Barack Obama's acceptance speech marks a shift in tactics, stronger attack
on McCain.

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  Reaction has been overwhelmingly positive Friday (August 29,
2008) to Barack Obama's speech accepting the ...   more »

Republican Presidential candidate John McCain picks Alaska Governor Sarah
Palin as Vice Presidential running mate.

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Republican John McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his
running mate on Friday (August 29), ...   more »

Colombian doctors are trying to figure out why an 11-month old baby boy
weighs 28 kilograms (61 lbs 12 oz). 

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 Colombian doctors are trying to determine why an ...   more »

An announcement is expected Friday and could blunt whatever momentum
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama picks up from the Democratic
convention in Denver.

Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain has apparently made up
his mind ...   more »

The Dow rallied 212 points 11,715.  The S&P 500 gained 19 points to
1300. The Nasdaq jumped 29 points to 2,411. 

Crude oil closed at $115.59 a barrel.

SPEAKER: Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody'sEconomy.com 

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Late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa's body arrives back in Lusaka for a
state burial, after touring the country's nine provincial capitals. 

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Promising a new atmosphere of change in American politics, Barack Obama
accepts the nomination of the Democratic party to become the 44th president of
the United States.

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To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama as
their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, sending
him into battle against Republican John McCain. 

DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES (AUGUST ...   more »