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Washington Post

Get to know me, Obama says going into convention
CNN - 2 hours ago
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said this week's Democratic National Convention would help give voters a better "sense of who I am" -- and Obama could get some unexpected help.
Watching the convention is like seeing a bad divorce Baltimore Sun
'Part celebration and part anxiety' Los Angeles Times
Wall Street Journal - Houston Chronicle - New York Times - Detroit Free Press
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New York Times

UMass tackles alcohol abuse
Boston Globe - 35 minutes ago
By Peter Schworm For years, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has labored under the stereotype of a party school with a deeply entrenched drinking culture.
The drinking age Kingston Daily Freeman
Cal Poly opposes lower age for alcohol San Luis Obispo Tribune
Arizona Daily Star - CMU The Tartan Online - Colorado Daily - Northern Star Online
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ABC News

Russian Parliament Votes to Recognize South Ossetia, Abkhazia
Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
By Helena Bedwell and Alex Nicholson Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Russian parliament's upper house voted unanimously today in favor of recognizing the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions that sparked Russia's first foreign incursion since the ...
RussiaToday

Russia to debate Georgian regions BBC News
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Fannie, Freddie Woes Vex Experts And Leave US Hard Choices
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Youngest, most diverse Dem Convention ever
San Francisco Chronicle - all 562 news articles »

Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google
New York Times - all 198 news articles »

'Toughest Jobs': Another Day at The Reality Mill
Washington Post - all 32 news articles »

Closing statement
Boston Globe - all 1,989 news articles »

Biden Camp Pressed Hard For a Slot on the Ticket
Wall Street Journal - all 5,636 news articles »

Focus on Wing Flaps In Spanair Jet Crash
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Canada.com

Kyrgyzstan plane crash kills dozens
CNN - 36 minutes ago
(CNN) -- A Iran-bound Boeing 737 with 90 people on board crashed Sunday just outside the airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, killing most passengers, a government official said.
Kyrgyz plane crash kills 65 Reuters
Plane Crash in Central Asia Kills 68 New York Times
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GulfNews

Pakistan party mulls leaving coalition
AFP - 59 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's fragile ruling coalition was at risk of being pulled apart on Monday, setting the stage for a major political showdown two weeks before the country's lawmakers choose a new president.
Sharif's Party to Decide Today on Quitting Pakistan's Coalition Bloomberg
PML-N boycotts drafting committee meeting PakTribune.com
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WHDH-TV

Russia lawmakers to recognize Georgia rebel regions
Washington Post - 37 minutes ago
By Oleg Shchedrov and Aydar Buribaev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers approved on Monday a resolution recognizing the independence of two rebel regions of Georgia, a move likely to worsen relations with the West already strained by Moscow's ...
Russian lawmakers meet on rebel Georgian regions Reuters
Russia sees Georgia outcome as proof of its dominance Los Angeles Times
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Boston Globe

Ex-firefighter says he feels 'betrayed'
Boston Globe - 35 minutes ago
By John C. Drake Former Boston firefighter Albert Arroyo, who has failed to convince Fire Department officials that he is disabled despite his body-building prowess, said yesterday that he feels betrayed by fellow firefighters who have not come to his ...
Standing firm: Former firefighter Albert Arroyo takes case to airwaves Boston Herald
Bodybuilding Firefighter May Appeal Case Boston Channel.com
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Boston Globe

DEBARY, FLA.: Flooding from Fay brings evacuations
Detroit Free Press - 59 minutes ago
Rescue teams are evacuating people from 180 homes near Orlando, where some streets are under 4 feet of water because of flooding from what was Tropical Storm Fay.
Tempers rise along with floodwaters in West Volusia Daytona Beach News-Journal
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay The Associated Press
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Wall Street Journal

Russia could help unite a drifting West
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
A French academic who pondered the possible demise of the US-Europe alliance now believes that Russia will give it a raison d'etre.
Eastern Europe Can Defend Itself Wall Street Journal
A Respectable Russia Newsweek
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Washington Post

