Midday Report

Obama 2008
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POLITICS TAKE are on center stage today, with coverage of Hillary Clinton's address Tuesday night, two more days of the Democratic convention to come, anticipation that John McCain will announce his choice for vice president Friday, and a forum for 5th Congressional District candidates last night.

The field has been narrowed to five finalists for crazy PSU fan in our first-ever contest.

POLL: Who should win the title as crazy PSU fan?

VIDEOS top the midday report today, and we have two to tell you about.

SOCCER

Early last Thursday morning, the Penn State women's soccer team was gathered in a small room Rec Hall, with all eyes glued to the television.

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Craig Houtz

CENTRE HALL — For as long as she can remember, Jackie Wiatrowski, 17, dreamed of performing on the grandstand at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair.

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Craig Houtz

WELCOME back, Penn Staters. A special welcome to newcomers to Penn State.

CDT photo/Christopher Weddle
Bits of Business

It’s down to the final details at the Mount Nittany Inn, where the owners are hoping for an October opening.

CDT photo/Christopher Weddle
ELECTION 2008: NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Delegates hope for change on historic date

When Walker Township resident Mike Gerber finds a spot in a big Colorado crowd this week to hear Barack Obama speak, the historic moment will take Gerber back a few decades in time — to another historic moment.

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CDT/Nabil K. Mark

If Olympic trips were playing cards, Gene Wettstone would have a winning hand.

BOALSBURG — As the 4,000-mile Run for the Fallen concludes at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday, local runners in a memorial run will pass by 210 flags, each representing a fallen soldier from Pennsylvania.

WILL Barack Obama surprise with his pick?

Penn State's football practice got the national spotlight Thursday night, as the Big Ten Network arrived on its campus tour.

Kelley Burger, left,  and Debbie Burger, both of Bellefonte, assemble the floor-mats for their tent during move-in at the Grange Fair on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. CDT/Michelle Bixby.
Michelle Bixby

TOLLING Interstate 80 -- after months and months of debate -- is coming down to just one person, and U.S. Rep. John Peterson isn't happy about it.

Dustin Young, left, 14, of Dunnstown, competes against Doug Weaver, 16, of Bellefonte, in a Guitar Hero competition at Grange Fair's Recreation Building on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. CDT/Michelle Bixby.
Michelle Bixby

CENTRE HALL — As their fingers rapidly tapped blue, red, yellow, green and orange keys, teens Doug Weaver and Dustin Young pounded and lifted Guitar Hero controllers to The Kink’s “All Day and All of the Night” almost in unison.

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OUR INMATES are better than your inmates.

AND THEN there are three.

Three finalists have been chosen in our Jonas Brothers' ticket giveaway contest, and online voting is under way.

Group calls for lowering age for alcohol use

College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

POLL: Would you support lowering the drinking age to 18?

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CLARK OR DEVLIN.

SPORTS OLY-SWIMMING 23 SA
Sacramento Bee/MCT

Funny how it happened on the eighth day of swimming finals in a country where eight is a lucky number.

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