2008年9月5日 星期五

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upn-01-微軟公司執行長鮑默爾說: <2008--2018年>十年內所有媒體將被網路化
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微軟公司執行長鮑默爾說: <2008--2018年>十年內所有媒體將被網路化
微軟公司執行長鮑默爾說:

<2008--2018年>十年內所有媒體
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September 6, 2008
upn-10-economic news-財經簡訊(2008年9月5日) 記者: 木風
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2008年9月6日



繼週四華爾街股市大跌之後,星期五全球股市普遍跟跌,主要由於市場對美國及全球經濟增長的憂慮加重。在歐洲,英國股市FTSE 100指數下滑0.87%,法國CAC 40指數下滑0.95%,德國DAX指數下跌1.41%。在莫斯科,以盧布計價的RTS指數猛挫6.51%,以美元計價的MICEX指數跌落5.54%。

在亞洲,日本股市日經225指數下挫2.75%,中國上證指數急跌3.3%至21個月以來的最低點。香港恒生指數滑落2.24%,一年多以來首次跌破2萬點大關。另外,印度、新加坡和澳大利亞的股市也都大幅下挫。

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星期五國際市場上的原油價格有所下降。紐約商品交易所10月份交割的輕質低硫原油期貨價格下跌1.39美元,為106.50美元一桶。倫敦洲際交易所10月交割的布倫特原油期貨價格下降1.93美元,至每桶104.37美元。由於美元升值以及市場擔心全球經濟放緩將導致石油需求下降,近幾個星期原油價格持續下滑,目前油價已從7月11日創下的歷史高位回落了40美元以上。能源分析師指出,原油價格可能很快下觸每桶100美元關口。

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8月份美國的就業市場繼續萎縮,同時失業率大幅上升。美國勞工部發佈報告稱,8月份美國非農部門的工作數量減少了8萬4000個,多於分析人士預測的7萬5000個,而與此同時,失業率從7月的5.7%上升至6.1%,達到自2003年9月以來的最高水準。自今年1月份以來美國已失去了60萬5000個工作機會。

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美國抵押貸款銀行協會(MBA)報告說,今年第2季度美國購房者因無力償還抵押貸款而喪失住房贖回權的比例上升到1.19%,這是該項調查報告29年曆史上首次超過1%。目前喪失住房贖回權的房產總量所佔比例達到2.75%。另外,第2季度逾期未付的房屋貸款所佔比例經季節調整後從第1季度的6.35%上升到創記錄的6.41%。還款拖欠達30天以上和進入失贖權程式的房貸比例從前個季度的8.1%攀升至創記錄的9%。

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前美聯儲主席格林斯潘表示,美國國會需要給予政府新的權力以處理陷入困境的公司,以儘量減少給美國納稅人帶來的潛在損失。他指出,在公司發生危機時,需要有一個明確的救助程式,而不是依靠美聯儲來救助。格林斯潘建議,應該授予 一個由高層財經官員組成的專家組廣泛的權力,能夠儘快確定一家瀕臨倒閉的公司是否會對整個美國經濟構成足夠的威脅,他認為,如果是的話,這家公司就應當被關閉。

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前美聯儲主席保羅.沃爾剋星期五表示,建立在證券化而不是傳統的銀行貸款的基礎上的美國金融體系已經破產。這個體系的破產可能會催發30年代以來最為疲軟的經濟增長。沃爾克預測,美、英等國的金融機構在這場金融風暴中的損失雖然已經超過5000億美元,但更多的損失還在後面。沃爾克是格林斯潘的前任,他認為,這次信貸危機是他“所經歷過的最為複雜的金融危機”。

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美國高盛集團分析師將美林證券公司(Merrill Lynch)的股票評級下調到“賣出”,原因是擔心美林可能蒙受更多的與信貸市場相關的資產減計。塔諾那(William Tanona)等高盛分析師發表報告稱,高盛已將美林列入“確信賣出”名單,將美林股價的預測下調了23%至22美元。美林週四的收盤價為26.21美元。

自去年次貸危機爆發以來,美林的相關資產減計已達400多億美元。這項報告指出,目前美林的股價與帳面價值的比率是各大券商中最高的,由於信貸市場仍然面臨壓力,該公司更多的資產減值以及帳面價值惡化將繼續拖累股價。

