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McCain picks Alaska's Palin as running mate

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John McCain shook up the US presidential race yesterday with the surprising announcement he had picked little known Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska, as his vice-presidential running mate.

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Star-Telegram

Georgia, Russia Sever Ties as Rights Groups Report on Violations - 3 Hours ago

In the latest sign of deteriorating relations in the Caucasus, Georgia will withdraw all of its diplomats from its Moscow embassy, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Friday, Aug. 29. 'Within the coming

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Karadzic Refuses to Plead at War Crimes Tribunal - 3 Hours ago

LONDON, Aug. 29 -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic declined to enter a plea Friday in a courtroom in The Hague, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the U.N. war crimes tribunal bringing

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The Main Event: McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden
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Gustav pounds Jamaica; death toll rises
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Europeans: Obama's speech a strong performance
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Acceptance speech by Barack Obama
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As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning
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The political reformer has shown a willingness to clash with her party
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Ex-Marine Acquitted in Iraqi Killings Case - 5 Hours ago
Former Squad Leader Not Guilty of Killing Detainees in Precedent-Setting Case The Associated Press FONT SIZE Former Marine Jose Luis Nazario Jr., arrives at Federal Court Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Riverside,
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Top seed Ivanovic stunned at U.S. Open - 4 Hours ago
Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic suffered one of the biggest upsets in tennis history when she was stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin of France 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. Never
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Obama vows to reverse Bush-McCain legacy - 3 Hours ago
DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's
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Politics/Law

38 million viewers tune in for Obamaâ??s speech - 2 Hours ago
NEW YORK - Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people.Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics
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Analysis: Palin's age, inexperience rival Obama's - 4 Hours ago
DENVER -- John McCain's risky choice of Gov. Sarah Palin gives him a running mate who doubles down on his maverick image, may appeal to 'hockey moms' and other women, and counters Barack Obama's aura
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Bush declares storm emergency in Louisiana - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday declared an emergency in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Gustav headed for the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly
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Business

Stocks Fall on Personal Income Data - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK -- Stocks declined sharply Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. The Dow Jones industrial
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July incomes drop by largest amount in 3 years (posted Today at 9:16am) - 3 Hours ago
The Commerce Department reported Friday that personal incomes fell by 0.7 percent in July, the biggest drop in nearly three years and a far larger decline than the 0.1 percent decrease analysts expected.
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As summer ends, flyers brace for airline changes - 5 Hours ago
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Finance

Alitalia seeks bankruptcy protection - 2 Hours ago
ROME (Reuters) - Alitalia (AZPIa.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) has sought bankruptcy protection under a law changed especially for the stricken Italian carrier by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government
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www.companiesandmarkets.com: aaiPharma Inc - SWOT Analysis - 5 Hours ago
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:29082008 -www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report: aaiPharma Inc - SWOT Analysis aaiPharma Inc - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source
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Microsoft to buy Web-comparison sites - 5 Hours ago
SEATTLEMicrosoft Corp. is buying a Munich, Germany-based Web comparison shopping site and its parent company for about $486 million in cash.The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker says the acquisition
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Sports

Spurs' Ginobili says he needs surgery on ankle - 3 Hours ago
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle. 'They're going to operate on me,' the 31-year-old told Argentina's
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Potters clinch Sonko deal - 3 Hours ago
Stoke have signed defender Ibrahima Sonko on a three-year deal from Reading for a fee which could be worth up to 2.25million, the club have announced on their website. The 27-year-old moves to the Potters
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Aston Villa signs Milner from Newcastle - 3 Hours ago
BIRMINGHAM, England - James Milner has returned to Aston Villa after signing a four-year deal with the club Friday to complete his move from Newcastle. Milner transferred for a reported 10 million pounds
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Industry

Stranded Zoom passengers in Halifax eager for home - 5 Hours ago
After a night on the floor of the Halifax airport, many of the stranded Zoom passengers are finally on their way out of the city. About 20 people bunked down on thin blue mats after their cash-strapped
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Gustav Threatens Gulf Coast - 91 Minutes ago
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Deadly Gustav regained hurricane force as it roared across the Caribbean on Friday, and on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, forecasters said for the first time there's
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David Duchovny's sex addiction - 87 Minutes ago
Tea Leoni's husband, actor David Duchovny, has entered rehab for his sex addiction. Duchovny, 48, said he did it voluntarily, in a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein. He added: 'I
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Internet

