Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night before more than 84,000 people at Denver’s Invesco Field. Obama’s 45-minute speech (followed by fireworks) marked the end of the Democratic National Convention.

The Republican National Convention starts Monday in Minneapolis. Keep…

Democrat Joe Biden accepted the party’s nomination for vice president last night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. After his speech, presidential candidate Barack Obama surprised him on stage — Obama will address the delegates, and hundreds of others, tonight…

Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention featured former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner. But the big news, and the event many were waiting for, was Hillary Clinton’s speech. (See and hear the speeches at those links; Clinton doesn’t really start…

The Democratic National Convention has started! It kicked off last night with Michelle Obama’s speech that centered mostly on family.

Today’s Bird line: Women’s work

I love the Olympics, so I’m happy to see that the Weatherbird is enjoying the Games, too. Yesterday, the U.S. women’s soccer team took the gold medal in overtime against Brazil. The team includes St. Louis native Lori Chalupny, a…

Dawn Harper of East St. Louis is a gold medalist. The Olympic champion completed the 100-meter hurdles in 12.54 seconds — beating Australia’s Sally McLellan by one-tenth of a second.Bird line suggestions:

• A new Dawn
• Overcoming hurdles
• By leaps and bounds
• Golden girl
• Jump into history

Today’s…

Wal-Mart has cut back its expansion plans, but not in St. Louis. Eight supercenters will open before 2010; the first one, in Fenton, opens next month. Wal-Mart is making some changes to all of its stores though — losing the trademark…

Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis in 1926. A local preservation group is working to put the St. Louis house he owned in the ’50s on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bird line suggestions:

• Berry good
• Rock house
• St. Louis blues
• Rock…

St. Louis is being hit hard by foreclosures — nearly 5,000 since the start of the year.

Bird line suggestions:

• You can’t own home again
• Hunted houses
• Helter shelter
• Locked out
• Homesickness

Today’s Bird line: Gimme shelter

Home buyers and sellers are looking for a deal, but the buyers seem more willing to wait for it. The big drop in first-quarter home sales certainly inspired sighs across the newsroom from those who are trying to sell.

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