The leaders of African American churches will commemorate one of the most extraordinary events in American history – the inauguration of the country’s first President of African descent – with a gala celebration.
The African American Church Inaugural Ball will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 6 pm at the Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, [...]

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CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday he’s “absolutely certain” no one close to him was involved in an alleged plot by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to sell his former Senate seat to the highest bidder. At the same time, Obama announced an internal investigation into contacts his aides may have had with the embattled governor.
At [...]

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Conservative government, which came close to being toppled by opposition parties this month, said on Thursday it sees more scope for cooperation with new Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Ignatieff on Wednesday to congratulate him on his appointment as leader of the biggest opposition party and also to [...]

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MANCHESTER, England (AFP) – Manchester United face a nervous wait to learn whether they will be deprived of the services of Wayne Rooney for a Champions League second round tie which could pit them against either Real Madrid or Inter Milan.
Rooney was fortunate to escape a red card over an incident in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw [...]

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announced on Thursday his government had stopped a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 800 people, but the United Nations said the death toll was rising.
The United States, which has called on Mugabe to step down, said the outbreak was worsening and South African officials declared a stretch [...]

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Save our country, Mr President
BY ANTHONY KAGIRI
The Media Owners Association (MOA) has petitioned President Mwai Kibaki not to assent to the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill that was passed by Parliament on Wednesday.
At a press conference on Thursday, MOA Vice Chairman Martin Khafafa termed the proposed law that is awaiting President Kibaki’s final approval as [...]

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Sunguh takes self to court on assault charges
By Judy Ogutu and Maureen Mudi
Former Kisumu Town East MP Gor Sunguh has been charged with assaulting a daughter of Finance Assistant Minister Oburu Odinga.
On Tuesday, Mr Sunguh drove himself to the Kibera Law Courts in a metallic silver Subaru legacy with a battery of photojournalists in tow.
Spotting [...]

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The leaders of African American churches will commemorate one of the most extraordinary events in American history – the inauguration of the country’s first President of African descent – with a gala celebration.
The African American Church Inaugural Ball will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 6 pm at the Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, [...]

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