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Obama set to be nominated as Democrats' candidatemore similar news »
DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama was set to be nominated on Wednesday as the Democrats' presidential candidate, a historic first for a black American, and Bill and Hillary Clinton marked their last day in the Denver spotlight.
Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistanmore similar news »
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Clinton takes spotlight at Democratic conventionmore similar news »
DENVER (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton prepared for her highly anticipated turn in the spotlight at the Democratic convention on Tuesday, and in advance she urged supporters to help her put Barack Obama in the White House.
Some U.S. airports back to normal after computer glitchmore similar news »
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Sudanese rebel group denies hijacking planemore similar news »
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Armed men were no threat to Obama: U.S. attorneymore similar news »
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Number of uninsured Americans declines modestlymore similar news »
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Suicide bomber kills 28 police recruits in Iraqmore similar news »
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North Korea to suspend nuclear disablementmore similar news »
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West awaits Medvedev word on recognizing rebel areasmore similar news »
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia and its Western allies waited on Tuesday to hear if Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would recognize Georgia's separatist regions as independent, a move Washington has warned would be unacceptable.
