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Believe me, the Bushes and Clintons are friends, and have been for decades at least since George H.W. Bush was President and Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas. At least since then probably longer.However, the connection between the Bushes and Clintons is much deeper than that. Both families are also part of the inside cabal of New World Order globalists. They share the same clubs, the same parties, and the same agenda. Why else do you think that when G.W. Bush became President he did not undo anything Bill Clinton had done? For the same reason that Hillary Clinton will not undo anything that G.W. Bush has done if she becomes President and that includes the Iraq war.Mark it down: Hillary will keep U.S. troops in Iraq.If she becomes President She will also follow through with whatever other military plans Bush has already put in place.

Kenya police to charge officer with murder

February 07, 2008

Kenyan police said today they will charge one of their officers with murder after he was filmed shooting dead two protesters last month in what rights groups and the opposition slammed as an extrajudicial killing.Following an independent inquiry,Constable Edward Kirui will be charged with murder for the January 16 killings of George William Onyango and Ishmael Chacha in the western Kenyan opposition stronghold of Kisumu, police said in a statement.

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The deaths were among nearly 100 killings by police during protests over a disputed December 27 election that returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and plunged the east African nation into a crisis that harmed its image of stability. At least 1 000 people have been killed and 304 000 forced to flee their homes in a combination of police clashes with opposition backers and politically-tinged ethnic killings.

Police brutality

Police identified Kirui from video footage of a policeman firing his assault rifle at the two men, who had earlier been in a group of protesters that had thrown rocks in his direction.After the officer fired, he then walked up to the men, kicking one of them down as he tried to stand up. The opposition and rights groups charged that it was an extreme example of police brutality employed to quell the protests.Neither Kirui nor a representative were immediately available for comment. Police Commissioner Hussein Ali initiated an inquiry as a result, and Kirui is due to appear in court soon."The commissioner of police wishes to guarantee the public that the force is committed to internationally acknowledged professional standards of policing," a police statement said. - Reuters

Source: http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/east_africa/0,2172,163779,00.html

Hillary Clinton today faced claims her fight for the White House was running out of money.Who would want someone like Hillary in office that can't even hire someone to manage their own campaign funds? And you think she has what it takes to run an entire country?

Five reasons Hillary should be worried

By: Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen
February 6, 2008 06:12 PM EST

Hillary Clinton survived a Super Tuesday scare. But there are five big reasons the former first lady should be spooked by the current trajectory of the campaign.
Longtime Clinton friends say she recognizes the peril in careening between near-death primary night experiences and small-bore victories.
Although the friends did not have details, they believe she may go ahead with the campaign shake-up she had been planning just before her surprise victory in New Hampshire.
Her team is girding for trench warfare, telling reporters that the nomination will not be decided until at least the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, if then.
Clinton aides told reporters on a conference call today that the Democratic Party’s complex delegate allocation rules mean that neither candidate is likely to take a sizable lead in the foreseeable future.
While Clinton’s campaign gloated about having the most total delegates for the cycle so far, her staff nevertheless recognizes that Super Tuesday was no triumph. Here’s why:
1. She lost the delegate derby. Pure and simple, this is a war to win delegates, one that might not be decided until this summer’s Democratic convention.
And when the smoke cleared this morning, it appeared that Barack Obama had ended up with slightly more delegates in the 22 states.
Obama’s campaign says the senator finished ahead by 14 delegates.
With results still coming in, Clinton’s campaign says the candidates finished within five or six delegates of each other. Either way, Super Tuesday was essentially a draw.
Clinton may still hold the edge overall, but Obama is closing in rapidly.
2. She essentially tied Obama in the popular vote. Each won just over 7.3 million votes, a level of parity that was unthinkable as recently as a few weeks ago.
At the time, national polls showed Clinton with a commanding lead — in some cases, by 10 points or more. That dominance is now gone.
One reason is that polls and primary results reveal that the more voters get to know Barack Obama, the more they seem to like him.
This is especially troubling for Clinton since the schedule slows dramatically now and a full month will pass before the next big-state showdown.
All of this allows candidates ample time to introduce themselves to voters in each state — which plays to Obama’s core strengths.
3. She lost more states. Obama carried 14 states, six more than Clinton, and showed appeal in every geographical region.
His win in bellwether Missouri was impressive by nearly every measure, marked by victories among men and women, secular and churchgoing voters, and urban and suburban voters.
4. She lost the January cash war. Money chases momentum, so Obama crushing’s 2-to-1 fundraising victory last month is revealing.
He raised more than $31 million; Clinton raised less than $14 million. The implication is hard to ignore: Democratic activists and donors are flocking to Obama at a pace that could have a profound effect on the race going forward.
5. The calendar is her enemy. Now that more than half the states have weighed in, there is a fairly predictable formula for determining who is most likely to win the upcoming contests.
In caucus states, Obama’s organizational strength shines: He has won seven of eight. Up next are three more caucus states, Washington, Nebraska and Maine.
Barack Obama also runs tremendously well in states with large African-American populations, another promising sign since next Tuesday’s three primaries are in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia — all of which have significant percentages of black voters.
Then comes another caucus state, Hawaii, where Obama is viewed as a native son.
The bottom line is that it figures to be another month before Clinton hits a stretch of states — places like Ohio and Pennsylvania — where she will be strongly favored to win.
So it couldn’t be any clearer as to why the supposedly inevitable candidacy is anything but — even when she’s supposedly winning.

