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Thai PM rules out military coup

added on 2008-09-07 11:00:12 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Thailand's PM Samak Sundaravej says the army will not stage a coup against his government, despite weeks of street protests. ...more.

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Biden, Obama a Comfortable Fit on the Campaign Trail

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:52 (Washington Post - Politics)

TOLEDO, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. was warming up a crowd at a town hall meeting Sunday morning when a woman shouted, "You are gorgeous!" ...more.

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The Trail

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:52 (Washington Post - Politics)

O'FALLON, Mo. -- The vanquished came to the home of the River City Rascals on a blistering Sunday afternoon to praise the presidential ticket each had hoped he would be a part of. ...more.

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Democrats Say Palin Initially Backed Bridge

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:52 (Washington Post - Politics)

ANCHORAGE, Aug. 31 -- Democrats accused Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Sunday of misrepresenting her role in scuttling a controversial bridge project to a remote island in southeast Alaska. ...more.

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With Palin On the Ticket, Evangelicals Are Energized

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 31 -- Outside his evangelical church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday, David Chung was mobbed by friends and church members suddenly excited about the Republican ticket. "I had half a dozen people come up to me," said Chung, a delegate to the Republican National Convention. ... ...more.

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As Gustav Nears, GOP Changes Course

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31 -- The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for Hurricane Gustav, a storm that officials fear could devastate coastal Louisiana and parts of New Orleans that were largely spared from Hurricane Katrina's onslaught three years ago. ...more.

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The Hurricane In Question Is Still Called Katrina

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 31 -- Three years after it battered New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina upended this convention city Sunday. ...more.

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Opening Day Is Abbreviated; Bush, Cheney Won't Appear

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 31 -- Republican officials threw away the script for their presidential nominating convention on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast and threatened to cast a pall over a week intended to boost Sen. John McCain's campaign for the White House. ...more.

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Before Speech, Running Mate Gets Some Coaching

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:41 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 -- Since Sunday night, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been holed up in her suite in the Hilton Minneapolis while a parade of Sen. John McCain's top advisers have briefed her on the nuances of his policy positions, national politics and, above all, how to introduce herself to... ...more.

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