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Barack Obama gets out chequebook for Hillary Clinton campaign (U.S., 50 articles)
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The rally will be the first time the former rivals have shared a stage in public since Obama clinched the Democratic nomination earlier this month and began trying to mend the rifts caused by their epic 16-month campaign struggle. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama takes the stage with Senator Hillary Clinton at a campaign event in Unity, N.H., on Friday. Democrats preparing to vote in Tuesday's California primary can mark their ballots with confidence, knowing that eithercandidate would make a strong nominee and, if elected, a groundbreaking leader and capable president. Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton plan to campaign together today in Unity, New Hampshire, in what will be their first public appearance together since the former First Lady bowed out of the race three weeks ago. Some of Mrs. Clinton's aides said Mr. Obama's campaign had made only a perfunctory effort to hire Clinton staff members; the Clinton campaign payroll is ending for most employees in less than a week. Obama on Tuesday asked his finance team to help Clinton pay back at least $10 million from her failed presidential campaign, setting the stage for joint appearances by the two former rivals later in the week.
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UN 'regrets' Zimbabwe election (World, 40 articles)
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Zimbabwe's election authorities declared Friday that the opposition candidate , Morgan Tsvangirai, won 47.9 percent of the vote in the March 29 presidential election, not enough to avoid a runoff with the incumbent , Robert Mugabe, who got 43.2 percent. Roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election Friday in which President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate, ensuring he will remain in power despite international condemnation of the balloting as a sham. HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said government supporters threatened Zimbabweans into voting for Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party Friday
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ABC News: Supreme Court Shoots Down D.C. Gun Ban (U.S., 27 articles)
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A powerful gun lobby group in the United States has filed legal challenges to handgun bans in San Francisco and Chicago. But in striking down a handgun ban in Washington, D.C., a crime-plagued city with the nation's toughest gun control laws, the court touched off a fresh debate over how far government can go to protect the public. Emboldened by Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of individuals to own handguns, advocates said they would immediately challenge a San Francisco law that prohibits guns in public housing and sue other cities nationwide to overturn gun restrictions.
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North Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower - (World, 31 articles)
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TOKYO - International television crews were invited to reclusive North Korea on Friday to witness the destruction of the cooling tower at the country's main nuclear weapons plant. YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. South Koreans walk by a television in a Seoul railway station before the broadcast of the demolition of North Korea's nuclear cooling tower reactor on Friday.
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New Worries on Inflation and Homes (Finance, 14 articles)
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Investors who sent stocks higher for three straight sessions turned cautious after the Commerce Department said personal spending rose 0.2 percent last month and personal income rose 0.2 percent. Global stock markets have suffered a sell-off sparked by concerns about the global economy and crude oil prices which have hit a new record. NEW YORK Wall Street ended a depressing week with another big loss today, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid ever-escalating worries about high oil prices and fallout from the credit crisis.
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