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The candidate waves to the crowd in Denver
Sen. Barack Obama accepts his historic Democratic presidential nomination with soaring oratory that sought to identify his biography with the American dream and his campaign with a populist call to mend the American economy.

STEELERS WIN FINAL TUNEUP
Steelers' kicker Jeff Reed celebrates winning field goal.
There were a lot of no-shows as the Steelers nip Carolina in their preseason finale, 19-16, winning on a last-second field goal for the second consecutive week.
Officials in Adams, Butler County, where a woman planned to open a dance studio that would have included pole dancing, have forbidden it, claiming she wants to run an adult business.
Students were left to sort out the pros and cons at Reizenstein's debut as the new home of Pittsburgh Schenley High School.
After a monthlong suspension, the state will again permit referrals to certain community mental health services operated by Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
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For Americans worried about increasing energy costs, here's a surprise they may welcome: The wholesale price of natural gas is dropping, and it just might result in lower home heating bills this winter.
A grand jury investigation into misappropriated public funds in the financially strapped Beaver County town culminates with the arrests of a borough council member, two former borough employees and the treasurer of a defunct borough authority.
A Carnegie Mellon University professor charged with drunken driving three times in eight days could go to jail today, much to the relief of his neighbors in Squirrel Hill.
And it wouldn't be the same without the involvement of the many people who don't score touchdowns or call plays.
A teacher from Springdale has been charged in Maryland with having a sexual relationship with a student that began when he was 15.