September 2007


Bono, Alicia Keyes, Chris Rock, Shakira join former president at forum set up to precede Global Initiative summit.

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More conservative court doesn’t mean more conservative rulings in session that gives Justice Anthony Kennedy the deciding vote.

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Inability to find new recruits for open seats, dearth in contributions lowers Republican outlook for next election.

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Former New York Mayor and presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani speaks to the Associated Press, Tuesday, Sept., 25, 2007 in New York. Giuliani has focused on November 2008, and Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in particular,  from the outset of his White House bid with a strategy as uncertain as it is necessary.  (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)AP - Rudy Giuliani has focused on November 2008 — and Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton — from the outset of his presidential bid with a strategy as uncertain as it is necessary.


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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers a keynote speech at the Nevada Policy Research Institute's 16th anniversary dinner in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday he could have been a contender, but has no regrets about skipping the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.


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Bloomberg - Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Senator Barack Obama holds an edge
over his competitors among likely Democratic caucus-goers in
Iowa and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads among
Republicans, a Newsweek magazine poll showed.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a news conference at Tehran's International Mehrabad airport September 28, 2007 after returning from a trip to the United States and South America. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters)Reuters - The world's major powers agreed on
Friday to delay a vote on tougher sanctions on Iran until late
November at the earliest, depending on reports by the U.N.
nuclear watchdog and a European Union negotiator.


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Tropical Storm Melissa is seen in the Atlantic Ocean in a satellite image taken September 30, 2007. REUTERS/HandoutAP - Tropical Storm Melissa weakened into a depression Sunday, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Karen limped along in the eastern Atlantic, forecasters said.


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Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, right, talks with state Reps. Tim Melton, D-Pontiac, from left, Jeff Mayes, D-Bay City, Steve Tobocman, D-Detroit, and Morris Hood III, D-Detroit, during a House session early Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. State lawmakers are trying to avoid a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year starts Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)AP - Lawmakers worked through the night to avoid a partial government shutdown and appeared to be close to a deal Sunday morning that would increase taxes aimed at plugging a $1.75 billion budget deficit.


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AP - A woman late to her plane became irate, was put in handcuffs and was later found dead in a holding cell, police said. Authorities were investigating Saturday if the woman choked herself while trying to get free from the handcuffs.

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