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topics[3]["description"] = "US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the White House says.";
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topics[4]["description"] = "White House hopeful John McCain tells Mexicans better border security must come before immigration reform.";
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topics[9]["description"] = "Larry Harmon, the man who popularised the show business character Bozo the Clown, dies of heart failure aged 83.";
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topics[10]["title"] = "Fossilised trees and dinosaur bones return home to Argentina";
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topics[11]["title"] = "Time to end love affair with the car";
topics[11]["description"] = "Why it is time to end our love affair with the car";
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topics[12]["title"] = "Tackling Zimbabwe";
topics[12]["description"] = "Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the international community's attempts to tackle Zimbabwe.";
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topics[14]["description"] = "Serena Williams will face sister Venus for the third time in a Wimbledon final after bringing Zheng Jie's incredible run to an end with a 6-2 7-6 win.";
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topics[20]["description"] = "The White House hopefuls' Latin America policies";
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topics[25]["description"] = "The Cuban Foreign Ministry accuses the US of encouraging dissidents to stage protests to mark 4 July.";
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topics[28]["description"] = "Peruvian President Alan Garcia tells Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales to \"shut up\" and stop meddling in Peru's affairs.";
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topics[29]["description"] = "The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes more than 20% below its October peak, making it a bear market.";
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topics[30]["description"] = "White House hopeful John McCain urges approval of a US free trade deal with Colombia as he tours the country.";
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topics[31]["description"] = "US factory orders grew by just 0.6% in May, the weakest growth for three months, the Commerce Department says.";
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