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Executive Editor  <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Mighty Quinn</A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8ffd82a0.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="42" ALT="Headlines" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 480 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Free Google Browser</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Microsoft Google War</B></div> <div> Google takes aim at Microsoft with new Web browser.</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-2309/aniGif.gif" alt="Happy Geek" border="0" align="bottom" width="48" height="48">  The free browser, called <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>``Chrome,'' </B></FONT>is supposed to be available for downloading Tuesday in more than 100 countries for computers running on Microsoft's Windows operating system.</div> <bR> <div> Google said it's still working on versions compatible with Apple Inc.'s Mac and the Linux operating system.</div> <bR> <div> Google for several years has been trying to take advantage of its search engine's popularity to loosen Microsoft's grip on how most people interact with personal computers.</div> <bR> <div> Google has tried to make its alternatives more appealing and accessible by hosting them for free over Internet connections instead of requiring users to pay a licensing fee to install them on individual computers.</div> <bR> <div> Meanwhile, Microsoft has been trying to thwart Google by investing billions in the development of its own search engine and making an unsuccessful attempt to buy Yahoo Inc. for $47.5 billion.</div> <div> <B>for the full story:</B> CLICK HERE>></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>--------------------------------------------------------</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Stocks Drop around the world on Monday</B></div> <div> led by Asian exchanges as concerns about a slowing global economy weighed heavily on the markets.</div> <bR> <div> In Asia, South Korean shares were hardest hit, with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index plummeting 4.1 percent to 1,414.43 </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8c278830.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="131" ALT="women Growing Money" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="0"></B>In Europe, stocks fell more modestly. Britain's FTSE 100 closed down 0.60 percent at 5,602.80</div> <bR> <div> In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3 percent to 2,325.14</div> <div> China Southern Airlines dropped 5.5 percent and Air China fell 5.3 percent. </div> <div> In oil issues, PetroChina fell 3 percent to its lowest level since the company listed its shares in Shanghai in October 2007</div> <div> China Mobile, meanwhile, continued to spiral amid worries about its earnings outlook, hitting a new yearly low before closing down 2.34 percent</div> <bR> <div> As in other countries, Japan's major electronics makers had a rough day, as fears of a downturn in consumer spending at the year-end holiday season.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>--------------------------------------------------------</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 384 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Republican National Convention</B></div> <div> Bush to address convention tonight via satellite, giving Former Democrat Joe Lieberman.</div> <div> <I><B>Republicans relegated President Bush to a brief, offsite cameo</B></I> at their national convention Tuesday night to promote John McCain's candidacy for the White House, and TV star and former Sen. Fred Thompson also got speaking roles.</div> <bR> <div> Outside the Xcel Energy Center where the convention officially began, police contended with thousands of protesters, they smashed cars, punctured tires and threw bottles, while many marched peacefully, as an anti-war demonstration.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="85fb37b0.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="123" ALT="Mcain and Sarah 0" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>About Palin's past service:</B>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="governor_sarah_palin.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Governor Sarah Palin">CLICK HERE</A></FONT></div> <div> <B>--------------------------------------------------------</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suddenly resigned</B></div> <div> <B>TOKYO -</B></div> <div> Japan's ruling party worked quickly to find a new leader Tuesday after Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suddenly resigned over a deadlock in parliament with an emboldened opposition that has blocked or stalled virtually all government business over the past year.</div> <div> In his resignation announcement, Fukuda blamed the opposition for putting politics ahead of policy and said that they were impossible for him to work with.</div> <div> Although the ruling Liberal Democrats have dominated Japanese politics for most of the post World War II era, the opposition, led by the Democratic Party of Japan, has been making major moves forward and now controls the less-powerful upper house of parliament for the first time.</div> <div> "This is such irresponsible politics," the Mainichi newspaper said in an editorial. "It is abnormal that two prime ministers in a row quit after a short period of time, and it's hurting national interests."</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>--------------------------------------------------------</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 625 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Thailand Crisis as ruling party faces fraud claims</B></div> <div> BANGKOK, Thailand (<A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cnn.com/">CNN</A>) --</div> <div> Thailand's election commission ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's party committed electoral fraud in the December elections and should be dissolved, state media reported.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8e324db0.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="219" ALT="People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The ruling came on the same day that Samak declared a state of emergency in the capital city of Bangkok after overnight clashes between his supporters and anti-government demonstrators, led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), left one person dead.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Protesters, who last week shut down three airports across the country, are expected to do the same to Bangkok International Airport.</div> <bR> <div> A shut-down there will cause major disruptions because many international travelers use it for connecting flights.</div> <bR> <div> "We're closing that airport only temporarily just for a symbolic gesture," PAD leader Sondhi Limthongku said.</div> <bR> <div> Demonstrators have also called for a general strike Wednesday, and more than 40 unions have agreed to participate -- potentially paralyzing the country.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Canada set for third general election in four years</B></div> <div> <B>Mon Sep 1, 2008 </B></div> <div> OTTAWA <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reuters.com/">(Reuters) -</A></div> <div> Canada looked to be heading for its third election in four years on Monday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper failed to persuade the country's main opposition leader to keep his minority Conservative government alive.</div> <bR> <div> Harper and Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion blamed each other after an unproductive 20-minute meeting at Harper's official residence, with both sides insisting the other wanted an election.</div> <bR> <div> Harper aides have already pointed to October 14 as a likely date.</div> <div> The breakdown of the talks was not a surprise.</div> <bR> <div> Harper, whose Conservatives won power in January 2006, has made it clear over the last few weeks that he thinks an election is the only way to fix what he sees as a dysfunctional Parliament.</div> <bR> <div> Chief Harper spokesman Kory Teneycke said Harper would "have to deliberate over the next few days and make a decision in due course" on an election call.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8eec0a30.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="163" ALT="Prime Minister Stephen Harper" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a344060.gif" border=0 width="580" height="6" ALT="stars and stripes line" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Make your opinions known to the U.S. Congress, Senate and State Officials</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_in">U.S. Senators Contact info</A>     <A HREF="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.house.gov/writerep/">Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives</A>     <A HREF="http://congress.org/stickers/?dir=congressorg&officials=officials&lvl=L" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://congress.org/stickers/?dir=congre">Governors & State Officials</A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7a344060.gif" border=0 width="580" height="6" ALT="stars and stripes line" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.adamschocolate.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adamschocolate.com/"> <img src="HTMLobj-2908/aniGif.gif" alt="Adams Secret Dark Chocolate" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> <div> Holiday Gifts - 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