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Lawmaker sees MLK's dream growing closer to reality - USA Today


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Lawmaker sees MLK's dream growing closer to reality
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By Sam Riche, USA TODAY By Oren Dorell, USA TODAY The children of Martin Luther King Jr. and a man who was there for his "I Have a Dream" speech 45 years ago said Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that Sen. Barack Obama's nomination for ...
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Obama to attack Bush, McCain in speech tonight CNN
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Georgians in 'Security Zone' Resigned to Russians' Presence - Washington Post


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Georgians in 'Security Zone' Resigned to Russians' Presence
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Jonathan Finer DZEVERA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- When Kako Kechkhvashvili and his wife packed their things and fled this farming village on Aug. 12, they planned to return when the Russian soldiers and their tanks withdrew.
Video: Russia Facing Increased Isolation After Georgia AssociatedPress
UN Security Council at odds over Georgia conflict Xinhua
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Cubans alarmed for storm's change of direction - Xinhua


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Cubans alarmed for storm's change of direction
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HAVANA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cuba alerted the public on Thursday for the sudden direction change of the tropical storm Gustav, which intensified Thursday morning when passing to the south of Jamaica.
Video: New Orleans Watching Gustav's Path AssociatedPress
UPDATE 3-Gustav threatens Jamaica, new storm in Atlantic Reuters
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Thai protest siege moves into fourth day - Reuters


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Thai protest siege moves into fourth day
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BANGKOK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A protest siege of Thailand's centre of government moved into its fourth day on Friday, with its leaders showing few signs of heeding a court order or appeals from the police to leave.
Thai protesters expel police testing PM's peaceful resolve AFP
Thais speak out on protests BBC News
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Pentagon Reports US Airstrike Killed 5 Afghan Civilians, Not 90 - Washington Post


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Pentagon Reports US Airstrike Killed 5 Afghan Civilians, Not 90
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By Ann Scott Tyson A US military review of an airstrike last week in western Afghanistan maintains that only five civilians were killed, Pentagon officials said yesterday, a finding that starkly contradicts reports by the United Nations and Afghan ...
US disputes Afghan civilian deaths CNN
Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip The Associated Press
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Scenes from Denver: Lines into Invesco stretch miles - CNN


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Scenes from Denver: Lines into Invesco stretch miles
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DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Thousands stood in the warm temperatures in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday to wait in lines that are nearly six miles long, according to local police.
Video: Final Preparations Underway for Obama Speech AssociatedPress
High Expectations for Obama Acceptance Speech FOXNews
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Barack Obama hits McCain, sets tone for campaign with historic speech - New York Daily News


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Barack Obama hits McCain, sets tone for campaign with historic speech
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BY MICHAEL McAULIFF, MICHAEL SAUL and DAVID SALTONSTALL DENVER - Barack Obama is set to claim his spot in history as the first African-American standard bearer of a major party tonight, rallying Democrats with his sharpest-ever assault on Republican ...
Obama sketches promise of America The Associated Press
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A Georgia School System Loses Its Accreditation - New York Times


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A Georgia School System Loses Its Accreditation
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By ROBBIE BROWN ATLANTA - A county school system in metropolitan Atlanta on Thursday became the nation’s first in nearly 40 years to lose its accreditation, and the governor removed four of its school board members for ethics violations.
Judge: Yank Clayton school board members Atlanta Journal Constitution
Group: Troubled Ga. district loses accreditation International Herald Tribune
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Dell's earnings fall 17% despite sales growth - MarketWatch


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Dell's earnings fall 17% despite sales growth
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By Rex Crum, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dell Inc. reported Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 17% from a year ago even as revenue topped $16 billion and that its margins were hurt by efforts to build out its consumer ...
Earnings roundup: Dell, Marvell Technology Forbes
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Oil Prices Fall as Storm Heads Toward Gulf - New York Times


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Oil Prices Fall as Storm Heads Toward Gulf
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By CLIFFORD KRAUSS HOUSTON - Oil producers have begun to halt drilling and operations in the Gulf of Mexico, anticipating that Tropical Storm Gustav could pick up speed as it feeds on warm waters over the next several days.
Gustav kills 59 in Caribbean, aims at US Reuters
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Boeing Final Offer Raises Base Pay 11% Over 3 Years (Update3) - Bloomberg


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Boeing Final Offer Raises Base Pay 11% Over 3 Years (Update3)
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By Susanna Ray Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. gave its largest union a final contract offer that would increase base pay by 11 percent over three years in an effort to avoid a strike next week.
Boeing sends machinists final offer The Associated Press
Boeing could lose billions in a strike USA Today
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Gore: McCain recycling Bush policy - USA Today


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Gore: McCain recycling Bush policy
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By Rob Curtis, USA TODAY By William M. Welch, USA TODAY DENVER - Former vice president Al Gore told Democrats on Thursday that John McCain would continue the policies of the Bush administration while Barack Obama offers "a clean break from the politics ...
Gore Rallies Convention Delegates With Call for Change Washington Post
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Ehrlich To Skip Republican Convention - Washington Post


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Ehrlich To Skip Republican Convention
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By John Wagner Former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Maryland's most prominent Republican, has decided to skip his party's national convention in St.
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Democratic Convention’s Third Night Marred by Verbal Gaffes - FOXNews


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Democratic Convention’s Third Night Marred by Verbal Gaffes
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by FOXNews.com DENVER - Barack Obama’s efforts to establish his national security credentials faced a potential snafu Wednesday after a few military gaffes, including one by Obama’s foreign policy-touting running mate Joe Biden, were made Wednesday ...
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Obama expected to address change in speech CNN
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IE 8 Beta 2 not without its faults - CNET News


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IE 8 Beta 2 not without its faults
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One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, readers have contacted CNET News with warnings about its installation and sites and services that are incompatible.
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Veoh wins copyright protections - VNUNet.com


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Veoh wins copyright protections
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Video-sharing service Veoh has been granted copyright immunity in a case that could influence other video services. A US district court judge ruled that the video site qualified for protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and could ...
Veoh Lawsuit Dismissal Provides Hope For YouTube InformationWeek
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Flies In Danger Escape With Safety Dance - NPR


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Flies In Danger Escape With Safety Dance
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by Joe Palca High-speed cameras reveal that fruit flies perform an elegant little ballet with their legs to get the speediest takeoff.
Fly's brain 'senses swat threat' BBC News
Why You Can't Swat a Fly Newsweek
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David Duchovny in sex addiction treatment - Reuters


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David Duchovny in sex addiction treatment
Reuters - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "X-Files" star David Duchovny, who currently plays a womanizing writer on the cable television series "Californication," said on Thursday he has entered a facility for treatment of sex addiction.
David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction The Associated Press
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Lindsay Fights Homophobic Dad Back! - E! Online


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Lindsay Fights Homophobic Dad Back!
E! Online - 1 hour ago
Another day, another drama with the Lohan fam. Can't they be like every other dysfunctional American family and argue about all their personal probs on one fabulous D-list reality show together?
Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog The Associated Press
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Movie Review - New York Times


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Movie Review
New York Times - 4 hours ago
Don Cheadle’s 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 ...
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