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Obama, Accepting Nomination, Draws Sharp Contrast With Mc...
DENVER, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Barack Obama, the first African American to lead a major-party ticket, accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night, sharply criticizing Republican John McCain and casting the election as "our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise ali...

The Message That the Party Wanted to Hear
DENVER, Aug. 28 -- Barack Obama's speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night was what many nervous Democrats were hoping for: a forceful challenge to John McCain and the Republicans, and a restatement of the message to change Washington and the nation that propelled him...

At the Very Top of Invesco Field, Feeling More Than a Mil...
DENVER, Aug. 28 -- They sat in the top rows of Invesco Field at Mile High, so far from the stage they could barely see a thin outline of Barack Obama walking toward the lectern. But up here, they could feel it.

Sea-Ice Melt Imperils Walruses, and Economy Based on Them
NOME, Alaska -- Hubert Kokuluk squints with his one good eye to examine the tiny polar bear he has just carved from a fragment of walrus tusk. He isn't happy with the yellowish hue, but good ivory is hard to come by these days, since quickly melting sea ice has made it extremely difficult for his...


CORRECTIONS
ยท An Aug. 22 Metro article misstated the proposed new name for Loyola College in Maryland. It is Loyola University Maryland, not Loyola University of Maryland.

The Nation
Forest Service Chief Abigail R. Kimbell has warned regional foresters that the cost of fighting large fires in California and elsewhere could reach $1.6 billion this year, about half the agency's budget. The agency will cover the unexpected costs by diverting hundreds of millions of dollars set...

Around the Nation
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Air Force announced Thursday that two officers who worked at a missile base in North Dakota have been taken off the job while the military investigates allegations that they took home classified components used in underground launch control centers.

Preparing for Mass Exodus As Gustav Gathers Strength
CHALMETTE, La., Aug. 28 -- Determined to avoid the mistakes made when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, federal and state officials began preparations for massive evacuations if it becomes clear that Tropical Storm Gustav will sweep over the region with the same force as Katrina.


Pentagon Reports U.S. Airstrike Killed 5 Afghan Civilians...
A U.S. 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 officials that the civilian death toll from the bombing was at lea...

Jury Acquits Ex-Marine in Iraqis' Deaths
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 28 -- A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial.

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