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McCain accepts party nomination
US Republican presidential candidate vows that "change is coming" in US politics.
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Thai PM offers to hold referendum
US troops 'should stay in Iraq'
Pakistan condemns US over raid
Cheney visits Ukraine amid crisis
Haiti rocked by storm 'catastrophe'
Syria sets basis for peace talks
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