Source: TM & © THE POLITICO & POLITICO.COM, a division of Allbritton Communications Company

Five reasons Hillary should be worried

By: Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen
February 6, 2008 06:12 PM EST

Hillary Clinton survived a Super Tuesday scare. But there are five big reasons the former first lady should be spooked by the current trajectory of the campaign.
Longtime Clinton friends say she recognizes the peril in careening between near-death primary night experiences and small-bore victories.
Although the friends did not have details, they believe she may go ahead with the campaign shake-up she had been planning just before her surprise victory in New Hampshire.
Her team is girding for trench warfare, telling reporters that the nomination will not be decided until at least the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, if then.
Clinton aides told reporters on a conference call today that the Democratic Party’s complex delegate allocation rules mean that neither candidate is likely to take a sizable lead in the foreseeable future.
While Clinton’s campaign gloated about having the most total delegates for the cycle so far, her staff nevertheless recognizes that Super Tuesday was no triumph. Here’s why:
1. She lost the delegate derby. Pure and simple, this is a war to win delegates, one that might not be decided until this summer’s Democratic convention.
And when the smoke cleared this morning, it appeared that Barack Obama had ended up with slightly more delegates in the 22 states.
Obama’s campaign says the senator finished ahead by 14 delegates.
With results still coming in, Clinton’s campaign says the candidates finished within five or six delegates of each other. Either way, Super Tuesday was essentially a draw.
Clinton may still hold the edge overall, but Obama is closing in rapidly.
2. She essentially tied Obama in the popular vote. Each won just over 7.3 million votes, a level of parity that was unthinkable as recently as a few weeks ago.
At the time, national polls showed Clinton with a commanding lead — in some cases, by 10 points or more. That dominance is now gone.
One reason is that polls and primary results reveal that the more voters get to know Barack Obama, the more they seem to like him.
This is especially troubling for Clinton since the schedule slows dramatically now and a full month will pass before the next big-state showdown.
All of this allows candidates ample time to introduce themselves to voters in each state — which plays to Obama’s core strengths.
3. She lost more states. Obama carried 14 states, six more than Clinton, and showed appeal in every geographical region.
His win in bellwether Missouri was impressive by nearly every measure, marked by victories among men and women, secular and churchgoing voters, and urban and suburban voters.
4. She lost the January cash war. Money chases momentum, so Obama crushing’s 2-to-1 fundraising victory last month is revealing.
He raised more than $31 million; Clinton raised less than $14 million. The implication is hard to ignore: Democratic activists and donors are flocking to Obama at a pace that could have a profound effect on the race going forward.
5. The calendar is her enemy. Now that more than half the states have weighed in, there is a fairly predictable formula for determining who is most likely to win the upcoming contests.
In caucus states, Obama’s organizational strength shines: He has won seven of eight. Up next are three more caucus states, Washington, Nebraska and Maine.
Barack Obama also runs tremendously well in states with large African-American populations, another promising sign since next Tuesday’s three primaries are in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia — all of which have significant percentages of black voters.
Then comes another caucus state, Hawaii, where Obama is viewed as a native son.
The bottom line is that it figures to be another month before Clinton hits a stretch of states — places like Ohio and Pennsylvania — where she will be strongly favored to win.
So it couldn’t be any clearer as to why the supposedly inevitable candidacy is anything but — even when she’s supposedly winning.

