Thursday, November 23, 2006

Top News Stories of the Week

Breaking News: **Poisoned ex-KGB Spy Dies.**

Both Fox News and the Drudge Report are reporting that a former KGB spy who was poisoned three weeks ago has died of heart failure. Some suggest that Alexander Litvinenko's poisoning was ordered directly by Russian President Vladamir Putin.

The Assasination of the Lebanese Minister of Industry, Pierre Gemayel, Sparks Tension in the Region .

http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8311582

New Party, New Lobbyists, Same Old Problem.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112201940.html