Subject: Wednesday's meeting in Berlin was part of the U.S.-led drive to punish Iran

From: "Sung Epps" <[email-masked]>
Date: , 28 Oct 2007 16:13:05 +0200

Britney Spears drives away from a family-court appearance last week.The traffic charges are the latest in what has been a difficult year for the former teen sensation. Timeline: Britney Spears in the news »The two blocs were central to the 2004 protests against electoral fraud that swept Yushchenko to power in peaceful upheaval known as the Orange Revolution. But the team shattered when he fired Tymoshenko as premier after seven months in office.Cantat, the 43-year-old lead singer of one of France's most popular bands, Noir Desir (Black Desire), left the Muret prison near the southwest city of Toulouse in a car driven by his group's drummer, Denis Barthe.The two parties also missed a chance to form the government together following the March 2006 parliamentary election, disappointing supporters.Spears' management company, the Firm, also quit after representing the singer for little more than a month.Together, the parties won 228 seats in the 450-member legislature, Central Election Commission spokesman Konstantin Khivrenko said -- two clear of a majority. The rival party led by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych won more votes than any other, but it was only enough for 175 seats.The document, however, had no official force, since a legally binding coalition agreement can only be signed by parliamentary factions after the legislature convenes. No date has been set."We have no time to waste, we have a number of urgent matters on the agenda," Yushchenko told Tymoshenko and the leaders of his bloc, according to the presidential Web site.After her September 9 performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, critics derided her singing and dancing as lackluster and said she appeared overweight for her sequined two-piece costume.