Continental Airlines to Offer PayPal Payment Option For Online Flight Reservations - 4 Hours ago
HOUSTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it now offers travelers the opportunity to utilize PayPal when purchasing flights at continental.com. 'Continental
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Android Developer Challenge Results in Some Mighty Cool Apps - 5 Hours ago
The Android Developer Challenge, in which software programmers competed for cash prizes to see who will create the coolest applications for upcoming Android-based cell phones, has ended. Reading the list
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The 7 Best Closed-Source Apps for Linux - 2 Hours ago
1 2 3 With all of the noise going back and forth about how open source software is 'better' for the end user, I am of the mind that this is clearly in the eyes of the beholder. So while there have been

Science

1 Killed, 1 Injured in W.Va. Chemical Plant Blast - 5 Hours ago
INSTITUTE, W.Va. - One worker was killed and a second injured in an explosion at a Bayer CropScience plant that shook an area west of Charleston. The explosion, which sent a fireball hundreds of feet
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Helena Chemical Company Responds to Claims Made by New Mexico Environment Department - 4 Hours ago
LAS CRUCES, N.M., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Helena Chemical Company (Helena) today requested that the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) reconsider 11 alleged air quality permit violations against

DuPont Announces Leadership Changes - 3 Hours ago
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) has named Carl Lukach as president of DuPont East Asia and Karen Fletcher as vice president of Investor Relations, both effective

Entertainment

Jackson celebrates 50th with cake, cartoons - 2 Hours ago
but he's still young at heart. 'I'll just have a little cake with my children and we'll probably watch some cartoons,' the pop star said in an interview with ABC News' 'Good Morning America.' Jackson
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Hoping new '90210' as good as the old - 4 Hours ago
Not quite a spin-off (though that's what The CW is calling it), and not really a remake or a sequel: This is the new 'Beverly Hills 90210,' albeit with a fresh look and a shorter name -- '90210.' The

Theron, Basinger offer tear-jerker at Venice filmfest - 3 Hours ago
Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger brought a tear-jerker to the Venice film festival on Friday with Guillermo Arriaga's 'The Burning Plain'. Brittle and vulnerable in different ways, they
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Technology

Google to go ahead with Yahoo deal: report - 5 Hours ago
(Reuters) - Google Inc., facing a U.S. Justice Department probe of its search-advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc., will proceed with the agreement by early October, Bloomberg said. 'We are going to
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Comcast takes plunge with cap on broadband - 5 Hours ago
Comcast will implement a 250 GB data monthly cap on customers starting Oct. 1. The move, , was confirmed by Comcast today (Techmeme). On its site, Comcast posted : Weve listened to feedback from our customers
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S&P Picks and Pans: Dell, Microsoft, Petsmart, Marvell Technology, Huaneng Power - 3 Hours ago
Picks and Pans: Dell, Microsoft, Petsmart, Marvell , Huaneng Power // ln if -1) else // : Blog Blog

Health

Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary to what some studies have suggested,
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Gas prices climb as Gustav nears Gulf - 3 Hours ago
Crude prices also rose, rebounding from Thursday's drop as worries grew that Gustav could become a dangerous hurricane before entering the Gulf of Mexico area home to a quarter of U.S. crude supplies
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'Swift change' in Alzheimer's protein - 4 Hours ago
rapid change in the Alzheimer's disease protein has been noted and described in humans, it has been revealed. According to researchers at the Washington University in St Louis, this is the first time
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Culture

Sydney orchestra faked 2000 Games performance - 2 Hours ago
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. Turns out Australia knows a thing about miming music, too. Eight years after Sydney
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Smithsonian to Make Large Cuts to Executives' Pay - 102 Minutes ago
At least 17 Smithsonian Institution executives with six-figure salaries will see future pay cuts many in the tens of thousands of dollars under reforms adopted by the museum complex. According to figures
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Anne Frank museum restores fading photo collage - 4 Hours ago
The Anne Frank House museum said Friday it has restored 52 photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis. The water-stained
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