Yankees choose to start AL playoffs Wednesday

The New York Yankees knew when they'd be playing before they knew who. Then after 12 innings of an AL Central tiebreaker, they learned it would be the Minnesota Twins.

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Speakers at the Democratic convention on Wednesday

A look at Wednesday's speakers for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver:

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Why I Am Sad

I am sad today and today is Wednesday. That may sound strange but I have not been sad on a Wednesday for 9 years. Wednesday is supposed to be my day of jubilee each week and until today it was. My husband and I used to have pool league on Wednesday's.

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Already-skittish moderate Democrats in Congress got fresh reasons Wednesday to worry about their votes on economic and health care legislation from the election results in Virginia and New Jersey.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton landed here Wednesday, saying she was determined to broaden America's relationship with Pakistan beyond the security and anti-terrorism concerns that have dominated ties and sowed mutual suspicion.

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Keep an eye to the skies and you might get a great show this week, courtesy of the Perseid meteor shower.

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NASA is hoping to launch the space shuttle Endeavour Wednesday evening, if showers and thunderstorms don't force the space agency to scrub liftoff yet again.

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Rooney said all he's trying to do is make people happy. It's part of his life philosophy to fight evil with a smile and wave. As part of his life philosophy, Rooney has also chosen the name of Karma Jen Soulace for himself.

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Did someone slip some happy pills in my coffee this morning?

I feel particularly happy, unflustered this day. My throat is still sore but it is not bother me. It is hot outside, but I can live with it. My little girl has not called me this morning, but I know she will later.

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Which day of the week is your favourite and why? (Poll)

My favourite day of the week is Saturday mainly because, as I work for myself, I tend to treat Monday to Friday as normal workdays, to discipline myself in getting a lot done.

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Good News Wednesday - The story of Survivor

On labor day weekend in 2007 my mother took a vacation to Ohio to visit her family. When she was packing the car to leave she left her car trunk open while she carried out luggage.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that may give pessimists one more reason to grumble.

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Says he wont quit until he gets old

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A diabetic, 43-year-old Danny Stephen said he lay down to rest about 9 or 10 a.m. and lapsed into a diabetic stupor. For several hours, he tried to tell his son what to do. But he couldn't get the words out.

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Small Increments = Big Results

Today a huge step for me. Today I realized I have made a mess of my life and it's time for to begin getting back on track. This morning I got up, washed my face, threw on some sweats and began walking for my health.

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My personal trainer sometimes gives me an odd piece of advice during workouts: "Relax your face." For a long time, I found this advice confusing.

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by Global Good News staff writer

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Savoring the moments.....

Savoring every moment….

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Making Changes....

It is inevitable to have a life where change is not present, every day, the world changes, work changes and even our kid's change, right before our eyes.

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Hilary Clinton, when asked what she would tell skeptical constituents, said, "I am holding my nose and voting for this because of you," meaning retirees and other consumers, college students, retailers and other businesses that would be hurt by a recession.

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Psychologists have found that, on average, people's moods remain about the same on each day throughout the week Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most depressing day of the week but according to psychologists, midweek gives more cause for concern in reality.

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It's business time!

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Is Today Wednesday? Gilligan's Island, Iraq, and how I put them all together.(Now with poll added)

What do you do when you think all day that it is a totally different day of the week. I mean I went all day thinking today was Wednesday. I mean today fit all the criteria of a Wednesday. Woke up pissed off a bit tired but still optimistic.

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Satire - Independence Day on a Wednesday?

Everyone knows by now that THIS year Independence Day falls on a Wednesday. Of course, this is the worst possible day for a Fourth of July celebration. They should make a law against it.

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THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch newspaper said Wednesday it has received an anonymous letter giving details of where to find the body of missing toddler Madeleine McCann.

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They're creepy and they're kooky, and they're headed to Broadway. "The Addams Family," a new large-scale tuner based on the cartoons of Charles Addams, aims to hit the Rialto in the 2009 -10 season.

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