CLEARWATER, Florida (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama rebuffed White House rival John McCain’s call to postpone the first presidential debate, and implied his Republican rival was playing politics at a time of crisis.
“What I’m planning to do right now is to debate on Friday,” the Democrat told reporters here ahead of Friday’s scheduled encounter in [...]

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By Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper wed his ironwood crime-fighter persona to a tree-hugging conservationist Wednesday in his bid to woo a volatile B.C. electorate and, by extension, swing voters across the country.
With polls continuing to show the Conservatives comfortably in front as the 37-day election campaign hits the [...]

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By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday warned Americans and legislators reluctant to pass a historic financial rescue plan that failing to act fast risks wiping out retirement savings, rising foreclosures, lost jobs, closed business and “a long and painful recession.”
He spoke just after inviting Democrat Barack Obama and [...]

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LUO WOMEN REJECT CIRCUMCISSION
By Beverly Odera
Langata Voter-Nairobi
Circumcission is not the AIDS cure and any idea to divert Luos from real issues affecting them as a community is morally disturbing and portrays a serious credibility problem for Raila and his circumcission happy henchmen.
Raila is misleading the Luos. What about IDPs Raila??
Raila needs to [...]

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BY PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24 - President Mwai Kibaki has sent a passionate appeal to oil producing countries to consider the plight of non oil-producers particularly in the developing world.
President Kibaki noted that the sharp increase in oil prices was fast eroding gains made by economies of developing countries and hence threatening international [...]

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ODM sure it will clinch by elections
BY GEORGE MUNYORI
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidates in Sotik and Bomet have expressed confidence that they will clinch the parliamentary seats in Thursdays by-elections.
Bomet candidate Beatrice Kones on Wednesday said she had done aggressive campaigns to marshal votes ahead of the polls.
“We concluded our campaigns on Tuesday [...]

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