http://www.galbeed.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:58:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain got one thing right Thursday when he said the Republicans had let Washington change them, Democrats said after his speech. The proof was in his voting record when he supported President Bush's policies 90 percent of the time, they said. That meant a McCain presidency would be ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/05/mccain-is-just-part-of-washington-crowd-democrats-say/ There has been a large explosion in the Ethiopian capital's crowded Merkato business district where people gather socially after work. The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in Addis Ababa says the blast happened in a video parlour. http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/04/video-parlour-blast-in-ethiopia/ About a dozen Somali-Americans representing the Somali Union, an organization working to rehabilitate the Somali Republic, gathered in front of the Capital at noon today and marched downtown to speak out against the U.S.-sponsored Ethiopian occupation of their home country. The protest came a day after hundreds of Somalis joined the ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/04/somali-americans-march-in-support-of-somalia/ "Joe Lieberman ought to be ashamed of himself for some of the things he said tonight, not as a Democrat but as an American," adviser Robert Gibbs said on "Larry King Live." Lieberman, an independent senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic vice presidential candidate alongside Al Gore in 2000, has ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/03/democrats-attack-lieberman-saying-he-lied-to-delegates/ A top United Nations official is calling on the international community to make sure the drought in Ethiopia does not degenerate into a famine. U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes arrived in Ethiopia Monday to meet with officials and to get a first-hand look at the impact of the drought. He began the ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/02/un-humanitarian-chief-ethiopia-in-danger-of-famine/ ST. PAUL, MINN. — A series of disclosures about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket. On Monday morning, Palin and her husband, Todd, said their 17-year-old ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/02/vetting-of-palin-gets-own-scrutiny/ http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/01/551/ The ICG analyst said the operation itself might be proving too costly for the Ethiopians. “Also as the prime minister himself indicated it’s very costly to maintain troops in Somalia. Ethiopia is a poor nation with a massive population and can ill afford that kind of financial commitment,” Abdi added. http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/01/ethiopiawoyanne-prepared-to-pull-out-of-somalia/  Opposition fighters in Somalia appear to have made a major comeback after being ousted by Somali government troops backed up by Ethiopian forces last year.The fighters and remnants of the Islamic Courts Union first took the key port city of Kismayo and now they say they are making headway across ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/01/somalia-fighters-making-comeback/   NISKAYUNA -- The unofficial end of the summer this year marks the start of Ramadan. Around the globe, as Muslims fast from dawn to dusk throughout the holy month from Monday through Sept. 30, people of different national and ethnic backgrounds will carry on the distinctive traditions of their home ... http://www.galbeed.com/2008/09/01/muslims-to-begin-observing-ramadan/