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Palin hammers on ACORN
Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago
BY ABDON M. PALLASCH AND JOHN BYRNE Staff Reporters INDIANAPOLIS - Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin slammed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama over the non-profit ACORN group on Friday - suggesting his campaign has closer ties ...
Obama camp calls for special prosecutor in fraud investigation CNN
Canvassers, not ACORN, at fault Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Iraqis stage mass anti-US rally
BBC News - 2 hours ago
Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have staged a mass demonstration in Baghdad in protest against plans to extend the US mandate in Iraq.
Thousands march in Baghdad against US pact Reuters
Iraqis march for freedom from US Times Online
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Stevens on offensive in his own defense
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
The longtime Alaska senator challenges his questioner as he stands by his innocence on corruption charges. By Richard B. Schmitt, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- A combative Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska sparred with a top Justice Department ...
? Sen. Stevens Testifies Oil Services Firm Did Not Renovate House ... Washington Post
Stevens to get final chance to explain gifts The Associated Press
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Boy's kidnapping may be drug-related
Salt Lake Tribune - 3 hours ago
By Lindsay Whitehurst Utah residents are being asked to watch for a 6-year-old boy police believe was kidnapped from Las Vegas as a result of his grandfather's involvement in the drug trade.
Video: Search on for Grandfather of Missing Nev. Boy AssociatedPress

UPDATE 1-Thai PM seeks direct talks over Cambodia border row
Reuters - 31 minutes ago
By Prapan Chankaew KANTARALAK, Thailand, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said on Saturday he would seek face-to-face talks with Cambodian leader Hun Sen after a border clash near a 900-year-old temple this week.
Video: Villagers caught in Thai-Cambodia border dispute - 18 Oct 08 AlJazeeraEnglish

Staten Island congressman Vito Fossella found guilty of drunk ...
New York Daily News - 11 hours ago
By JAMES GORDON MEEK ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Rep. Vito Fossella was found guilty of driving under the influence Friday, but the judge put off deciding whether he'll get jail time until December.
Video: NY Congressman Convicted of Drunken Driving AssociatedPress

Zimbabwe power-sharing talks near collapse
United Press International - 1 hour ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Talks to share power in Zimbabwe are on the brink of collapse, President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai say.
Zimbabwe rivals appeal for help BBC News
Zimbabwe asks for help save power-sharing deal AFP
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Governor's panel warns delta must be fixed
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours ago
A task force appointed by the governor warns that California must amend its laws and build new dams, canals and desalination plants or face economic and ecological disaster.
Governor's delta panel sees water, habitat changes San Jose Mercury News
Peripheral canal urged for Delta Stockton Record
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Crowds gather for Haider funeral
BBC News - 5 hours ago
Large crowds are expected on the streets of the Austrian city of Klagenfurt for the funeral of the far-right politician, Joerg Haider.
Austrians join funeral for far-right politician International Herald Tribune
Thousands Gather to Mourn at Far-Right Leader Haider's Funeral Deutsche Welle
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