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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.
Video: Clinton Delivers Strong Endorsement for Obama
Obama Wins Nomination; Biden and Bill Clinton Rally Party
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WSAHINGTON, DC, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Russia was condemned Wednesday by its fellow G8 members for invading Georgia and undermining its authority over South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Video: Crisis in the Caucasus
Understanding the Philosophical Issues Behind Russian Politics ...
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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.
Video: Deadly Storm Gustav Heads for Gulf Coast
Late-day thunderstorms could break dry spell
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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
Anwar returns as Malaysia opposition leader
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The Thai prime minister has said he will not use violent means to drive out protesters occupying a government zone, in an apparent change of heart.
Thai Protests Enter Third Day as Samak Rejects Force (Update2)
UPDATE 1-Thai protesters defy order to leave PM's compound
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New York Times -
By WILLIAM YARDLEY Senator Ted Stevens’s easy victory in Alaska’s Republican primary on Tuesday sets him up for two more fights this fall that are likely to be much tougher: one in the general election and the other in the courtroom.
The GOP's Alaska Meltdown
Stevens Wins Alaska Primary, Young in Dead Heat
Los Angeles Times -
Fifty-four percent of likely voters are against Prop. 8, with 40% supporting the measure. But when asked if same-sex couples should be allowed to wed, respondents were evenly split.
Same-sex marriage ban behind in latest poll
Poll: California voters oppose ban on gay marriage
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New York Times -
By AP A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old Idaho boy after federal jurors deliberated just three hours.
Video: Death for Man Who Kidnapped, Murdered Idaho Boy
DA To Seek Death Penalty in Case of Anthony Martinez
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Houston Chronicle -
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
Oil Steady After Rising as Gustav Threatens US Gulf Platforms
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Bloomberg -
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.
Toyota Slashes Sales Forecast
Toyota slashes 2009 global sales target on weakening demand
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Washington Post -
"An international language of disclosure and transparency would significantly improve investor confidence in global capital markets," says SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, right.
Big Shift in Accounting Rules Nears
US SEC mulls 2014 for international accounting rules
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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.
Obama's speech displays dream, reflects a grown-up nation
Obama speaks on 45th anniversary of King's speech
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Boston Globe -
Barack Obama embraced running mate Joseph Biden Jr. at the end of last night's convention session. Jill Biden is at right. (Stephan Savoia/Associated Press) By Scott Helman DENVER - Senator Joseph Biden Jr.
Biden's experience in foreign policy poses problems
Biden adopts Obama's PAC position
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Boston Globe -
By Sasha Issenberg DENVER - Delivering a valedictory to the nearly two decades in which he and his wife dominated Democratic politics, Bill Clinton strode onstage to Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop" and promised that "America must always be a place called ...
Bill Clinton pledges support for Barack Obama
Bill Clinton, Biden, Obama rally party on historic night
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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.
Microsoft Previews Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft Readies New Browser As It Responds to Firefox's Gains
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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.
Password Stealing Worm Catches NASA Napping
Virus Found On Computer In Space Station
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New York Times -
By Miguel Helft A federal court in California late Wednesday threw out a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the IO Group, an adult entertainment company, against Internet video sharing site Veoh Networks, saying that Veoh was protected by the safe ...
Veoh wins one ... for YouTube?
Veoh Copyright Case Dismissed
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Washington Post -
By Philip Kennicott Once again there are terrorists in our midst, and once again they are Muslims, hiding in sleeper cells, posing as ordinary Americans, waiting to cause mayhem.
Don Cheadle's “Traitor” Embarks Upon Prickly Issues
Review: Cheadle shines in thought-provoking, tension-filled thriller
 Sydney Morning Herald |
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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
Feds arrest man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses songs
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested on charges of assault and domestic violence on Wednesday after punching his girlfriend and pulling a knife on her during an argument, Las Vegas police said.
Suge Knight Busted for Sin City Smackdown
'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
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Los Angeles Times -
Jason Bay knocks in four runs and Dustin Pedroia hits a grand slam in an 11-3 win. NEW YORK -- Jason Bay drove in four runs, Dustin Pedroia hit a grand slam and the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees, 11-3, Wednesday night, putting a dent in ...
Yankees’ Hopes Are Going, Going ...
Yankees' playoff hopes get slammed in dismal 11-3 to loss to Red Sox
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Los Angeles Times -
Elise Amendola / AP Andy Roddick stretches to return a shot by Fabrice Santoro at the US Open Wednesday night in New York. Roddick posted an easy 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Santoro, at 35 the oldest player in the men's field.
Andy Roddick serves notice, nearly beans Frenchman to finish rout
Roddick rolls in first match at US Open
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Philadelphia Daily News -
By PAUL HAGEN THE PHILLIES were a little like the Mudville Nine, believing that if only Casey, Mighty Casey, could come to the plate, they would have a pretty good chance to win.
Mets reclaim first place
Mets Rally to Regain Division Lead
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Los Angeles Times -
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 ...
New technique finds a faster way to change one cell type into another
Scientists Reprogram Cells, Add to Debate
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Stockton Record -
By The Record STOCKTON - Mosquito control crews will conduct more ground spraying throughout the county in response to significant findings of the West Nile virus and a growing mosquito population.
LI Man, 75, Dies of West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes swarming soggy St. Lucie
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WebMD -
By Daniel J. DeNoon The US Census Bureau today announced that 45.7 million of us had no health insurance in 2007. That's 1.3 million fewer uninsured Americans than in 2006.
More in Nebraska uninsured
The Real Census Story
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