Source: TM & © THE POLITICO & POLITICO.COM, a division of Allbritton Communications Company

I don't think many are optimistic that he will last another 4-8yrs in office.

I dont even think he will be alive in November to reach the white house but he might reach the cimetery before.

Obama won more delegate

Feb 6, 2008

In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night.
The Obama camp now projects topping Clinton by 13 delegates, 847 to 834.
NBC News, which is projecting delegates based on the Democratic Party's complex formula, figures Obama will wind up with 840 to 849 delegates, versus 829 to 838 for Clinton.

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With the delegate count still under way, NBC News said Obama appears to have won around 840 delegates in yesterday’s contests, while Clinton earned about 830.

Clinton was portrayed in many news accounts as the night’s big winner, but Obama’s campaign says he wound up with a higher total where it really counts the delegates who will choose the party’s nominee at this summer’s Democratic convention. With the delegate count still under way, NBC News said Obama appears to have won around 840 delegates in yesterday’s contests, while Clinton earned about[b] 830[/b] — “give or take a few,” Tim Russert, the network’s Washington bureau chief, said on the “Today” show. The running totals for the two, which includes previous contests and the party officials known as “superdelegates,” are only about 70 delegates apart, Russert said. The bottom line is that the two are virtually tied.Obama won 13 states, some of them smaller, and Clinton won eight. On Wednesday morning, the battle was on to shape public perceptions about Tuesday. The Clinton campaign said it was crunching its delegate numbers but was not sure it was correct that Obama got more.
The Obama campaign sent an e-mailed statement titled: “Obama wins Super Tuesday by winning more states and more delegates.”
Campaign Manager David Plouffe said: “By winning a majority of delegates and a majority of the states, Barack Obama won an important Super Tuesday victory over Sen. Clinton in the closest thing we have to a national primary.” “From Colorado and Utah in the West to Georgia and Alabama in the South to Sen. Clinton’s backyard in Connecticut, Obama showed that he can win the support of Americans of every race, gender and political party in every region of the country,” Plouffe said. “That’s why he’s on track to win Democratic nomination, and that’s why he’s the best candidate to defeat John McCain in November.” The Obama campaign attached an Excel spreadsheet containing “state-by-state estimates of the pledged delegates we won last night, which total 845 for Obama and 836 for Clinton,bringing the to-date total of delegates to 908 for Obama, 884 for Clinton.”

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8358.html

Obama won more delegate

Feb 6, 2008

In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night.
The Obama camp now projects topping Clinton by 13 delegates, 847 to 834.
NBC News, which is projecting delegates based on the Democratic Party's complex formula, figures Obama will wind up with 840 to 849 delegates, versus 829 to 838 for Clinton.

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With the delegate count still under way, NBC News said Obama appears to have won around 840 delegates in yesterday’s contests, while Clinton earned about 830.

