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FTSE Closes Down 1:31 PM The FTSE 100 Lost 0.60 Percent to 5,405.25 Points 1:31 PM King Kenny Dethroned as Liverpool Sack Dalglish 1:31 PM Clinton ‘Heartened’ by New European Stress on Growth 1:31 PM US Presses for Return to Democratic Rule in Mali, G.Bissau 1:30 PM Regional Leaders Decided to Deploy Troops From Nigeria, Togo, Ivory Coast and Senegal to Guinea-Bissau 1:30 PM Canada, UN Envoy in Food Fight 1:30 PM US Gas Giant Works to Avoid Israel Electric Shortage 1:30 PM An Israeli Surfer Walks Near an Electricity Generation Station in Hadera 1:29 PM Israeli Intelligence Head ‘Visited US for Iran Talks’ 1:29 PM A General View Shows the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem in 2011 1:29 PM Arab Press Blushes at New French PM’s Name 1:28 PM French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault 1:28 PM Kidnapped Journalist Found Dead in Honduras 1:28 PM A Poster With the Portrait of the Kidnapped Honduran Journalist Alfredo Villatoro in Tegucigalpa 1:28 PM Police Transport the Body of Journalist Alfredo Villatoro 1:28 PM Norway Massacre Survivor ‘Hid Under Friends’ Dead Bodies' 1:27 PM Right-Wing Extremist Anders Behring Breivik Arrives in the Courtroom in Oslo 1:27 PM New Palestinian Government Sworn in 1:27 PM The Palestinian Minister of Tourism Rola Maiah 1:27 PM World Markets Waver Over Greece Vote, US Data 1:26 PM Greeks Are Withdrawing Cash From Banks at a Rapid Rate 1:26 PM Stocks Fell in Asia and the Eurozone After Slumps on Wall Street 1:26 PM South Says Sudan Stalls on UN Talks Deadline 1:25 PM 1 pm
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Feel Free to Insult Me, Say UK Campaigners 10:32 AM Conservative MPs David Davis Said the Ban, Known as Section 5, Was Having a “Terrible, Chilling Effect on Democracy” 10:32 AM Pakistan Backs Quick Deal on NATO Supplies 10:31 AM Tanker Trucks, Used to Transport Fuel to NATO Forces in Afghanistan, Are Seen Parked Near Oil Terminals in Karachi 10:31 AM A Protest in Karachi Against Cross-Border NATO Air Strikes on Pakistan 10:31 AM US Restricts Flights of F-22 Jets Over Safety Worries 10:31 AM An F-22 Raptor 10:31 AM US Helps Coordinates Arms for Syria Rebels: Report 10:30 AM A Shaam Image Shows Free Syrian Army Fighters as They Celebrate After Destroying a Government Troops Carrier 10:30 AM Bahrain Activist Says Charge Over Tweets ‘Vindictive’ 10:29 AM Bahraini Shiites Hold Portraits of Nabeel Rajab During a Demonstration in the Village of Karzakan 10:29 AM Argentine Carlos Berlocq Was Left 0-8 Against Top 20 Opponents 10:29 AM Roger Federer Has Won Titles in Seven of His Last 10 Events 10:29 AM France’s New Prime Minister Readies Fresh Cabinet 10:28 AM Moscow Police Break Up Anti-Putin Sit-in 10:28 AM The Opposition Activists Referred to Their Protest as “Occupy Abay” 10:28 AM Russian Police Force Opposition Activists From Their Camp in the Chistye Prudy District of Moscow 10:28 AM Russian Police Escort Opposition Activists From Their Protest Camp in the Chistye Prudy District of Moscow 10:28 AM Pez Candies and Dispensers Are Displayed at the Sweet and Snack Expo 10:27 AM A Giant M&M’s Character Displayed at the Sweet and Snack Expo 10:27 AM Inspirational Cnady Bars on Display at the Scripture Candy Booth 10:27 AM Scripture Candy Founder Brian Adkins Poses at His Booth at the Sweet and Snack Expo 10:27 AM Rio Ferdinand Has Been Left Out the England Squad for Euro 2012 10:27 AM All-Star Tale of First Love Delights Cannes 10:26 AM US Actor Bill Murray Takes a Picture With a Small Camera During the Photocall of “Moonrise Kingdom” 10:26 AM ‘Dictator’ Baron Cohen Pulls Cannes Camel Stunt 10:26 AM The Star of “The Dictator” Ordered His Mini-Skirted Bodyguards to Point Their Assault Rifles at the Press Pack 10:26 AM Sacha Baron Cohen Dressed as Admiral General Aladeen Holds a Camel During a Photocall in Cannes 10:26 AM ‘No Way’ of Changing Greek Bailout Deal: Barroso 10:26 AM European Commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso Set Out a Push for Growth in the Eurozone 10:26 AM Greek Election Set for June 17 10:25 AM Greek Party Leaders Meet at the Presidential Palace in Athens 10:25 AM London Metal Exchange Rejects NYSE Bid: Source 10:25 AM Traders Operate in the Pit at the London Metal Exchange in Central London 10:25 AM
Spent to Date† Cash on Hand† Vote Results
Barack Obama (D)$760,389,695
$15,466,043
69,456,897 (52.9%)
John McCain (R)$373,920,686
$26,377,838
59,934,814 (45.7%)
Ralph Nader (I)
$4,387,250
$143,425
738,475 (0.6%)
Bob Barr (LIB)$1,405,821
$77
523,686 (0.4%)
Chuck Baldwin (CST)
$244,113
$17,899
199,314 (0.2%)
Cynthia McKinney (GRE)
$240,460
$0
161,603 (0.1%)
† Figures reported to the FEC by the campaign committees as of December 31, 2008
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