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China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan: Asia Local Bond PreviewMonday, October 6, 2008 @ 7:43PMOct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asian local-currency bonds today. Yields are from the previous session.

Iranian letter rejects pressure on nuclear issueMonday, October 6, 2008 @ 2:13PM Iran delivered a letter to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Monday which stressed, according to Iranian media, that foreign pressure on Tehran would not resolve the dispute over its nuclear program.

Will New Palin ‘Racially Tinged’ Attacks Backfire on McCain?Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 2:10PMBizarrely, the McCain campaign announced to media over the weekend that it was going to launch personal attacks on Barack Obama to try to turn attention away from the economy, which is helping drive national and battleground state polls way up for Obama.

Global markets plunge in wake of bailout OKMonday, October 6, 2008 @ 8:25AMGlobal stock markets plummeted on Monday as European officials scrambled to bolster financial firms and Asian investors worried that a global recession will undercut their export-dependent economies. The $700 billion financial bailout plan enacted by the federal government last week did little -- at least immediately -- to ease concern that global financial markets remain on shaky ground, with ...

Is al-Qaeda winning the battle?Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 8:20AMOwen Bennett-Jones assesses the state of al-Qaeda in the world - and whether it is likely to commit any major new attacks.