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The country pop star Taylor Swift announced on Wednesday that she will cancel three more shows due to her illness. The concerts in Charlotte and Atlanta were postponed until sometime in the fall, according to Reuters. Taylor Swift isn't feeling well these days. The bronchitis caused her to cancel three more shows, that were scheduled to take place in Charlotte and Atlanta on July 8, 9 and 10. The shows have been postponed for October and November. Her physician has advised her to take it easy. This means she would have to rest a lot and not being on the stage singing 17 of her hit songs, as it was scheduled for each concert. Swift states that she is truly really sorry for missing out the meetings with her fans. "It breaks my heart to miss out on this weekend's shows with my friends in Charlotte and Atlanta" she said in the statement and continued that she would never cancel a show unless she had serious reasons. "I would never cancel if I thought I was physically able to perform these shows," she explained. "I am so sorry to the fans, but I look forward to seeing you when we come back through your towns, which we will do." These are not the first concerts in her tour that she cancels. Although the "Speak Now" singer has never cancelled a show before, this July it happened four times already. The first postponed a show in Louisville, which had to take place on July 2. Now, she is hoping that she will be able to perform on July 14 in Montreal. Taylor Swift is one of the most powerful artists in the United States. She has began touring in order to promote her 2010 album, "Speak Now". She has a crazy schedule, performing in 17 countries around the world and having 98 concerts.

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August 24, 2008 Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON - Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running-mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, people told of the decision said. Mr. Obama's selection ended a two-month search that was conducted almost entirely in secret. It reflected a critical strategic choice by Mr. Obama: To go with a running-mate who could reassure voters about gaps in his resume, rather than to pick someone who could deliver a state or reinforce Mr. Obama's message of change. Mr. Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and is familiar with foreign leaders and diplomats around the world. Although he initially voted to authorize the war in Iraq - Mr. Obama opposed it from the start - Mr. Biden became a persistent critic of President Bush's policies in Iraq. The selection was disclosed as Mr. Obama moves into a critical part of his campaign, preparing for the party's four-day convention in Denver starting on Monday. Mr. Obama's aides viewed the introduction of his vice presidential choice- including an afternoon rally Saturday at the old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., the same place where Mr. Obama announced his candidacy on a freezing winter morning almost two years ago, and a tour of swing states - as the beginning of a week-long stretch in which Mr. Obama hopes to dominate the stage and position himself for the fall campaign. Word of Mr. Obama's decision leaked out hours before his campaign was scheduled to inform supporters via text and e-mail messages, and hours after informing two other top contenders for the vice presidential nomination - Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana and Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia - that they had not been chosen. As the selection process moved to an end, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, w