McCain forced to defend North Carolina (Politico via Yahoo! News) ASHEVILLE, N.C.—For the third weekend in a row, Barack Obama campaigned in North Carolina as part of the most vigorous Democratic effort since at least 1992 to win this reliably Republican state.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:00 GMT)
Sehwag predicts 3-1 win for India against Aussies (Hindustan Times)COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag on Monday tipped India to win 3-1 against Australia if the four-Test series, starting October 9 in Bangalore, was played on spin-friendly tracks.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:04:58 GMT)
Pianist plays up Jeita Grotto's bid to win seven wonders contest (The Daily Star Lebannon)The beautifully lit stalactites and stalagmites on the upper cavern of the Jeita Grotto provided a spectacular backdrop for Friday evening's recital by the Lebanese-Armenian pianist and composer, Guy Manoukian, and his ensemble. The concert was held as part of the campaign to designate the Jeita Grotto.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:55:27 GMT)
Son of Iraqi Shiite leader looks to win over Sunnis ahead of elections (The Daily Star Lebannon)Rising Iraqi Shiite leader Ammar al-Hakim has extended an olive branch to rival Sunni leaders and tribes during a whistlestop tour of Sunni enclaves ahead of key provincial elections. Hakim, 37, the eldest son and heir of Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) party, has been widely tipped to take over.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:56:37 GMT)
Norse need overtime to win second straight (Miami News-Record)CISCO, Texas - Because the game between Northeastern A&M and Cisco Junior College turned into a ‘tale of two halves,' the Golden Norsemen needed overtime to gain a 28-22 victory over the Wranglers Saturday afternoon at Chelsey Field.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:34:45 GMT)
Drive to parity slows to dribble (USA Today)Midway through last basketball season, with Tennessee and Connecticut atop the polls and also sitting pretty with highly rated recruiting classes, Texas A&M coach Gary Blair posed a question:"I keep hearing about parity in the women's game. If there is so much, then how come the same schools seem to keep signing the best players?"(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:40:45 GMT)
Bush aides win delay for congressional testimony (AP via Yahoo! News) A federal appeals court on Monday rejected House Democrats' demands to force two of President Bush's top aides to cooperate with an investigation about the firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:57:27 GMT)