language learners and students from low-income families, school officials said yesterday.
Wisconsin students score higher than national SAT averages Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Same-sex marriage ban behind in latest poll
San Francisco Chronicle - 40 minutes ago
The gap between those who support and those who oppose same-sex marriage is closing, and a poll indicates that backing for a proposition to ban such marriages is lagging.
Most oppose bid to ban gay marriage in California, poll finds Los Angeles Times
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Gustav Heads Past Cuba for Gulf After Drenching Haiti (Update1)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Brian K. Sullivan and Ryan Flinn Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Gustav churned across the Caribbean south of Cuba, bearing down on Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, as it headed on a track that may take it to the US Gulf Coast region devastated ...
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Energy worries mount onshore over Gustav's path
Houston Chronicle - 2 hours ago
By TOM FOWLER Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Forecasts that Tropical Storm Gustav could regain hurricane strength and cut a swath through the major offshore oil and natural gas production areas in the Gulf of Mexico also portend a significant threat ...
Oil price rises on hurricane fear BBC News
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Toyota Cuts 2009 Sales Forecast on Lower US Demand (Update2)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Naoko Fujimura and Tetsuya Komatsu Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, cut its 2009 sales forecast 6.7 percent as gasoline prices near $4 a gallon damp demand for trucks in the US, its biggest market.
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Voice of America
Obama must deliver at DNC, 45 years after 'Dream'
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
On Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to more than 200000 people at the March on Washington.
Robinson to King to Obama, a combination for progress Baltimore Sun
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Washington Post
Obama makes history as Democratic nominee
CNN - 1 hour ago
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- On a historic night in US politics, Barack Obama secured the Democratic Party's nomination for president and emerged for the first time on stage in Denver with running mate Sen. Joe Biden.
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Convention makes Obama official and historic Dallas Morning News
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National Post
Compromise keeps roll call out of limelight
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
In a bid to project an image of unity, the Obama camp agrees to a traditional convention hall vote. But it's a shortened version outside of prime-time TV coverage.
Obama is first African-American presidential nominee Newsday
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Microsoft's IE8 Beta 2 emphasizes privacy
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
Microsoft Corp. moved a step closer to releasing an update of its Internet Explorer Web browser with the introduction Wednesday of its preliminary IE8 Beta 2 version.
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Be safer than NASA and disable Autorun/Autoplay
CNET News - 2 hours ago
NASA has confirmed that a computer on the International Space Station is infected with a virus (see Houston, we have a virus). The malicious software is called W32.
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Arctic ice shrinks to second-lowest level ever
Newsday - 1 hour ago
Arctic sea ice, which melts partly during each polar summer, has shrunk more this year than in any on record except for 2007, the National Snow and Ice Data Center has found.
GLOBAL WARMING: Arctic sea ice at 2nd lowest level Detroit Free Press
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Los Angeles Times
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By ABBIE BERNSTEIN, Contributing Writer One usually looks to cable TV to be more daring and thorough than feature films - cable series especially have more time and don’t have to worry about box office results - but TRAITOR actually winds up being ...
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The Age
Man arrested for posting Guns N' Roses songs on Web
Reuters - 7 hours ago
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses.
Guns N' Roses Blogger Busted for Chinese Leaks E! Online
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Variety
DNC picks up ratings steam
Variety - 1 hour ago
By MIKE FLAHERTY The Democratic National Convention picked up some ratings steam Tuesday night thanks to a highly anticipated speech by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
NBC Remains at No. 1 New York Times
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New York Daily News
Sox rout Yankees
Boston Globe - 40 minutes ago
By Amalie Benjamin NEW YORK - When Jonathan Papelbon raised his arms as he watched Dustin Pedroia's grand slam soar into the netting above Monument Park, there was joy.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE Mets edge ahead of Phillies, 6-3
Detroit Free Press - 53 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA -- Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth, and the New York Mets beat the Phillies, 6-3, Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the East by a half-game.
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Los Angeles Times
Words speak louder than actions for LPGA
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Alastair Grant / AP The LPGA's new policy of requiring its members to be relatively fluent in English has been seen as targeted at the 45 Korean golfers on the tour.
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PhysOrg.com
Diabetes researchers convert pancreas cells to produce insulin
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The Harvard study may ultimately shift treatment options away from stem cells for a variety of diseases. By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Injecting a cocktail of proteins directly into the bodies of diabetic mice, researchers have ...
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Avalon beaches scoured, reopen
Cherry Hill Courier Post - 1 hour ago
By LAVINIA DeCASTRO • Courier-Post Staff • August 28, 2008 AVALON - Avalon beaches, closed during the weekend when medical debris washed up on the beachfront, reopened on Wednesday morning.
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Good, bad, ugly on health care
Kentucky.com - 50 minutes ago
The real news: The private insurance market had nothing to do with it; employer-provided health insurance continues to erode. The improvement was entirely because government health-insurance programs funded by Medicare and Medicaid covered an ...
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