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Democrats Nominate Obama
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois completed an improbable and historic journey here Wednesday when he was nominated by acclamation as the Democratic candidate for president, becoming the first African American to lead a major political party into a general-election campaign.
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Obama Team Works With Hill Democrats
Eager to avoid the missteps that plagued the first months of the Clinton administration, aides to Barack Obama have begun working in concert with top Democrats in Congress to craft a preliminary legislative agenda that would guide the senator from Illinois should he capture the White House in...
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Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells' Function
Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures for a variety of illnesses and sidestep the political and ethical quagmires
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Clinton, Thinking About Tomorrow
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- At first, it seemed, it might be all about Bill Clinton and yesteryear. The former president strode onto the stage Wednesday night to his old campaign theme song, "Don't Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)," and bathed in the glow of a standing ovation that went on so long and loud...
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Businesses Cite a Catch-22 After Miss. Immigration Raid
The arrests this week of nearly 600 immigrant workers at a manufacturing plant in Laurel, Miss., are fueling a national debate over a federal system to check new hires' work documents, a program whose expansion the Bush administration has made a cornerstone of its fight against illegal immigration.
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Stevens Cruises; Young in a Dead Heat
Alaska Republicans delivered a split verdict on two of the state's scandal-plagued political leaders Tuesday, propelling Sen. Ted Stevens to an easy primary victory despite his upcoming corruption trial but virtually deadlocking in Rep. Don Young's contest against a reformist challenger.
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Abramoff's Cooperation Brings Call for Leniency
Since his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has spent more than 3,000 hours helping more than 100 law enforcement agents in an ongoing federal corruption probe that has implicated "scores of other persons not yet charged," lawyers said in court filings...
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CORRECTIONS
ยท An Aug. 27 Page One article on civilian casualties in Afghanistan misspelled the last name of Marc Garlasco, a military analyst with Human Rights Watch.
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The Nation
The FAA said that most flights around the country were back to normal yesterday, after a software malfunction delayed 646 flights Tuesday. Around Washington, only Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport was substantially affected, with 27 delays reported.
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U.S. to Hand Over Security Duties in Anbar to Iraqi Forces
The top Marine Corps general said yesterday that the U.S. military will hand over security responsibilities to Iraqi forces next week in Iraq's western province of Anbar, paving the way to reduce the 25,000-strong Marine contingent there and free up more Marines to go to Afghanistan.
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University's Plans for Milton Friedman Institute Spark Outcry
CHICAGO, Aug. 27 -- Plans by the University of Chicago to establish a research institute named after legendary free-market economist Milton Friedman have caused an uproar at the school on the city's South Side.
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Only a Two-Page 'Note' Governs U.S. Military in Afghanistan
For the past six years, military relations between the United States and Afghanistan have been governed by a two-page "diplomatic note" giving U.S. forces virtual carte blanche to conduct operations as they see fit.
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Peaceful Protests In Kashmir Alter Equation for India
SRINAGAR, India -- Inside dozens of cramped kitchens in this Kashmiri city on Saturday, mothers and daughters prepared to make packets of rice for the hundreds of thousands expected at a sit-in two days later. Outside, their sons and brothers collected change from motorists to buy water and juice.
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Japanese Women Shy From Dual Mommy Role
TOKYO -- "I have never met a Japanese man who did not want me to be his mommy."
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The World
The Dead Sea Scrolls, which lay hidden in a cave for 2,000 years, will be available at the tap of a keystroke within a decade. The Israeli Antiquities Authority is using special imaging cameras to digitize the ancient manuscripts, which contain almost the entire Hebrew Bible.
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Thai Court Orders Protesters off Government Grounds
BANGKOK, Aug. 27 -- Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding that the crowd disperse and issuing arrest warrants for nine protest leaders on insurrection charges.
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KBR, Partner in Iraq Contract Sued in Human Trafficking Case
A Washington law firm filed a lawsuit yesterday against KBR, one of the largest U.S. contractors in Iraq, alleging that the company and its Jordanian subcontractor engaged in the human trafficking of Nepali workers.
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U.S. Military Ship Delivers Aid to Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- A U.S. military ship dropped off the first sea shipment of aid at a Georgian port Wednesday, avoiding one that remains under Russian control.
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Georgia War Shows 'Weak' Russia, U.S. Official Says
Russia's conflict with Georgia is the sign of a "weak" Russian nation, not a newly assertive one, and Moscow now has put its place in the world order at risk, the top U.S. diplomat for relations with the country said in an interview yesterday.
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New Orleans Makes Plans As Gustav Moves Closer
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 27 -- Hurricane Gustav triggered flooding and landslides that killed at least 23 people before weakening to a tropical storm, but forecasters said Wednesday that it remains a major threat to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Around the World
The future of Brazil's traditional Indian cultures was under challenge Wednesday as Brazil's Supreme Court began hearing arguments on whether to break up a vast Amazon reserve.
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Former Skins QB Sends One Over the Fence in Denver
DENVER Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), the highly paid but ill-fated former Redskins quarterback, may have redeemed himself a bit with Washington fans who wanted him permanently run out of town. Shuler, who flopped at RFK in 1994 and 1995 but returned to the District in 2007 as a congressman, hit a home...
