2008 Woodie Awards
Nation
Obama takes Democratic presidential nomination
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DENVER - Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph. Former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton asked the convention delegates to make it unanimous "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory.
Town aims to break world record for most scarecrows in one place
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HOSCHTON, Ga. - This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town. There's a scuba diver, the Georgia Bulldogs football team and - of course - the cast of the Wizard of Oz.
Go to church, get gas
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VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Carol Umsted got more than the word of God during services this summer at the Congregational United Church of Christ of Valley City. She also got $50 worth of free gas, thanks to winning a raffle. For the local farmer, it was a nice side benefit, at a time when gas was more than $4 a gallon.
