CHESTER, Pennsylvania (AFP) - White House rivals Barack Obama and John McCain entered the final seven days of their historic campaign Tuesday, sparring in rain-lashed Pennsylvania as the Democrat exhorted his fired-up supporters to nail down victory.
While McCain canceled one event in the rust-belt state owing to the foul weather, Obama paid tribute to more [...]

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By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has an obligation to demand the repatriation of Omar Khadr because Canada was complicit in the torture of the Guantanamo Bay detainee, Federal Court heard Tuesday.
In particular, lawyer Nate Whitling told the court, Khadr was subjected to the “frequent flyer program” - a process [...]

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By Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press
CHICAGO - With two crime scenes, a suspect in custody and an outraged community, Chicago’s police chief said he is confident investigators will find clues to solve the deaths of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew.
“I suspect we’ll have some evidence that will link us to the killer,” [...]

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DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria on Tuesday protested to the UN Security Council over what it branded a “barbarous” US helicopter raid on a border village near Iraq and decided to close two American institutions in Damascus.
The Syrian government also indicated Sunday’s deadly raid launched from Iraq could have repercussions on its ties with Baghdad by [...]

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Waki Report too hot to touch
By David Ohito and Lucianne Limo
The Waki Report appeared too hot for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to handle Monday night after it abruptly called off a meeting of its Members of Parliament scheduled for Tuesday.
This came in the backdrop of a meeting by Rift Valley legislators, who sought to [...]

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By Agwanda Powerman
i) Young Girls defiled in Kisii
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl is recuperating at a local hospital in Kisii Central District after two men allegedly defiled her repeatedly.
The victim is said to have been defiled after the assailants waylaid and dragged her to a nearby river bed where they repeatedly defiled her in turn.
Nyanza Police Boss [...]

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By Angwanda Powerman
A FORMER Nyando Branch Youth Leader Calvins K’awino is appealing to the area Member of Parliament Fred Outa to move swiftly and reconcile the two warring factions who have allegedly been engaging in a war of words over the control of Nyando Constituency Orange Democratic Movement Office.
K’awino urged the MP to come up [...]

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