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波士頓諮詢集團(BCG)發佈全球財富報告稱,2007年全球個人財富增長了5%,達到109.5萬億美元,這是全球財富連續第6年增長。其中,富裕家庭以及中國和海灣國家等發展中地區的財富增長最快。而北美地區的個人財富增長率從2006年的9%下降到去年的3.8%,主要受到信貸危機影響。報告還顯示,去年世界1%的家庭擁有全球財富總量的35%。所佔比例為0.001%的極端富裕家庭(資產為500萬美元以上)擁有財富共計21萬億美元,約佔全球財富總量的五分之一。

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據美世諮詢公司(Mercer)發佈的一項調查報告,預計明年美國僱主和僱員的醫療保健費用將上漲5.7%,與今年的漲幅相同。這項報告還顯示,2009年59%的美國公司打算通過提高僱員的自付額和共同負擔費用來儘量降低不斷上升的醫保支出。美世諮詢還指出,從2005年以來美國的醫保費用每年以大約6%的速度上漲,雖然這已較前些年雙位數的增長水準有所下降,但依然高於通脹率或員工薪資的增速。

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德國經濟部報告說,7月份德國的工業產出經季節調整後較去年同期下降了0.6%,較6月份下降了1.8%,這一降幅明顯大於分析師預測的下滑0.5%。6月份的產出從最初報告的月比上升0.2%修正為上升0.1%。報告顯示,7月份的投資產品產出月比減少3.7%,建築業產出下降2%,消費品產出下滑1.7%,其中耐用品產出下跌了6.5%。經濟學家指出,德國製造業正處於顯著滑坡之中,這項報告使得該國GDP在第3季度繼續收縮的可能性加大。

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7月份西班牙的工業產出連續第3個月下降。西班牙國家統計局發佈報告稱,7月份的工業產出較去年同期下降了4.4%。分析人士的預測是下降6.5%。西班牙6月份的工業產出經修正後下跌了9.2%,成為自1993年經濟衰退以來的最大跌幅。這項報告指出,7月份的耐用消費品產出同比猛跌了14%,礦業部門產出跌落了12%。今年第2季度西班牙經濟出現15年以來的最慢增長。經濟學家估計,到明年底之前該國經濟步入衰退的可能性為67.5%。

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日本財務省報告說,今年第2季度日本的不包括軟體在內的資本支出下降了7.6%,遠遠大於分析師預測的下降1%,並且是連續第5個季度下降。主要原因是,燃油等商品價格高企以及全球經濟放緩導致日本的出口下降。專家表示,這項資本支出報告將導致日本第2季度的GDP數據大幅向下修正。觀察人士指出,大多數市場參與者認為日本經濟放緩的局面將持續到2009年。

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由於燃油價格高漲導致公路運輸成本上升,中國計劃將公路貨櫃運輸儘量改走鐵路,目標是在3年內將鐵路貨櫃運輸量增加至去年的大約3倍。中國鐵道部運輸局副局長蘇順虎表示,到2010年中國的鐵路貨櫃運輸量將達到1000萬個20英尺貨櫃,相比之下,去年為350萬個貨櫃。蘇順虎還稱,今年的鐵路貨櫃運輸量可能將增長30%。去年中國的鐵路貨櫃運輸量僅佔貨櫃運輸總量的3%,相比一些發達國家的鐵路貨櫃運輸比例高達50%。

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全球最大的保險市場英國勞合社(Lloyd's of London)表示,計劃向海灣地區產油國以及亞洲和拉美新興市場擴張。英國勞合社主席列文(Peter Levene)稱,當前世界的權力平衡已經改變,我們必須儘快意識到這一點。列文指出,英國勞合社已在中國和亞洲其他地區建立了業務,但是在印度依然受阻,另外,勞合社正在考慮如何在海灣國家發展業務,同時還希望在巴西等拉美國家保持和擴張市場。

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9月5日星期五,美國股市漲跌互見。勞工部公佈的美國8月份工作職位減少幅度大於市場的預測,華爾街股市早盤一度下挫。不過,紐約市場的原油期貨價格下降到每桶約106美元,另外,由於週四股市大幅走低,一些投資人趁機入市買入,三大股指午盤後開始震蕩攀高。

