Posted on December 21st, 2008, 9:53
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May 30: Mauritania's President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi is seen during a visit to Japan. NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The deposed president of the desert-encircled nation of Mauritania was set free Sunday after 4 1/2 months under house arrest. But those in his inner circle said Sidi Ould Cheikh Obama's seat isn't Blagojevich's biggest problem - Columbus Dispatch CHICAGO -- Corruption charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich focus on much more than the claim that he tried to sell or trade Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. That charge is the cream. But the meat and potatoes are buried deep within a 76-page affidavit prosecutors tacked onto the charges Science team likely to tackle climate issues - Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's selection yesterday of a Harvard physicist and a marine biologist for science posts is a sign that he plans a more aggressive response to global warming than did the Bush administration. John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco are leading experts on climate Ravens give Texas Stadium finale loss - Northwest Herald IRVING, Texas (AP) – Dallas Cowboys fans and Hall of Famers came early and stayed late, making sure that they savored every bit of the 313th and last game at Texas Stadium. The Baltimore Ravens will remember it fondly, too. Willis McGahee ran 77 yards for a lead-stretching touchdown when things Christmas bleak for Zimbabweans fleeing collapse - WLOX JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A South African church that has become a haven for hundreds of Zimbabweans celebrated the last Sunday before Christmas with a carol service. The Zimbabweans taking refuge at the downtown Johannesburg church have fled their nation's collapse. One woman's situation is |