December 31, 2007

Kenya in turmoil as riots greet Kibaki re-election (AFP)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

A resident of Kibera and supporter of presidential candidate Raila Odinga holds a sign that reads AFP - Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a second term as Kenyan president Sunday but was quickly forced to order a media blackout as allegations of vote-rigging fuelled widespread riots.


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World’s oldest Sumatran orangutan dies in Miami (Reuters)

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Nonja, the Sumatran Orangutan at Miami Metrozoo, believed to be the oldest living Sumatran Orangutan in the world, is seen in this file photo taken in June 2007. (Ron Magill/Miami Metrozoo/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A Sumatran orangutan, thought to be the
world’s oldest, has died in Miami at age 55, a zoo spokesman
said on Sunday .


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In close Iowa race, Huckabee says Romney untrustworthy (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Hillary Clinton reacts while taking part in a meeting in Story City, Iowa December 28, 2007. (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - Four days before Iowa voters kick
off a tight presidential race, Republican Mike Huckabee said on
Sunday rival Mitt Romney could not be trusted to be president
and Democrat Hillary Clinton said her husband would have no
formal White House role if she wins.


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Bhutto party names son as leader, will contest election (AFP)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Supporters of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) hold a candle vigil at the site of the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, in Rawalpindi. The party of Benazir Bhutto named her 19-year-old son as its new leader Sunday and announced it would contest general elections set for January 8.(AFP/Saeed Khan)AFP - The party of assassinated Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto named her 19-year-old son as its new leader Sunday and announced it would contest general elections set for January 8.


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Graffiti, flowers on anniversary of Saddam execution (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Residents hold a poem commemorating former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on the first anniversary of his execution, during a visit to his tomb in al-Awja village near Tikrit, 175 km (109 miles) north of Baghdad December 30, 2007. (Sabah al-Bazee/Reuters)Reuters - Black graffiti lauding Saddam
Hussein appeared overnight in his home town and small groups of
mourners turned out at his grave on Sunday, the first
anniversary of the former Iraqi leader’s execution.


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Guantanamo prisoner dies of cancer: U.S. (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

A U.S. Army soldier locks a cell at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba, August 23, 2004. An Afghan detainee has died from cancer at the prison camp at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, authorities said on Sunday. (Mark Wilson/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - An Afghan detainee has died from cancer
at the prison camp at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, authorities said on Sunday.


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Palestinian-Israeli deaths drop in 2007: report (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Israeli tanks advance through the border fence near Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha after an operation in the Gaza Strip Dec. 27, 2007. The number of people killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dropped sharply in 2007, but human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank increased, an Israeli human rights watchdog said on Monday. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)Reuters - The number of people killed in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict dropped sharply in 2007, but human
rights abuses in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank
increased, an Israeli human rights watchdog said on Monday.


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Redskins thump Cowboys to make playoffs (AP)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis lifts up his jersey to reveal a T-shirt with images of the late Redskins safety Sean Taylor on it, after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 in Landover, Md. The Redskins won 27-6. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)AP - From disarray to dominance, the Washington Redskins will enter the playoffs as the hottest team in the NFC. And with the hottest quarterback in the conference. And maybe the hottest running back. And with a defense coming off a game in which it allowed exactly 1 yard rushing.


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Pakistan awaits election decision (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Former Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif (R) condoles the death of Benazir Bhutto with her husband Asif Ali Zardari in Naudero December 29, 2007. (Zulfikar Balit/Reuters)Reuters - Pakistani electoral officials hold an
emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to go ahead with
a January poll in a nation plunged into crisis by the
assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


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Clinton leads in Iowa; Huckabee, Romney even (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)(R) is applauded by her daughter Chelsea during a campaign stop at Vinton-Shellsburg High School in Vinton, Iowa, December 30, 2007. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds
a narrow lead in Iowa four days before the state opens the
presidential nominating race, while Republicans Mike Huckabee
and Mitt Romney are virtually tied, according to a
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


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