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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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Obama-McCain fight looms
before next primary
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WASHINGTON: A general election contest between Democrat Barack Obama
and Republican John McCain took shape Monday, even though Hillary
Clinton showed no inclination of abandoning the Democratic
presidential nomination race.
“If Barack Obama wants Hillary Clinton out of
this race, beat her,” Clinton Spokesman Howard Wolfson said
Sunday. “Beat her in West Virginia, beat her in Puerto Rico, beat
her in Kentucky.”
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Myanmar still devastated;
int’l aid flow stepped up
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YANGON: Parts of Myanmar are still cut off 10 days after its
devastating cyclone, the military regime said Monday, ahead of the
first aid flight from one of its most vocal critics—the United
States.
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Miscarriage was used to suppress
Iraq invasion talks—Blair’s wife
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LONDON: News of a miscarriage suffered by the wife of former British
Prime Minister Tony Blair was used to stave off speculation of an
early invasion of Iraq, she said in comments printed in newspapers
Monday.
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Tornadoes tear across US, leaves 23
dead
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WASHINGTON: US authorities rushed aid to disaster areas Monday after
a series of tornadoes swept across the United States, killing at
least 23 people and shattering homes and businesses.
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese army was out in force on Monday in areas
outside Beirut—scene of fierce sectarian clashes—as Arab
ministers prepared to send a team to try to end a crisis that has
driven the nation to the brink of civil war.
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