LOS ANGELES, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial battle to attract U.S. television viewers during their race to the White House, according to figures released on Friday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — The debate over which nation would top the gold medal table at the Beijing Olympics was already well over by the time Chinese boxer Zou Shiming won the host nation's 50th gold medal on Sunday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States has pressed for the immediate release of eight Americans detained in Beijing for staging pro-free Tibet protests during the Beijing Olympics. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — American Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal and set his sixth world record at the Beijing Olympics on Friday with a devastating victory in the men's 200 meters individual medley. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — The leader of China's restive far-western region of Xinjiang has warned of a "life and death struggle" against terrorism, following a series of attacks that raised fears of threats to the Olympic Games. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Olympic organizers vowed to tighten security in central Beijing on Sunday after a U.S. tourist was killed in a stabbing attack. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — American fencer Mariel Zagunis led a U.S. sweep of the women's Olympic individual saber medals on Saturday, beating compatriot Sada Jacobson 15-8 in the final. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — A Chinese man killed a relative of a U.S. men's volleyball coach and injured another family member in a stabbing at a popular tourist spot in Beijing on Saturday. ... > full story
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McCains Plan to Visit ‘The View’ Sep. 5, 2008 (TV Week) — Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and his wife, Cindy, will appear on ABC's “The View” on Sept. 12. . . They will be the only ...
Sarah Palin nonsense and moral illiteracy in the Toronto Star Sep. 5, 2008 (Western Standard) — Link. Lorraine Sommerfeld trashes Sarah Palin in the Toronto Star. An illustrative quotation:. . "[Palin's] kids don't get any privacy. After all ...
Ready on Day ... 57? Sep. 5, 2008 (Talking Points Memo) — From Ambinder ... A senior McCain campaign official advises that, despite the gaggle of requests and pressure from the media, Gov. Sarah Palin ...
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