DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters. ... > full story
DENVER, Aug. 29, 2008 (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 global reputation. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Rania is only 15-years old, but in the past week the softly spoken Iraqi girl has been drugged, strapped with explosives, arrested by men she nearly blew up and then shoved into a detention centre. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The widower of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto should withdraw as a candidate for president because of questions about his mental health, a rival candidate said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Top U.S. and Pakistani military officials met this week on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss the presence of militant safe havens in Pakistan and their role in Afghan violence, officials said on Thursday. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. troops will on Sept. 1 hand over control of Iraq's Anbar province, once the heart of a bloody Sunni Arab insurgency, reflecting a dramatic drop in violence across the country, an Iraqi official said on Thursday. ... > full story
GAZA, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel on Thursday reopened its border crossings with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, two days after they were shut in response to rocket attacks. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — A car bomb blew up as a Pakistani police bus traveled across a bridge in the country's northwest on Thursday, killing 11 people, police said. ... > full story
TRIPOLI, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said. ... > full story
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Common Sense Aug. 29, 2008 (FOX News) — I noticed it watching Barack Obama's big speech.. . The big event. The big night. The big everything, and I'm thinking to myself.. . He's here by ...
Just How Pro-Small Business Is She? Aug. 29, 2008 (U.S. News & World Report) — After expressing some skepticism of Joe Biden earlier this week, let me demonstrate this blog's nonpartisanship and cast the same suspicious light ...
Daily Show spoofs GOP attacks in 'mythical' Obama bio Aug. 29, 2008 (The Raw Story) — He is 'The One.' He 'completes us.' Every time he speaks, 'an angel has an orgasm.' He is Sen. Barack Obama, and The Daily Show has his 'true' ...
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