Clinton was portrayed in many news accounts as the night’s big winner, but Obama’s campaign says he wound up with a higher total where it really counts the delegates who will choose the party’s nominee at this summer’s Democratic convention. With the delegate count still under way, NBC News said Obama appears to have won around 840 delegates in yesterday’s contests, while Clinton earned about[b] 830[/b] — “give or take a few,” Tim Russert, the network’s Washington bureau chief, said on the “Today” show. The running totals for the two, which includes previous contests and the party officials known as “superdelegates,” are only about 70 delegates apart, Russert said. The bottom line is that the two are virtually tied.Obama won 13 states, some of them smaller, and Clinton won eight. On Wednesday morning, the battle was on to shape public perceptions about Tuesday. The Clinton campaign said it was crunching its delegate numbers but was not sure it was correct that Obama got more. The Obama campaign sent an e-mailed statement titled: “Obama wins Super Tuesday by winning more states and more delegates.” Campaign Manager David Plouffe said: “By winning a majority of delegates and a majority of the states, Barack Obama won an important Super Tuesday victory over Sen. Clinton in the closest thing we have to a national primary.” “From Colorado and Utah in the West to Georgia and Alabama in the South to Sen. Clinton’s backyard in Connecticut, Obama showed that he can win the support of Americans of every race, gender and political party in every region of the country,” Plouffe said. “That’s why he’s on track to win Democratic nomination, and that’s why he’s the best candidate to defeat John McCain in November.” The Obama campaign attached an Excel spreadsheet containing “state-by-state estimates of the pledged delegates we won last night, which total 845 for Obama and 836 for Clinton,bringing the to-date total of delegates to 908 for Obama, 884 for Clinton.”

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8358.html

Hillary still emerge from the “Tsunami Obama” voting with the overall lead in delegates, but she is unlikely to be able to come close to clinching the nomination.Barack Obama is closing the gap very quickly,and the longer the race goes on, the better the chances that Barack Obama will ultimately prevail, as more elected Democratic officials and candidates come to view him as the better bet to defeat McCain in November.

Barack Obama Super Tuesday Speech Part 1
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KS94D2tmPYo

Barack Obama Super Tuesday Speech Part 2
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R7XvClt6hdE

get ready for president McCain in november. . . . .but also get ready for state burial because that guy lifespan don de finish

McCain is so old that he will probably be dead before November.

Hillary Clinton is a liar! .She and her co-conspirator Bill Clinton has lied throughout her campaign on Barack Obama, told vicious lies and practiced unscrupulous behaviors. If she's lying before she gets in the White House what in Hell do you think she's gonna do after she gets in? They come with too much baggage that the republicans are sitting back greasing their palms hoping she'll get the nomination so they can slap the panties off of her.

Barack Obama Super Tuesday Speech Part 1
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KS94D2tmPYo

Barack Obama Super Tuesday Speech Part 2
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R7XvClt6hdE

Barack Obama Super Tuesday Speech Part 1
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KS94D2tmPYo

Barack Obama Super Tuesday Speech Part 2
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R7XvClt6hdE

The Nigerians players played like pregnants womans.

Most of the polls in the Super-Duper Tuesday states are showing her up.

Advance polling numbers can be unreliable. Aparently Clinton holds a slight lead of Senator Barack Obama,but a whole lot can change between now and Tuesday.

States up for grab during this Tueday primaries include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah.

Now Raila wants FBI to probe MPs deaths

2/2/2008 

ODM wants the US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation to probe the deaths of two MPs killed this week.  Embakasi MP Melitus Mugabe Were and Ainamoi’s David Kimutai Too were shot dead in a span of 36 hours.  Opposition leader Raila Odinga said the party had no confidence with Kenyan security forces, terming them partisan.  Speaking at Lee Funeral Home after viewing the body of Mr Too and later at Serena Hotel after meeting UN chief Ban Ki-moon, Mr Odinga took issue with police description of Mr Too’s death even before conducting investigations.

Hit squad

“Police are part of the problem and that is why they came up with a theory (over death of Mr Too). Police are compromised. We want proper investigations,” Mr Odinga said. He said Mr Too’s relatives had given a proper account of how he died but police ignored.  Mr Odinga said other MPs and people in the civil society such as chairman of Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Mr Maina Kiai are being targeted. A journalist Mr Paul Ilado has fled the country after being threatened by a hit squad.