星期五收盤時:道瓊斯工業平均指數上升32.73,升幅為0.29%,以11,188.23收盤;
標準普爾500種股票指數上漲5.48,漲幅為0.44%,以1242.31作收;以高科技公司為主的納斯達克綜合指數下降3.16,降幅為0.14%,收在2255.88。


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9月5日星期五,美元對一些主要貨幣的匯率有所下降。引起美元走軟的主要原因是美國就業形勢惡化,八月份美國的工作機會減少了8.4萬個,超過專家的預估。同時,金融系統的問題也更加令人擔憂。美國第三大和第四大的投資銀行美林公司和雷曼公司傳出的消息顯示,次級信貸造成的資產損失還遠沒有到頭。

到財經縱橫截稿時間為止,在紐約貨幣市場上,一美元兌換107.22日元,
0.7026歐元,1.0635加元,0.5669英鎊,1.2302澳元,1.1176瑞士法郎。美元兌人民幣匯率是一比6.8472。歐元兌人民幣匯率是一比9.7449。




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September 6, 2008
upn-09-taipei news-威寶電信推出行動中文版「YouTube」
威寶電信推出行動中文版「YouTube」

免月租、免內容使用費 手機與網路同步影片分享



台灣3G業者威寶電信昨日(9/3)宣佈推出行動中文版「YouTube」影片分享服務,威寶用戶自即日起只要透過手機輕鬆進入「VIBO行動網」,即可享受與網路完全同步、精彩豐富的「YouTube」影音服務。為了讓用戶能盡情體驗行動版「YouTube」影音服務的便利與樂趣,威寶「YouTube」服務不僅免申請、免月租費更免內容使用費,用戶可隨時隨地盡情連線上網,就能讓YouTube上精彩的影音內容豐富您的生活。



威寶電信總經理張豊雄表示,該公司一向以領導台灣3G產業發展為使命,不斷開發3G加值應用服務,特別在3G影像方面更是積極創新,也因此為台灣3G產業在全球的數據加值市場裡,迭創不可抹滅的3G創新紀錄。這次威寶電信推出台灣行動中文版「YouTube」影片分享服務,可以說是台灣3G電信與網路二大影像產業領導者的完美結合。



Youtube是網路搜尋引擎龍頭Google的子公司,並於2007年底時在台灣推出繁體中文界面新平台。根據2007年10月「創市際市場研究顧問」做的台灣「免費線上影音分享網站調查」報告,YouTube是有收視免費影音分享網站的受訪者中最主要的收視平台,約佔56%。YouTube表示,與威寶電信合作推出行動中文版「YouTube」服務,是希望透過威寶3G強大的寬頻傳輸優勢,擴大手機影音服務普及度,最終可以讓使用者習慣透過手機,隨時隨地上YouTube看影片、創作影片,進而社群分享。



數位時代中影像傳播已成當今最紅的流行文化,各式素材的影音內容,舉凡生活記錄、電視影片、個人創作,甚至引起社會共鳴的事件觀察,透過數位相機、攝影機、手機以及便捷寬廣的網路世界,已成為人人皆可參與製作、提供、分享及觀看的樂趣。現在3G行動中文版「YouTube」影片分享平台,首度透過台灣3G威寶電信的高速網路分享給手機用戶,不論是在等車,或是通勤打發時間,用戶只要進入「VIBO行動網」的「影片分享」類別,即可快速連結行動版「YouTube」服務,與網路同步觀賞到最新的話題影片、經典廣告影片、熱門電視節目精彩片段、精彩歷史鏡頭、Kuso搞笑影片等等,而且不需任何月租費或內容使用費,就能隨時隨地觀看豐富有趣的影音娛樂,讓生活更炫麗,增添繽紛色彩,隨時隨地掌握生活流行脈動。



服務路徑:VIBO行動網→影片分享→YouTube

收費方式:1.免月租,免內容使用費
2.數據傳輸費及行動網際網路費另計



YouTube成立於2005年2月,由查德·賀利(Chad Hurley)、陳士駿(Steve Chen)、賈德·卡林姆(Jawed Karim)等3名PayPal前僱員創辦。其創辦原意是為了方便朋友之間分享錄影片段,後來逐漸成為網民的回憶儲存庫和作品發佈場所。在台灣出生的創辦人之一陳士駿(Steve Chen)在2007年10月回到故鄉,並宣佈正式成立台灣中文版YouTube。




