Archive for April, 2008
Clinton aims message at working class in Indiana (Reuters)
Reuters - Hillary Clinton pulled into a
gas station in a borrowed pickup truck on Wednesday hoping to
drive home the political message that she feels the pain of the
working class at the pump.
China to be focus of U.S. attention in Asia: CIA (Reuters)
Reuters - China is likely to achieve
great-power status this century and maintain a military buildup
but is not an inevitable enemy, CIA Director Michael Hayden
said on Wednesday.
Fed lowers rates, hints cuts may be at end (Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Reserve lowered interest
rates by a modest quarter percentage point on Wednesday, as
expected, and hinted the move could be the last in a series
meant to buffer the economy from a credit crunch and housing
downturn.
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai wins vote: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat
Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe’s presidential election, winning 47
percent of the vote against the president’s 43 percent, senior
government sources said on Wednesday.
U.S. military criticizes Iran but says no strike plan (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. military on Wednesday
dismissed speculation that it was drafting new plans to attack
Iran but again charged Tehran with supporting Iraqi militias
and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Austrian incest dad vacationed in Thailand
Josef Fritzl, accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven of her children, twice holidayed in Thailand while she remained trapped in a cellar, according to German-language video released Wednesday.
NATO warns Russia not to interfere in Georgia (AFP)
AFP - NATO warned Russia Wednesday to stop undermining Georgia’s territorial integrity, after Moscow announced it would send more peacekeepers to two rebel Georgian regions.
U.S. Fed cuts key rate again
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, but the central bank’s statement signaled it may be the last rate cut for at least a while.
US report says al-Qaida gaining strength (AP)
AP - Al-Qaida has rebuilt some of its pre-Sept. 11 capabilities from remote hiding places in Pakistan, leading to a major spike in attacks last year in that country and neighboring Afghanistan, the Bush administration said Wednesday.
Famine fears for North Korea (Reuters)
Reuters - The chances of famine in North Korea have
increased in line with the soaring price of rice on global
markets, a Washington-based institute said on Wednesday.