Conclude a matter

The opposition leader said the US Government has offered to bring the FBI to assist in conducting independent investigations on the circumstances surrounding the killing of Mr Were but there was no response from the State.  US ambassador Michael Ranneberger in a letter to the Commissioner of Police dated January 28 pledged his government’s willingness to send investigators to the country to probe Mr Were’s death. The letter was copied to Mr Odinga, who said he supported independent investigations. He dismissed the police theory behind Mr Too’s shooting by a traffic policeman.  “Crime of passion does not exist in our statutes and it was concocted to cover up an assassination of the MP because within one hour, Maj Gen Hussein Ali had made up his mind before investigations are conducted,” he said.

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He was accompanied by Mvita MP Najib Balala, Belgut MP Charles Keter and ODM politician Omar Habib Kongo. They sent messages of condolence to the family of Mr Too, his friends and Ainamoi constituents. At the same time, Speaker of the National Assembly Kenneth Marende is now demanding that the Government provides all MPs with security immediately. Mr Marende said parliamentarians seem to be targeted following the shooting of two MPs elected on an ODM ticket within a span of 36 hours. He said that it was the government’s responsibility to provide security to its citizens, MPs included. He said the two MPs did not have any security at the time they were killed. Mr Marende said that the tenth Parliament MP could not be asked to return to their respective constituencies to preach peace when they are not assured of their own security.

Took issue

The Speaker also took issue with Government spokesman Dr Alfred Mutua’s remarks that all MPs had been provided with security.  “Most of these MPs here can individually confirm that they have not received state security. I don’t know what Dr Mutua means by his remarks,” Mr Marende told the media. Separately, Kirinyaga Central MP John Ngata told ODM to stop linking the deaths of the two MPs to politics. He said only police investigations could reveal the circumstances under which his colleagues died. 

Reported by Kenneth Ogosia, Lucas Barasa, Samwel Kumba and George Munene

Source: http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=115925

Barack Obama endorsed by leading anti-war group.
Liberal network counts 3.2 million members

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday.
The Illinois Democrat's long-standing opposition to the war helped him pick up the backing of MoveOn.org, a liberal network which counts 3.2 million members.MoveOn.org executive director Eli Pariser says the country needs a president who will end the war, provide universal health care, address climate change and restore America's standing in the world.Organizers say the group has 1.7 million members in the 22 states scheduled to vote in the presidential race Tuesday and it would immediately begin a campaign to get them behind Obama.
Obama Friday also picked up the support of a large union in California which had been backing rival John Edwards, who dropped out of the race this week.

Source: http://www.khqa.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=91485

4 Edwards Delegates Throw Support to Obama

John Edwards’s withdrawal from the presidential contest has touched off a scramble for his supporters by the two leading Democratic candidates, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. This morning, Mr. Obama’s New York office announced that four Edwards delegate candidates in New York City had switched their support to the Illinois senator. In the 14th Congressional District, which includes the East Side of Manhattan and part of Queens, Betsy Feist and Jeremiah Frei-Pearson are supporting Mr. Obama now. So are two delegate candidates — Marc A. Landis, a Democratic district leader, and Bobby Berlin — in the 8th Congressional District, which includes the West Side of Manhattan and a part of southern Brooklyn.The significance of the endorsements is more symbolic than practical. Mr. Edwards’s name will still be on the ballot, but he won’t received any delegates in any Congressional district unless he gets at least 15 percent of the vote. Also, the endorsements do not necessarily reflect mainstream Democratic viewpoints. Carolyn B. Maloney, who represents the 14th Congressional District, and Jerrold L. Nadler, who represents the 8th, have both endorsed Mrs. Clinton, who has the support of New York’s 23-member House delegation. But the announcement could signal that New York liberals attracted to Mr. Edwards’s populist message might be persuaded to move over to Mr. Obama.“John Edwards has ended his campaign but we’re still committed to fighting for change,” Ms. Feist, who is president of the East Side Democratic Club, said in a statement. “Obama’s work as a community organizer in Chicago shows that he shares John Edwards commitment to fighting poverty, and a similar vision for America where fighting poverty will be a priority.”
Mr. Landis, who had helped lead a struggling effort by Edwards supporters to capture at least 15 percent — and at least one delegate — in each Congressional district, said of Mr. Obama, “His unique ability to unite Democrats, Republicans and independents guarantees he won’t just win in November — it means he’ll be a president with a powerful mandate to bring to Washington the kind of change we can believe in.”

