By  Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer 
 
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Surrounded by supportive citizens in the heartland, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged lawmakers back in Washington who criticize his proposed health care overhaul. “What’s the alternative?” he asked.
A dispute over Obama’s desire to create a new government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers is [...]

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By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - David Letterman deftly played it both ways on Wednesday’s “Late Show” as he apologized for wisecracks aimed earlier in the week at Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and one of her teenage daughters - even as he milked the situation for more laughs.
“Of course, we make mistakes left and right,” [...]

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By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s presidential candidates ended a hard-fought and bitter campaign on Thursday, the eve of an election which reformists hope will prevent hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning a second term.
The campaign has seen unprecedented political mudslinging and large rallies in Tehran by supporters of moderate former prime minister Mirhossein Mousavi, who a [...]

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James Atebe
Occupation: Mayor of Mission, B.C.
Country of Origin: Kenya
City: Mission, British Columbia
I have to say that I attribute my success to the communities I’ve lived in like Mission. It’s the communities who give me the opportunities to be able to grow as a person, as a professional and to contribute.”
Re-elected to his second term as [...]

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Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan (right) receives a sealed envelope with a report on Kenya’s post election violence in 2007 from Justice Philip Waki, head of the Commission of Inquiry into the Post Election Violence. He has warned Kenya that it has ten weeks to form a local tribunal or send suspects’ names to [...]

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Besigye accuses Museveni of mischief on Migingo
By Antony Gitonga
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has accused President Yoweri Museveni of mischief on the raging Migingo Island ownership dispute.
Mr Besigye, who has been in Kenya for the past four days, said President Museveni had blown the issue out of context.
“The issue has been blown out of context [...]

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Besigye is a hero, says Salim Saleh
By Charles M. Mpagi
Kampala
Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho a.k.a Salim Saleh says Dr Kizza Besigye deserves a medal for his contribution to the NRM bush struggle that brought President Museveni to power in 1986.
Appearing on the Kfm Hot Seat show on Tuesday, Gen. Saleh described Dr Besigye, now a leader of [...]

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UK pledges help in scandal probe
 
By OLIVER MUSEMBI
The United Kingdom on Tuesday pledged to help Kenya access information on the main actors in the multi-billion-shilling Anglo Leasing scandal.
British high commissioner Robert Macaire said his government would work closely with Kenyan officials in efforts to retrieve crucial documents that could unravel the mystery surrounding the scandal.
“We [...]

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1,500 border pillars uprooted
BY BEN OKIROR
ABOUT 1,500 boundary pillars on Uganda’s international borders have been uprooted in the last decades. The removal of the pillars has caused confusion and is partly responsible for the increased number of border conflicts.
The commissioner for geological survey and mines, Moddy Kajumbula, said only 20 of the pillars erected before [...]

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BY CATHERINE KARONG’O and AGENCIES
Kenya has fallen short of about Sh21.3 billion funding for food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) over the next six months.
WFP said on Tuesday that 3.7 million people in Kenya were currently receiving food aid but funding for many of its operations was low.
“We are knocking on [...]

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