New York, Sept. 26: The war in Iraq is far from over, but Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin seems convinced that the United States has achieved "victory" in that country.
She is also of the view that more American troops need to be sent to Afghanistan, a plea made at time when most Americans are demanding a recall of troops and battling with an economic crisis almost similar to the Great Depression of
1929.
Washington, Sept. 26 : A consultant to the Republican Party has said that its candidate -- Senator John McCain – has taken a big risk by suspending his campaign this week.
Fox News quoted Chris Coffey as saying that McCain has taken four risks that could ultimately tell on the performance of his campaign in the run up to the presidential poll and in its aftermath.
He said that the first “obvious” risk is that the Democrats will argue that Senator McCain cannot multi-task.
New York, Sept. 26 : US federal regulators have seized assets of Washington Mutual, the giant lender, and sold some of it in a bid to arrest the meltdown on Wall Street.
Regulators brokered an emergency sale of virtually all of Washington Mutual — the nation’s largest savings and loan, with $307 billion in assets — to J P Morgan Chase, reports the New York Times.
The move came as lawmakers were stalemated over the passage of a 700 billion dollar bailout fund meant to help ailing banks, and removes one of America’s most troubled banks from the financial landscape while mitigating another potentially huge taxpayer bill for the rescue of another failing institution.
Shareholders and some bondholders will be wiped out.
Washington, Sept. 26: A Democrat representing Florida in the House of Representatives -- Alcee Hastings – has warned Jews and Blacks to beware of Sarah Palin because “anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks.”
Hastings, who is black and a Democrat, made the comment in Florida at a panel discussion hosted by
New York, Sept. 26 : New York Port Authority officials have developed a proposal to complete the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero in time for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack.
Officials now say that the authority, which is overseeing the rebuilding effort, can have most elements of the memorial — a broad landscaped plaza, waterfalls that flow into two underground chambers where the twin towers stood, and parapet walls lined with the names of those killed in the attacks in 2001 and in 1993 — completed by August
2011.
This is possible in part because of a new, simplified design for a vast transit mezzanine that would sit beneath the northeast corner of the memorial plaza, reports the New York Times.
Washington, Sept. 26: With anywhere between 60 million and 100 million people expected to watch the first presidential debate on Friday, all will depend on which of the two candidates – Barack Obama or John McCain – has better presentation skills and ability to maintain poise in the heat of the interaction, says an academic.
New York, Sept. 26: The war in Iraq is far from over, but Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin seems convinced that the United States has achieved "victory" in that country.
A consultant to the Republican Party has said that its candidate -- Senator John McCain – has taken a big risk by suspending his campaign this week. 
Washington, Sept. 26: A Democrat representing Florida in the House of Representatives -- Alcee Hastings – has warned Jews and Blacks to beware of Sarah Palin because “anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks.”
Washington, Sept. 26: With anywhere between 60 million and 100 million people expected to watch the first presidential debate on Friday, all will depend on which of the two candidates – Barack Obama or John McCain – has better presentation skills and ability to maintain poise in the heat of the interaction, says an academic.
