Last Updated: Saturday, November 8, 2008 13:40 GMT Russia president tells police to crush crisis unrest Rich nations should ditch ‘unsustainable’ lifestyles: China’s Wen 
ACLU wants probe into police-staged DNC protest
When a Jefferson County deputy unleashed pepper spray at unruly protesters on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, he did not know that his targets were undercover Denver police officers.
Maddow: ‘Are we looking at Bill Clinton’s third term?’
President-elect Obama has fulfilled expectations that he would hit the ground running and has already named the leaders of his transition team and three members of his White House staff. Some of those appointments come from Obama’s own campaign team, but a larger number have a background of service in the Clinton administration.
• Hail to the Chief of Staff
• What Obama Should Ask His CIA Briefers
• Obama recites Bush on Iran
• Obama–fresh face for war on Iran
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered police on Friday to stamp out any social unrest or crime arising from the global financial crisis.
• Georgians stage anti-Saakashvili rally
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and a top UN official urged industrialised nations Friday to alter their lifestyles and not let the global financial crisis hamper climate change efforts.
• Chinese activists tell UN of state torture
• Judge asks media whether to release Guantanamo Bay ‘torture’ evidence
Saturday, 8 November 2008
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