Source: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/4-edwards-, ow-support-to-obama/

Obama's run 'extraordinary'

NEW YORK: Former president Jimmy Carter praised Barack Obama's run for the White House as "extraordinary" and potentially healing in an interview in The Wall Street Journal.The elder statesman of the Democratic party also revealed that he had also spoken at length with former president Bill Clinton about his involvement in the 2008 presidential race."Obama's campaign has been extraordinary and titillating for me and my family," Carter said.

Source: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=207386&Sn=WORL&IssueID=30317

I hope Barack Obama emerge The Democrat Nomine in this race.
Believe me, the Bushes and Clintons are friends, and have been for decades at least since George H.W. Bush was President and Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas. At least since then probably longer.However, the connection between the Bushes and Clintons is much deeper than that. Both families are also part of the inside cabal of New World Order globalists. They share the same clubs, the same parties, and the same agenda. Why else do you think that when G.W. Bush became President he did not undo anything Bill Clinton had done? For the same reason that Hillary Clinton will not undo anything that G.W. Bush has done if she becomes President and that includes the Iraq war.Mark it down: Hillary will keep US. troops in Iraq.If she becomes President She will also follow through with whatever other military plans Bush has already put in place.

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Today's SunTimes has a picture of Barack obama on their home page under the headline of 'SUPER TUESDAY SURGE.' It's of him standing with a one of his "CHANGE" signs. They cropped the photo, and when they did, they cut of the C and the E in 'CHANGE' so now it's a photo of obama that says 'HANG'.I wonder who they're endorsing?

Ghana vrs Nigeria

The traditional soccer rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria will be renewed when the on-going 26th MTN African Cup of Nations enters the quarter-finals stage this Sunday at 5pm. This follows Nigeria's Super Eagles' 2-0 win over the Eagles of Mali in their last Group B game at the Essipon Stadium yesterday, after the Black Stars had on Monday demolished the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the Group A game at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra.The match that will be played at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium on Sunday,is expected to offer lots of excitement and hostilities usually associated with matches involving the two traditional sports rivals.The Stars spanked the Atlas Lions 2-0 to top Group A whilst Nigeria placed second to Cote d’Ivoire in Group B. Much as both nations would have liked to avoid each other, at least through the quarter-finals stage, their wishes could not be achieved. And as luck evaded both teams, they are now bound to face each other in Accra, the home grounds of the Black Stars.

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In their battle into the quarter stage, the Stars won all their three group matches. They defeated Guinea in the opening encounter 2-1, scored a lone goal victory over the unfancied Namibia and got the spectacular 2-0 win over Morocco. The Super Eagles, though found the going much tougher, losing 0-1 to Cote d’Ivoire in their first game, and drawing goalless with Mali. They, however, girded their loins to record a respectable 2-0 win over Benin to reach the second spot in the table that is topped by the Ivorians.

Nigeria’s form has not been one of the best.

