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Salazar to nominate Obama
Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to formally nominate Barack Obama as the Democrats' presidential candidate tomorrow.
Cooperstown Bound? - Jim Rice
2009 will mark former Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice's 15th and final year on the Hall of Fame ballot and if he were to come up short once again his only chance for induction would rest with the Veterans Committee. Since 1995 - his first year of eligibility - Rice has received as little as 29.4 percent of the vote (1999) and as much as 72.2 percent (2008). With an unchanged resume and such a large disparity in voting percentage, it's clear that Rice's case for induction is one of the more interesting and complex to be examined thus far by National Pastime. By Nick Leco.
Clinton a la Orange
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's orange pantsuit could have signified any number of things. Here are a few guesses.
Dem chairman speaks of unity
Howard Dean says Democrats are more united behind Barack Obama than Republicans are behind John McCain.
Hillary packs the house
Hillary Clinton was such a draw at Democrats' convention tonight that fire marshals closed down the hall.
College Park spelling bee
Today's greatest bit of investigation: Tracking down the spelling of a freshman tight end's last name.
Salazar to nominate Obama
Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to formally nominate Barack Obama as the Democrats' presidential candidate tomorrow.
Dean swipes at mainstream media
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean took a shot at the mainstream media and praised youthful bloggers.
A Chocolate City for One Week
Maryland blogger speculates whether the influx of black delegates and activists has temporarily turned Denver into, in the words of the funk group Parliament, a Chocolate City.
Sights and sounds from Denver
Traveling with The Creative Coalition to a list of Hollywood events yesterday was 94-year-old Ann Deschanel, grandmother of actress Zoey Deschanel.
Kearns on the injury
Before I get to Austin Kearns' quotes about his latest injury (a stress fracture in his left foot), just an observation from the press box: Nationals Park is dead tonight.
Dean swipes at mainstream media
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean took a shot at the mainstream media and praised youthful bloggers.
D1scourse Challenge nearly full
Just 10 spots left in the college football pick 'em contest.
Football numbers game
There is a minor shuffle of jersey numbers at Maryland, with eight walk-ons swapping digits entering the season.
Charting Maryland's opponents
Please, please don't make the case Maryland's nonconference schedule is daunting. Based on last year, it simply isn't so.
Kearns to DL
Surprising breaking news: Austin Kearns is going on the 15-day DL with a stress fracture of his left foot, an injury the team says he sustained 23 days ago.
Webb: Dems should tackle offshore drilling
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb says one of the "great mistakes" the Democratic Congress made before going to recess was letting Republicans lead on the issue offshore drilling.
Webb channels Moynihan
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb told members of the Virginia delegation this morning he'd like to see a better balance of power in the country, by having Congress assert more control.
Webb: Dems should tackle offshore drilling
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb says one of the "great mistakes" the Democratic Congress made before going to recess was letting Republicans lead on the issue of offshore drilling.
