Monday Morning Coffee

Matthew Cordell - August 25, 2008 - 12:57 pm

The Beijing Olympics have ended. The U.S. won the most medals. China won the most gold.

The Democratic National Convention begins tonight. Stay tuned. Travis, our man on the ground, will be sending updates.

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>><!--top2-->Pakistan<!--top2End--> - <!--top2Content-->The party led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has quit the governing coalition amid arguments over the reinstatement of judges dismissed by former President Musharraf and also who would be nominated as a replacement for the former President. Sharif claims that an earlier agreement had been reached to nominate a non-partisan candidate. The Pakistan People's Party has nominated Benazir Bhutto's widow, Asif Ali Zardari. Analysts believe it's unlikely that the government will fall.<!--top2ContentEnd-->




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">Russia - US Navy arrives in Georgia to deliver aid

  • India - India detains Kashmir separatists ahead of rally
  • India - Kashmir Muslims defy India curfew
  • India - Flood devastation in Bihar state
  • Pakistan - Ten killed in militant attack in Pakistan's Swat
  • Iraq - Iraq suicide bomb attack kills 25
  • Iraq - 'Ill' Iraqi cleric courts press
  • Kyrgyzstan - Plane crashes in Kyrgyz capital
  • Ukraine - Ukraine vows speedier NATO bid
  • North Korea - China's Hu in South Korea for talks on North
  • South Korea - China and South Korea Agree to Expand Cooperation
  • Zimbabwe - MDC wins Zimbabwe parliament vote
  • China - US in attack on stifling of dissent
  • Israel - Israel frees jailed Palestinians
  • Afghan - Two Afghans Lose Posts Over Attack
  • Japan - Japan's promised rice aid fails to emerge
  • Guatemala - Ten killed in Guatemala small plane crash
  • Mauritania - Mauritania coup a threat to Africa: president's son
  • Sudan - Sudan 'kills refugees in Darfur'
  • Serbia - Serbian village unveils Bob Marley statue as emblem of peace
  • Niger - Explosion at Niger arms handover
  • Somalia - Missing Somalia journalists named
  • Georgia - US warship reaches Georgian port
  • Mexico - Mexico City Struggles With Law on Abortion
  • Myanmar - UN envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi


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