Archive for August 18th, 2008

Obama veep announcement expected in coming days (AP)

Written by on Monday, August 18th, 2008 in Latest News.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., eats an apple as he get out of the car to board the plane in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, Aug. 18, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – Barack Obama will publicly tell his vice presidential choice in the coming days, though the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and giving away nothing to voters as he campaigns.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Asia stocks at 2-year low as credit fears bite (Reuters)

Written by on Monday, August 18th, 2008 in Latest News.

A man smokes in front of an electronic board at a brokerage house in Wuhan, Hubei province, August 18, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters – Asian stocks fell to a two-year low
on Tuesday, led by exporter shares, on fears the U.S.
government will have to bail out the top mortgage finance
companies, further destabilizing the financial sector.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Musharraf’s fate in balance after resignation (AFP)

Written by on Monday, August 18th, 2008 in Latest News.

Activists of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) gather to celebrate the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf in Quetta on August 18. Musharraf faced an uncertain fate on Tuesday after his resignation, as the country's fractious ruling coalition prepared to pick a replacement for the key US ally.(AFP/Banaras Khan)AFP – Pervez Musharraf faced an uncertain fate on Tuesday after his resignation as president of Pakistan, as the country’s fractious ruling coalition prepared to pick a replacement for the key US ally.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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