File photo of Gwen Ifill will moderate the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Americans of both political parties are waiting nervously for the hotly-anticipated debate between their picks for vice-president, seen as a crucial test for Republican Sarah Palin and no sure bet for Democrat Joe Biden.
Photo:Jeff Haynes/AFP
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) [...]

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Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, front left, responds to a question as, clockwise from left, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion, NDP Leader Jack Layton, Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper listen during Thursday’s English-language debate in Ottawa. (Tom Hanson/Canadian Press) Stephen Harper took swift aim at Stéphane Dion in Thursday’s English-language debate, [...]

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By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - There’s no rest for the five national party leaders in the wake of the French-language campaign debate, as they fine-tune their messages for delivery to an English audience Thursday night.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who faced a concerted attack from all four of his opponents in the French session, will [...]

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Mara goes live on BBC
BY MICHAEL MUMO
Kenya’s rich diversity in the Maasai Mara will be showcased to millions of viewers in the United Kingdom from this Sunday when a weeklong live series gets underway on the British Broadcasting Corporation.The director general of BBC Mark Thompson says ‘Big Cat Live’ will provide new insights not [...]

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America bans ECK commissioners
By Joseph Murimi
Pressure continues to pile on ECK chiefs to quit, with the US imposing a travel ban on the 22 commissioners, and EU negotiating a soft landing for them.
This comes ahead of the commissioners’ meeting with EU ambassadors to Kenya in Nairobi, this morning.
Although the EU representatives in Nairobi refused [...]

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Somalia ‘permits’ Russian navy to rescue ship
By Patrick Beja and Reuters
The Somali Government is reported to have permitted the Russian navy to rescue the hijacked Ukrainian ship that has Kenyan military cargo.
Seafarers Assistant Programme coordinator Andrew Mwangura told The Standard he was in contact with the Russian chief officer on board the captured [...]

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