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State Of Emergency In Pakistan

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has declared a state of emergency amid
rising unrest, but the Pakistan Supreme Court has rejected his order.
Transmissions of private news channels and phone lines have reportedly
been cut.

# posted by John @ 11/03/2007 05:58:00 PM 0 comments

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has declared a state of
emergency, CNN confirms.

# posted by John @ 11/03/2007 12:23:00 PM 0 comments

CITIGROUP CEO CHARLES PRINCE, UNDER PRESSURE OVER MORTGAGE LOSSES, IS
EXPECTED TO OFFER HIS RESIGNATION, WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS

# posted by John @ 11/02/2007 07:43:00 PM 0 comments

SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE AND OTHER SENIOR INTELLIGENCE
OFFICIALS TO BE SUBPOENAED IN FEDERAL COURT IN AN ESPIONAGE CASE
INVOLVING TWO PRO-ISRAEL LOBBYISTS

# posted by John @ 11/02/2007 06:20:00 PM 0 comments

KEY DEMOCRATS, SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER, D-N.Y., AND SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN,
D-CALIF., CROSS PARTY LINES TO PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR BUSH ATTORNEY GENERAL
NOMINEE, CLEARING WAY FOR CONFIRMATION

# posted by John @ 11/02/2007 06:18:00 PM 0 comments

Employers boosted payrolls by a surprisingly strong 166,000 in October,
the
most in five months, an encouraging sign that the nation's employment
climate
is holding up relatively well against the strains of a housing collapse
and
credit crunch.

# posted by John @ 11/02/2007 09:29:00 AM 0 comments

LOS ANGELES - Television and movie screen writers said Thursday they
would go
on strike for the first time in nearly 20 years in a dispute over
royalties.

# posted by John @ 11/02/2007 08:47:00 AM 0 comments

Dow falls more than 300 points with about a half-hour left in trading as
investors fret over Citigroup downgrade and credit fears.

# posted by John @ 11/01/2007 04:09:00 PM 0 comments

FEDERAL RESERVE CUTS INTEREST RATES A QUARTER POINT IN ORDER TO PROTECT
THE ECONOMY FROM THE DOWNTURN IN THE HOUSING MARKET

# posted by John @ 10/31/2007 03:53:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. economy grew at 3.9% rate in third quarter, higher than forecast,
Dow Jones reports.

# posted by John @ 10/31/2007 10:12:00 AM 0 comments

LOS ANGELES - Robert Goulet, the big-voiced baritone whose Broadway
debut
in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has
died.
He was 73. Goulet died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital while
awaiting a lung transplant, said spokesman Norm Johnson. Goulet was
diagnosed
last month with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis.

# posted by John @ 10/30/2007 08:06:00 PM 0 comments

Breaking News

THE SINGER ROBERT GOULET HAS DIED IN A LOS ANGELES HOSPITAL WHILE
AWAITING A LUNG TRANSPLANT, THE AP REPORTS

# posted by John @ 10/30/2007 07:41:00 PM 0 comments

Breaking News

SUPREME COURT GRANTS STAY OF EXECUTION TO MISS. DEATH ROW INMATE, EARL
WESLEY BERRY, SCHEDULED TO BE PUT TO DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION

# posted by John @ 10/30/2007 07:16:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 10/30/2007 11:04:00 AM 0 comments

Crude oil rose $1.67 on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at
$93.53, another record high.

# posted by John @ 10/29/2007 04:54:00 PM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

# posted by John @ 10/29/2007 04:43:00 PM 0 comments

A U.S. brigadier general was wounded in a roadside bombing in Baghdad,
becoming the highest ranking American officer hurt since the war began.
Northeast of the capital, a suicide bomber on a bicycle killed dozens of
Iraqi police recruits.

# posted by John @ 10/29/2007 04:42:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 10/29/2007 04:37:00 PM 0 comments

DENVER - Overwhelming in every way, the Red Sox swept to their second
title in
four years Sunday night. Jon Lester, Mike Lowell & Co. left little room
for
drama with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in Game 4.

# posted by John @ 10/29/2007 09:45:00 AM 0 comments

Arod Opts Out of Contract with Yankees

Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the
Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his career with New
York.

# posted by John @ 10/28/2007 11:22:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 10/28/2007 11:26:00 AM 0 comments