U.S. — Blackwater USA under the gun from House panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The head of Blackwater USA said today that his company was the victim of “a rush to judgment” by a Congressional committee looking into claims that the company’s contract security guards in Iraq have repeatedly been involved in reckless shootings of civilians.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/washington/02cnd-blackwater.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
World — U.N. envoy meets with leaders in Myanmar
BANGKOK — A United Nations envoy to Myanmar met Tuesday with both the leader of the military junta and the leader of the democratic opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, completing a four-day trip that followed the brutal suppression of mass popular demonstrations.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/02/news/myanmar.php
Politics — Clinton raises $27 million in third quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This was the day Barack Obama intended to seize the initiative in the Democratic presidential race with an address highlighting the fifth anniversary of his speech opposing the Iraq war. But before he could take the stage in Chicago, Hillary Clinton sought to steal the spotlight by announcing her big third-quarter fundraising report.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/10/02/post_106.html?hpid=topnews
Entertainment — Radiohead lets fans decide what to pay for new album
OXFORD, England — The British band, which has twice been nominated for a best album Grammy, will sidestep the conventional industry machinery altogether Oct. 10 by releasing the album “In Rainbows” as a digital download with no set price. The album will be available only from the band and at radiohead.com, its official site.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-et-radiohead2oct02,1,7902668.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter
Sports — Rockies clinch playoff spot with 13-inning tiebreaker
DENVER — What else would you expect after the most jaw-dropping, elimination-defying win in Rockies history? Four innings after the end of regulation play, the Rockies reversed a two-run deficit to beat the San Diego Padres and make the playoffs. The fans had just witnessed a resurrection.
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_7053747
