Official Says Suspects Arrested in Cricket Attack

By JANE PERLEZ and SHARON OTTERMAN
Published: March 5, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The governor of Punjab said Thursday that Pakistani police had made a number of arrests in the commando-style attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in the city of Lahore, but he offered no details, saying that a full report would be presented on Friday. The governor, Salmaan Taseer, also said investigators had found a large amount of weapons and that the attackers were fully trained. It was unclear from his remarks whether any of the gunmen were among those arrested.

MY THOUGHTS:
This is sad. These athletes are totally innocent and now due to these unfortunate series of events Pakistan will probably be banned from hosting international games...Not fair!

Mediator: All but 3 Sept. 11 lawsuits settled

NEW YORK – A mediator says all but three of nearly 100 lawsuits brought on behalf of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have been settled for half a billion dollars.

The mediator, Sheila Birnbaum, reported the results of her work to a judge who has presided over the 95 lawsuits brought against airlines and aviation-related companies.

She said the settlement amounts are confidential but the total amount is about $500 million.

The lawsuits were brought by those who chose not to participate in a special fund Congress established that distributed more than $7 billion to more than 5,000 survivors.

Trial dates for the remaining three cases have not been set.

MY THOUGHTS:
3 LEFT OUT OF 100 AINT BAD. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BIG NEWS EXCEPT THAT THE LAST THING AMERICANS WANT TO HEAR IS MORE MONEY LOST. STILL THHREE MORE SETTLEMENTS LEFT AND THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE BIG ONES.