Day November 5, 2003

More on Sri Lanka

More on Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe, has held talks in Washington with President Bush, as his country grapples with a deepening political crisis. The Sri Lanka PM is in a death battle with their President,…

Greenquake: Matt Gonzalez wins runoff…

Greenquake: Matt Gonzalez wins runoff spot for S.F. Mayor Greens are rejoicing. Matt Gonzalez a Green and currently President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, will be in the run-off for mayor against Gavin Newsom, the darling of the…

Howard Dean’s flag comment

Howard Dean’s flag comment Rivals of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean accused him Saturday of embracing a racially divisive symbol when he said he wants to be the candidate “for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.” Dean said…

Oligarch accused of plundering company

Oligarch accused of plundering company Ex-CEO of HealthSouth indicted on 85 counts including fraud and money laundering “The magnitude of the alleged fraud is staggering,” Mr. Wray said. “The indictment alleges that Scrushy and his accomplices reported $2.7 billion —…