

video for wyclef jean's "if i was president"
| DR Congo president names new prime minister: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Friday named a new prime minister to replace Antoine Gizenga, who resigned last month, national television reported. |
| Text of President?s Statement (New York Times) Here is the text of President Bush?s statement on Friday morning about the financial crisis. |
| Taiwan president vows to improve economy, China ties (AFP via Yahoo! News) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday urged confidence in the economy and pledged to promote peace with China as the island marked its first national day under his government. |
| New president will face era of shrinking military budgets: analysts (AFP via Yahoo! News) Riding the crest of the longest defense buildup in its history, the US military is heading into a funding crunch that will force wrenching change no matter who is elected president in November, analysts say. |
| Ex-president Carter slams Bush on market crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday the "atrocious economic policies" of the Bush administration had caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. |
