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The BIG PILE
 


BIG PILE AUGUST 28
Thursday 08-28-2008 8:40am PT

Obama wins Nomination; Biden and Clinton rally the party.


Dems nervous over Invesco risks.


McCain camp gleefully mocks 'temple of Obama.'


MSNBC president defends convention team.


McCain makes up mind on VP.


Gustav nears Jamaica as New Orleans keeps watch.


US Navy backs off deployment in tense Georgian port.


Baghdad plans to build giant Ferris Wheel.


Forbes: Germany's Merkel most powerful woman.


Poll: Most oppose bid to ban gay marriage in California.


Official: NFL to play in Los Angeles next season.


SF gives teen drug suspect to immigration.


Toyota lowers 2009 global sales target.


Deputy fired for relationship with missing girl's mom.


Ailing Neil Diamond pledges refunds.


Man donates $3 million lottery ticket to New York church.


Half-ton woman too large to kill nephew.


Driver nearly crushes rescuers trying to recover jumper at 'Suicide' Cliff.


Nazi outrage probe: Trio staged hate skit at work.

*Handel On The News: Late Edition*


Obama seeks a personal touch within a huge stadium.


ABC Reporter arrested in Denver taking photos of big donors.


Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears.


UN criticizes Afghan decision to free rapists.


Judge upholds nude sunbathing on San Onofre State Beach.


Man rams car in Playboy Mansion gates twice in two weeks.


Calories come off and lights come on.


Half-ton woman too large to kill nephew.


Guitar Praise: Guitar Hero minus the sex, drugs and rock n' roll.


Driver nearly crushes rescuers trying to recover Suicide Cliff jumper.


Trio staged hate skit at work, says Jewish driver.

 

BIG PILE AUGUST 27
Wednesday 08-27-2008 8:42am PT
Hil-Dog impresses at DNC

Obama working hard on speech

Villaraigosa says to Obama, I'm not snubbing you but remember we clean your toilets

Bill Clinton a little passive aggressive with his off the cuffs remarks

Ted Stevens wins primary in Alaska... maybe he paid all 20 of the Alaskan population to vote for him.  

Flight delays caused by communication breakdown

Libyan official: Hijackers release passengers

600 illegal immigrants detained in Mississippi

LPGA: Learn English or get out. Can't we make that a rule in LA?

Poverty rate declined according to 2007 census. Doubt the 2008 will look similar

Schwarzenegger, read my lips: no new bills....except for this one.

Extras sue Tom Cruise after accident on "Valkyrie." He's so glib.

Hitler's underground tunnels: I think one leads to Hell

Plano, Texas most affluent city. Interesting but anti-climatic

School says
cheerleader skirts too short. 

Schuster and Scarborough go at on MSNBC. ding ding ding!

Priest gets rid of nun beauty contest. Sentenced to three months in purgatory

X-rated film shot at Bartlett Park. Bartlett Park now needs therapy after having innocence taken away too young.

I'd pay to see this fight:
wife sells DVD for $10 that had $1200 in it her husband was saving.

*Handel On The News: Late Edition*


After Hillary, Bill Clinton's turn to boost Obama.


McCain plans three-state VP roll-out.


Wife blasted for keeping Edwards' affair secret.


Oil rises near $119 as Gustav spins toward Gulf.


Hezbollah presence in Venezuela feared.


United Way's challenge: rebuilding a region's trust.


Slain Brooklyn couple's weird will.


Should school teacher's wear uniforms?


Employees say Abercrombie & Fitch is judging workers.

X-rated video shot in Tennessee public park.


Big mistake: Wife sells DVD case with $1,200 inside for $10.


BIG PILE AUGUST 26
Wednesday 08-27-2008 7:29am PT

Kennedy tugs at hearts, as Obama's wife praises values.


Man wasn't a 'credible threat' to Obama.


Convention 'greening' goes awry.


McCain's Yankee Doodle Daddy.


Rice: Israel settlements unhelpful to peace talks.


Hundreds of workers held in immigration raid.


Court rules SF teen illegal needs services.


Delayed by her bra, air passenger is indignant.


Santa Barbara County to back offshore oil drilling.


Universal gridlock disaster?


OC woman is first to die from West Nile in 2008.

Drought stricken, Iran buys US wheat.


Average income showed first rise over 2000.


Tests clear way for "Big Bang" experiment.


Cows have magnetic sense, Google Earth images indicate.


Rain washes out 'car free' day in Seattle.


Castro defends athlete who kicked judge in face.


Baseball brouhaha goes into extra innings.

*Handel On The News: Late Edition*


Dealmaking and drama lead up to Clinton speech.


Democrat sues Sen. Obama over 'fraudulent candidacy.'


Police, protesters clash as Dems convene in Denver.


Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions.


US-Mexico border tightened on drug cartel warning.


Western voters show mixed feelings on immigration.


S&P: Home prices drop by record amount in 2Q.


Author of '100 Things to Do Before You Die' dies.


Castro defends athlete who kicked judge in face.


Woman charged in boy's alcohol-poisoning death.


Sperm donors wanted, only high-caliber jocks need apply.