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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 2008
Page
13
Mayor Michael Nutter warned of a potential $1 billion shortfall and announced cuts including closing libraries and swimming pools. The plan also suspends tax reductions and trims administrator salaries, in a televised address describing an impending economic storm.
Federal prosecutors said no criminal charges will be brought against Eliot Spitzer. Investigators found he solicited high priced call girls but did not misuse public or campaign funds.
President Bush and Barack Obama will hold substantive talks on transition priorities as the Democratic handover accelerates. Bush readied a smooth power transfer while warning that economic crisis and Iraq remain top concerns in a wartime transition.
Six Algerian men held at Guantanamo Bay as enemy combatants deny government claims they planned to travel to Afghanistan to join al Qaida. Their lawyers say there is no evidence they posed a threat and urge release. The case marks a rare challenge to detention in civilian court following Boumediene.
Gen David Petraeus says Afghan tribes are crucial allies against the Taliban much as Iraqi militias aided U.S. efforts. The veteran commander cites his past work with Sunni sheiks in Iraq who helped reduce attacks and destabilize al Qaida in key areas.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Barack Obama on his election victory marking the first such gesture from Tehran toward a U.S. president elect since 1979. An analyst called it a sign the hard line leader seeks possible reconciliation while Obama favors direct diplomacy to ease the stand‑off.
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