Hello! I'm Kristin Volk with a
UPI top news headline on this
Friday, October 12,
2007.Former Vice-President Al
Gore is the proud recipient of
the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He
was honored today for his work
to raise awareness about
global warming. Gore says he's
deeply honored and added that
the climate crisis is not a
political
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Hello! I'm Kristin Volk with a
UPI top news headline on this
Friday, October 12,
2007.Former Vice-President Al
Gore is the proud recipient of
the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He
was honored today for his work
to raise awareness about
global warming. Gore says he's
deeply honored and added that
the climate crisis is not a
political issue, but a moral
and spiritual challenge to all
of humanity. He received one
and a half million dollars,
half of which he says he's
donating to the Alliance for
Climate Protection, a U.S.
organization he
founded.Russian President
Vladimir Putin is warning U.S.
officials to back off on a
plan to install military
defenses in Eastern Europe or
risk harming relations with
Moscow. The Russian government
sees the U.S. missile defense
plan as a step toward
weakening Russian security.
Washington describes it as a
way to circumvent the threat
of a missile attack from Iran.
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, who was with Putin when
he made those comments, says
they'll find ways to
cooperate.Turkey is warning of
serious repercussions if
Congress labels the killings
of Armenians by Turks during
World War One as genocide.
Yesterday, the country
recalled its ambassador to
Washington. A Turkish
government official says it
may have to cut logistical
support to the U.S. The
country is a conduit for many
of the supplies shipped to
American bases in both Iraq
and Afghanistan. U.S.
drugstores are clearing their
shelves of over-the-counter
cough and cold medicines for
infants. Leading manufacturers
announced yesterday they were
withdrawing the products amid
concerns about their safety.
The medications can reportedly
cause severe hallucinations,
seizures, high blood pressure,
and heart and breathing
problems that can be fatal.
The companies who manufacture
the products say they acted
because of the risk of their
complications when misused.
Critics say they hazardous
even when used at the usual
doses. Thanks for watching
today's news headline. Check
out our weekly wrap-up from
the White House on upi.com
today. For all of us at UPI,
have a nice weekend.

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