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Palin’s parents’ consider her fit to occupy the Oval Office

Sarah Palin
Washington, Sept 30 : Sarah Palin’s parents Sally and Chuck Heath are confident that their third child is indeed ready to occupy the Oval Office at a moment''s notice.

At a time when the Democrats and many in the media are questioning Palin''s readiness to be President in the event she and John McCain are elected and McCain becomes incapacitated, the Heaths said that that daughter would be ready for the job.

EU urges US to assume responsibility and approve rescue plan

EU urges US to assume responsibility and approve rescue plan Brussels - The European Commission on Tuesday urged United States lawmakers to assume their responsibilities and swiftly approve a massive rescue plan amid global financial turmoil.

"The turmoil that we are facing has originated in the US, and has become a global problem," said commission spokesman Johannes Laitenberger.

McCain can''t hide Sarah Palin any more

John McCain, Sarah PalinWashington, Sept. 30 : John McCain’s move to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate may have seemed brilliant to most people a month ago, especially Republicans keen to kick start their campaign to wrest the White House for another four years, but now, according to CBS, that first publicity attracting stunt is coming unstuck.

US envoy heads to North Korea

US envoy heads to North KoreaSeoul - The United States' top negotia

Bush, Pelosi biggest losers of bailout package vote defeat

Bush pledges to keep working with Abbas on peace deal Washington, Sept. 30 : The House of Representatives vote scuttling the 700 billion dollar financial bailout plan is being described as one of the most stunning debacles of modern times, and the biggest losers seem to be President George W Bush and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

If House Republican leaders are to be believed, the bill went down because a dozen or so members changed their votes to "no" after partisan remarks by Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi offended them.

Norway to host Microsoft search engine development centre

Norway to host Microsoft search engine development centre Oslo - Microsoft said Tuesday its main development centre for search engine technology was to be based in Norway.

Chief executive Steve Ballmer made the announcement after a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

In the short-term, Microsoft was to hire 50 developers and researchers, Stoltenberg said.

Microsoft currently has some 300 employees in Norway, mainly employed by FastSearch & Transfer that the US-based giant acquired earlier this year.

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