Politics — French president speaks to U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on a mission to strengthen relations with the United States, told Congress today that “America can count on France” in battling terrorism and confronting nuclear proliferation, and he called on Washington to take the lead in the fight against global warming.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/07/AR2007110701487.html
World — School shooting rocks Finland
JOKELA, Finland — Eight people were killed in a shooting incident at a school in Jokela in the municipality of Tuusula north of Helsinki on Wednesday.
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/BREAKING+NEWS+Eight+killed+in+
school+shooting+in+Jokela+north+of+Helsinki+gunman+in+critical+
condition/1135231614979
U.S. — Democrats declare wins in Kentucky, Virginia
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
Local — Blogger reminisces about outsider reaction towards fires
I was getting my hair cut at the Malibu Barber Shop, thinking about that Steve Lopez column, the one about how our little city got a lot of hate mail after the fires.
http://www.laobserved.com/malibu/2007/11/my_malibu_problem.php
Sports — Basketball defeats Westmont in exhibition match
MALIBU, Calif. — Freshmen scored 71 of the 97 points that the Pepperdine’s men’s basketball amassed during a 97-80 victory over Westmont in an exhibition game at Firestone Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening.
http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1305791