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CBS Poll: Sarah Palin still an unknown quantity

CBS Poll: Sarah Palin still an unknown quantityNew York, Sept. 4 : Even after Senator John McCain named her as his running mate on Friday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin remained an unknown quantity to most Americans.

Sixty-six percent had no opinion of her in a CBS News poll conducted over the weekend?

In polling completed on Monday and Tuesday, sixty percent still had no opinion about her.

But of those who did have opinions, 26 percent of the most recently polled were favorable, while only 13 percent were not favorable.

“Next Satanic Verses” to be published next month despite Islamist pressure

“Next Satanic Verses” to be published next month despite Islamist pressureNew York, Sep 4 : The racy, historical novel about the Prophet Mohammad and his child bride, will be released next month by its new publisher Gibson Square after Random House fearing that the book could “incite acts of violence” and anger Muslims refused to publish it.

Sherry Jones’ controversial work, “The Jewel of Medina,” will be released in Great Britain next month by Gibson Square, said company’s director Martin Rynja.

Huge sheet of Canadian ice shelf breaks off, scientists say

Huge sheet of Canadian ice shelf breaks off, scientists say New York  - A 50-square-kilometre chunk of the Canadian Arctic ice shelf has broken off and is floating freely in the Arctic Ocean, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported Wednesday.

The ice from the northern coast of Ellesmere Island about 800 kilometres south of the North Pole broke off in early August. It could be up to 4,500 years old and 40-metres thick, making its disappearance more worrisome than the sea ice that typically forms ice bergs, researchers said.

US court finds Dr Aafia guilty of attacking US Army

US court finds Dr Aafia guilty of attacking US ArmyNew York, Sept 3 : The US court trying Pakistani-American doctor Aafia Siddiqui has held her guilty on charges to attack US army in Afghanistan as a member of international terror organization Al-Qaeda.

According to a statement released from the US court, Aafia has also been charged with attempt to murder, triggering terrorism, armed attacks on US forces in Afghanistan and keeping illegal armaments.

Palin daughter’s pregnancy will determine what US voters deem private

New York, Sept. 2 : The disclosure that Alaska Governor and Republican vice-president hopeful Sarah Palin’s unmarried teenage daughter is pregnant, is likely to be seen as a test case of what the American voter deems will remain in the private domain, and what will be public.

According to the New York Times, though Republican delegates are rallying around Palin on the issue, they are also citing it as a challenge for the party.

“It’s a challenge, and I just think we have to deal with it. But it’s just not going to hurt her (Sarah palin). This is a family problem that people have,” the paper quoted Katon Dawson, the Republican chairman of South Carolina, as saying.

McCain needs lessons in gender politics, says Hillary''s lawyer pal

McCain needs lessons in gender politics, says Hillary''s lawyer palNew York, Sept. 2 : Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s decision to pick a woman – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin – as his running mate for the November 4 presidential poll, suggests that he still needs to take important lessons on gender politics, an article appearing in Fox News, has opined.

According to the article, the view going around that Palin’s selection was based on the premise that she could be an effective counter to New York Senator Hillary Clinton couldn’t be farter from the truth.

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