The Town Herald

U.S. Presidential Election
On November 4, Americans went to the polls in record-breaking numbers and chose Barack Obama to be the 44th president of the United States. Obama will officially take the oath of office on January 20. As he prepares to “hit the ground running,” Obama has announced several of his cabinet member including former rivals Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson.

Mumbai Terror Attacks
For three days beginning on November 27, about two dozen Islamic terror operatives attacked locations all around the Indian city of Mumbai. Two hotels, a restaurant, a train station, and multiple other locations were targeted. The attack appeared to be mostly aimed at westerners with survivors reporting that the gunmen wanted everyone with British or American passports. Indian commandos killed all the attackers except one, whom they captured for interrogation. In total, 171 people died and hundreds were injured.