The northern province of Santa Fe usually boasts lush vegetation in September — the Southern Hemisphere’s spring — but not this year, as Argentina grapples with its worst drought in a century.
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In their first head-to-head debate Friday, Sen. John McCain criticized Sen. Barack Obama as a candidate who “doesn’t understand” the key issues the country faces, and Obama linked McCain to President Bush on several issues.
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The next president will have to decide when and how to leave Iraq and what the United States will leave behind, Sen. John McCain said Friday.
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Rep. Barney Frank, a high-ranking Democrat, said he is convinced that by Sunday, lawmakers will reach a deal on the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial system.
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Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy was hospitalized briefly after a “mild seizure” Friday, his office announced.
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Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama debated on the campus of the University of Mississippi Friday night. The moderator for the debate was Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS. What follows is the full transcript of the debate:
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