Pakistani Elections Postponed

Following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the election committee in Pakistan has announced that the originally planned January 8th elections have now been postponed for at least 4 weeks.

Source: CNN

Confusion Surrounding Bhutto's Death

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Controversy continues to build around the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Today, Pakistan's Interior Ministry says that Bhutto was killed when she fractured her skull when she hit her head on her car's sunroof after a bomb exploded. Yesterday, the Ministry said she was killed due to shots from the bomber before changing their story and saying Bhutto was killed due to a shrapnel injury from the bomb. The story keeps changing and Pakistani President Musharraf's administration is losing its already low credibility. Bhutto went on record before her death stating that if she were to be assassinated that Musharraf would be to blame. Also noteworthy is the lack of security surrounding Bhutto at the time of her death. Meanwhile, Al-Qaeda may also have had some involvement in her death. For more on this story, click here.

Rumors of a Dead Dictator

Rumors have been circulating for over a day now that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has died. The streets are Miami have already begun celebrating. The official word from Cuba is that Castro is still very much alive. Castro recently celebrated his 81st birthday and was not seen or heard from, which led the rumors of his passing to intensify. We'll wait for an official source to confirm this story before declaring whether or not Fidel Castro has died. For more on this story click here. My guess...I think he's been dead for a little while now.

Chinese Bridge Collapses

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I'm sure this will get a lot less press than the Minneapolis bridge collapse for obvious reasons but I thought I would bring to your attention that another major bridge has collapsed. This time in China and with 22 confirmed dead so far. Already worse than the recent American disaster. Read the full story here.