http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us A staffer in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama , D-Ill., accidentally distributed a "staff only" memo to media outlets. The e-mail, which covered topics ranging from Wednesday night's debate with Republican rival Sen. John McCain of Ariz allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1539816-nears-debate Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:02:48 -0500 Syria and Lebanon have formally established diplomatic ties, six decades after the Middle Eastern neighbors gained independence from France. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and his Lebanese counterpart, Fawzi Salloukh, signed a joint docume allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1540546-beirut-syria Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:47:42 -0500 Poland's prime minister called on his country's delegation to the European Union summit to stay united despite a fractious political feud. Prime Minister Donald Tusk flew to Brussels separately from President Lech Kaczynski , whom Poland Radio said h allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1539256-revamping-industrialized Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:31:28 -0500 ice President Dick Cheney experienced an abnormal heart rhythm and canceled his campaign event in Illinois...Later Wednesday, Cheney will visit George Washington University Hospital for an outpatient procedure to restore his normal rhythm. Report co allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1538652-cheney-abnormal Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:08:52 -0500 The morning of Nov. 5, and instead of celebrating their re-elections, legislators are forced to confront the reality that voters approved ballot Question 1 repealing the state income tax. "People have to realize that it's a binding initiative that wo allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1538074-repeal-cuts Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:27:28 -0500 Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged German lawmakers to support her government's planned financial rescue package, worth up to euro500 billion (US$671 billion), arguing that dangers to market stability have not yet been banished. The German p allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1536236-merkel-urges Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:03:49 -0500 Under fire from the Centre and the national media, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik tried to send a strong message to the world on Wednesday that he was an out-an-out secular person. Patnaik said, “My every bone is secular and none of my bones is allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1540793-orissa-patnaik Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:23:34 -0500 ET Reuters CBC News Authorities in Azerbaijan said turnout was high on Wednesday in a presidential election boycotted by the opposition and almost certain to return Ilham Aliyev for a second term in the oil-producing state. allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1537054-azerbaijan-boycotts Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:26:24 -0500 Gordon Brown was accused today by the Tories of "irresponsibly" having claimed to have abolished boom and bust as unemployment rose to its worst level since 1999. Commons leader Harriet Harman acknowledged that ministers were "very much concerned" a allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1537036-tories-irresponsible Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:20:59 -0500 ANC president Jacob Zuma says he is confident that the party will win the next election, despite losing leaders of the "previous generation". This after former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa decided to quit the ANC and join forces with ex-defence m allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1539818-south-africa Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:03:08 -0500 Alex Salmond will attempt to turn the coming Glenrothes by-election into a popularity contest between himself and Gordon Brown, repeating the tactic that brought him victory in Glasgow East in July. The Scottish First Minister and Nationalist leader allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1541655-glenrothes-kilbride Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:29:49 -0500 but Finance Minister Brian Lenihan yesterday dodged giving any details of how many of the packages will be offered. Health Minister Mary Harney also said the details of the scheme had yet to be finalised. The scheme is to be unveiled some time next allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1537975-medical-cards Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:08:14 -0500 Tawfik Jamal also had his driver's licence suspended, police said. Mr Jamal had been held on suspicion of reckless endangerment, speeding and harming religious sensitivities. The incident, which happened in the ethnically mixed city of Acre, sparked allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1537216-kippur-mofaz Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:58:48 -0500 A contractor who worked on the renovations of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens's Alaska home told jurors Wednesday that he was concerned the powerful lawmaker would run into trouble because of questionable billing practices on the project. "I was concerne allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1536326-allen-testifies Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:24:44 -0500 Native Affairs presenter Julian Wilcox and Te Kaea political reporter Tina Wickliffe and includes expert commentary from panelists Ms Sandra Lee and Dr Ann Sullivan as well as additional observations by political scientist Dr Maria Bargh and Dr Rangi allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1539489-maori-seats Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:10:26 -0500 Rep. Marilyn Musgrave unleashed a new TV ad that asserts that her Democratic opponent is facing time in the slammer, prompting a scathing response from her challenger and a colleague in Congress. Betsy Markey, who is trying to unseat the three-term R allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1541585-musgrave-stryker Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:21:36 -0500 A Detroit mother drove to Nebraska in order to abandon her teenage son under the state's safe haven law because she was stressed, police allege. Police in Omaha said the unidentified mother was allegedly so stressed out regarding her 13-year-old son, allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1539124-michigan-abandon Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:11:32 -0500 he Bush administration is requiring smaller school buses to be equipped with three-point, lap-and-shoulder seat belts for the first time. Under new safety rules announced Wednesday, the government also will require larger buses to have higher seatbac allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1538505-wants-kids Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:47:13 -0500 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels should seek a negotiated settlement to end their conflict. Mr. Singh said the Sri Lankan conflict does not call for a military victory, and he expressed concern allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1541376-sri-lanka Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:49:49 -0500 Did Gordon Brown delay obstruct UK euro-entry so he could one day lead Britain into the single currency? Brown never closed off the option when Blair was PM Tony Blair is known to tell friends that, for him, the greatest regret of his premiership wa allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1538087-patchy-ambition Political News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:28:30 -0500