Hello on this Monday, the 12 day of November 2007. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI Headline Update. Pakistan's opposition parties are calling on President Pervez Musharraf to end a state of emergency rule. They say upcoming parliamentary elections in January will be meaningless if held under emergency laws. Musharraf has said the rule will continue to ensure free and fair elections. Former prime minister Benazier Bhutto says such laws will make campaigning difficult. Bhutto is planning to lead a protest march tomorrow against the state of emergency. At least seven Palestinians are dead after Hamas security forces and Fatah gunman clashed today at a Gaza City rally. Another 55 are reportedly wounded. The rally was meant to commemorate the third anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death. It's unclear how the incident began and who's to blame for it. Vice President Dick Cheney paid tribute to Iraq veterans in Arlington cemetery over the weekend for Veterans Day. In a speech, Cheney praised troops in Iraq for doing quote a magnificent job. He added that soldiers from past wars and today's fight against terrorism have served their country valiantly and kept Americans free in the US Several hundred people watched as the vice president also placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unkowns. And former President George HW Bush celebrated the grand reopening of his presidential museum by skydiving. It was his first jump yesterday since he celebrated his 80 birthday with a jump ...
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