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BARACK WHO? Republican presidential candidate John McCain shattered the afterglow of Democrat Barack Obama's acceptance speech early yesterday with the stunning announcement that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate.
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CHICAGO - The most talked about play in Philadelphia this morning will likely be the same play that was the most talked about play in the Phillies' clubhouse yesterday evening. Television replays suggest Ryan Howard should have been ruled safe on a bang-bang play at first that would have driven a run home and turned Alfonso Soriano's game-winning home run in the eighth into a game-tying run.
RAISING THE BAR. 10 p.m. Monday, TNT. AS STEVEN Bochco's latest series, "Raising the Bar," heads to TNT next week, I'm thinking it's time to raise the bar on the basic-cable network.
AS SPACE limitations today force a truncated Tattle, it's a good thing our first item is gold. According to E! Online, British sculptor Marc Quinn has created "Siren," a solid-gold statue of model Kate Moss. It's worth nearly $2.8 million and weighs 110 pounds - more than the actual Kate - and will will be on display at the British Museum from Oct. 4 to Jan. 25.
IF HILLARY CLINTON can make nice with Barack Obama, is it not possible for rappers to join a similar love train?
THE GIZMO: Lower prices and more features are coming on video game systems this fall. SPILLING THE BEANS: Game Stop CEO Daniel DeMatteo recently shared with stock analysts that he's factoring "a $50 price drop" on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 into his company's third- and fourth-quarter 2008 earnings. He says the manufacturers
If 3-D is to become the wave of the future in Hollywood, it will not be because of "Fly Me To The Moon." The technology may be updated, but the story of flies hitching a ride to the moon on the Apollo 11 mission needs a booster rocket, or something.
LEAVE IT to Jose Garces to capture the crazy, wonderful, delicious world of Mexico City's cuisine under one roof. He's done exactly that at Distrito, the energetic two-story space he recently opened at 3945 Chestnut St. in West Philadelphia.
WILL PENNSYLVANIA implement laws to force overweight workers to slim down and get fit - or pay up? After all, Pennsylvania's adult obesity rate is 25.7 percent (up from last year), and we were named the 24th most obese state in America, according to the 2008 "F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America," the fifth annual report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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The Philadelphia Police Department began Taser training for Crisis Intervention Teams on August 25, 2008. Audio slideshow by David Maialetti.

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A child dies after being hit by a taxicab whose driver fled the scene.  Street Level video news report by Jim MacMillan
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This week DN fitness columnist Kimberly Garrison talks with Tracy Hess about the fitness benefits - as well as potential pitfalls of bodybuilding.
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