World — State of emergency declared in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia — Soldiers cordoned off central Tbilisi on Thursday after President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia declared a 15-day state of emergency and shut down independent media to quash six days of anti-government protests.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/08/europe/georgia.php
World — Musharraf pledges to hold votes early next year
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Gen. Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that Pakistan would hold parliamentary elections by mid-February, a move praised by the United States, which has been pressuring its ally to restore democracy.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzg
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U.S. — Bush faces first override of veto on water bill
Two red states turned slightly blue in off-year elections as Kentucky’s Republican governor lost, and Democrats picked up four seats in Virginia’s state Senate, gaining their first majority in the state’s upper chamber in 12 years.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119443475224685142.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
California – Tanker spills oil after crashing into Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — Officials from a host of local, state and federal agencies are meeting today to discuss how to clean up 58,000 gallons of fuel that spilled into San Francisco Bay after a container ship bumped into the Bay Bridge.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/08/BAD8T8PLU.DTL
Sports — Shula backpedals on comments about Pats
Hall of Fame coach Don Shula tried to clarify his comments about the effect the “Spygate” scandal would have on any records that may be achieved by this season’s New England Patriots.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3099870