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Obama set to woo nation with historic speech (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, joins his running mate, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on stage after Biden's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday — the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech — to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize.




Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC (AP)

Democratic  presidential hopeful  Barack Obama greets members of vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden's family at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 in Denver. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him.




9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan (AP)

Pakistani security officials examine the site of bomb explosion at a street cafe in Sahala outskirt of Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. An explosion on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killed at least seven people, police said. The cause was under investigation early Wednesday. The damage indicated a bomb, according to police. (AP Photo)AP - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.