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US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) and running mate Delaware Senator Joe Biden wave during a rally in Springfield, Illinois, on August 23. Obama's camp Sunday presented his vice presidential nominee Biden as the perfect attack dog to maul Republican rival John McCain on US voters' top concern: the economy.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

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McCain ad says Obama snubbed Clinton in VP pick

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DENVER - John McCain's campaign suggested Sunday that rival Barack Obama snubbed Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate because of her criticism during the battle for the Democratic nomination. Obama's campaign dismissed the claim as the candidate praised Joe Biden, the man he did choose.

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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

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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.

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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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