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威寶獨家創新服務 顛覆您呼朋引伴方式

「八方通」讓您隨時隨地召開影音會議

影像電話直撥958 全程錄影 辦公洽商、談天說地、隨心所欲



一向以貼心設計創新服務領導業界的台灣3G業者威寶電信昨(1)日宣布,再推出台灣獨家創新應用服務-「八方通」,只要手機影像電話直撥958,不需購買昂貴的視訊會議主機,也不必複雜的網路佈線,威寶用戶就能享有隨時隨地撥個電話把所有親朋好友找進來一起談天說地、即時資訊暢行無阻的便利;企業老闆、主管則可撥通電話立即找到所屬同仁進行多方影像通話,讓硬梆梆的企業多方視訊會議人性化、行動化,整個工作團隊行動間即可完整溝通、互動,百分百強化戰力!



威寶電信董事長許勝雄表示,威寶一向堅持優質3G服務一定要能造福消費者,或改善、或便利、或豐富消費者的生活,所以陸續推出的獨家應用服務,包括威通卡、V-Live大眼睛3G多媒體影音互動平台等,都廣受市場歡迎,因此再推出創新影音加值服務-「八方通」,顛覆既有多方行動通訊模式,提供用戶們溝通分享的最佳管道。



有了「八方通」服務,以後任何精彩的現場,都可以馬上用3G手機同時撥影像電話給親朋好友們,讓他們身歷其境地與您同步分享身邊隨時上演的現場實況,而且還因為具有同步錄影的功能,事後可以將手機拍到的精彩畫面與更多親朋好友分享,每一個用戶都可以自成一個小小電視台媒體,既可廣播傳送即時影像訊息,也容許最多同時八人現場視訊會議,進行各式各樣議題的討論,而且還可以錄音、錄影留下永恆的紀錄。

新三大模式、錄影功能隨心所欲 依各自需要自由選擇

除了一般人所了解的多方視訊會議雙向影音功能以外,威寶電信更貼心為用戶提供會議記錄功能,在受話方接通的那一刻即進行全程錄影,直到通話結束,搭配創新的三大模式,讓用戶可於不同狀況下,選擇適合的模式進行通話及錄影,包括:



1. 多方會議模式

適用於朋友、同事間討論或開會時,錄影檔案可做為通話備忘紀錄。

2. 現場轉播模式

適用於轉播及記錄臨時發生事件,錄影檔案可做為轉播及紀錄之用。

3. 緊急呼叫模式

適用於緊急突發狀況,接通後即可單向廣播現場影音並進行錄影,以作為事後佐證。



三種情境及六大功能 達到最佳溝通效果



在多人同時通話的過程中,可能發生各種狀況,為了溝通順利,威寶電信特別設計了三種情境及六大功能,讓主叫方能在通話過程中任意切換使用,以便更有效率的掌控通話的進行,包括:



三種情境

1. 完全互動情境:所有人可同時進行通話。

2. 指定發言情境:僅主叫方與其指定受話方可發言。

3. 廣播模式:僅主叫方可發言並將影音廣播給受話方。



六大功能

1. 兩種邀請方式:主叫方可使用「預設名單」及「手動輸入」等兩種方式進行通話邀請。(「預設名單」需進入威寶企網,使用Web介面輸入名單)

2. 即時錄影:通話影音全程自動錄影,免費保留7天內錄影檔供用戶透過Web下載。

3. 多方即時影音通話:提供最多八人同時進行多方視訊通話(含主叫方)。

4. 通話影像切換:在「完全互動情境」所有人皆可切換其他人影像,在「指定發言情境」及「廣播情境」,僅主叫方可切換其他人影像。

5. 強制掛斷:主叫方可在通話過程中,強制掛斷某一受話方之通話。

6. 話中邀約:主叫方可在通話過程中,邀請其他用戶加入多方通話。



優惠資費設計降低用戶通話負擔 讓您輕鬆與親朋好友搏感情



為了讓用戶能更輕鬆的利用「八方通」與朋友分享,威寶電信推出優惠的費率以降低用戶負擔,讓用戶用得更放心。用戶可依各自通訊需求的不同,選擇「一般型」或「月租型」服務資費。「一般型」服務免申裝,方便消費者嚐鮮使用「八方通」服務,主叫方只需一秒0.08元(包含平台服務及通話過程全程錄影),加上每撥打一名受話方一秒才0.04元、以秒計費、打多少算多少的優惠。



