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Obama Is 'Ready to Lead,' Bill Clinton Says - 5 Hours ago
DENVER -- Former President Bill Clinton energetically Barack Obama tonight, making the case that the senator from Illinois is ready to be commander-in-chief and ratifying his choice of running mate,
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Obama claims historic nomination - 4 Hours ago
Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, became the first African-American ever nominated for president by a major political party after delegates to the Democratic National Convention
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President Clinton: Obama 'ready to be president' - 5 Hours ago
Former President Clinton said Wednesday that Barack Obama was 'ready to be president.' The 42nd president himself was a frequent critic of Obama's experience level. 'Last night Hillary told us in no uncertain
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Obama joins Biden after a historic convention day
Los Angeles Times all 30 news articles >>

Day Three: Jankovic survives scare; Roddick, Djokovic cruise
USA Today all 5 news articles >>

Gustav kills 22; US Gulf Coast prepares
The News International all 56 news articles >>

Bill Clinton echoes his wife's backing of the Illinois senator
Los Angeles Times all 4 news articles >>

Joe Biden accepts VP nomination
CNN all 3 news articles >>

Louisiana Eyes Gustav, Activates Guard Troops
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La. declares Gustav emergency - 4 Hours ago
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Wednesday and activated the National Guard as Tropical Storm Gustav approached the Gulf of Mexico. The storm could crash ashore
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Lesbian activist dies months after marriage - 5 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Del Martin, an author, lesbian rights activist and half of the couple who came to symbolize same-sex marriage, died Wednesday, two months after she made history by marrying her partner
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Obama, Clinton placed in nomination for president - 4 Hours ago
DENVER: Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have been placed into nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention. Labor activist Dolores Huerta of California put Clinton's name into
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>>   Politics/Law
Remarks of John F. Kerry to the Democratic National Convention - 5 Hours ago
DENVER --Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.: Thank you so much. Four years ago, you gave me the honor of fighting our fight.
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Dems make history behind Obama - 3 Hours ago
DENVER Democrats swept away more than 200 years of history on Wednesday and nominated Barack Obama for the White House, a milestone punctuated by former 's declaration that the first African-American
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Former President Makes the Case for Obama - 3 Hours ago
DENVER, Aug. 27 - At first, it seemed, it might be all about Bill and yesteryear. The former president strode onto the stage Wednesday night to his old campaign theme song ' Don't Stop (thinking about
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>>   Business
China, Iraq reach $3 bln oil service deal - 2 Hours ago
The deal, restoring a project canceled after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, was signed late Wednesday by Chinese officials and Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani. The revised terms of the
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United to furlough 1,550 flight attendants - 3 Hours ago
United Airlines said on Wednesday it will furlough 1,550 flight attendants as it reduces its flying this fall. The furloughs work out to roughly 10 percent of United's cabin workers. United is seeking
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UK condemns Russian military action - 5 Hours ago
Britain has condemned Russia's 'excessive use of military force' in Georgia. A statement from the G7, which includes Britain, condemned Russia for its recognition of the independence of South Ossetia
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>>   Finance
Stocks rise following durable goods report - 5 Hours ago
NEW YORK -- Wall Street posted a big advance after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than many
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Fannie Mae shakes up management team - 5 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain
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Rise of low-cost ultraportable PCs - 3 Hours ago
London, (GUARDIAN NEWS SERVICE) By Charles Arthur The number of models of 'Liliputer' - low-cost ultraportable PCs running Windows or Linux - has exploded to more than 100 in less than a year, according
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>>   Sports
BoSox Pick Up Kotsay From Braves - 5 Hours ago
Just a day after sending outfielder J.D. Drew to the disabled list with a back strain, the Red Sox picked up another left-handed bat for the stretch run. The 32-year-old Kotsay was hitting .289 with six
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Harrison leads Rangers to sweep of Royals - 3 Hours ago
Matt Harrison won for the fourth time in August, pitching the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 win over the crumbling Kansas City Royals. The Royals have lost 10 of their last 11 games and 17 of 20, falling to
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Jelena Jankovic guts out tough win at U.S. Open - 4 Hours ago
Canada's Dancevic loses NEW YORK"Canadian Frank Dancevic was at a loss to explain his opening-round exit from the U.S. Open on Wednesday. The 23-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., dropped a 6-3, 6-4,
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>>   Industry
Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs - 3 Hours ago
:18:21 (Beijing Time) SINA.com In this Sept. 11, 2006, file photo, Axl Rose is seen backstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York.(AP Photo) A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the
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Clinton Links His Presidency to Obama - 3 Hours ago
DENVER, Aug. 27 - At first, it seemed, it might be all about Bill and yesteryear. The former president strode onto the stage Wednesday night to his old campaign theme song ' Don't Stop (thinking about
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Titan prisons a 'massive mistake' - 4 Hours ago
Pressing ahead with plans to build three huge 'Titan' prisons would be a 'costly and hugely damaging mistake', the Government has been warned. The 2,500-place jails would do little or nothing to cut crime
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>>   Internet
Microsoft delivers Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 - 3 Hours ago
Redmond-based software-developing heavyweight Microsoft pretty much stuck to its previously-announced schedule and has now released the second beta version of the upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser.
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Ma.gnolia Bookmarking Site Opens Up Its Source Code - 4 Hours ago
Ma.gnolia, a social bookmarking service similar to Delicious, recently announced it will release its code as an open source project. Under the new plan, dubbed Ma.gnolia 2.0 or just M2, interested developers
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The Internet Gets a New Command Line With Firefox's Ubiquity - 4 Hours ago
Mozilla launched a new experimental browser plug-in Tuesday that has the power to change the way people interact with the dozens of web services they use every day. The project, called Ubiquity, is an
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>>   Science
Sinofert says potash import talks to finish end-08 - 2 Hours ago
China faces an estimated shortfall of up to a quarter of its demand of 11-12 million tonnes of potash this year, and Sinofert hopes to seal 2009 import agreements as early as possible to ensure supply

