| Exhausted Shaun Tait steps away from cricket
SHAUN Tait will temporarily step down from all cricket due to "physical and emotional exhaustion". A press release sent by Cricket Australia said Tait would be rested and put on a program to "facilitate" his return to cricket. Tait was an obvious absentee from 12th man duties during the latter part of the Fourth Test against India at Adelaide Oval concluded on Monday. Drinks duties were instead performed by Redbacks rookie player Jake Brown. In a press release sent by CA to media outlets, Tait said the situation had been developing for some time. "A break from professional cricket will hopefully give me a clear mind and a chance for my body to rest and recover," Tait said. "My love and enjoyment of the game is struggling due to these issues and if I continue to go on it will be unfair on my team mates and support staff of both the Australian and South Australian cricket teams - and most importantly my family and close friends.
Mitt Romney and John McCain get down (and dirty) to the wire
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Lieberman Rules Out Running With McCain
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