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McCain: Stand up and fight
Chicago Tribune correspondentST. PAUL – It may go down as one of the quietest acceptance speeches in presidential campaign history – quiet crowd, quiet candidate, quiet rebukes of the opponent he has bombarded for months. It was the quiet of John McCain, and it was...Tags: Hurricane Gustav, Minnesota Wild, Republican National Conventions, National Government, Heads of State
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Full Text Of John McCain's Nomination Acceptance Speech
Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for President of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, David Petraeus, Corporate Crime, Mortgages, National Government
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Opener against Colts stirs memories of Hester's TD
AP Sports WriterWith a new stadium and a prime-time audience watching, the anticipation will be heavy when Chicago visits Indianapolis on Sunday night. Now, imagine this. The Bears win the coin toss and Devin Hester returns the opening kickoff. The last time he did...Tags: Super Bowl, New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Lovie Smith, Multi-Sport Events
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McCain-Palin 2 of a kind: Fred Thompson
The Swampby Frank James ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Fresh off his well-received speech at the Republican National Convention last night, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and his wife Jeri stopped by our hotel in the Twin Cities suburb of......Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Gustav, Disasters, National Government, Republican National Conventions
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Activities
Activities events 32nd Street Farmers' Market Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, breads, ethnic foods and more. Go to 32ndstreetmarket.org. Baltimore Farmers' Market Open Sundays...Tags: Culture, National Government, National Aquarium Baltimore, Fort McHenry, Tourism and Leisure
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Preserving black history in an updated space
When retired teacher Wylene Burch started the Howard County Center of African American Culture in 1987, her vision was to preserve the stories of black county residents from the past and present. Now Burch, along with a team of staff members and...Tags: Charity, Culture, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Slavery
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The imperfect hero
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn a humid summer morning, the Straight Talk Express is rolling along, en route from a town-hall meeting in Albuquerque to a private airstrip where a newly refurbished plane, also dubbed the Straight Talk Express, awaits. Sen. John McCain sits stiffly in...Tags: Campaign Finance, Punishment, Prosecution, Public Holidays, Marriage
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Text of John McCain's speech
Sen. John McCain delivered these remarks Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States....Tags: Medicaid, Small Businesses, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Public Finance
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Nice piece of writing on Bo Schembechler-Woody Hayes 'war'
During Michael Rosenberg's first meeting with Bo Schembechler, the old coach growled, "Another book?" The former Michigan coach could not believe that any author could cover more ground in his rivalry with Ohio State's Woody Hayes. Then Rosenberg...Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio State University, Capital One Bowl, Iowa Hawkeyes, Rich Rodriguez
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The 'assistant president'
Today's question: The Constitution doesn't define the vice president's role beyond a handful of government tasks. What should be the role of the vice president? Previously, Edwards and Lichtman discussed how history might treat Dick Cheney and digested...Tags: Gerald Ford, John F. Kennedy, National Government, Ronald Reagan, Harry S Truman
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Events Calendar: Sept. 4-12
THURSDAY SEPT. 4 ART Opening Art Reception: Recent work by Catherine Billingsley, Jan-Ru Wan and Christine Zoller. Show runs through Oct. 12. 6:30-8 p.m. Moravian College, Payne Gallery, 1200 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-861-1680. http://www.moravian.edu ....Tags: Game Playing, Music Theater, Steve Samuelson, Food and Dining Culture, Court Administration
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John Sanford Todd, 89; his vision for Lakewood created the 'contract city'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn the annals of California municipal history, Lakewood of the early 1950s was David fighting the Goliath of Long Beach, a city intent on gobbling up its unincorporated neighbor parcel by parcel. The legal turf battles were exhausting Lakewood's...Tags: Corporations, Death and Dying, Newspapers, Clubs and Associations, Livestock Farming
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