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Obama declares he is the Democratic nominee :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama (U.S., 38 articles)
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday campaigned in Georgia, a Republican-leaning state that his campaign hopes to turn blue. 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. Barack Obama, who, at 46, is barely a baby boomer, has often said that the country needs to move beyond its Vietnam-era cultural divides and come together for the future. The Democratic presidential contender cast his vote one day after telling a campaign audience that accounts of a shift toward the center on the Iraq War, guns, the death penalty and other issues were unfounded. ST. PAUL, Minn. Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night in a long-time-coming victory speech that minced no words about his opponent in the fall campaign, Republican John McCain. Democrats in 420 Maine towns and cities were deciding how the state's 24 delegates will be allotted at the party's national convention in August. Last November, Mark Penn, then the chief strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton, derisively said Barack Obama's supporters " look like Facebook.
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Afghanistan: We'll send troops into Pakistan :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 37 articles)
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WASHINGTON - American military and intelligence officials say there has been an increase in recent months in the number of foreign fighters who have traveled to Pakistan s tribal areas to join with militants there. A convoy of Marines in light armored vehicles attacked Taliban fortifications in a former agricultural school that U.S. intelligence officers said was being used as a major Taliban command post. 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.
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Iran Reports Missile Test in Show of Force (World, 32 articles)
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The tests, shown on Iranian television, coincided with increasingly tense exchanges with the West over Tehran's nuclear program, which Iran said is for civilian purposes but which many Western governments suspect is aimed at building nuclear weapons. (CNN) Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that Iran's missile test shows the need for an effective missile defense system, while rival Sen. Barack Obama said it shows aggressive diplomacy, combined with sanctions, is necessary. (Iranian TV via APTN/Associated Press) Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said are in response to U.S. and Israeli threats, state television reported.
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Calif. firefighters still struggling with blaze :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 26 articles)
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BIG SUR, Calif. - Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening this small coastal community just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes yesterday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of another town to evacuate. Over the weekend, firefighters working to contain the blaze near Big Sur, the Basin Complex fire, took advantage of relatively low winds to set backfires along 16 miles in vulnerable areas, said Norma Bailey Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday ordered 200 guardsmen to report for fire training to begin assisting on the fire lines early next week.
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Betancourt to Larry King: FARC captivity 'was hell' (World, 21 articles)
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Colombia military members infiltrated the rebel group in order to plan the rescue of 15 hostages, including three American hostages held for more than five years, and Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian presidential candidate taken hostage in 2002. BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) Two guerrillas who were detained last week in a mission that freed 15 hostages including three U.S. defense contractors may soon face a judge in the United States. BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) The new leader of a rebel group in Colombia proposed peace talks with the government in a message made public Tuesday.
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