McCain picked Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska , as his running mate.

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1. Governor Palin Has What it Takes to Be the Next Dick Cheney
2. McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Palin As Running Mate!!
3. Sarah Palin, Hottie!
4. More about Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska! Is She McCain’s Choice?
5. Buzz on Sarah Palin: McCain’s Vice President?
6. Sarah Palin - Featured on BuzzFeed
7. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Is McCain’s VP Pick Says CNBC

A clear explanation of how national voting works on election day.

Barack Obama addresses a crowd of 200,000 in Germany’s capital.

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1. Watch The Speech
2. “The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand.”
3. Obama Presents Himself As “A Fellow Citizen Of The World”
4. Full Script of Obama’s Speech
5. “People of the world — look at Berlin!”
6. Der Spiegel’s Live Blog of Obama in Berlin

The giant inflatable pig with “Obama” emblazoned on it released during Roger Waters’ set at Coachella has been returned.

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1. Old Dude and Lost Pig Make for Boring News
2. Does it symbolize the Obama campaign?
3. Obama Pig Part of Roger Waters’ Spectacular Closing Set
4. YouTube - Roger Waters Coachella Pig Launch
5. The Pig Is Returned by Two Lucky Families
6. Roger Waters’ Giant Obama Pig Lost, Reward Offered