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McCain: Obama's got mind-set :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama (U.S., 23 articles)
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Former Vice President Al Gore made his debut appearance in the presidential campaign here Monday evening, offering a vigorous endorsement of Senator Barack Obama and urging Democrats to keep in mind the consequences of not taking the general election with grave seriousness. Sen. Barack Obama has emerged from his bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination with only a six point lead over Sen. John McCain and claiming his Republican rival has been getting a "pass" from the media. WASHNGTON - Barack Obama's campaign named new senior advisers on Monday, including former Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle as chief of staff to the presidential candidate's yet-to-be-chosen running mate. As the two main candidates for the US presidency - John McCain and Barack Obama - kick off their campaigns in earnest, pollster John Zogby takes a look at the key battlegrounds. Sen. Barack Obama hit back at Sen. John McCain's recent attempts to court women voters who flocked to Sen. Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid in droves. WASHINGTON - This year's campaign for president has provided an extended test of attitudes toward race and gender, two powerful and volatile forces in politics.
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Taliban take over Afghan villages - (World, 12 articles)
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - U.S. and NATO troops aided Afghan forces with reconnaissance in a hunt yesterday for 870 inmates who escaped prison after a sophisticated Taliban assault that even NATO conceded was a success for the militants. Afghanistan's army chief , Gen. Bismillah Khan, is in Kandahar preparing his men for a potentially major battle with the Taliban. Afghan military reinforcements arrived in Kandahar on Monday and have already deployed in Kandahar Province, said a NATO spokesman, Mark Laity.
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Celtics have kept lid on Lakers' Kobe Bryant (Sports, 37 articles)
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Garnett scored 26 points with 14 rebounds, Allen scored 26 and Pierce added 17 as the Celtics, a 24-win team a year ago, wrapped up their first crown since 1986. On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one - at last - for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen - their Big Three for a new generation. 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.
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Food prices climb almost 1% in April - (Finance, 19 articles)
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That suggests that the spike in fuel and food costs is not yet forcing workers and companies to demand higher wages and prices to offset those rising costs. Producer prices rose by a larger-than-expected 1.4 percent in May as energy prices leaped 4.9 percent, but core inflation at the producer level slowed as forecast, as car prices sank, a Labor Department report showed. The Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday that consumer prices rose 0.6 percent last month, taking the annual rate up to 3.3 percent from 3.0 percent in April.
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Woods outlasts Mediate for third Open, 14th major (Sports, 29 articles)
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One shot behind after a collapse no one saw coming, Woods birdied the 18th hole to force sudden death at Torrey Pines against a journeyman with a creaky back who simply wouldn't go away. That one extra hole was enough to doom Mediate, trying to become the oldest U.S. Open champion at 45 years, 6 months. After holding off a late fightback by Mediate to clinch the title at the 91st hole on a sun-kissed day at Torrey Pines, Woods said he would take a break to rest his painful left knee.
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