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Beijing bids farewell to Olympics » Full Story
China brings the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics with a spectacular closing ceremony in the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Government 'criminalising young' » Full Story
The government is criminalising young people for petty offences that could be better punished informally, a report says.

2012 Hindley image use condemned » Full Story
Downing Street condemns use of a portrait of murderer Myra Hindley in a video at a London 2012 event in Beijing.


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In Nuclear Net’s Undoing, a Web of Shadowy Deals » Full Story
A C.I.A. deal with a family of Swiss engineers helped end Libya’s bomb program, reveal Iran’s atomic labors and undo Abdul Qadeer Khan’s nuclear black market, officials said.

Anxious Party Hopes to Show Strong Obama » Full Story
Democrats are urging Barack Obama to use the next four days to address weaknesses in his candidacy and lingering divisions from the primary fight.

Blacks Debate Civil Rights Risk in Obama’s Rise » Full Story
Some black voters wonder if Senator Barack Obama’s success will further the notion that the long struggle for racial equality has finally been won.


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Chris Matthews Denies Calling Clinton a 'She-Devil' » Full Story
Hardball's Matthews is fighting back against the claim.

McCain and Obama Largely Avoid Abortion, Gay Marriage » Full Story
Social issues are largely out of the spotlight in the presidential election

McCain and Obama's Religious Outreach Experts » Full Story
Whom they listen to.


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Clinton to release delegates to Obama (AP) » Full Story

Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton campaigns for Senator Barack Obama at Florida Atlantic University on August 21, in Boca Raton, Florda. John McCain's Republican White House campaign Sunday tried to stir a backlash in Democratic party ranks over Barack Obama's rejection of primary foe Hillary Clinton as his running mate.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Marc Serota)AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, hoping to unite the Democratic Party and cement her future in it, will gather her hard-won primary delegates Wednesday at a reception where she is expected to formally release them to Barack Obama.




Officials: Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 25 (AP) » Full Story

An unidentified man struck by a suicide bombing on the western outskirts of Baghdad which killed at least 25 people and wounded 29 according to police and hospital officials, is treated in a hospital in Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. The attacker detonated the explosives inside a tent as people were gathered to celebrate the release of a former detainee from the U.S. detention center Camp Bucca, according to the officials. (AP Photo)AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U.S. custody, killing at least 25 people, Iraqi officials said.




Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay (AP) » Full Story

A road sign warns motorists of flood water from Tropical Storm Fay on a street in St. George Island, Fla.,Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. The storm began wrapping up its disastrous slog across Florida on Saturday by making a record fourth landfall on the Panhandle's coast. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Flooding left behind by Tropical Storm Fay forced residents in parts of northern Florida out of their homes Sunday, while the storm's remnants were forecast to dump several inches of rain on at least four other states.





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