London mayor Boris Johnson accepts the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony for the Beijing Games

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Olympic organisers are considering holding the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Games across the whole of the capital rather than just in the main Stadium,Tessa Jowell, has revealed.
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Noam Chomsky spoke out against the Vietnam War

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Britain has failed in its duty to stop the US from committing "shameful acts" in the treatment of suspects detained during the war on terror, one of America's most respected intellectuals warns today.

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In his speech to the Democratic Convention, Barack Obama dispensed with his usual rhetorical flourishes, choosing instead to put flesh on the bones of his manifesto as he explained why John McCain was the wrong man for the White House.

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