When Democrats gather in Denver, Colorado, and Republicans in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, for their political conventions this summer, they’ll be taking along with them a big gift from federal taxpayers.
Sen. Barack Obama’s choice for running mate will be announced to supporters in a text message Saturday morning, senior Obama campaign officials told CNN Friday night.
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A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid’s airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
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The National Counterterrorism Center is disputing charges that the computer system that compiles information on terrorists and suspected terrorists from government agencies is ineffective and hindering its ability to track terrorists.
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We found Barack Obama’s half-brother living in a Nairobi slum.
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A dog sheltered a newborn baby abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor said Friday.
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An incident in western Afghanistan has either killed 76 civilians, mostly children, or 30 militants, according to conflicting reports.
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An Arapahoe County Jail inmate was charged in federal court Friday with mailing a threatening letter to Sen. John McCain’s Denver, Colorado, campaign office, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Denver.
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