Published Date: August 29, 2008

'We are a better country than this,' Obama tells an exuberant crowd of more than 84,000 at Denver's football stadium.

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Bertha Means, 88, has long stood up for civil rights. This week in Denver she sat down and cried.


Inflation and soaring food prices have the retailer -- known for never selling anything for more than 99 cents -- reevaluating its pricing strategy.


NEWS ANALYSIS

Obama touches on familiar themes but drives home a sharp-edged, almost populist, economic message.


Jose Nazario, charged with killing four detainees, is found not guilty by a Riverside jury. His case marks the first time civilians decided whether an ex-serviceman committed a combat crime.


 
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