HANDICAPPED OLYMPIANS

The Olympics are over for thousands of athletes and athletic fans, meaning people will now turn their attention to college football and the NFL. However, there is another sort of Olympic Games being held: The Paralympics. The Paralympics are the athletic events that not many pay attention to because they are not on every television channel like The Olympics were. These events are definitely something to watch, because these athletes overcome many challenges in order to compete.

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WATCH OBAMA RUN FASTER. President Must Pay To Play Political Hard Ball.
President Obama has to work had to persuade voters to give him more time to guide the US economy back to health, as he prepares to play out his vision for another term during the Democratic national convention.

SYRIAN AIR STRIKES. Taking Its Civilian Toll.
The Assad regime’s strategy has increased the death toll as a serious humanitarian crisis develops and thousands flee their homes in search of safety.

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK. Making Very Little Progress.

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U.S. MAY NOT INTERVENE. Syria Violence Continues.
Despite rising civilian deaths and rebels’ pleas, U.S. is not expected to expand its minimal role. Meanwhile. Syrian rebels bomb regime army base, 4 injured. A rebel spokesman says it's a revenge for an attack by the military last month that killed more than 300 people.

SUN MYUUNG MOON. Dead at 92

AUTOFEST - Annual Classic Cars

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Auburn, Indiana was the best and the only place to be this Labor Day weekend for a full-scale celebration of all things classic at the "Classic Car Capital of the World"

This is the birthplace of some of the world’s most revered automotive brands. Auburn really is the place where it all started and the longstanding Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival is a week-long celebration of the town’s unique heritage and of the classic car itself.

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What A Difference Four Years Make

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As the Democratic Convention approaches, the theme may have been altered from CHANGE "Yes We Can" to FORWARD "We Thought We Could Have", or "Let's Try Once Again"...etc.

Four years later, that energy, excitement, buzz and optimism that we saw during the last democratic convention has apparently faded and it will be interesting to see what organizers to this week's Democratic Party Convention will come up with to charge up the delegates.

This Week in History

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This Week in History, Sep 2 - Sep 8

Sep 02, 1969