Clinton's Speech: Was It Enough? (Washington Post)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers perhaps the most critical speech of the Democratic National Convention, calling on her party to unite behind the candidacy of Barack Obama, her chief rival during the Democratic primaries. DENVER -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's...

Cash for weight-loss ideas (The Courier Mail)
THE State Government has offered $1 million to the Queensland town or city that comes up with the best idea to beat society's costly and growing obesity problem.

Paint it black (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: In Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey Jr plays a white movie star playing a black soldier. John Patterson explains why racial comedy is a grey area

Film clips (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Capsule reviews of films currently playing in Charlotte... By Matt Brunson Current Releases AMERICAN TEEN Perhaps the best way to enjoy this documentary is to pretend it's a fictional motion picture, no different than Pineapple Express or Sex and the City or even WALL-E. Otherwise, you might start second-guessing every aspect of the movie, a path that can only lead to frustration. Fortunately, I ...

Texas Leads Country In School Paddling (KWTX-TV Waco)
Nearly a quarter of a million students nationwide received corporal punishment during the 2006-2007 school year and more than a quarter of them were in Texas, according to a report released Wednesday that finds minority students got a disproportionate share of the punishment.