Subject: Norman Mailer, 84, recovering after surgery

From: "Morris Baird" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:43:57 -0600

"We will ponder your words and proposal," IRNA quoted Khamenei as saying.Russian officials could not immediately be reached to verify the report and the Iranian news agency provided no details on what Putin had proposed.About 80,000 rugby fans are expected to attend Saturday's World Cup final between England and South Africa.Police were investigating how the man managed to take a weapon into the courtroom in Reggio Emilia, a city about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Bologna. Khamenei told Putin that Iran is serious about continuing uranium enrichment in turn but wants to avoid adventurism and cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the news agency said.Officials close to hard-liners within Iran's ruling Islamic establishment said they believed the proposal by Putin was a type of "time out" on U.N. sanctions against Iran, if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue.The ANSA news agency identified the man as Klirim Fejzo, his wife as Vyosa Demcolli and her brother as Arjan Demcolli, all Albanians.Commercial flights to the French capital were sold out, while thousands of England supporters have booked to travel on the Eurostar rail service from London to Paris.Only one in four trains will be running on Thursday, including suburban services linking Paris to its three international airports, she said.Unidentified relatives of the gunman's victims console one another outside the courtroom.Vladimir Putin's visit was the first by a Kremlin leader to Iran since 1943.LONDON, England (CNN) -- Widespread strikes are expected to cripple France's transport network just as rugby fans make their way to Paris for this weekend's World Cup final.Prompted by government attempts to cut pension privileges, the strikes will be for 24 hours but could be prolonged to Friday, Ricard said.Eurostar has advised its customers to avoid all travel on Thursday and it has cancelled some of its trains on Thursday and Friday.SNCF has insisted the industrial action would not continue into the weekend. The man and his wife were attending a court hearing in Reggio Emilia as part of separation proceedings when he pulled out a gun and pointed it at his wife and her brother, then started shooting randomly, police said.