The Associated Press
HOWELL, Mich. — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating two letters threatening Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Douglas Zloto, resident agent in charge of the federal agency’s Saginaw office, said authorities are trying to determine the nature and extent of the threats. One letter was sent to the Livingston County Democratic Party and [...]

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By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton canceled her appearance at a demonstration against the president of Iran after learning Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be there, a Clinton aide said on Wednesday. A group of Jewish organizations had said both Palin and Clinton would speak at the protest near [...]

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By Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused his political opponents Wednesday of making “mind-boggling” campaign promises that would drive the country into deficit.
But Stephane Dion, whose Liberal party cleaned up the $40-billion deficit problem left by Canada’s last majority Conservative government in the early 1990s, shot back that it [...]

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NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police have intensified the search for an Al-Qaeda suspect wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania who dodged a police dragnet last month, officials said Wednesday.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed escaped arrest during a police operation in the coastal town of Malindi in early August, the [...]

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Pakistan (AFP) - At least five people were killed when four missiles fired by suspected US drones Wednesday struck a compound in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area near the Afghan border, officials said.
“Five people including foreigners were killed and three others injured when the missiles hit a compound in Baghar Cheena area in [...]

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Mvita to get least, Bahari most
By ODHIAMBO ORLALE
In Summary
1) Mvita constituency to get lowest amount of the CDF money.
2) Mvita has been allocated Sh35.5 million.
3) Bahari constituency to get the highest since it is ranked among the poorest.
4) Bahari will get Sh60.7 million
Tourism Minister Najib Balala’s Mvita constituency will get the lowest amount [...]

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Mau Mau war veterans demand land
BY LABAN WANAMBISI
NAIROBI, The Mau-Mau War Veterans Association has presented a memorandum to the government asking for the urgent settlement of over 2,700 freedom fighters.
The Association Chief Executive Kimani Kang`ethe says the war veterans are willing to buy land which was given to foreigners as compensation after fighting in [...]

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By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 2-point lead in the U.S. presidential race on Republican John McCain, whose choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate helped shore up support for both candidates, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Obama leads McCain among likely voters by 47 percent [...]

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By Martin O’Hanlon, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper has given his blessing to the release of a report on the cost of the Afghan war - news that could dash his hopes for a vital breakthrough in Quebec.
Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page has tallied the full cost of the mission - past and [...]

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Kriegler: Replace or transform ECK
BY ANTHONY KAGIRI
NAIROBI, The Kriegler Commission has recommended an overhaul of the Electoral Commission of Kenya among other measures to avert a repeat of disputes witnessed during last year’s general election.
In a report presented to President Mwai Kibaki on Wednesday morning, the Independent Review Commission (IREC) also called for [...]

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