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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

LEADING THE NEWS

Take My Opponent, Please! . . . Hillary issues forceful appeal for her backers to back Barack. She needed to. Polls show half aren't ready, and McCain's camp is after them. Wall Street Journal
Dozens of Taliban Killed in Afghanistan . . . Air strike in southeast killed 30. Others done in by Afghan police. Reuters
FDIC May Have To Borrow From Treasury . . . "Temporary" assistance may be needed to support a wave of bank closures. Wall Street Journal

POLITICS

The Details of Obama's Security Detail . . . First credible black candidate blanketed by Secret Service. Threat this week does not appear credible. Chicago Tribune
Inside the GOP War Room . . . Operatives do their best to disrupt the Democratic coronation. Wall Street Journal
Obama Campaign Responds Agressively to Attack Ad . . . Effort to avoid "Swift Boating" includes legal threats. Republicans charge intimidation. Washington Post
Alaska GOP Rep. Don Young in Tight Primary Battle . . . But the state's indicted Republican Sen. Ted Stevens beats back his challengers. Anchorage Daily News

NATIONAL SECURITY

Taliban Have Foothold in Kandahar . . . Success underline weakness of Afghan government. New York Times
U.S. Soldiers to be Charged With Killing Iraqis . . . Three are believed to have executed four Iraqi prisoners. New York Times
U.S. Ship Steers Away From Russian Troops . . . Steers away from expected destination of Poti, which is controlled by Russians. BBC

BUSINESS NEWS

Home Prices Decline by Record Amount . . . Down by 15.4 percent in second quarter. But June figures show severity of housing slump may be waning. Associated Press
New Hurdles Loom for Banks . . . U.S. and European banks wonder how to pay off hundreds of billions of dollars borrowed before credit crunch hit. Wall Street Journal

INTERNATIONAL

Thai Riot Police Try to End Standoff . . . Surround prime minister's building occupied by protestors. BBC
Sudan Hijackers Free Passengers But Hold Crew Landed plane in Lybia and are seeking asylum. Reuters
Mugabe To Form Government Without Opponents . . . Zimbabwe state media says they don't want to participate. Reuters
Developing Countries' Emissions Racing Upward . . . Carbon output from power plants in China and India to double over next 12 years. Washington Post
Pakistan Frontrunner Has Had Range of Mental Illnesses Asif Ali Zardari, favored to win the presidency, would be in charge of country's nuke program. New York Times

YOU MUST ALSO KNOW . . .

Tropcical Storm Gustav Pounds Haiti . . . Will strengthen into a hurricane and could threaten Gulf oil installations. Reuters
Computer Glitch Delays Hundreds of Flights . . . Problem was in the system for filing flight plans. Reuters
Immigration Raid Nets Nearly 600 Suspected Illegals . . . Largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history.
Associated Press
The Answer May Not Be Blowin' in the Wind . . . Wind energy is easy to generate, but limits of power grid make it tough to deliver. New York Times

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