Morning Brief, Thursday, September 27

Posted By Carolyn O'Hara Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 9:00 AM Share

Asia


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Tear gas, gunshots, and raids. The situation in Burma worsens as riot police crack down on protesters for a second day in Burma. The junta is trying to shut down the Internet to prevent news from leaking out of the country. 

China may be worried about its next-door neighbor, but that didn't stop it from blocking a UN resolution condemning the violence yesterday. 

Musharraf: I'm running for president!

Middle East

Blackwater is more trigger-happy than other security firms that protect diplomats in Iraq.

Washington is one step closer to declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.

DoD wants a $190 billion check for Iraq and Afghanistan. For the next year. 

You heard it here first: Sell that apartment in Dubai by 2009. 

Elsewhere

Oh, and put off that vacation to Europe. The euro just hit another high against the dollar. 

Did Saddam want exile in 2003? 

Hundreds of thousands are on the brink of famine in Somalia. 

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