Argentina tightens control on drug-making chemicals - 6 Hours ago
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Argentina took steps on Wednesday to tighten controls on substances used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine in an attempt to halt an increase in trafficking and

Codename of the day: Nitrogen - 7 Hours ago
As I announced last week, Iâ??m holding a short but sweet this week, with the prize being a free signed copy of my (which I will ship anywhere in the world to the winner). Since I announced , Iâ??ve
 
>>   Entertainment
50m appeal to keep Titian work - 3 Hours ago
If funds are successfully raised for Diana and Actaeon...Two galleries are appealing for 50m to buy a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Titian. The Duke of Sutherland is offering two works to the

American Media may refinance $570 million debt: report - 115 Minutes ago
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Paris searches for best friend in Britain - 5 Hours ago
:47:06 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, Aug. 28 -- Calling all young, beautiful Britons with a yearning for life in the fast lane - celebrity socialite Paris Hilton is heading to Britain to find
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>>   Technology
For the Advanced in Age, Easy-to-Use Technology - 2 Hours ago
IN the 1960s, baby boomers, like most young people, could not wait to leave home. Today, those boomers are trying to figure out how to stay at home, even if they are past the age when their parents made

Painful lessons from IT outsourcing gone bad - 4 Hours ago
As companies look to economize in a weak economy worsened by rising energy costs, it may be more tempting than ever to consider outsourcing your IT -- whether to a cloud-based provider, to a shop in your

Psystar Stares Down Apple With Antitrust Suit - 3 Hours ago
Psystar has launched a counterattack in its battle with Apple. The Mac clone seller's countersuit against Cupertino alleges that Apple is violating antitrust regulations by keeping its operating system
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>>   Health
HIV spreads in NY at three times the U.S. average - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers are contracting HIV at three times the national rate, the city health department said on Wednesday, attributing the difference to New York's large population of high-risk
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California bill would require calorie counts on menus - 4 Hours ago
SACRAMENTO â?? California may become the first state to require chain restaurants to list the calories in their standard menu items. The state Assembly approved a bill today that would require chains
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Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia - 4 Hours ago
An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband. Judith Hamel, one of four doctors who helped deliver the 6 pound baby aboard the
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>>   Culture
Gallery shows off Obama-inspired street art - 5 Hours ago
Artist Shepard Fairey autographs a poster he created featuring Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, at the Manifest Hope Gallery in Denver on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Today's most-viewed stories DENVER - In a scruffy
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Rare works of Tagore, Santiniketan artists showcased - 2 Hours ago
London (PTI): Rare works of art by nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and other artists from Santiniketan will be on display for five days starting August 28 at the prestigious Royal College of Art here.

Curators fear for art as duke calls in loan - 3 Hours ago
The moment that every museum chief most dreads came to John Leighton late last year. The Duke of Sutherland informed the director-general of the National Galleries of Scotland that he wished to sell a
 
>>   Top Stories
Bill Clinton hails Barack Obama - 63 Minutes ago
Former President Bill Clinton has given unequivocal backing to US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying he 'is the man for this job'. Senator Joe Biden, accepting the nomination to run

House prices 'fall 10.5% in year' - 63 Minutes ago
The lack of availability of mortgages is still affecting the marketUK house prices have seen an annual double-digit fall for the first time since 1990, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide.The

Joe Biden: 'This is our time' - 4 Hours ago
Sen. Joe Biden went on the attack Wednesday night moments after he accepted the nomination for Democratic vice presidential candidate. 'The American dream is slowly slipping away,' Biden told delegates
 
>>   Media & Advertising
Microsoft web browser that covers its tracks - 5 Hours ago
Microsofts latest internet browser includes a piece of software that allows internet users to hide the audit trail of websites they have visited. The InPrivate feature on Internet Explorer 8, nicknamed
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Clinton, Biden boost Democrats - 2 Hours ago
DENVER - A spirited endorsement of Barack Obama by former President Bill Clinton and a feisty attack on John McCain by vice president Joe Biden boosted the hopes of Democrats that any lingering tensions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 browser a threat to online ads - 100 Minutes ago
Microsofts Internet Explorer 8, which was launched by the software giant yesterday, contains a feature called InPrivate which allows users to essentially hide their personal details by automatically erasing
 
 
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