Fannie, Freddie Woes Vex Experts And Leave US Hard Choices
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By SUDEEP REDDY SOME OF THE nation's top economists figure the government's response to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has come to a critical turning point: They expect Treasury will be forced to inject funds into the two firms, but they're not sure ...
Freddie, Fannie Decline Diminishes Prospects of New Investors Bloomberg
Final Test for Fannie and Freddie Barron's
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FNM - FRE

Nicox says Pfizer drops glaucoma drug study in Asia
Reuters - 53 minutes ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French biotechnology firm Nicox (NCOX.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday US partner Pfizer (PFE.
Auto sales to decline in August: report Washington Post
NicOx provides update on PF-03187207 and the ongoing research ... MarketWatch
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AFP

Toyota to raise Japan prices of hybrid, commercial vehicles
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By V. Phani Kumar HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. Monday said it will raise retail prices of some hybrid and commercial vehicles in Japan from Sept.
Toyota Will Raise Prices on Prius Hybrids in Japan (Update1) Bloomberg
Toyota to lift prices on hybrids, trucks in Japan Reuters
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ABC News

Youngest, most diverse Dem Convention ever
San Francisco Chronicle - 40 minutes ago
Since the first appearance of a goofy straw hat on a delegate's head, largely the same people, cycle after cycle, have populated national political conventions.
Postcard from Denver Dallas Morning News
Denver latest stop on Yee's unlikely journey Seattle Times
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ABC News

Biden Camp Pressed Hard For a Slot on the Ticket
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By MONICA LANGLEY Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate reached a pivotal point in a secret meeting on the night of Aug. 6. Sen. Biden was whisked into a Minneapolis hotel room through ...

Video: Obama: Biden Will Be 'great' Vice-president

AssociatedPress

Africa Reacts to Obama's Choice of Senator Biden as a Running Mate Voice of America
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BBC News

Hillary Clinton dismisses McCain's 'Passed Over' ads
Newsday - 32 minutes ago
BY ELIZABETH MOORE AND CRAIG GORDON | elizabeth.moore DENVER - Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to formally release her convention delegates to Barack Obama on Wednesday - hoping to ensure a show of party unity this week with concrete proof of her support ...
CBS

Say, It's Joe. So? Wall Street Journal
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Canada.com

Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google
New York Times - Aug 23, 2008
By LAURA M. HOLSON and MIGUEL HELFT Verizon Wireless and Google, two industry Goliaths that have seen each other as potential rivals, are discussing a partnership that would give Google’s search service a prominent spot on the screens of Verizon phones ...
Techblog: Verizon and Google in search deal? San Francisco Chronicle
Verizon, Google To Turn Into Long-Term Partners For Mobile Search eFluxMedia
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Wall Street Journal

Zephyr broke flight time record for unmanned aircrafts
CNET News - 13 hours ago
After 16 days, the Olympics concluded with 43 world records being broken. However, there's another record today that's no less exciting.
QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record The Associated Press
Zephyr UAV Sets Record Aero-News Network
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eFluxMedia

Seinfeld Selection Finds Critics Online
Adweek - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK As befits a story pairing a big celebrity with a big corporation, scores of bloggers took to their keyboards last Thursday to weigh in on -- and largely inveigh against -- the ad team of Microsoft and Jerry Seinfeld.
Seinfeld to the rescue at Microsoft? TheDay
Microsoft Uses Seinfeld To Take Revenge On Apple eFluxMedia
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Los Angeles Times

'Toughest Jobs': Another Day at The Reality Mill
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Tom Shales Imagine producing a show called "America's Toughest Jobs" and not including "television critic." Oh, really now!
Teams chance injury to get the ‘Toughest Jobs’ done Boston Herald
America's Toughest Jobs? Ask Thom Beers Monsters and Critics.com
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'Tropic Thunder' holds top spot at box office
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The DreamWorks film starring Ben Stiller pulls in $16.1 million for the weekend. 'House Bunny' is No. 2. By Swati Pandey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer The boys narrowly beat the girls at the box office as DreamWorks' "Tropic Thunder" held on to the ...
Tropic Thunder' Hangs on at No. 1 Entertainment Weekly
‘Thunder’ Stays on Top New York Times
E! Online - Reuters - eFluxMedia - USA Today
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LIVENEWS.com.au

