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John McCain, Barack Obama line up together to back Bush’s rescue effort
September 25, 2008, 8:42 AM (GMT+02:00)

Two presidential candidates join Bush's rescue effort
Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, Johm McCain and Barack Obama, agreed Wednesday night, Sept. 24, that the financial crisis was close enough to catastrophe to set partisan considerations aside and help President George W. Bush push his $700 billion bailout package through Congress before the markets open Monday. The president addressing the nation later warned: “Our entire economy is in danger. America could slip into widespread financial panic.”
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Al Qaeda reacts to America’s financial crisis
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September 25, 2008, 8:22 AM (GMT+02:00)
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Israeli police, Shin Bet round up Jerusalem-based terrorist gang
September 24, 2008, 10:25 PM (GMT+02:00)

Terrorist ambush at Lion's Gate, Jerusalem
The gang of 7 Jerusalem Arab residents and one Palestinian were sought for the murder of two Israeli policemen, Rami Zohari and David Shriki, in two separate terror attacks in the city earlier this year. They were indicted at the Jerusalem district court ten days ago for murder, attempted murder, and gunrunning.
The gang, led by Muhammad Abu-Sneina, 21, from Anata, was arrested in advanced stages of preparing more murder, kidnap and shooting attacks in and outside Jerusalem.
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Russia jilts six-power sanctions front against Iran’s nuclear defiance
DEBKAfile Special Report
September 24, 2008, 12:00 AM (GMT+02:00)

Russian Tor-M1 batteries delivered to shield Iran's nuclear sites
Moscow’s actions spoke louder than the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s anti-Semitic, anti-American rantings at the UN General Assembly Tuesday, Sept. 23 - despite the applause he won in the chamber.
A foreign ministry spokesman in Moscow said that Russia will not attend the meeting called for Thursday of the five UN Security Council permanent members’ foreign ministers plus Germany to approve more sanctions against Iran for its nuclear defiance.
Iran has just completed the delivery to Iran of 29 Tor-M1 missile batteries for deployment at its nuclear sites.
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