Paris Hilton issues tart rebuttal to McCain ad Attention, America: Paris has spoken. Paris Hilton, the blonde, doe-eyed celebrity thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate John McCain, issued a tart rebuttal Tuesday, albeit in a scantily clad, tongue-in-cheek kind of way. 06 Aug 2008
Obama nears win amid signs Clinton may admit loss Barack Obama pushed close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of a final pair of primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat. 03 Jun 2008
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Mumbai's Shiv Sena goes after Bombay Stock Exchange, demands name change Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has become Shiv Sena's latest target with Uddhav Thackeray, who is leading a campaign for Marathi language, demanding a name change from Bombay Stock Exchange to Mumbai Stock Exchange. 14 May 2008
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Obama in striking distance of nomination as Clinton loans herself money to keep up campaign Barack Obama was within striking distance of the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday after a decisive win in North Carolina and a near miss in Indiana battered Hillary Rodham Clinton's fading candidacy, upping pressure on superdelegates to decide the fierce and historic White House battle. 07 May 2008
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Advisers to both fault Obama campaign Prominent supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on Sunday both faulted Obama's campaign for allowing a retired general and backer of the Illinois senator to equate comments by Clinton's husband - which appeared to question Obama's patriotism - to McCarthyism. 24 Mar 2008
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South Korean "king maker" backs presidential front-runner The front runner to be South Korea's next president won backing from a key conservative leader on Monday, giving a boost to his campaign which had looked in trouble after a popular right-wing veteran joined the race. 12 Nov 2007
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India kicks off Incredible India@60 campaign in the Big Apple Incredible India@60, a four-day celebration commemorating the 60th anniversary of Independence of the world's largest democracy, kicked off in New York, US, Sunday, September 23. 24 Sep 2007
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Reebok India launches Run Easy campaign, to give away 10,000 pairs of shoes Keeping in step with the global Run Easy movement launched by the parent company, Reebok India has announced the launch of the same in India to promote running as a fun and leisure sport. And, in an attempt to encourage consumers to participate in the campaign, Reebok will give away ten thousand pairs of shoes in the first phase. 17 May 2007
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Greenpeace urges bulb ban in India to combat climate change Global environmental group Greenpeace has urged the India to ban incandescent light bulbs in favour of more energy efficient light sources to combat climate change and the energy crisis in the country, adding the ban would cut the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by four percent. 21 Apr 2007