每月使用量超過17分鐘時,可申辦更划算的「月租型」服務,月租型需申裝,只要繳80元月租費,就不必再支付平台服務費,僅需負擔撥打所有受話方的通信總秒數即可,讓您輕輕鬆鬆與親朋好友、同僚部屬面對面行動通訊,不必擔心帳單數字飆升,有關詳細收費標準請參考附表。



威寶電信總經理張豐雄強調,從今天起,全新行動多方影像通訊服務邁入新紀元,即將重塑您的生活!只要是威寶的用戶,不論何時、何地,都可以召開一場多人面對面影音溝通的盛會,輕鬆掌握住最新財經活動實況、商業即時脈動、休閒旅遊生活等各類資訊,善用「八方通」服務,讓自己成為四面「八方」資訊「通」達的全能現代人,掌握機先、就能贏在起跑點、站在最高點!

附表一:「八方通」服務資費表

資費類型
服務使用費名稱
促銷優惠資費
備註

一般型

(免申裝)
平台服務費
0.08元/秒
主叫方使用平台服務及錄影費用,以秒計費(錄影免費)

多方影像通信費
0.04元/秒/人
所有受話方通話時間加總秒數,以秒計費

月租型

(需申裝)
月租費
80元/月
採月租計費,申裝或退租當月不滿一個月以一個月計收

平台服務費
0元
免費

多方影像通信費
0.04元/秒/人
所有受話方通話時間加總秒數,以秒計費


平台服務費:自資費說明結束起至所有通話結束止,計算使用時間以秒計費,錄影免費。

多方影像通信費:所有受話方通話時間加總秒數,以秒計費。

備註:本服務為加值服務,所有費用皆不適用「MVPN」、「麻吉網」、「好話連連」、及「全民網內系列」、「成功系列」、「暢打系列」等各項主資費贈送之網內行動影像免費分鐘數之優惠。



附表二:『 八方通』與業界相關產品比較:



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發稿 單位:威寶電信/總經理室/公共事務部




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upn-07-taipei press conference-2008臺北購物節 生活創意週記者會邀請函】
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臺北購物節第二波接棒,聚焦「生活創意週」,邀您來見證臺灣Living品牌如何在國際發光發熱。六大生活精品品牌一一帶來新作,要與您分享他們的創意。




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upn-06-world news-u.s.a. news-McCain, Obama Campaign After Conventions
McCain, Obama Campaign After Conventions
By Kent Klein
Washington
05 September 2008

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Now that the U.S. political conventions are over, the candidates for President and Vice President have begun the final two months of intense campaigning. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin attend a campaign event in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 05 Sep 2008
One day after their party's convention concluded, the Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska state Governor Sarah Palin, started campaigning together in so-called "battleground" states, which will be critical for victory in the November election.

At a rally in the small town of Cedarburg, in the north central state of Wisconsin, Palin praised McCain for consistently supporting the U.S. troop surge in Iraq. Palin called the Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, "wrong on a vital national security issue," and said McCain was one of very few people in Washington who initially believed the surge would succeed.

"It seems to me there was one leader in Washington who did predict success, who refused to call retreat, and risked his own career for the sake of the surge and victory in Iraq, and ladies and gentlemen, that man is standing right next to me, Senator John McCain," she said.

Later, McCain told the crowd he acknowledges that the U.S economy is in trouble, but said his economic plan is better than Obama's.

"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can," he said. "My opponent will raise your taxes. I will open new markets to our goods and services. My opponent will close them. I'll cut government spending. He wants to increase it. Look at his record. My tax cuts will create jobs. His tax increases, increases. He wants to increase your taxes, and he will eliminate them."

The emphasis on the economy took on greater urgency Friday, with news that the United States lost 84,000 jobs in August, driving the nation's unemployment rate to a five-year high of 6.1 percent.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks at the Schott Glass manufacturing plant in Duryea, Pennsylvania, 05 Sep 2008
Senator Obama campaigned in a factory in the small town of Duryea, Pennsylvania, and promoted his economic plan, while trying to tie McCain to the economic problems during the Bush administration.

