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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:15:41

Zambia calls an emergency summit of southern African leaders to discuss the delay in the announcement the
results of Zimbabwe's polls.

The software giant could afford to pay more for Yahoo on its own, given the size of its cash reserve and the volume of cash that flows from its business. And despite the weakening economy and credit crunch malaise that's hitting Wall Street, Microsoft could easily obtain more financing if needed to do the deal.

Clinton in debt trap with ex-strategist

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:35:43

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton

Presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton's finance report shows that her campaign owes about $2.5 million to her former chief strategist.

Mark J. Penn, who stepped down Sunday, had long been a source of internal friction at the New York senator's campaign.

The money he is owed is more than a quarter of the campaign's $8.7 million in outstanding debt, according to finance reports.


Pelosi offers superdelegate cut

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:32:22

Nancy Pelosi

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants a reduction in the number of superdelegates and their huge impact in choosing the Dem. nominee.

Superdelegates such as Pelosi have complained about the ongoing fight between the two Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trying to win the party's nomination.

Violence declined last year and early this year following a cease-fire by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, an influx of some 30,000 additional American troops and a Sunni revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq.

But a recent government crackdown on al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia has provoked fierce retaliation, underscoring the fragility of the security gains.

US in crisis, global economy in peril: IMF

Global expansion is set to slow to 3.7 percent in 2008 amid an unfolding crisis that began in the United States, the International Monetary Fund said in its semiannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) report.

The growth estimate is a half point lower than the January WEO update, it noted.

The US economy, the world's biggest, is likely in a "mild recession" and will stagnate through much of 2009 as housing prices slide further and credit conditions remain difficult.

For the world economy, there is a 25 percent chance of dropping below three percent growth in 2008 and 2009, which according to the IMF would be the equivalent of a global recession.

"Moreover, growth is projected to remain broadly unchanged in 2009," with growth in the advanced economies likely to fall "well below potential," the 185-nation institution said.

The United States, the epicenter of the turmoil, is poised to grow a paltry 0.5 percent in 2008, the IMF said, despite a multibillion-dollar government stimulus package.

US job losses warn of recession
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:42:23
The US unemployment rate has continued its downfall in March, when 80,000 jobs were cut in the biggest employment decline in five years.

Based on a government report released Friday, The US surging national unemployment rate reached 5.1 percent last month compared with 4.8 percent in February, according to AFP.

The March nonfarm job losses marked the largest decline since March 2003 and the start of the Iraq war.


Obama: We are victims of 'greed'
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:07:19
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'an ethic of greed' was what provoked the current economic slowdown in the US.

In a recent economic policy speech in New York, Obama said lobbyists, self-seeking businessmen and reckless Washington politicians are to blame for America's current financial strain.

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:20:19

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran's President Ahmadinejad says anti-Iran Security Council resolutions run counter to the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA) regulations. "The UN Security Council has passed resolutions against Iran based on inaccurate information," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told IRIB. He added that most countries, who voted in favor of resolutions against Tehran's peaceful nuclear activities, admit they are under pressure.

MPT bersetuju dengan perlantikan Datuk Salehuddin Hashim selaku Setiausaha Agung baru menggantikan Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim yang kekal selaku ahli Biro Politik (ex-officio) dan Pengerusi Perhubungan Selangor.

Welcome Datuk Salehudin Hashim - an interview . . .read more

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:16:22
The average US gas prices will peak around $3.60 a gallon in June but could continue climbing much higher than that, the EIA predicts.

The US Energy Information Administration also anticipates an average $3.54 per gallon over the summer driving period, which amounts to an increase of 60 cents a gallon compared to last summer. . . . read more

"KILL EVERYBODY -US ARMY SPECIALIST DARRELL ANDERSON EXPOSES US POLICY"

I joined in '03," 'cause I was broke, I needed money, but I was a young American kid, I wanted to fight in a war. I joined up. [A] month out of training I arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, January '04. Saddam's been captured.

When I get there and the guys I'm serving with have been there for six months already; they were there in '03. And I go, "Well, you know what, I think it's come out that, you know, these people had nothing to do with 9/11, there was no Iraqi on those planes. We can see around here there's no Al Qaida, there's no terrorist syndicates in Baghdad, or Iraq.

Saddam had stamped 'em out." And I asked my buddies, "Well, you know, we're here to find 'weapons of mass destruction'." And they laughed at me. And I said, "Well, you know, we're here to 'help the people.'" And they laughed at me. And I said, "What's our mission? What's our goal?"...They're like, "All we're trying to do is make it home alive..."

Anderson describes the escalation of violence against unarmed civilians: "In April, they told us, "In a crowded area, if one person shoots at you, kill everybody." Anderson explains the rationale from the officers: "They [members of the crowd of people] are letting them [the person or persons firing at the U.S. military] attack you. They're no longer innocent if they're there at the time of the crime..." (9/11 conference, Chandler AZ Feb 23-25, 2007) 911TV.org / snowshoefilms post-production/ 9:46 . . . . .watch videos 1 and video 2

Posted April 2, 2008 - 6:11am by Dan Burkhart

It wasn’t that long ago when people were buzzing about the (then) whiz kid, Marc Andreessen, and his amazing Mosaic browser, which later resulted in the explosive growth and meteoric rise of the Netscape browser. Netscape not only brought the Internet to the masses, but it played a role in changing the world. It goes without saying that the innovation was too important to go unnoticed.