It is wary of having a hardline Islamist state next door and Western nations fear al Shabaab which has links to al

It is wary of having a hardline Islamist state next door and Western nations fear al Shabaab, which has links to al Qaeda, could use southern Somalia as a base to destabilise neighbours such as Kenya and Ethiopia. People living in the southwestern Somali region of Bakool, which is controlled by hardline Islamist rebel group al Shabaab, said Ethiopian troops moved into a village called Washaga on Friday and residents were fleeing. “I’m now packed up to leave the village, al Shabaab and the Ethiopians are close to each other and on the verge of fighting,” said resident Fatima Isaq Madey.(Additional reporting by Mohamed Ahmed and Ibrahim Mohamed in Mogadishu, Barry Malone in Addis Ababa, Writing by David Clarke). * Says changes to impact fiscal 2010 sales and income Stocks * Says 2010 earnings to be lower than past few years June 12 (Reuters) – Cat litter maker Oil-Dri Corp ofAmerica (ODC.N) said it expects to lose branded cat littersales and related profitability with its largest customer,which will impact its fiscal 2010 sales and net income. The company said its largest customer had decided to marketits own brand in its stores. “As a result, Oil-Dri expects to maintain distribution ofbranded cat litter products only in those markets where itsbrands fit this customer’s strategy but will lose distributionwhere they do not,” the company said in a statement.

Oil-Dri added lower sales of its brands will not materiallyaffect its current fiscal year ending July 31, as the changeswill go into effect in August. “We believe that these changes will have a materiallynegative impact on fiscal 2010 sales and net income,” ChiefExecutive Daniel Jaffee however said. Jaffee also said Oil-Dri’s fiscal 2010 earnings will bebelow what the company has reported in the past couple ofyears. Shares of Oil-Dri closed at $18.76 Friday on the New YorkStock Exchange They fell 7 percent to $17.40 aftermarket-close. For the alerts, please double click [ID:nWNAB9446] (Reporting by Arup Roychoudhury in Bangalore; Editing byJarshad Kakkrakandy) (; within U.S +1 646 2238780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging:)) Stocks.

NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–As described in the Rating Action Commentary dated March 16, 2007, Fitch Ratingsdowngraded the long-term rating assigned to Metropolitan Government of Nashvilleand Davidson County, Tennessee’s series 2001A & B general obligation (GO)multi-purpose improvement and refunding bonds to ‘AA’ from ‘AA+’ The RatingOutlook remains Negative. At that time, the rating action was not reflected on the Fitch Ratings web site.The full rating history is now available at Fitch’s rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available onthe agency’s public site, Published ratings, criteria andmethodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch’s code ofconduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, complianceand other relevant policies and procedures are also available from the ‘Code ofConduct’ section of this site Fitch Ratings, New YorkRyan A Greene, +1-212-908-0315Amy R. Laskey, +1-212-908-0568Cindy Stoller, +1-212-908-0526 (Media Relations)Copyright Business Wire 2009. FORT BRAGG, N.C., June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Former President GeorgeH.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday with a tandem jump with the U.S ArmyParachute Team, the Golden Knights The event took place in Kennebunkport,Maine at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, which is the same location where theformer president’s parents were married.(Photo: http://)Family and friends gathered to observe the jump, looking skyward as the formerpresident and his tandem master SFC Michael Elliott, made their descent towardthe target area.

All five of his children were present, including the 43rdPresident, George W Bush. Also in attendance were 150 members of C-Change, acancer support organization, in which the Bushes are chairs. Friends from thetown of Kennebunkport and Bush supporters gathered on the point in boats,clinging cowbells in support of his 85th birthday jump.”It was a great exhilarating feeling, I don’t feel a day over 84,” noted thePresident. “It sends a message around the globe you don’t have to sit aroundjust ’cause you’re an old guy drooling. Get out and do something, get out andenjoy life,” he added.Golden Knight Team Commander, LTC Tony Dill commented on what an honor it wasto be part of such a special event for the 41st president. “We have beentraining for this event for some time, and to see our team members worktogether to make this event happen, it shows the strength of not only ourSoldiers, but our Nation as well.”The Golden Knights celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, serving as Armyambassadors for more than one million Soldiers This weekend also marks the234th birthday for the U.S Army.For more information about the U.S. Army Parachute Team, visit.