| Obama plays some hoops, works on speech |
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| DENVER (AP) -- Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium - and millions more at home - how as president he would make a difference in their lives.... |
| McCain stays mum about vice presidential pick |
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| DENVER (AP) -- Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain stayed mum about his pick of a running mate Thursday and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.... |
| In a switch, McCain to Obama: "Well done" |
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| DENVER (AP) -- In a brief break from a fierce advertising war, Republican presidential candidate John McCain will air a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: "Job well done."... |
| GOP counterpunches as Obama to claim nomination |
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| DENVER (AP) -- On Barack Obama's big night, Republicans in Denver pushed an alternative convention narrative: Sure he can thrill a crowd of Democrats, but is he ready to be president?... |
| McBama agenda: Common ground between candidates |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain and Barack Obama share common ground on a surprising selection of issues where the age-old Republican-Democratic divide doesn't cut it anymore.... |
| Biden: Obama cannot win without Pennsylvania |
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| DENVER (AP) -- Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates Thursday that running mate Barack Obama can't win the White House without the Keystone State.... |
| Excitment, tears and Kumar on convention floor |
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| DENVER (AP) -- You never know who you'll run into on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. It might be a football immortal, or a 1980s TV actress, or the former secretary of state. Even the star of the "Harold and Kumar" movies, an ardent Democratic activist.... |