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...while conservationists at the Masai Mara work hard to protect the wildebeest from poachers, they were helpless against the combination of bad luck and global warming. Brian Heath, head of the Mara Conservancy, which covers one-third of the reserve, told Britain's Daily Mail: "In a couple of days, tens of times more animals have died than were killed by poaching." According to a blog entry by Terilyn Lemaire, who works at the reserve, they considered blocking off the point where the wildebeest were crossing but then decided "It's nature. And who are we as humans to interfere...
...choosing their Premier [Sept. 24]. Selecting Pakistan's next Prime Minister in the backstreets of London or the hallowed halls of Washington is surely a step backward. Rather than debate which of Pakistan's erstwhile Premiers - both of whom have been tried, tested and found wanting - should be anointed, Britain and the U.S. should support a truly democratic process with an emphasis on justice, accountability and honesty. Otherwise, the common man looks set to remain sidelined, while the likes of a U.S.-sponsored Nawaz Sharif or Benazir Bhutto and al- Qaeda-Taliban partisans will reign supreme from their respective corners...
...billion renovation, St. Pancras will reopen on Nov. 14 as London's new gateway to the Continent, replacing Waterloo Station as the Eurostar terminal. The new location will shave 20 minutes off the travel time to central Paris and better integrate Europe's high-speed rail network with Britain's train system...
...Brown is set to meet U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Downing Street sources insist that Washington is in agreement with the rapid draw down, but some U.S. critics have questioned Britain's record in Iraq. General Jack Keane, a Pentagon envoy to Iraq, told the BBC in August that "the Brits have never had enough troops to truly protect the population...
...Britain has been on high alert. Party chiefs had already drawn up detailed campaign plans and taken on extra staff to carry these out. Donors were tapped for extra funds. Politicians pounded the streets peddling their policies as their constituents mulled over the options. All that remained was for Brown to summon an official limo to take the short drive from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace where he would ask the Queen to dissolve parliament. He was expected to do so on Oct. 9 to set up an election...