Archive for October 17th, 2009

Afghan president under pressure over fraud rulings (AP)

Written by on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 in 344805.

Former US ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, speaks to reporters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Khalilzad said he has been meeting with both President Hamid Karzai and his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah to urge them to consider the fate of the country as they try to resolve the political crisis triggered by the fraud-marred presidential election last August. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP – Afghanistan’s election crisis deepened Saturday as President Hamid Karzai resisted international pressure to accept fraud rulings that could force him into a runoff with his main challenger.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

House, Senate Dems at odds on health care overhaul (AP)

Written by on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 in 344803.

RESEND of a graphic that moved Oct. 13, 2009; graphic shows the process of making the health care reform bill into lawAP – You may reckon Democrats and Republicans are at odds over health care. Well, they’ve got nothing on House and Senate Democrats going after each other.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Rick continues as Category 5 hurricane off Mexico (AP)

Written by on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – Hurricane Rick churned up potentially perilous surf along a swath of Mexico’s coast early Sunday as an “extremely perilous” Category 5 storm, the strongest in the eastern North Pacific Ocean in more than a decade.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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