VANCOUVER (CBC) - Canada’s immigration system would get a massive overhaul worth $800 million if a Liberal government is elected on Oct. 14, Stéphane Dion said Saturday.
The Liberal leader promised to clear the current backlog of 900,000 immigrants waiting to come to this country, bring in a new business and visitors’ visa system and introduce [...]

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CHICAGO (AFP) - Barack Obama’s campaign announced Sunday a record fundraising haul of 66 million dollars in August, amassing a big advantage over John McCain in the closing stretch of the White House race.
Last month’s total smashed the Democrat’s February record of 55 million dollars, and could quell fears among his supporters that he was [...]

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By Abiya Ochola and Vincent Bartoo
With three months before ODM holds is Special National Delegates convention, there is subtle realignment pitting camps allied to Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Agriculture Minister William Ruto.
The campaign is said to be so intense that some of the MPs have now come out clearly on whom they want [...]

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Times Team
THE Party of National Unity (PNU) suffered a major setback yesterday when eight Members of Parliament from the larger Meru region ditched the party effectively complicating the grass root elections planned to kick off this morning.
The legislators led by Higher Education Assistant Minister Kilemi Mwiria and Japheth Kareke of Ministry of Agriculture dismissed [...]

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Village alert after failed attempt to rob Obama’s granny
Kenyan police have a mounted a 24-hour patrol in a village where US presidential candidate Barack Obama’s grandmother lives after robbers made a botched attempt to rob her solar panel, an official said.
They struck 86-year-old Sarah Onyango Obama’s homestead in western Kenya early on Wednesday morning, climbing [...]

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MPs: Mudavadi should remain deputy leader
By Joel Okwayo
A Cabinet minister and two MPs have vowed to ensure Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi is retained as ODM deputy leader during party elections in November.
Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya and MPs Ben Washiali (Mumias) and David Were (Matungu) also said they would initiate talks with their [...]

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Location triggers heated row over Nyamira/Borabu District boundary
Story by Dan Nyakundi
Tension is building over a boundary row between residents and leaders of Nyamira and Borabu districts. The residents and leaders have differed over Kiangeni location that each side claims due to its rich economic resources. Over 30 civic leaders from Nyamira district led by [...]

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