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Sep 2 2008, Kimberly

The world has been moving John McCain’s way over the past year. The success of the “surge” in Iraq has helped his cause. So has the Russian invasion of Georgia. On both issues, the Republican candidate for the presidency took positions that now...

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Daniel Anrig smiles during a news conference in Glarus, Switzerland, after he was appointed new Commander of the Vatican Swiss Guards by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, August 19, 2008.