By Mike Glover And David Espo, Associated Press Writers 
 
DES MOINES, Iowa – Despite John McCain’s prediction of an upset, Barack Obama reached for a landslide Friday, invading his rival’s home state with TV ads and building a lead in early voting in key battlegrounds as the presidential race headed into a hectic final weekend.
McCain charged [...]

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By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Bob Rae has effectively declared his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership, dismissing rumours that he won’t run as “bullshit.”
Rae disclosed Friday that he’s asked outgoing Leader Stephane Dion to leave him out of the Liberal shadow cabinet so that he can devote his time to the leadership [...]

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By MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press Writer
KIBUMBA, Congo – International envoys converged on eastern Congo on Friday hoping to help end some of the worst violence the central African nation has seen in years, as thousands of anxious, hungry refugees struggled to get home amid a fragile cease-fire.
Associated Press reporters saw a crush of people, sweat [...]

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Politicians in collusion to trash Waki proposals
By Isaac Ongiri
Nyanza MPs have asked Prime Minister Raila Odinga to consult his ODM colleagues before commenting on sensitive national issues.
The MPs also told Cabinet ministers Anyang’ Nyong’o and James Orengo to be careful while contributing to political issues.
Sources at a meeting held at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Centre said [...]

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Ngilu blames Kibaki, Raila for post-poll chaos
By Joseph Murimi
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are to blame for post-election violence, Cabinet Minister Charity Ngilu has said.
Mrs Ngilu turned the heat on the two leaders, saying they should take responsibility for the violence early this year.
In a hard-hitting statement, which underscored divisions in the Cabinet, [...]

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ODM defies Raila and rejects Waki report
By DAVID MUGONYI
ODM on Thursday rejected the Waki report on post-election violence as its leaders said they would resist attempts to charge any of the those named in a secret list of suspected perpetrators.
Several Cabinet ministers criticised Prime Minister Raila Odinga over his stand that the Waki report be [...]

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POLICE TASK FORCE.
By Agwanda Jakorandoh
THE TASK FORCE which was early this week unveiled by the Commissioner of Police Major General Hussein Ali to investigate the allegations of sexual violence during the post election violence starts its sitting in Kisumu City today.
The Team Leader for Nyanza Province Leah Kithei said the team will be sitting in [...]

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