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Obama takes offensive against smear campaign :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama (U.S., 30 articles)
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" Too many fathers are M.I.A, too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many homes Mr. Obama said, to a chorus of approving murmurs from the audience. Dem officials: Obama begins search for V.P. WASHINGTON Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate. Democratic officials said Thursday the party's likely nominee has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks. A record-breaking 46 percent of Americans have used the Internet to get political news and share their thoughts about the campaign this year, according to a survey released today by the Pew Research Center. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee heads back to the campaign trail on Monday with a trip to Michigan, a key state in his November face-off with Republican candidate John McCain. WASHINGTON Democrat Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word "whitey" in a speech from the church pulpit as he launched a Web site to debunk rumors about himself and his wife. By Thursday evening, more than 20,000 people had registered at the site, and more than 18,000 e-mail messages were sent, said a spokesman, Tommy Vietor.
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Water pours from China 'quake lake' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 26 articles)
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China says death toll in quake more than 51K BEICHUAN, China China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, as it appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors. Three weeks after the quake struck Sichuan province, the Health Ministry said authorities were working to ensure the safety of drinking water and food, checking public health conditions and were disinfecting bodies. Some 14,207 companies in Sichuan province and surrounding areas were damaged by the May 12 quake and 1,387 of their employees killed, a deputy industry minister, Xi Guohua, said at a news conference.
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Lakers set first-quarter finals record in Game 4 vs. Celtics (Sports, 49 articles)
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Odom had 20 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, Gasol added 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the Lakers beat the Celtics 103-98 Sunday night to trim Boston's lead to 3-2. Odom scored 13 points in the first quarter to help Los Angeles open the 35-14 lead und the biggest first-quarter lead in the history of the NBA finals. Boston comes back from 24 point hole to take 3-1 lead Vin-win situation for Bulls? Celtics 'Rondo says he'll play tonight Was the fix in? Stern can't handle the truth.
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Relatives: Girl isn't in Kelly sex tape :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: The R. Kelly trial (U.S., 34 articles)
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Three relatives of the girl who allegedly appears in a sex videotape with R&B superstar R. Kelly took the stand Wednesday and each said the girl on the tape is not their family member. The decision by Kelly's defense team means the jury won't hear from the singer or from the woman who prosecutors say appears on the sex videotape at the heart of the case. The star prosecution witness who testified she had three-way sex with R. Kelly and the alleged victim in his child-pornography case said Friday the singer's "star power" apparently overwhelmed jurors who found Kelly not guilty.
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As Karzai talks tough, regular Afghans express fear Taliban is winning (World, 28 articles)
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan threatened on Sunday to send soldiers into Pakistan to fight militant groups operating in the border areas to attack Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces killed more than 15 insurgents during a hunt for inmates who fled prison after a sophisticated Taliban attack that set hundreds free, while Afghan forces recaptured 20 prisoners, officials said Sunday. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan More than 600 prisoners escaped during a brazen Taliban bomb and rocket attack on the main prison in southern Afghanistan that knocked down the front gate and demolished a prison floor, officials said Saturday.
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