McCain picks Palin as vice president

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain named the youngest and first female governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his running mate.
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Confessions of an outsider

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Duchovny in sex rehab

In a move that Hank Moody, the writer he plays in Californication, should have taken years ago, David Duchovny has checked himself into rehab to seek treatment for sex addiction.

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Paul Scholes was sent off as Manchester United squandered a chance of lifting a trophy only two weeks into the season as they went down to defeat by Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Super Cup.

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Entire villages in one of India’s poorest states have been washed away by the worst flooding in the region for 50 years.

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Andrew Flintoff's resurgence hurtled England to NatWest Series glory over South Africa.

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Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli has defended his transfer record as Roman Pavlyuchenko looks set to become his latest recruit.

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The enduring mystery of why it is so difficult to swat a fly has been solved by scientists who believe they can now offer technical advice on how to hit a fly before it has chance to escape.

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More than 180 GCSEs have been approved by England's new exams regulator for teaching from next year, it was announced today.

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