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DENVER (AP) _ Joe Biden declared Wednesday that America doesn't need a good soldier in the White House, it needs the wise leadership of Barack Obama. » Full Story

DENVER (AP) _ Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convent » Full Story

DENVER (AP) _ Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converged near security gates outside the Democratic National Convention hall on Wednesday, chanting slogans and seeking a meeting with the Barack Oba » Full Story

HOSCHTON, Ga. (AP) _ This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. » Full Story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday. » Full Story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday. » Full Story

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) _ A three-month trial that pitted Mattel Inc. against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. » Full Story

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The FBI is investigating more than $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia that were made when a hacker broke into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's phone system 10 days » Full Story