NEWSWEEK Book Excerpt: 'American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House' by

Jon Meacham

Whoever Wins The Election Will Inherit A Modern Presidency Shaped By Andrew

Jackson

'Andrew Jackson, A Kind Of Forgotten Father Of ...   more »

Israeli archaeologists say they have unearthed the oldest Hebrew
text ever found, dating from 10th century B.C.

JERUSALEM (OCTOBER 30, 2008) REUTERS -
Archaeologists in Israel said on Thursday (October 30) they had
unearthed the ...   more »

New Zambian president Rupiah Banda promises to fight poverty at
inauguration.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (NOVEMBER 02, 2008), REUTERS -
Rupiah Banda, a pro-business centrist, was sworn in as Zambia's
president on Sunday (October 2) after a ...   more »

Opposition to challenge Zambian election result after centrist Rupiah Banda
wins.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, (NOVEMBER 2, 2008) REUTERS -
Zambian leader Rupiah Banda has narrowly won the country's
presidential election and will be sworn into office ...   more »

Republican VP hopeful Palin falls prey to Canadian pranksters.

U.S. Republican VP candidate, Sarah Palin, unwittingly takes a
prank call from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy
who tells her she would ...   more »

Virginia, for decades a stronghold for the Republican party, is now a swing
state in the 2008 presidential election

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA (OCTOBER 29, 2008) REUTERS -
The battleground state of Virginia is known as the ...   more »

Two Swedish women get married in traditional Hindu style at a temple in
India's northern Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal.


AGRA (NOVEMBER 02, 2008) ANI-
Two Swedish women get married in traditional Hindu ...   more »

South Africa former Defence Minister Mosiuoa 'Terror' Lekota talks to
Reuters ahead of convention to discuss plans for breakaway political
party.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (OCTOBER 31, 2008) REUTERS -
Former South African former Defence Minister, ...   more »