8 November 2007: Morning

  • Musharraf bends to pressure, promises elections in February.
  • Former Soviet republic Georgia declares state of emergency--the president accused opponents of working with Russian intelligence.
  • Federal prosecutors will ask to indict Kerik on corruption, fraud charges--Manhattan's Kerik Complex renamed overnight.
  • Evangelicals are still without a candidate, Pat Robertson picks Giuliani--Islamic terrorists are a bigger nuisance than abortion.
  • Op: Pro-lifers find no sanctuary from Thompson, who says they want to arrest young girls.
  • North America, Australia pull popular toy after discovering it converts to a date-rape drug when ingested.
  • German advent calendar that includes a serial killer (and the Scorpions) proves a big, controversial hit.
  • Enslaved went from being called "black metal" to being called "Viking metal" to being called "progressive metal," though the members prefer the catch-all term "extreme metal."
  • In this week's Mp3 Digest, Erik Bryan compares Japancakes cover of Loveless to My Bloody Valentine's lauded original.
  • Now that others are doing their old material, My Bloody Valentine announces new album for next year. Probably.
  • Conan O'Brien stalked by priest, who sent threats on parish letterhead.
  • Reagan Presidential Library relaxes security, loses track of 80,000 mementos.
  • Welcome to the Corridor of Freedom: Paul Ford's tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
  • Owner of the Elvis Lives museum sheds its memorabilia, but will never give up on the dream.
  • "This is not America that I've seen in the movies." Iraqi refugees miserable in Tucson.