World — Pakistan government to block opposition protest
ISLAMABAD — Security was stepped up around the home of Benazir Bhutto on Monday as Pakistan’s government looked set to block the opposition leader from staging a planned protest march against President Musharraf’s emergency rule. http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/pakistan.wrap/?iref=mpstoryview
California — Presidential race heats up in Iowa over the weekend
DES MOINES, Iowa — Barack Obama delivered the best speech and the largest, most ardent brigade of supporters Saturday when thousands of Iowa Democrats gathered to hear from the party’s top six presidential candidates. And the raves rolled in. http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2007/11/12/in-iowa-the-democrats-get-harsher.html
Local — Malibu High grad killed in Iraq
Robert T. “Bobby” Ayres III was a sandy-haired, drums-playing teenager who loved music by the Ramones and the Grateful Dead when he stumbled half-awake into his father’s Brentwood kitchen one morning and saw the World Trade Center ablaze on television. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-ayres11nov11,1,5759476.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Entertainment — Kanye West’s mother passes away at L.A. hospital
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Donda West, mother of Kanye and an educator, author, and businesswoman, died Saturday night, November 10, in Los Angeles, according to an AP report. She was 58 years old. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47035-donda-west-mother-of-kanye-dead-at-58
Sports — Chargers pull out improbable victory over Colts
On a rainy night, as the suspense played out in front of a national television audience, the Chargers were not emphatic. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20071112-9999-1s12chargers.html
