World News Center
CORRECTED: Palin warns Florida voters of "rough" campaigning - Reuters
October 7, 2008
CORRECTED: Palin warns Florida voters of "rough" campaigning
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Reuters -
By Jason Szep CLEARWATER, Florida (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told Florida's voters on Monday to expect "rough" campaigning as she seeks to halt a slide in opinion polls in a state that could make or break Sen.
Video: AP Campaign Minute
Campaign taking meaner tone
The destructive policies of President Bush - Boston Globe
October 7, 2008
The destructive policies of President Bush
Voice of America
Boston Globe -
By HDS Greenway IT IS HARD to believe how far this republic has fallen since President George W. Bush took office. Eight years ago, the United States had a budget surplus, peace and prosperity reigned, and America was universally respected.
Bulking up before bailing out
Bailout measure a mistake
Former Tamil rebel fighter named as member of parliament - Monsters and Critics.com
October 7, 2008
Former Tamil rebel fighter named as member of parliament
BBC News
Monsters and Critics.com -
Colombo - A former Tamil rebel military wing leader, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, alias Karuna, has been named a member of parliament in Sri Lanka by the ruling party, officials said.
Video: Sri Lanka army closes in on Tamil Tigers - 07 Oct 08
Govt condemns latest Sri Lankan bombing
China declines to say how many kids sick in milk scandal - AFP
October 7, 2008
China declines to say how many kids sick in milk scandal
CBC.ca
AFP -
HOHHOT, China (AFP) - China on Tuesday declined to release updated figures revealing just how many children have been affected by the tainted milk scandal, as it insisted it was working hard to boost confidence.
Video: No Traces of Melamine in New Test of Milk Powder
New tests: Chinese milk melamine-free
Schools closed for safety after Tibet quake - Reuters UK
October 7, 2008
Schools closed for safety after Tibet quake
CTV.ca
Reuters UK -
BEIJING (Reuters) - China closed schools in Tibet's capital for safety reasons on Tuesday a day after a huge earthquake struck to the west and months after hundreds of classrooms were flattened in a devastating quake in Sichuan.
Supplies sent to Tibetan villages hit by quake
Report: Tibet quake kills 9
Senator Warned a Friend That Jail Was a Risk - New York Times
October 7, 2008
Senator Warned a Friend That Jail Was a Risk
ABC News
New York Times -
By NEIL A. LEWIS WASHINGTON - The day after the FBI confronted Bill Allen, an Alaska oil services millionaire, with evidence that he had tried to bribe state lawmakers, he reached out to Senator Ted Stevens by telephone to discuss how their ...
Sen. Stevens on tape: "might serve time in jail"
Ted Stevens on tape: might 'spend a little time in jail'
Suit on Tobacco Ads Sparks Feisty Debate - Washington Post
October 7, 2008
Suit on Tobacco Ads Sparks Feisty Debate
Canada.com
Washington Post -
Former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, second from left, leaves the Supreme Court after morning statements. The court began another term yesterday.
Supreme Court Opens Term With a Tobacco Fraud Case
High court likely to side with cigarette-makers
California: Six Bodies Found in Los Angeles Home - New York Times
October 7, 2008
California: Six Bodies Found in Los Angeles Home
CBS News
New York Times -
By AP An unemployed man with a finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, their three children, his mother-in-law and himself in their home in a gated community in Los Angeles, the police said.
Video: 6 Die in Family Murder-suicide in Upscale Home
Police: Jobless father kills family, self
It may help 30000 Texas homeowners - Houston Chronicle
October 7, 2008
It may help 30000 Texas homeowners
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Houston Chronicle -
By GARY SCHARRER AUSTIN - An estimated 30000 Texas homeowners with mortgages from Countrywide Financial may get friendlier loan terms through a settlement announced Monday to help rescue those in over their head.
Next Up After Countrywide: Everyone Else
Countrywide to pay $10M for bad loans
Global Stocks: Should You Pull Out? - BusinessWeek
October 7, 2008
Global Stocks: Should You Pull Out?
Voice of America
BusinessWeek -
This crisis started in the US, but investors have seen huge losses overseas. It may be too late, however, to repatriate assets Spanish stockbrokers talk at the Madrid stock exchange on Sept.
Video: Wall Street Tumbles Amid Global Sell-off
Dow's 370-point loss actually good news for the markets
