Clinton nominates Obama as presidential candidate

‘I want a man who believes with no doubt that we can build a new American Dream economy’:

Bill Clinton formally nominated Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate Wednesday, saying he was cool on the outside but “burns for America” inside. “I want Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States and I proudly nominate him to the standard bearer of the Democratic Party,” Clinton said.

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Birdman Putin flies with rare cranes

At the controls of a hang-glider and dressed in billowing white overalls, Russian President Vladimir Putin took to the skies above Siberia to guide endangered birds on their winter migration path, the Kremlin said Thursday.

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APEC wrestles with ‘green’ products

*There have been disagreements on what should be in the basket

*Aligning different countries’ sensitivities have become difficult

A push to free up Asia-Pacific trade in environmentally friendly goods has hit a rough patch amid bickering over whether products such as bicycles and honey are “green”, diplomats said.

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