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Vote more vital to McCain than to Democrats
Canada.com
Baltimore Sun -
By Paul West | Sun reporter February 26, 2008 Maryland is among the most Democratic of states, with a solid blue streak in presidential elections all the way back to 1992.
2 polls say Obama is surging ahead of Clinton in Democratic race
Obamas Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds
Americans' faith in state of flux, survey finds
CNN
Seattle Times -
By Janet I. Tu Washington state has long been known for having a large percentage of people who don't have any formal religious ties.
US religious identity is rapidly changing
More in US jump to new faiths, poll finds
Iraq calls on US to intervene in Turkish incursion
ABC News
Los Angeles Times -
The fighting between its ally and a Kurdish separatist group it considers a terrorist organization puts the Bush administration in a bind.
Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North
Turkey-PKK conflict intensifies
US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
Malaysia Star
CNN International -
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran's central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department …
Major Powers Discuss Iran Strategy
Iran weapons project 'continued'
Rice urges China to press N Korea
Citizen
BBC News -
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Chinese leaders to put pressure on North Korea to fully declare its nuclear programme.
US and Britain rap Taiwan over referendum plans
Rice Seeks Chinese Help on NKorea Nukes
Clinton still leads Obama in Ohio, but by smaller margin
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times -
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Sen. Hillary Clinton delivers a foreign policy speech at George Washington University in Washington, DC Two polls show her margin has narrowed.
Clinton escalates attack on rival
So Far, Time Has Been on Obamas Side
In Shift, Ashcroft to Testify on Oversight Deal
Washington Post
Washington Post -
By Carrie Johnson Former Attorney General John D. Ashcroft agreed last night to appear at a House hearing to discuss his lucrative arrangement overseeing a medical equipment company, averting a showdown with committee members who had planned to meet …
Ashcroft to testify on no-bid deals
Ashcroft to Testify on Monitor Contracts
Satellite mission declared a success
CCTV
Boston Globe -
The Pentagon declared yesterday that its mission to blast apart a defunct spy satellite with a missile fired from a Navy warship had been a success.
Satellite Fuel Tank Thought Destroyed
Missile likely hit satellite tank
MBIA, Ambac Increase Efforts to Keep Ratings as Deadline Looms
Earthtimes
Bloomberg -
By Christine Richard Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc., the world's two largest bond insurers, increased efforts to stave off credit rating downgrades that would cripple their ability to guarantee new debt.
S & P backs insurers' ratings
Citi Aside, Dow Jumps 189.20 On Lift From Bond Insurers
Sony, Sharp to Set Up Liquid-Crystal Display Venture (Update2)
Bloomberg -
By Hiroshi Suzuki Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp., the world's second- largest maker of consumer electronics, will invest in Sharp Corp.
Sony to own one-third of Sharp's LCD plant
Sony, Sharp Team Up on LCD Panels
Visa Sets Possible $18.8 Billion IPO, a US Record
StarPhoenix
Reuters -
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc, the world's largest credit card network, said it may raise up to $18.8 billion in the largest US initial public offering, despite unsteady financial markets and a global credit crunch that could eat …
Visa's Costly Stock, S. Africa's Loss, Take-Two Winner
Visa charges ahead with IPO plan
Everything but the kitchen sink: Clinton steps up attacks on Obama
The Age
Seattle Times -
By Seattle Times news services ANONYMOUS / AP This 2006 photo of Barack Obama, right, dressed in garb presented by an elder in Wajir during a Kenya visit, was provided to the Drudge Report, possibly to fuel erroneous rumors that he is Muslim.
Clinton Campaign Starts 5-Point Attack on Obama
Robed Obama picture ignites row