Sunday’s encounter, described as "a game of survival between traditional rivals", will certainly draw a spectatorship that will rival the crowd at the opening ceremony of the tournament.And despite the traditional sports rivalry existing between the two nations, a win for Ghana would enhance her position to achieve the "host and win" slogan that could equal Egypt’s fifth time record. On paper, Nigeria and Ghana are almost at par with stars playing in European soccer. The Eagles have veteran Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth), who is currently on the injury list after being taken off in their first game against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire. Others are Obafemi Martins (Newcastle), John Utaka (Portsmouth), Taye Taiwo (Marseile) and John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).Ghana, on the other hand, has inspirer Michael Essien (Chelsea), Richard Kingson (Birmingham City), Junior Agogo (Nottingham Forest) John Painstil (West Ham), John Mensah (Rennes), Laryea Kinston (Hearts of Scotland), Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth), Andre Ayew (Marseille).The Stars in their pre-tournament friendly against the Eagles, won 4-1 in a game that both nations fielded all their star players. But, considering Nigeria’s performance from the start of the tournament until they won yesterday’s match, the sparkle that had made the team ignite in such tournaments seems to have dimmed down. Their performance even led to their own supporters calling for the head of coach Berti Vogts. However, winning yesterday’s game would ginger them into action when they meet Ghana on Sunday. But whether the Eagles could achieve their avowed aim of upstaging the Stars, whose performance had been luckluster until Monday’s match, will be decided on Sunday. Fans can expect one of the most thrilling games yet to be played in the tournament. In the other Group B match at the Ohene Djan Stadium yesterday, Cote d’Ivoire thrashed Mali 3-0. The Ivorians will meet Group A second-positioned Guinea at the Essipon Stadium at 8:30pm.

Source: http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=5652&section=3

Al Sharpton Tells Bill Clinton To Shut Up.

Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=94xzcUNAxf4

Kansas governor endorses Barack Obama

Kansas Governor. Kathleen Sebelius is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to the Associated Press.
"I think he represents the kind of leader that we need for the future of the country," Sebelius tells the wire service. "I think he brings the hope and optimism that we really need to restore our place in the world, as well as to bring this country together and really tackle the challenges that we have."
Sebelius announced the highly anticipated endorsement one day after she delivered the Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address.
Kansas Democrats will make their choices known during caucuses on Feb. 5, or Super Tuesday.

Source: http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/01/kansas-governor.html

Barack Obama accepts the Kennedy endorsements.

Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-mL_iIoss&feature=related

Barack Obama accepts the Kennedy endorsements.

Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-mL_iIoss&feature=related

Al Sharpton Tells Bill Clinton To Shut Up.

Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=94xzcUNAxf4

NIGERIA ON THE BRINK

Nigeria head into their final group match at the African Nations Cup on Tuesday knowing they have to beat Benin to have any chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals.Berti Vogts' team have struggled so far in the competition, failing to score in their opening two games, and even a win may not be enough for the Super Eagles in Sekondi.The German must pray Ivory Coast overcome Mali by a big margin in the other game and his side see off the Squirrels and is already hoping for divine intervention.

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"I know it's not enough to have just one point from two games," said Vogts, whose side lost 1-0 to the Ivorians, before a goalless draw with Mali."We now have only one hope and that is the Ivory Coast and God."Along with Sudan, Nigeria are also only one of two sides not to have yet found the back of the net and the coach admits it is a major worry.He added: "The team have played well but we lack that final pass. To win we have to score. Our players tried but our final ball was poor."And Vogts believes the continued absence on Nwankwo Kanu, who has a knee injury, is a concern."I've said before the absence of Nwankwo Kanu is a big blow to the side. We missed his vision and control of the game," he said.The lack of goals is also troubling captain Mikel John Obi.The Chelsea star said: "We've just been unlucky and the goals haven't been coming. That's something we'll have to work on. We're still in the tournament so we'll have to see what happens."Benin go into the game on the back of two straight defeats which have already dashed their hopes of progressing.They went down 1-0 to Mali in the first game before a 4-1 hiding by Ivory Coast, but their coach Reinhard Fabisch is nevertheless looking to end the competition on a high.He said: "We played well against Mali. In Ivory Coast we played future African champions with motivated World Cup players like Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou."You can not compare a Mercedes Benz to a bike. You saw the difference between second tier professionals and world class players.
"We will try again to play a good game against Nigeria."

Source: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/other/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/08/01/28/SOCCER_Afr-African_Nigeria_Previe.html&TEAMHD=foreign

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For you he is white,but in America he is black.