"I just think he doesn't get it," he said. "I don't think they have a sense of what people are going through. Because otherwise, why would you be. Well, let me take that back. There may be another reason why you [the Republicans] are not talking about it, and that is, if you've got the kind of record they've got over the last eight years, then, of course, you don't want to spend a lot of time talking about issues."

Obama's running mate, Senator Joe Biden, campaigned in a different part of Pennsylvania Friday. At a union hall in Philadelphia, Biden also discussed the Democrats' economic plan, and talked about the importance of this year's election.

"Literally, the future of the country for the next 20 years is going to be decided in the next 60 days," he said.

Post-convention polls show the race either even, or Obama with a slight lead. Election Day is November 4.




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upn-05-world news-middle east news-Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, 05 Jul 2008
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06 September 2008




Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, 05 Jul 2008
The government of Iraq says it will ask for an explanation from U.S. officials about an allegation that the Bush administration spied on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi officials.

The assertion is made in an upcoming book by U.S. investigative reporter Bob Woodward, who is associate editor of "The Washington Post."

In a preview report Friday, the newspaper said the book quotes a U.S. source as saying about Mr. Maliki, "we know everything he says."

Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said that if Woodward's account is true, it reflects a lack of trust between the two governments.

U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley issued a statement Friday that made no reference to the allegation of spying on Iraqi officials.

Hadley took issue with claims that U.S. President George Bush did not publicly acknowledge problems in Iraq and was detached from a review of Iraq policy.

Hadley also disagreed with Woodward's assertion that the 2007 surge of U.S. troops was not the primary factor in reducing violence in Iraq.

According to the Post, Woodward says there were three additional factors, including what he calls "groundbreaking" covert techniques to track and kill insurgent leaders. He also credits the decision by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to rein in his Mahdi army militia, and the action of Sunni groups that turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. Hadley argues that the surge of U.S. troops "enabled" the other factors.

Woodward's book, called "The War Within: A Secret White House History," is based on interviews with intelligence, diplomatic and military sources, as well as two interviews with President Bush. It is set for release Monday.

"The War Within" is Woodward's fourth book on the Bush administration and Iraq. Woodward is best known for his work, along with Carl Bernstein, uncovering the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the 1974 resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon.




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upn-04-europe news-Turkey and Armenia Relations Thaw a Bit
Turkey and Armenia Relations Thaw a Bit
By Dorian Jones
Istanbul
05 September 2008



Turkish President Abdullah Gul has accepted an invitation from President Serge Sargsyan of Armenia to attend a World Cup qualifying soccer match between the countries. The two nations remain deeply divided over the World War I-era massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire and do not have diplomatic relations. As Dorian Jones reports for VOA, the visit is being seen as an important breakthrough for bilateral relations.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will head Saturday to Yerevan to watch the Turkish national football team play a World Cup qualifier. Although President Gul will only spend a few hours in the Armenian capital, Turkish international relations expert Cengiz Aktar says the visit is significant.


"It is very important but one should not exaggerate its significance. Either if they can establish a sort of personal relationship, President Gul and President Sargsyan, all the best. This is how things advance. But the problems are so deep that one such visit is definitely not enough to solve them," he said.

In a statement released by Mr. Gul, the visit has the potential of creating a climate of friendship in the region. The Turkish president is scheduled to meet with his Armenian counterpart for talks during his visit.

Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations because of Turkey's opposition to Armenia's occupation of a region of Azerbaijan -- a close ally of Turkey.

The rivalry also stems from Armenia's insistence that the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million ethnic Armenians around the time of World War I be recognized as genocide. Turkey says the killings occurred at a time of civil conflict and that the casualty figures are inflated.

The embargo has hit the Armenian economy hard and, according to Cengiz Aktar, that hardship has intensified with the Georgian conflict restricting trade access to the important Black Sea port of Poti.


"The port of Poti is under Russian occupation and the Turkish border is closed, so Armenia is in the hands of Russia and Iran. They want desperately for this Turkish border to reopen," he said.


The leaders of Turkey's main opposition parties have strongly condemned President Gul's decision to visit Yerevan, accusing him of betraying the country and its Azerbaijan ally. And, in Armenia, the nationalist Dashnaktsutyun party said it activists will be at the airport where Mr. Gul is to arrive and the football stadium to stage protests demanding Turkey recognize the World War One killings as genocide.

