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Republicans Rumble Over Terror, Iraq, Immigration
With only two full days left before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, Republican candidates faced off as former Gov. Mitt Romney, fighting for his political life, accused Sen. John McCain of supporting "amnesty" for illegal immigrants, and sparred with former Gov. Mike Huckabee over his criticism of Bush administration foreign policy. Sparks flew quickly in the debate, hosted by ABC News, Facebook and WMUR, the local ABC affiliate station. Watch complete replays of the debate Sunday and Monday on ABC News Now. CLICK HERE to see how. Touching off a heated exchange between Huckabee and Romney, moderator Charles Gibson asked the Republican rivals, who sat in a semi-circle on a stage at St. Anslem's College in Manchester, N.H., if they agreed with President Bush's foreign policy.
Sibling Sports Announces M-1 Global Management Team
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sibling Entertainment Group Holdings, Inc.'s (OTCBulletinBoard: SIBE) affiliate, Sibling Sports, LLC, as the Managing Member of M-1 Global, LLC, announced today the management team for M-1 Global. Sibling Entertainment Group, Inc. is the company with which Sibling Holdings has previously signed an Agreement of Acquisition and Plan of Reorganization, the closing of which is currently pending. (See "Note to Editor" below for an explanation of Sibling Holdings relationship to Sibling Entertainment Group, Inc.). "We are pleased with the high level of talent that we have been able to assemble to lead our new organization," said Monte Cox, M-1 Global president and chief executive officer. "Our leadership team has a great blend of experience and skills that will help guide our organization in the years to come." Vadim Finkelchtein was appointed to the M-1 Global Executive Committee.
ITT pleads guilty to sharing secrets with China, others
U.S. Attorney John Brownlee discusses the plea agreement with ITT Night Vision on Tuesday Related Plea agreement Read the complete agreement (81 pages) How the secret got out ITT is scheduled to be in federal court today to formalize an agreement in which it admits giving away classified information. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office and court documents, here's what happened: Starting in the 1980s, ITT Night Vision bought optical assemblies for U.S. military gear from a Singapore company, which made them using technical information that was not supposed to be sent outside the United States. By 2001, ITT was looking for a cheaper source for a “light interference filter," a lens that protects goggle-wearing soldiers from being blinded by lasers. It turned to the Singapore company, illegally sending it the classified specification for the part.
Getzlaf inks extension
The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks signed Ryan Getzlaf to a five-year extension worth $26.625 million that begins next season and runs through 2012-13.The 22-year-old center has seven goals and 14 assists in 19 games this season.Getzlaf would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.WILD'S DEMITRA, KOIVU OUT: The Minnesota Wild will be without two of its top scorers, Pavol Demitra and Mikko Koivu, for today's game against Vancouver.Demitra, whose status is evaluated daily, will try to participate in the morning skatearound but will miss his eighth game in the past 10 because of a groin injury.Koivu, who has a cracked bone in his leg, will sit out for the second straight game.STARS' FEDORUK SENT DOWN: Dallas Stars forward Todd Fedoruk cleared waivers on Tuesday and was assigned to Iowa of the AHL, leaving Dallas on the hook for his $875,000 salary this season.AVALANCHE MOVES: Defenseman Karlis Skrastins was taken off the injured list and Cody McCormick was recalled from the Colorado Avalanche AHL affiliate in time for Tuesday's game against Calgary.
ABC's Gibson, Trying to Set The Table for Meatier Debates
Charlie Gibson has a novel approach in mind for the next faceoff among the presidential candidates. "I'm going to put a question on the table, and to the extent that I can, I'm going to disappear," he says. "It's not about me. It's not about showing I can ask a clever question. It's about them." The ABC anchor, who admits to being nervous, will be in the extraordinary position of quizzing both Republicans and Democrats in back-to-back debates Saturday night, with just a few minutes separating the two 90-minute sessions. The showdowns are scheduled on the heels of the Iowa caucuses and three days before the New Hampshire primary. "This is sort of a high-wire act," Gibson says. "I could fail miserably with this." Among other things, Gibson plans to have the candidates seated in a semicircle, the better to foster what he likens to a dinner table discussion.
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