Politics — Democrats debate in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — As expected, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s rivals once again came out swinging at Thursday night’s Democratic debate, but this time, Clinton swung back.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/11424696.html
U.S. — Senate Republicans halt latest plan for troop withdrawals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans blocked the latest Democratic effort to end the Iraq war, rejecting a $50 billion funding package that would require President Bush to begin withdrawing U.S. troops.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111600373.html?hpid=moreheadlines
World — U.S. envoy visits Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A senior U.S. envoy carried a stern warning Friday to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf from the Bush administration to end emergency rule and phoned one of the military leader’s chief critics to underscore Washington’s support for free elections.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzg
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World — U.S. solves diplomat problem in Iraq – for now
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department heaved a sigh of relief on Friday as it said enough diplomats have volunteered for Iraq duty to put off, at least for now, plans to force foreign service officers to work at the Baghdad embassy and outlying provinces.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jSQ14PoKO8jjCLmzfdzIzty14Ijw
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Sports — Bonds indicted by a federal grand jury
SAN FRANCISCO — The perjury case against former Giants star Barry Bonds is built on documents seized in a federal raid on a Burlingame steroids lab and positive drug test results indicating that baseball’s all-time home run king used steroids, court records show.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/16/MNQ1TDKSG.DTL