By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday he would back limited offshore drilling as part of a broader energy package that attempted to bring down gas prices and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
Obama dropped his blanket opposition to any expansion of offshore drilling and signaled [...]
‘It’s now or never’ for new constitution
By Saturday Standard Team
Prof Yash Pal Ghai, the respected legal mind that chaired the Bomas review talks and saw his product torn to pieces by politicians before eventual defeat in the 2005 referendum, says it is now or never.
Ghai’s counsel is a one liner – the time to give [...]
West Kenya set for boost
By NATION Team
In Summary
The PM promised to act tough on corruption, land grabbing, insecurity and also tackle poor infrastructure.
With the upgrading of Kisumu Airport, which is now due, Western Kenya would be linked to the wider world.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Friday declared that Western Kenya will never be [...]
Kalonzo faces new rebellion
By LUCAS BARASA, BOB ODALO and JOHN NGIRACHU
In Summary
1) Discontentment in the party started soon after Mr Musyoka was appointed Vice President.
2) Kiema Kilonzo laughed off the idea of disbanding ODM-K in favour of joining the PNU.
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka faces one of his toughest political fights next week after rebel ODM [...]
By Sillah Owiti Oriato
The recent revelations by the press of ramifications of the Libyan business community interests in East Africa speak volumes. While many would want to see this as mere capitalist investment, it turns out that it is not.
The truth is as old as the fight over Jerusalem between two sons of the [...]
BY KEVIN KEYA and AGENCIES
Top international human rights lobby groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch together with a number of local rights groups are calling on the government to conduct independent investigations into the alleged unlawful transfer of terror suspects from Kenya.
In a statement, the 11 organisations claim 140 people who are nationals of [...]
Courtesy of:http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN3040277620080731?sp=trueBy David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lashed out at his parliamentary opponents on Thursday, saying they should have the courage to defeat the minority government rather than obstructing his agenda with “ridiculous political games.”
Harper’s Conservatives won a fragile hold on power in January 2006 and survived several confidence votes with [...]
By Jennifer Graham, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG - A long, hot haul working a booth at an Alberta fair behind him, the young carny boarded a Greyhound bus in Edmonton and settled into a back seat for the ride home to Winnipeg.
As night fell and the bus rumbled on toward Portage la Prairie, Man., Tim [...]
By Adam Entous
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has a clear edge in the Kadima party race to replace scandal-hit Ehud Olmert, polls showed on Friday, but officials questioned her ability to form a coalition and become prime minister.
Two of the three polls in major Israeli newspapers showed Livni running nearly neck-and-neck with [...]
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