Madonna kicks off tour with McCain slam
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
As Madonna kicked off her "Sticky and Sweet" tour on Saturday, she took a none-too-subtle swipe at John McCain. Amid a four-act show, a video interlude carried images of destruction, global warming, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Zimbabwe's authoritarian ...
Madonna Gets Political New York Times
Madonna attacks John McCain with images of Adolf Hitler, Robert Mugabe New York Daily News
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CTV.ca

Closing statement
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
All-around brilliant Nastia Liukin (left) and Shawn Johnson were the faces of US gymnastics. (Julie Jacobson/Associated Press) By John Powers BEIJING - The US Olympic team might have been knocked off the gold standard by the Chinese when the Bird's ...
Numbers-crunching the Games Chicago Tribune
Closing Ceremony Has Golden Glow Washington Post
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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Olympics close with pizzazz, a little Led Zep
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
China's first-ever Olympics ended Sunday night with a carnival-themed bash featuring drummers, dancers and even a little Led Zeppelin.
'The best Olympics ever' -- now what? Los Angeles Times
Rogge lauds hosts for raising the bar Boston Globe
Seattle Post Intelligencer - New York Times - Boston Herald - SportingNews.com
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Los Angeles Times

Helio Castroneves wins Sonoma IndyCar race
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Helio Castroneves of Brazil jumps into the crowd after winning the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County. The Brazilian driver breaks 29-race drought with a victory in the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County.
Castroneves recaptures his fire at Infineon San Francisco Chronicle
Castroneves breaks drought at Sonoma Houston Chronicle
Sports Network - Seattle Times - DetNews.com - Motorsport.com
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Washington Post

OLYMPIC TICKER On paper, gymnasts' ages OK
Detroit Free Press - 41 minutes ago
The investigation goes on. So does the wait. Yet the International Olympic Committee indicated Sunday that a reshuffling of medals in Olympic gymnastics isn't likely.
Tweddle's Chance Of Olympic Medal Sky News
Olympics: China insists gymnasts were old enough to compete guardian.co.uk
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Telegraph.co.uk

Save Olympic softball
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
The women on Japan's Olympic softball team stood in a circle Thursday night in Beijing, arms outstretched, tossing coach Haruka Saito in the air.
Japan satisfied with Olympic performance Radio Australia
Baseball and softball strike out with IOC guardian.co.uk
NEWS.com.au - Mainichi Daily News - Pensacola News Journal - Stuff.co.nz
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The Gazette (Montreal)

Beijing's Olympic triumph
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The Olympic flame burns atop the Bird's Nest, more properly known as the National Stadium in Beijing, on the last day of the 2008 Games.
Olympics goes out with a bang — and mixed legacy Houston Chronicle
Olympic Review Dispatch Online
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TheMedGuru

Bush administration proposal is an attack on reproductive health
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago
The Bush administration's proposed opt-out rule for health-care workers lacks respect for reproductive-health rights. The Bush administration's proposed opt-out rule for health-care workers is unnecessary and misses a critical element: respect for ...
US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors’ Personal Beliefs from Being ... eFluxMedia
Plan Would Protect Health-Care Workers Who Object to Abortion Washington Post
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ABC News

Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 6 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to ...
Sadex Corporation Sees "Green" After FDA Announcement KTIV
New FDA labeling rule could be lawsuit shield CNNMoney.com
New York Times - San Jose Mercury News - WebMD - Reuters
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ABC News

People with face disfigured can smile again
Food Consumer - 13 hours ago
By Ben Wasserman Sunday August 24, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- People with face disfigured may smile again. Studies in the Lancet show patients who received face transplants did not show much of side effects physiologically and psychologically.
Researchers Say Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities eFluxMedia
Face transplants: In pictures BBC News
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