Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill more than 200

The U.N. Security Council called early Sunday for an immediate halt to all violence in Gaza after a day of Israeli air strikes killed more than 200.

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Obama pledges not to smoke in White House

Barack Obama says you won't catch him lighting up a cigarette in the smoke-free White House.

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House, in second effort, passes bailout bill

The House passed a $700 billion bailout of the financial services industry Friday, reversing itself after members came around to a larger Senate version.

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Palin aims wedge between Biden, Obama

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What the debate really means for Biden, Palin

While the St. Louis debate will prove crucial to both tickets, there's more at stake for the McCain campaign, which is running out of time to slow voter drift toward Obama.

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Spike Lee film angers Italy's surviving partisans

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Film director Spike Lee has set off a storm in Italy with a movie about black American soldiers fighting alongside Italian partisans in World War Two. Surviving members of the resistance to the Nazi occupation of Italy have...

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House set for vote on massive financial bailout

Key supporters of a Wall Street bailout package prodded lawmakers to approve the plan hours ahead of a difficult House vote later Monday.

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Bank crisis overshadows defense in first debate

Barack Obama and John McCain clashed sharply over tax cuts and congressional spending Friday night as they faced off in their first head-to-head debate.

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Should presidential debate be postponed

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Economic fears give Obama a clear lead in poll

More voters trust the Democrat to deal with the economy, giving him a 9-point edge among likely voters, according to new Post-ABC News survey.

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Paulson: Rescue to cost 'hundreds of billions'

Treasury Secretary Paulson on Friday sketched the outlines of a bold approach to confront the nation's financial crisis. "We're talking hundreds of billions" of dollars, he said.

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Vote: Was Sarah Palin's speech effective?

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Lieberman calls for voters to cross party lines

Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, urged Democrats to cross party lines Tuesday night and cast their votes for John McCain.

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Thompson raps Obama on abortion answer

Fred Thompson, "Law & Order" actor and former senator, used a Republican National Convention speech to denounce Barack Obama for declining to say when human life begins.

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Gustav turns New Orleans into ghost town

New Orleans and other Louisiana coastal areas increasingly took on the eeriness of ghost towns Sunday as residents heeded a mandatory evacuation order ahead of a speedier Hurricane Gustav.

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Palin is McCain's boldest gamble

Sarah Palin is as dramatic a contrast as one can envision with Republican presidential candidate �John McCain.

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VP pick Palin makes appeal to women voters

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain introduced his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, at an Ohio rally Friday, praising her "tenacity" and "skill" in tackling tough problems.

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Obama to blast Bush's 'failed presidency'

Barack Obama will blame America's economic and foreign policy problems on "a broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush" when he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night.

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Obama introduces VP pick Biden at Ill. rally

Before a crowd of thousands gathered in front of the Old State Capitol, Obama said Biden was "a statesman with sound judgment who doesn't have to hide behind bluster to keep America strong."

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Obama chooses Biden as running mate

Barack Obama named Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.

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Kaine in 'serious' veep talks with Obama

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has told close associates that he has had "very serious" conversations with Sen. Barack Obama about joining the Democratic presidential ticket.

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