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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is surrounded by delegates, security, and the press as she makes her way to the New York Delegate section during Roll Call Votes at the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on August 27, 2008. Clinton made a motion to suspend the Roll Call vote and officially nominate Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's Presidential nominee. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
   
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    Hillary shines and overshadows Obama
    Hillary shines and overshadows Obama
    The good news for Sen. Barack Obama Wednesday morning was that Sen. Hillary Clinton stepped up to the plate and roused up her supporters for him.... | Read More
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    Jay-Z selling Vegas 40/40 Club
    Jay-Z selling Vegas 40/40 Club
    NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) --
    Hip-hop artist and businessman Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and his partners said Wednesday they are selling their 40/40 Club in Las Vegas for an undisclosed amount.
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    The U.S. space agency says it has renamed its newest spacecraft -- the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST -- in honor of Enrico Fermi.
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Issue of the Day
    Hillary shines and overshadows Obama
    Hillary shines and overshadows Obama
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) --
    The good news for Sen. Barack Obama Wednesday morning was that Sen. Hillary Clinton stepped up to the plate and roused up her supporters for him. The bad news was that she had to.
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