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Newsweek: Is McCain really the underdog?John McCain is positioning himself yet again as the underdog, this time highlighting fundraising differences between himself and Obama, but for the moment, at least, it's McCain who has the upper hand here, oddly enough, and Obama who's the underdog.

Colombia: Betancourt, US hostages freed (AP) AP - Colombia's military says it has rescued 15 hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors, from leftist rebels.

Zimbabwe opposition rejects unity government call (AFP)

AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Wednesday rejected calls to form a national unity government, saying it would not solve the country's crisis after Robert Mugabe's widely condemned one-man election.