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MP's cancer group support 'naive'
Labour MP who chairs parliamentary cancer group said he had been 'naive' to get involved with Cancer United, a campaign mired in controversy over drug company sponsorship.
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US: We've lost battle for Baghdad
Mounting death toll brings comparison with Vietnam.
Special report: Iraq

About a boy
Madonna's adoption of 18-month-old David Banda has created a furore. Xan Rice talks to the child's family.
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Muslim teaching assistant loses veil case
UK: Complainant gets £1,100 for victimisation
· Ministers rebuked for comments on issue
Special report: religious affairs
Comment: Stephen Beer
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Borrowers losing £1bn in insurance con
Business: Insurance to cover monthly payments on loans, credit cards and mortgages are a rip off, says OFT.
Banks summoned to debt summit
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Soldier killed in suicide bombing of Afghanistan patrol
Afghanistan: Another marine hurt as two children die in attack by suicide bomber in Helmand province.
Comment: Jonathan Steele
Special report: Afghanistan

No promises of overall tax cuts, Osborne tells Tory right
Politics: Shadow chancellor tries to play down proposals
· Labour and Lib Dems seize on divisions
Package could net families £670, but rich will gain most
Political briefing: Michael White
Leader: Blast from the past
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Scientists closer to making invisible cloak a reality
Technology: UK-US team unveils device which makes objects 'effectively disappear'.
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The saints of Sin City
The Killers tell Nick Kent about religion, ambition and stardom.
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Sibierski's late strike gives Roeder cheer
Football: Antoine Sibierski's strike gives Newcastle victory over Fenerbahce in the Uefa cup.
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Undersea tunnel project takes a leap forward
World: Spain and Morocco set up engineering study project
· Major hurdles, but service could be running by 2025
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Gormley's iron men will have to go, committee rules
Arts: Sculptor rages at decision that his 100 beach figures must leave Merseyside.
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Angry NHS unions suspect Brown's hand in 1.5% offer
Society: Hewitt believed hospitals could afford larger pay rise
· A slap in face for dedicated nurses, says RCN
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Governator, part two - the sequel
Arnold Schwarzenegger looks set for second term, reports Dan Glaister.
Special report: United States

Henman blows top and match with Nalbandian
Tennis: British No2 Tim Henman has bowed out in the third round after a heated exchange with David Nalbandian.
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Man who aided wife's suicide goes free
UK: A man who helped his sick wife to commit suicide has walked free with a nine-month suspended sentence.
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Happy hunting
Environment: Meat-eating can be ethical and sustainable, writes Tristram Stuart.
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Boys seven years behind girls in GCSE results
Education: Boys are lagging far behind girls in performance in GCSE examinations, according to latest figures.
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Channel 4 loses Lost to Sky for £20m
Media: BSkyB has shelled out an estimated £20m to snatch the rights from Channel 4.
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EU summit sidesteps big issues
World briefing: Internal dissent spells external weakness for the EU, adding weight to the argument that it is heading off course, says Simon Tisdall.
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Sean Smith in Iraq
In pictures: Three galleries of images before and during the war.
24 hours in pictures

Chic doesn't come cheap
Travel: Louise Tickle comes over all lady-like at London's delectable Mandeville Hotel, but finds the rooms a lot less generous than the Fashion Tea served downstairs.
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Alive and clicking
Arts: The finalists for our top 10 artists from the web, as chosen by you.
Slideshow: Preview the exhibition
Your Gallery: Find out more
Blog: What do you think?
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What's the point of the mobile club?
Observer blog: Why bother with social events where the participants all but ignore each other, wonders Oliver Marre.
Observer Food Monthly: What's your favourite restaurant?
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Tolstoy says the land belongs to all
From the archive: On this day in 1908 the Manchester Guardian published a letter from Leo Tolstoy on 'the injustice and evil of property in land'.
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