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For Veteran Speaker, the Challenge of a Lifetime
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Barack Obama will step onto a stage bordered by Greek columns and walk down a runway that dead-ends at a lectern on an island. There, alone at the center of Colorado's biggest stadium, he will stare out at 2,000 lawn chairs pressed toward the stage, 80,000 people crammed i...
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Years Later, Lewis Watches History Being Made
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- When the Democratic Party officially nominated Barack Obama for the presidency Wednesday night, a 68-year-old son of Alabama sharecroppers sat in section 122 of the Pepsi Center, pondering a time when the scene before him was utterly inconceivable.
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Live, From Golden, Colo., It's Al-Jazeera
GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 27 Deep divisions, bad feelings. Tensions that threaten to boil over during this week's gathering in Colorado.
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Chris Cillizza
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Eighteen months after he declared his candidacy in his home state of Illinois, Barack Obama will formally accept the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Thursday night in a huge gathering at Invesco Field.
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A Step Forward Seen For Blacks in America
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy is widely seen as a sign of progress for African Americans, and more than a third of U.S. adults say his nomination tonight makes them prouder to be Americans.
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Black Delegates Also Bask in Obama's Big Moment
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Lena Taylor, a Wisconsin state senator from Milwaukee, is "overwhelmed" by the history that will be made Thursday night, when Sen. Barack Obama will become the first African American to accept a major-party presidential nomination. Add in that his acceptance will come on the 45th...
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Spotlight on Delegation Underscores Va.'s Importance
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- At this week's Democratic National Convention, it pays to be a delegate from Virginia.
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D.C. Voting Rights Plight Drowned Out by Din in Denver
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- The day did not start well for the activists from the District.
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Local Delegates From the Floor
For those of you watching on television, I can't express the feeling inside the Pepsi Center yesterday when Senator Hillary Clinton made the motion to suspend the rules and vote by acclamation that Barack Obama be Democratic presidential nominee.
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The Trail
DENVER -- The thing about political conventions is that everyone wants to claim a piece of, a connection to, the nominees. So it was that Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley happily stated that Marylanders can proudly stake a claim to Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware.
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Couric's Prime Time
DENVER, Aug. 27 Moments after giving Charles Barkley a big hug on the Pepsi Center floor, Katie Couric bumps into Joe Biden's son, Beau, in the basketball locker room that is serving as CBS's cramped work space.
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Delegates With a Broken Pledge
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Think the Hillary Clinton delegates feel miserable and dejected? Spend a moment with Deb Nelson.
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Jesse Jackson: 'This Is Barack's Moment'
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, not as a speaker but as a watcher. He sat in a sky suite at the Pepsi Center, credentialed by the Democratic National Committee, and took in the evening's proceedings. He had no official duties,...
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TWEET NOTHINGS
Fragmentary dispatches from people using Twitter.com to comment on the convention
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Blog Talk
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Here in Confab City, you can't swing a messenger bag without hitting a blogger; the place is lousy with them. Hundreds are credentialed; here's one worth clicking on.
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Where Minority Is Majority
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- So why this city, anyway? To find out why the Democratic National Committee chose Denver to host its convention, we leave the dizzying action downtown -- the hobnobbing celebs, delegates and pols, the bloggers and journos under the Big Tent and in the Pepsi Center, all that cho...
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ABC's Attempt To Film Donors Ends in Arrest
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- An ABC News producer was arrested outside a downtown hotel here Wednesday while he and a camera crew tried to shoot footage of corporate donors leaving a meeting with a group of Democratic senators.
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TV Coverage
This morning, civil rights activists including Martin Luther King III and the Rev. Al Sharpton, and religious leaders Rabbi Jack Moline and Sister Simone Campbell, gather for a unity breakfast celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Tonight,...
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CAMPAIGN SLOG 68 Days to Go!
On the way to Election Day 2008, the following has happened:
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The Trail
Republicans adopted a slimmed-down, conservative-leaning platform Wednesday night in a unanimous committee vote, peppering it with provisions that mesh with John McCain's political objectives. The platform will come before the full convention for a vote on Monday.
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Obama Begins to Reach Out To Pelosi
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Laying the groundwork for his legislative agenda should he win the presidency, Sen. Barack Obama has begun courting the most powerful woman in U.S. politics: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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Democrats Press Battle For 60 Seats In Senate
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Their moments came outside prime time, but the candidates Senate Democratic leaders hope will propel them to their biggest majority in decades also had their time in the spotlight at the Democratic convention.
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McCain Steps Up Attacks on His Opponent's Foreign Policy Credentials
Borrowing a familiar theme from past GOP presidential campaigns, Sen. John McCain is sharpening his efforts to portray Sen. Barack Obama as naive and inexperienced on foreign policy, rolling out an ad that accuses the Democrat of not taking Iran seriously and ridiculing his explanation for the en...
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Everybody's a Critic: Plenty of Advice for Obama on What to Say Tonight
DENVER, Aug. 27 It is probably just as well that Barack Obama put the finishing touches on Thursday night's acceptance speech before he arrived in this convention city.
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McCain Is Said to Be Set to Unveil Running Mate Tomorrow
SEDONA, Ariz., Aug. 27 -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain has settled on a running mate, and the pair will appear together on Friday at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, according to Republican sources outside the campaign.
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Giuliani Swoops In to Join the Republican Attack Squad in Denver
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Another former Republican presidential candidate has descended on this city to cast Barack Obama as unready for the White House.
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