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McCain's choice of running mate is hardly known
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 AP - In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now making history to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket.
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Some leave Gulf Coast ahead of likely evacuations
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 AP - As city officials detailed plans for an evacuation that could be called over the weekend, some residents weren't waiting to be told to leave.
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Hurricane Gustav gains strength on way to Cuba
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 AP - Gustav rapidly gained power early Saturday and verged on becoming a fearsome Category 3 hurricane as it neared western Cuba on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast three years after Hurricane Katrina.
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Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers
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 AP - Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history.
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Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report
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AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace, a senior military officer close to the process said Friday.
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