WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Americans “we cannot fail” after flying into Washington to vote for a 700 billion dollar bid to quell the financial crisis.
Obama invoked former president Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was credited with restoring confidence during a 1930s banking crisis partly with the power of [...]

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By Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper came under immediate attack on economic issues as the televised French-language election debate got underway.
The Conservative leader opened Wednesday’s two-hour debate by preaching a stay-the-course message, saying Canada’s economic fundamentals are sound and that the country is still creating jobs.
“The big challenge [...]

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new US military command for Africa that came into operation on Wednesday will seek to prevent conflicts and bolster security, its commander told AFP, amid suspicion on the continent about its purpose.
Asked about Africom’s goals, General William Ward said the command would work “to prevent conflicts as opposed to having to [...]

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By OK Churchill
Kisumu-Kenya
We are glad that this site is providing a vital medium for sharing our thoughts on local development processess.
The the extreme luoland poverty can be fought and here are some of the series of local examples of what local people are doing to cope with the vicissitudes of:
1) Poverty,
2) Ill health and
3) Ignorance that pervade [...]

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Extra month for Cockar team
BY GEORGE MUNYORI
President Mwai Kibaki has extended by one month the mandate of the Cockar Commission investigating the Grand Regency sale.
Commission Secretary Anthony Ombwayo said on Wednesday that the President had granted them until the end of October to present a report, following the expiry of its previous mandate on [...]

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