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	2000 National Democratic Convention API Delegates Wrap Up Democratic National Convention Last week as Vice President Al Gore wrapped up his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, thousands of delegates applauded and cheered. “I know my own imperfections,” he told the arena audience. “I know that sometimes people say I’m too serious, that I talk too much substance and policy. But the presidency is more than a popularity contest. It’s a day-by-day fight for people. COMPLETE STORY...		California SAT 9 Scores Up After Prop. 227 (in Bay Area News) AsiaCentral: A Multilingual Marketplace (in Business) Sacred Drums of India (in A&E) Lead Editorial: District Elections -- Get Educated (in Opinion)

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Request to Reduce Lee’s Charges Denied Decision comes as bail is being considered The government on Aug. 22 denied a defense request to reduce the charges against nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee but acknowledged that files the fired Los Alamos scientist allegedly mishandled were not classified. In a court filing, the government also said it opposes the defense’s request to dismiss all but 10 counts of the indictment against Lee. COMPLETE STORY...

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