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UPDATE 1-McCain VP possibility cancels Denver appointments
McCain makes decision on running mate The Associated Press
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High Expectations for Obama Acceptance Speech
by FOXNews.com DENVER - Barack Obama will try to balance the grandeur of his nomination speech setting Thursday night by delivering what his campaign is calling a direct conversation with the American people, before a crowd of more than 70000 in ...
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
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Russia Turns East for Support Amid Row With West Over Georgia
By Lyubov Pronina and Dune Lawrence Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Russia looked East in its standoff with the West. It didn't get much help.
Bloomberg - 29 minutes ago
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UPDATE 3-Gustav threatens Jamaica, new storm in Atlantic
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A blogger takes office in Malaysia
Five years of blogging has brought Jeff Ooi a measure of notoriety. His biting posts on Malaysian politics sparked police investigations.
Christian Science Monitor - 6 hours ago
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Burma's Activists Still In Prison
More than a year after pro-democracy demonstrations were violently crushed by the Burmese military junta, protest organizers remain in prison.
Voice of America - 42 minutes ago
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Future Storms, Global Warming Could Devastate Louisiana Coast
By ANGELA ELLIS and SARAH NETTER Three years ago, images of immense destruction and poverty in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward filled the television screens of Americans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
ABC News - 1 hour ago
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Letters Paint Picture Of 'Humble' Abramoff
A few short years ago, Jack Abramoff was wining and dining clients at one of his two glitzy Washington restaurants and greasing the wheels of power by doling out sports tickets, trips and other favors to lawmakers and Washington power brokers.
Washington Post - 28 minutes ago
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Caylee Anthony's Mom May Return to Jail
By SCOTT MICHELS A bounty hunter who arranged the release of Casey Anthony, the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, said today he plans to take steps to revoke her bond and now believes she was involved in her daughter's death.
ABC News - 4 hours ago
Earnings roundup: Dell, Marvell Technology
Dell's earnings fall 17% despite sales growth MarketWatch
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Boeing Final Offer Raises Base Pay 11% Over 3 Years (Correct)
By Susanna Ray (Corrects headline and first two paragraphs to focus on base pay, removing incorrect reference to 38 percent increase in total compensation.
Bloomberg - 36 minutes ago
Oil Rises in New York as Gustav Threatens US Gulf Platforms
By Mark Shenk and Margot Habiby Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose as producers including ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc evacuated rigs before the arrival of Gustav, forecast to become the worst Gulf of Mexico hurricane since ...
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Excerpts From Senator Obamas Acceptance Speech
The latest news from the convention in Denver and around the nation. Join the discussion. "Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off ...
New York Times - 52 minutes ago
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From King's 'Dream' to Obama's Reality
By PIERRE THOMAS, JACK DATE and THERESA COOK As Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama prepares to deliver his acceptance speech before an anticipated crowd of 75000 at Denver's Invesco Field tonight, many African-Americans across the nation ...
ABC News - 54 minutes ago
Senior Dems call McCain's ideas old, but steer clear of cracks ...
By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News DENVER John McCain turns 72 on Friday - old enough to be his opponents dad. Older than Reagan when he took office.
Dallas Morning News - 28 minutes ago
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IE8 Beta 2 Ratchets Up Security, Firefox Comparisons
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 is now in beta 2 and has gotten a makeover that a lot of users felt was long overdue. The addition of InPrivate Browsing, which allows users to decide whether or not to let IE8 save their cookies and browsing history, ...
CRN - 4 hours ago
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Veoh Lawsuit Dismissal Provides Hope For YouTube
A US District Court Judge said the adult entertainment company Veoh is not responsible for users who upload copyrighted material to its video-sharing Web site.
InformationWeek - 3 hours ago
Fly's brain 'senses swat threat'
By Matt McGrath Researchers in the US say that they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat. They think the fly's ability to dodge being hit is due to its fast acting brain and an ability to plan ahead.
BBC News - 4 hours ago
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Now It's Michael Lohan's Turn to Respond
After Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson blogged out their Michael Lohan frustrations on MySpace, we knew it was only a matter of hours until M.Lo came up with some kind of response.
E! Online - 52 minutes ago
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Aaron Sorkin Signs Up for Facebook
Sorkin is in negotiations to write an untitled film project about the creation and expansion of the popular social networking site Facebook.
Zap2it.com - 7 hours ago
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Movie Review
Don Cheadles character, the son of a Sudanese father and an American mother, is a trained warrior with an ambiguous edge. By AO SCOTT Traitor, a somber, absorbing and only moderately preposterous new thriller written and directed by Jeffrey ...
New York Times - 1 hour ago
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Top-Seeded Ivanovic Loses in Second Round
Ana Ivanovic, above, fell to Julie Coin of France in the second round Thursday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. By RAY KRUEGER Ana Ivanovic is out of the United States Open.
New York Times - 46 minutes ago
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Beckett scratched from Friday's start
By Ian Browne / MLB.com NEW YORK -- At best, Red Sox ace Josh Beckett sounded cautiously optimistic when the topic of his scheduled Friday night start against the White Sox came up.
MLB.com - 1 hour ago
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NFL clears Pacman to play for Cowboys
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Adam "Pacman" Jones did what he had to do to get back into the NFL for real. He stayed out of trouble.
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
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Antipsychotic drug 'stroke risk'
More people than previously thought could be at higher risk of having a stroke caused by their antipsychotic drugs, say UK scientists.
BBC News - 44 minutes ago
Salmonella Outbreak Ends With Questions
By Mike Nizza The United States governments response to the Salmonella outbreak has emerged in a series of utterly frank briefings, so it was fitting that officials wrote the last chapter with a hint of uncertainty.
New York Times - 2 hours ago
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Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells' Function
By Rob Stein Through a series of painstaking experiments involving mice, the Harvard biologists pinpointed three crucial molecular switches that, when flipped, completely convert a common cell in the pancreas into the more precious insulin-producing ...
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
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