http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rssuserland en-us Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:52:12 GMT http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28DEMSDAY.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28DEMSDAY.html A unanimous vote made Senator Barack Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president. By ADAM NAGOURNEY Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:49:07 GMT Presidential Election of 2008 Democratic Party Clinton, Bill Obama, Barack Biden, Joseph R Jr http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28biden.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28biden.html Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. accepted the nomination for vice president with criticism of Senator John McCain. By JOHN M. BRODER Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:30:43 GMT Presidential Election of 2008 Biden, Joseph R Jr Democratic Party Conventions, National (US) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28obama.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28obama.html Even before he entered public life, Barack Obama began honing his political, mental and emotional skills. By JODI KANTOR Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:29:52 GMT Obama, Barack Presidential Election of 2008 Democratic Party http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28detain.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28detain.html More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their countries’ intelligence services. By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:08:33 GMT United States Armament and Defense Detainees United States International Relations Iraq Afghanistan Intelligence Services Terrorism Freedom and Human Rights International Committee of the Red Cross Central Intelligence Agency http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/europe/28moscow.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/europe/28moscow.html Russia’s representative to NATO, Dmitri O. Rogozin, often derided for his forceful style, is now taken more seriously. By CLIFFORD J. LEVY Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:43:59 GMT Russia North Atlantic Treaty Organization Rogozin, Dmitri O. Georgia (Georgian Republic) United States International Relations International Relations Putin, Vladimir V Medvedev, Dmitri A http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Pakistan-Violence.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Pakistan-Violence.html Police say a bomb hit a van carrying prisoners in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least eight people. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:50:19 GMT Pakistan Bombs and Explosives Taliban Waziristan (Pakistan) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/nyregion/28council.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/nyregion/28council.html The results of a telephone survey conducted by The New York Times show that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would find ample support in the City Council for a proposal to overturn the term limit laws. By MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:33:31 GMT Term Limits (Political Office) Bloomberg, Michael R City Council (New York City) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28zardari.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28zardari.html The accounts of Asif Ali Zardari, who is expected to become Pakistan’s president, had been frozen in 1997 at the request of Pakistani authorities investigating Mr. Zardari for corruption. By SOUAD MEKHENNET Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:44:07 GMT Zardari, Asif Ali Pakistan Switzerland Politics and Government Frauds and Swindling Embezzlement http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28policy.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28policy.html The extreme secrecy surrounding talks between the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on Tuesday underscores how gravely the two nations regard the militant threat. By ERIC SCHMITT Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:02 GMT United States Armament and Defense Pakistan United States International Relations Taliban Terrorism International Relations Mullen, Michael G Kayani, Ashfaq Parvez Petraeus, David H McKiernan, David D http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/sports/baseball/28sarasota.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/sports/baseball/28sarasota.html To help prop up their sagging economy, officials in Sarasota, Fla., are trying with all their civic might to poach the Red Sox’ spring training operation from Fort Myers. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:36:50 GMT Boston Red Sox Baseball Sarasota (Fla)