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Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who authored memos detailing how Republicans could send false slates of presidential electors to Congress, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.

In Pakistan, opposition leader Benazir Bhutto threatened to launch more protests if President Gen. Pervez Musharraf doesn't meet her demands. Musharraf declared emergency rule this weekend. Pakistanis say a state of fear is gripping the country.

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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision on whether to overturn his recent election win and amid rising Islamic militant violence.

As deadly violence continues to expose potential instability in Pakistan, the nation's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is feeling the heat. The Pakistan People's Party of former leader Benazir Bhutto is among the most persistent critics.

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawiz Sharif appeals to the nation's Supreme Court after being rebuffed in his bid to return to the country. Meanwhile, power-sharing negotiations continue between President Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

The current political crisis in Pakistan centers on a campaign led by lawyers who say they are trying to establish a genuinely independent judiciary. Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association President Muneer Malik persuaded the Chief Justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, to take his case to the streets of Pakistan after Musharraf tried to fire him.

Mayawati Kumari is the chief minister of one of India's largest and poorest states. She's also the richest woman in India and one of the best known. Now there's talk about her possibly becoming the country's next prime minister.

Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son Bilawal Zardari on Sunday was named chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, with his father, Asif, as co-chairman. Party leaders meeting in Bhutto's ancestral home also decided to participate in the Jan. 8 elections, but the vote is expected to be postponed.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf met with reporters Thursday and responded to accusations that he bears some responsibility for Benazir Bhutto's assassination. He said Bhutto was warned about the threat against her and asked, "Who is to be blamed for her coming out (of) her vehicle?"