Archive for August 2008
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US papers praise Barack Obama’s ‘powerful, rallying’ speech
Barack Obama pledged to protect the dreams of Americans in his speech accepting the Democratic Party nomination. Here is what American papers had to say about his speech.
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Wall Street Journal columnist-Peggy Noonan knocks Obama’s speech
In her online column, The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan wrote that Sen. Barack Obama’s DNC speech at Denver’s Invesco Field “has every possibility of looking like a Nuremberg rally.” Other conservative pundits have made references to Nazis when talking about Obama or discussing his speeches, including radio host Tom Sullivan, who once aired what he called a “side-by-side comparison” of an Adolf Hitler speech and an Obama speech.
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Alaska Gov. Palin to be Named as McCain Running Mate
John McCain will introduce Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate at an event here at noon Friday, senior campaign sources confirmed to FOX News.
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CookieDiet.com, the Exclusive Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET(R) Online Store
Launched May 14, 2007, the Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET(R) retail arm now has more than 50,000 registered web site users, eight shopping mall locations, and nearly $12 million in revenue
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Sarah Palin- potential McCain VP choice
Speculation about Sen. John McCain’s choice for vice president intensified Friday with talk centering on darkhorse Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin amid reports that apparent frontrunners Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty were out.
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Tropical Storm Hannah Forms as Hurricane Gustav Looms
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna has formed northeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic.
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Obama: Beginning of another dream
Today is the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington D.C. and the “I Have a Dream” speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tonight in Denver Colorado, Senator Barack Obama will make history as the first African American to be nominated to be President of the United States of America by a major political party.
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I have a dream speech
“I Have A Dream” is the popular name given to the historic public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., when he spoke of his desire for a future where blacks and whites among others would coexist harmoniously as equals.
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Earthquake off Vancouver Island
An earthquake off Canada’s west coast has shaken the area around Vancouver Island. The quake Thursday is the latest in a series of coastal tremors since Monday.
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Mayra Rosales Too Fat for Jail, Murder?
Mayra Lizbeth Rosales is accused of murdering her nephew last Spring, only problem is she is too obese to put in jail. Rosales’ lawyers are trying to argue that because of her weight, that she would be unable to move her arms to hurt the child.
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