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Democratic vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., greets well wishers as he holds his granddaughter Natalie Biden, who is being handed a necklace from mom Hallie Biden, following Catholic church services at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville, Del., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 (AP Photo/Pat Crowe II)
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McCain ad says Obama snubbed Clinton in VP pick

AP - 9 minutes ago

DENVER - John McCain's campaign said Sunday that rival Barack Obama snubbed Hillary Rodham Clinton as a running mate because of her criticism of the Democratic presidential candidate, a claim the Obama campaign immediately dismissed.

Christine Martin of Montgomery, Ala., looks at the damage to her home on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 that was caused when a large tree fell during Tropical Depression Fay on Sunday. Martin and her husband were home watching Olympics when the 150-year-old tree crashed into one end of their home. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Bush names 4 Fla. counties disaster areas from Fay

AP - 7 minutes ago

MIAMI - President Bush declared Sunday that four Florida counties hit hardest by Tropical Storm Fay are major disaster areas, making them eligible for federal aid.

Fireworks explodes over the National Stadium during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude

AP - Sun Aug 24, 11:04 AM ET

BEIJING - With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement — coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech.

 
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