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McCain, Obama pitch economic plans to Hispanics (U.S., 43 articles)
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BARACK OBAMA and John McCain both reloaded their presidential campaigns this week with a renewed focus on the dire state of the nation's economy. WASHINGTON - In his first negative ad of the general election campaign, Democrat Barack Obama said John McCain is "part of the problem" of high gas prices and tried to parry Republican criticism of his own energy policy. WASHINGTON - The package of spending and tax cuts proposed by John McCain is unlikely to achieve his goal of balancing the federal budget by 2013, economists and fiscal experts said Monday. The Latino-American vote could be the decisive factor in November's U.S. presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Tuesday as he and his Republican rival both appealed to the country's fastest-growing ethnocultural group. Todd said the ad will focus on energy, " which is emerging as a defining difference in the race for president. The Republican senator from Arizona said overhauling the country's broken immigration system, not just securing its borders, " will be my top priority. After yet another campaign staff shake-up, Sen. John McCain will try to repackage his economic plans by promising to balance the federal budget in four years.
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Afghanistan: We'll send troops into Pakistan :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 22 articles)
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President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Afghan officials have evidence showing foreigners were behind Monday's suicide bombing at the embassy that killed 41 people, the deadliest attack in the capital since 2001. Humayun Hamidzada said Tuesday that the attack had the " hallmarks of a particular agency that has conducted similar attacks inside Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.
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U.S.: Shiite 'special group' behind Iraq bombing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 29 articles)
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BAGHDAD - Iraq will not accept any security agreement with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of foreign forces, the government's national security adviser said on Tuesday. BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers and an interpreter north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Wednesday, and Iraqi police reported 14 Shiite gunmen were arrested after fighting south of the capital. BAGHDAD A Shiite militant "special group" seeking to re-ignite sectarian violence that swept through a Shiite neighborhood 18 months ago is believed responsible for a deadly car bombing there, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
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Police kill 2 at party after suspects turn guns on officers - (U.S., 15 articles)
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ANAHEIM, Calif. A man suspected of shooting a police officer was killed in a gunfight with police on a crowded California freeway early Monday, ending a daylong manhunt that started near Disneyland. A Chicago Police officer shot a juvenile boy who allegedly pointed a weapon at the officer during a Wednesday night foot chase near the Chicago Housing Authority's Altgeld-Murray Homes. Calumet District police were notified of a person with a gun about 10:45 p.m. and responding officers saw several males standing in the 13000 block of South Drexel Avenue, police said in a statement.
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Floods close 2 Mississippi bridges to Illinois :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (U.S., 12 articles)
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MIDWEST HIT HARD CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa und Receding water on Sunday revealed the widespread damage caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising. LOUISIANA, Mo. The water is still well above the banks of the upper Mississippi River, but residents of both flooded towns and those protected by levees and sandbags can see an ending: The river is cresting. National Weather Service forecasters said the Mississippi would crest at points from Canton, Mo., not far from the Iowa state line, through the town of Clarksville farther down river, about 70 miles north of St. Louis.
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