Democrats converge on Denver for convention
Democrats open their national convention in Denver seeking unity and momentum for Barack Obama. The night highlights include a Kennedy tribute and Michelle Obama's prime time speech as Obama campaigns in Iowa, while McCain ads target the fall race.
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Barack Obama
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Obama
Michelle
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Pepsi Center
Iowa
Colorado
Kansas City
John McCain
Iraq
Bush
Sen
Joseph Biden
Delaware
McCain
Sam Cooke
House
Nancy Pelosi
California
America
Washington
Schumer
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Fay remnants spread heavy rain from Georgia to Louisiana
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay drenched a wide swath of the South with heavy rain and wind as it moved inland from Georgia to Louisiana after a week of drought. In Florida, floodwaters were being mopped up while Fay dumped over 30 inches along the central Atlantic coast. Governor Crist helped an elderly woman from a flooded home and noted continued rain threatening northern Georgia through Tuesday.
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Allahassee
Fla
Fay
Georgia
Louisiana
Atlantic
Charlie Crist
Hazel Hayes
National Weather Service
Cows show north south alignment study finds global behavior
A German Czech team reports that 60 to 70 percent of cattle in 308 pastures align north south while grazing or resting, based on 8 510 cows studied via satellite images. The finding persists across continents, suggesting Earth’s magnetic field influences orientation. Researchers note need for experiments to prove causation.
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Washington
Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences
Hynek Burda
Sabine Begall
University of Duisburg-Essen
Germany
Begall
Tina Hinchley
Duane
Cambridge
Wis
Hinchley
Kenneth J. Lohmann
University of North Carolina
Lohmann
Joseph L. Kirschvink
California Institute of Technology
Mark A. Willis
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Willis
Czech Republic
PNAS
Overweight inmate seeks mercy in Ohio execution case
Richard Cooey, on death row for the 1986 killings of two University of Akron students, asks Ohio for clemency claiming weight and vein issues could affect lethal injection. The hearing notes prior poor counsel and unpresented abuse evidence, while officials and attorneys debate his responsibility and remorse.
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State
Columbus, Ohio
Richard Cooey
University of Akron
Ohio Parole Board
Cooey
Ers
U.S. Supreme Court
Kentucky
Dana Cole
Cole
Warner promotes bipartisan ship in Virginia style keynote
Former Virginia governor Mark Warner pledges a Virginia style bipartisan message as he prepares to deliver the Democratic Convention keynote in Denver. He stresses consistency between Richmond and Denver, seeks to draw independents and Republicans, and reinforces his centrist stance amid tight statewide polls and fundraising.
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Virginia
Mark Warner
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General Assembly
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Jim Gilmore
Denver
Richmond
Danville
Senate
Obama
Illinois
Democratic Party
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