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Title: Top Headlines for 11/3/08 View count: 492 Rating: 4.5 (2 ratings) Description: On the eve of perhaps becoming President, Barack Obama got some news Monday that will make any potential celebration Tuesday night extremely bitter-sweet. His 86-year old Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, lost her battle with cancer and died at her home in Honolulu. Obamas mothers mother, Dunham helped raise Obama, and he often referred to her as the rock of his family. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/11/04/obamas_grandmother_dies_of_cancer_at_86/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2 With Indonesia set to execute the three men convicted of carrying out the Bali nightclub bombings in 2002 that killed 202 people and injured more than 200, tensions are high. The US and Australian embassies in Indonesia have received threats of bombings if the men, who will be killed by firing squad, are indeed executed. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/11/200811442221296425.html With the United States set to choose President George W. Bushs successor on Tuesday, the nations most populated city wont have such an easy time getting a new leader after 8 years. Thats because New York Citys Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the help of the city council changed the law on Monday allowing himself to run for a third term. Once a strong supporter of term limits, the mayor has since reversed his position, arguing that the rough economic times call for someone with his proven background. Many citizens spoke out against Bloombergs decision including the citys comptroller, Bill Thompson who happens to be a leading contender to succeed Bloomberg as Mayor in 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/nyregion/04bloomberg.html?ref=nyregion There was a blockbuster trade in the NBA on Monday involving two former MVPs. The Detroit Pistons have sent former Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb to the Denver Nuggets for former league Most Valuable Player Allen Iverson. What do you think about the trade? http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-11-03-trade-reactions_N.htm Tags: your, world, times, video, ywtv, top, headlines, monday, news, politics, sports, stories, barack, obama, grandmother, grandma, dies, dead, dunham, hawaii, indonesia, bali, bombings, nightclub, execute, death, penalty, firing, squad, united, states, of, american, australian, embassy, terrorism, michael, bloomberg, new, york, city, mayor, term, limits, law, changes, nba, basketball, trade, iverson, billups, mcdyess, detroit, pistons, denver, nuggets, mvp, Author: YourWorldTimesVideo |
