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**  Ryan Tyler October 23, 2008 **** Story **  ** 1: U **   ** S and Iraqi deal could **   ** lower the troops immunity. **   Image from www.cnn.com The United States and Iraq have been working on a draft for a deal that limits the immunity of troops in Iraq. The Iraq leaders feel that because the troops are in Iraq, if they commit a crime in Iraq, they should be tried by the Iraq courts. If a troop commits a crime, while off-duty or away from an American facility, they should be tried by Iraq courts. If a troop commits a crime while on-duty or in an American Facility they are tried by American courts. The United States believe that the troops should keep their immunity. The draft also calls for an agreement that the United States combat forces to be out of Iraqi cities by July 31 2009, and out of the country of Iraq complete by December 31 2011. They are offering extensions of the troops staying in but not for many years. Iraq's ruling United Iraqi Alliance thought that the deal or agreement could use some editing and more discussing at certain points. Iraq's ruling parliamentary felt that the draft needs more discussion and they need time before they could completely approve of the draft. See[| full article] at CNN


 *  Story 2: Obama taking break from campaigning due to grandmother's sickness.**

Image from www.cnn.com Senator Barack Obama will be taking time off on Thursday and Friday to visit his sick grandmother. His grandmother was one of the only people that was close to him during his life. His grandmothers health has been an issue for quite some time and it is at the very serious level now. He will leave thursday and return on Friday. He would like to spend some time with her. Leaving campaining less than two weeks before the election is very odd. Because he will not be in on Thursday, he will cancel his events with Madison, Wisconsin and Des Moines, Iowa. He is a senator of the state of Iowa and he canceled his meeting with his home state. He will be in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday morning, and leave after that. Michelle Obama, Barack's wife, will fill in for him at previous scheduled meetings in Columbus and Akron, Ohio. Leaving campaigning for two days may lead McCain to think that those two days are his. The impact of leaving for two days with only two weeks left of the campaigning might not be too good. See [|full article] at CNN

** Story 3: Oil prices plunge down. **                       Image from Google images. The price of gasoline and oil has taken a plunge in price. Over the summer, the gasoline prices got up to about $4.00 and now about two months later, their down to $2.90. Gas is now under $3 dollars rather than the expensive amount of $4 a gallon. The national average for gas is $2.92 per gallon as of Monday of this week. The national average has come down about .86 cents in the past month. The supply and demand has also gone down in rate. We have more gasoline than we are demanding. See [|full article] from the Phoenix Journal __**  Political Cartoons for the Gas Price  **__ <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 150%">**// Cartoons from Google Images

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 * October 8, 2008**

Story 1: Presidential Debate
Image from www.nytimes.com

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Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama participated in a "town-hall" style debate in Nashville, Tennessee. The two answered questions submitted by audience members and internet users on the financial crisis, taxes, job creation, health care, and foreign policy. Highlights of the debate include Sen. McCain's new proposal for a government buyout of at-risk mortgages and Sen. Obama's assertion that all Americans have a right to health care. The final debate between the two is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 15.=====

See [|full article] from CNN

**Cartoons on the Presidential Debate**
Cartoons from www.cagle.com
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