Week of March 23, 2008
Iraqi cleric Muqtada Sadr orders his militia to stand down - lay down their
weapons and offers Shiite Muslims a way out of six days of fighting that has left
more than 350 dead.
Baghdad - Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims march to protest a crackdown on
Shiite militiamen.
Iraqi security forces launch a major crackdown against militiamen in the southern
oil hub of Basra.
Vice President
Dick Cheney
charges that Iran is trying to
develop weapons-grade uranium,
though international inspectors
and U.S. intelligence services
have not found evidence of such
an effort.
Sen. John McCain, calls for
stronger ties with allies and
cautions that American power
“does not mean we can do
whatever we want, whenever we
want.”
Ford Motor Co. is selling its Jaguar and Land rover lines to India’s Tata Motors
Ltd. For $1.7 billion.
$10 more per share - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Says it will pay five times its
original offering price for Bear Stearns and shift $1 billion of risk in the deal from
the Federal Reserve’s shoulders to its own.
Passing - Al Copeland who founded Popeyes Chicken. He was 64.
Some best selling books -
The Silver Swan - Benjamin Black
Lush Life - Richard Price
The Appeal - John Grisham
Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
The Third Jesus - Deepak Chopra
Beautiful Boy
