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Game on

US ELECTIONS 2008: The battle for the White House is hotting up as Barack Obama wows his convention and John McCain announces a surprise running mate From Andrew Purcell in Denver

THEY gave out the flags at three o'clock, one for every person in the stadium. Generals, in uniform, lined up on the stage, a Doobie Brother sang America The Beautiful and Al Gore compared Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln.