12 Killed, 35 Injured In Three Suicide Attacks In Iraq

At least 12 people were killed while 35 others were injured in three suicide attacks in Iraq.
Attacks near polling stations in Baghdad kill at least 13 people during early voting in the country’s parliamentary elections.
The blast followed an earlier attack in the Hurriya district, in which 4 people were killed and 22 wounded.

Prime Minister To Address The Nation Today

Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani will address the nation today evening at 7:00 PM to take the nation into confidence over the proposed constitutional amendments the government is going to introduce in the Parliament.
In his address, the PM will explain the nation of the progress of Parliament’s Constitutional Reforms Committee (CRC).
PM will address the nation on first Friday of every month on radio to take masses into confidence regarding the polices of the government. The reason for the radio address is that people who don’t afford TV can also hear his speech. American President Barrack Obama also addresses the American nation at the start of every month.

Court Acquits Usman Farooqui:Steel Mills Corruption Case

Accountability Court in Karachi acquitted Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) former chairman Usman Farooqui in a corruption case on Friday, Dunya News reported.
Farooqui was accused of corruption, causing a loss of Rs17 million to the national exchequer during purchase of a ferrous manganese contract while misusing his office as PSM chairman in Dec 1995.
The petitioner’s counsel earlier contended that all other co-defendants in the case had been acquitted by the Accountability Court due to lack of evidence and the petitioner was in jail at the time the case was registered against him but he was not produced before the trial court to defend charges against him.
The applicant moved an application in court seeking Farooqui’s acquittal saying that the baseless case has been registered against him.
The court judge Riaz Rajput in his verdict today announced acquittal of Usman Farooqui.

Pentagon Shooting

A shooting at a Metro station adjacent to the Pentagon prompted the U.S. military to shut down the giant office complex on Thursday evening, officials said. According to local sources three people were shot. Two were taken to George Washington Hospital in Washington.
Defense Department officials said they believed Pentagon security officers were among the injured. All entrances to the five-sided building were closed shortly after the incident. “Metro is locked down until further notice,” Pentagon police said in a message over the building’s intercom. Some witnesses reported hearing gunshots being fired in the station and people screaming.

Harlan Chamberlain,Joba Chamberlain

Harlan Chamberlain,Joba Chamberlain: The throng of media members around the makeshift stage seemed impenetrable, but Harlan Chamberlain motored his way through all of the cameras and notepads anyways.

Harlan Chamberlain,Joba Chamberlain:The throng of media members around the makeshift stage seemed impenetrable, but Harlan Chamberlain motored his way through all of the cameras and notepads anyways. Reaching a blue barrier, he stopped his scooter, strained to look over a crowd of world champion Yankee ballplayers and tried to get a glimpse of his son. When that proved useless, he simply resorted to his considerable vocal chords.Burnett could and a few moments later, Joba Chamberlain(notes) put down the giant blue Yankee flag he had been waving up on stage. The big Yankees pitcher hopped off the stage, disappeared from the view of the Fox cameras and quickly made a beeline for his father. When they came together, they wrapped each other in a huge rocking bearhug.It wasn’t long before both were crying.

They said the same thing over and over.

“We did it, dad,” Joba said.

“We did it,” Harlan said.

“We did it,” Joba said.

“We did it,” Harlan said.

And on and on. They held tight for almost a minute. Their eyes were red when they let go.

You see the Yankees’ $200+ million payroll and it’s easy to get cynical. Same goes for their $1.5 billion new stadium, the seats that cost more than the average mortgage payment, the steroid controversies involving some of their team members and all the endless hype and hooey about mystique, aura and all the Yankee legends and ghosts.

But then you see this very simple and very real scene of a 24-year-old pitcher sharing the hug of a lifetime with his dad and you remember that those father-son relationships — one of the only things that really matter are at the very heart of this great game that we love.more info Yahoo