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	US election: Bill Clinton gives Obama his ringing endorsement BARACK Obama is ready to lead America and is "the man" to be the next President of the United States, former president Bill Clinton said today.
	Democrats short on unity A CARTOON in USA Today says it all about Barack Obama's tortured ordeal in the Democratic Convention: titled Passing the Torch, it shows a sweating Mr Obama taking the tor
	'Handbags at dawn' doll lawsuit ends with $100m for the makers of Barbie A CAT-FIGHT between the creators of Barbie and her rivals, the sultry Bratz dolls, has ended in a $100 million verdict following a legal showdown that brought trouble to toy-t
	New Delhi police get their man as city's most wanted dies in shoot-out THE skinny would-be kingpin and his fearless bike gang were seemingly everywhere.
	Burley backs O'Connor for 2010 World Cup campaign SCOTLAND manager George Burley insists he had no problems handing a call-up to Garry O'Connor â€“ despite his past misdemeanours with the national team.
	Swiss rule last beheaded witch was a victim of judicial murder ANNA Goeldi was executed more than 220 years ago â€“ the last witch beheaded in Europe. Yesterday, the Swiss decided the least they could do was clear her name.
	US military lands aid at Georgian port A US military ship docked at a southern Georgian port yesterday, and Russia sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to another Georgian port in a show of force amid an esca
	Bond actor denies beating up first wife THE former James Bond star George Lazenby has denied allegations he assaulted his first wife and was an abusive alcoholic.
	Disabled siblings kept locked away for 40 years A PALESTINIAN couple locked their disabled son and daughter in two urine-stained rooms for four decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child
	School forced to review ban on acrobatics AN AUSTRALIAN school that recently banned its pupils from doing cartwheels, somersaults and other gymnastics during recess is reviewing the decision after parents and students

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	Obama Wins Nomination; Biden and Bill Clinton Rally Party A unanimous vote made Senator Barack Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president.
	Witnesses to Dr. King?s Dream See a New Hope At least five veterans of the March on Washington in 1963 traveled to Denver as Democratic delegates.
	Man in the News: For a New Political Age, a Self-Made Man Even before he entered public life, Barack Obama began honing his political, mental and emotional skills.
	Military Sending Foreign Fighters to Home Nations More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their countries? intelligence services.
	Russia Adopts Blustery Tone Set by Envoy Russia?s representative to NATO, Dmitri O. Rogozin, often derided for his forceful style, is now taken more seriously.
	Attack on Police Bus Kills 6 in Pakistan A car bomb apparently planted by Taliban insurgents blew up a police bus in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least six policemen, security officials said.
	2nd-Quarter G.D.P. Revised Higher Gross domestic product increased at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the quarter, the government said. The revised reading was much better than its initial estimate of a 1.9 percent pace.
	China and Iraq Reach $3 Billion Oil Deal China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising a deal for China?s biggest oil company to help develop an oil field, according to the Iraqi Embassy in Beijing.
	U.S.-Pakistani Brainstorming on Border Violence 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.
	Oil Rises on Gulf Storm Worries Oil prices rose above $119 a barrel Thursday on fears that Tropical Storm Gustav could strengthen on its way toward crude and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in the region.

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	Russia Finding Few Friends Post-Invasion Russia has been dealt a harsh political blow by one of its most stalwart allies in the wake of its military operations in Georgia. China has joined the West in denouncing Moscow's geo-political maneuvering.
	Bomb Attack Kills 9 On Pakistan Bus Suspected militants have bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan, killing at least nine people as fighting between security forces and extremists flares across the country's tribal belt.
	U.S. To Hand Anbar Province Over To Iraqis Conditions in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, have improved so dramatically that the United States is handing over security duties within days.
	Merkel Still Most Powerful Woman In Survey Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes magazine's list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the third year running, while U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice slipped to seventh from fourth last year.
	The West Warns Russia To "Change Course" The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West.
	Indian Monsoon Strands 1.2 Million Indian officials rushed soldiers and air force helicopters to flood-ravaged parts of northern India to provide aid to the more than 1 million people stranded by a surging river. The death toll from this year's monsoon is already past 800.