But the United States and the European Union have welcomed the president's decision. The Turkish media also is broadly supportive of the visit, along with many organizations.

One such group is Fans Without Borders which is sending a group to Yerevan to call an end to the Armenian embargo. One member is Ceran Kener:


"Our is aim is that to say that we don't leave this issues to the States. We don't want to leave this issue to the Diaspora. We want to deal with this issue with ourselves," he said.

Turkish diplomatic sources say that while little diplomatic progress will be made during short visit, the real test will be if substantial negotiations will follow after Mr. Gul's visit.




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Pakistani Lawmakers Voting for Next President
By VOA News
06 September 2008



Pakistani lawmakers have begun voting in the country's presidential election, which the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to win.


The ruling Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari speaks during the party's central executive meeting in Islamabad, 22 Aug 2008
Members of Pakistan People's Party say their leader, Asif Ali Zardari, will win at least 400 of the 700 votes cast by lawmakers in parliament and four provincial assemblies.

However, a Gallup poll released Friday showed only 26-percent of Pakistanis believe Zardari should be president, while 44-percent did not want any of the three candidates.

Zardari is up against Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, a former judge nominated by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Mushahid Hussain, a member of the party that backed former President Pervez Musharraf, is also a candidate.

Mr. Musharraf resigned last month, while facing impeachment.

If elected president, Zardari will face a number of challenges including rising militant violence and a struggling economy.

The PPP leader has pledged to fight terrorism and restore the Supreme Court judges purged by Mr. Musharraf.

Pakistani officials say three of those judges returned to the bench Friday, after taking the oath of office.

Last week, Mr. Sharif quit the coalition government and became an opposition leader due to differences with Zardari over the restoration of the judiciary.




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Bolivian President Visits Iran for Investment Talks
By VOA News
01 September 2008




Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, shakes hands with Bolivian president Evo Morales, in Tehran, Iran, 01 Sep 2008
Bolivian President Evo Morales is in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders on energy, investments and bilateral relations.

Mr. Morales arrived in the Iranian capital Monday at the head of a high-level Bolivian delegation. He is expected to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

During a visit to Bolivia last year, Mr. Ahmadinejad pledged more than $1 billion in investments to help develop Bolivia's oil and gas industry.

Bolivia has the second largest natural gas reserves in South America after Venezuela.

Mr. Morales' trip to Iran follows a visit to Libya, where he met with senior Libyan officials Sunday for talks on reinforcing newly establised diplomatic relations.

The governments of Libya and Bolivia agreed to establish formal ties and cooperate in the energy sector during talks in Bolivia last month.

The two nations are expected to work together to develop Bolivia's natural gas and oil resources, which are mainly in the country's east.




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upn01-world news-africa news-Rice Meets Libyan Leader Gadhafi in Tripoli
Rice Meets Libyan Leader Gadhafi in Tripoli
By VOA News
05 September 2008




US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (left) at meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (in white)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says U.S.-Libyan relations are "off to a good start" after she met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a landmark visit to Libya's capital, Tripoli.

Rice is the first top U.S. diplomat to travel to Libya in 55 years. Her visit marks a revival of U.S.-Libyan ties after decades of hostility.

Secretary Rice met Mr. Gadhafi Friday at his Tripoli residence. At a news conference after the talks, she said the two sides discussed cooperation in trade, culture and education. Libya is a major oil exporter.

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Shalgam told the same news conference that the parties also talked about counter-terrorism and the situations in Iraq and Sudan's troubled Darfur region.

Rice says her visit shows that Washington does not have permanent enemies, but she says the U.S. and Libya still have a long way to go to advance their relations.

The United States bombed Mr. Gadhafi's compound in 1986 in retaliation for what it said was Libya's involvement in a terrorist attack on Americans.

Rice was expected to press Mr. Gadhafi to implement a deal under which Libya agreed to settle compensation claims related to Libyan terrorist attacks in the 1980s. Critics say she should have waited until Libya pays into a compensation fund before making the trip.

The deal signed last month also requires Washington to pay compensation for the 1986 U.S. air strikes on Tripoli and the Libyan city of Benghazi.

The U.S. and Libya broke off relations in the 1970s. Relations began to improve in 2003 when Libya accepted responsibility for acts of terrorism and agreed to end its weapons of mass destruction program.

Rice is on a North Africa tour that also takes her to Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.




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