Former New York Governer Eliot Spitzer to speak at SU today

Former New York Governer Eliot Spitzer is scheduled to speak at Syracuse Univeristy today to address key economic and political issues surrounding the country, according to the Daily Orange.  Spitzer will discuss Obama's responses to both the financial crisis and to a new populist right-wing movement that is protesting the federal administration.  He will not address the sex scandal which led to his impeachment.  Spitzer is slated to speak at 5:00 p.m. in the Maxwell Hall Auditorium.  See the full story here. 

Suicide bomber attacks a U.S. base.

Five american soldiers were injured Thursday when a suicide bomber attacked an eastern Afghanistan base, according to CNN.  The bomb was detonated at about 9:00 p.m., according to an Afghan spokesman  It is unclear at the moment how the bomber got on the base, but preliminary reports say that the attacker was dressed in an Afghan border patrol uniform.  The International Security Assistance Force has not yet confirmed the extent of the damage.  See the full story at CNN.com. 

World Anti-Doping Agency prohibits 30 athletes from competing in Olympic games

Thirty athletes failed pre-game testing and have thus been barred from competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics, according to the WADA.  The names and origins of the athletes have not been released.  Seventy athletes failed the pre-game testing in the 2008 Beijing games.