Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1682 Most Emailed - Top Stories en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:55:48 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1682 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/en_nm/us_jackson nm/20090704/us_jackson Reuters entertainment Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:25:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/en_nm/us_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090704/capt.9364b1c0423746fdb6810ba59b4f4d86.michael_jackson_neverland_carb108.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=ZXAOTDV4ZR705S3TOCf3wQ--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="Leandro Lapagesse, 27, of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, shows off his tattoo near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/en_nm/us_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090704/capt.9364b1c0423746fdb6810ba59b4f4d86.michael_jackson_neverland_carb108.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=ZXAOTDV4ZR705S3TOCf3wQ--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="photo" title="Leandro Lapagesse, 27, of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, shows off his tattoo near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090702/ts_usnews/obamashousingrescueexpands6thingstoknow usnews/20090702/obamashousingrescueexpands6thingstoknow U.S. News & World Report topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:47:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090702/ts_usnews/obamashousingrescueexpands6thingstoknow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.1760a6c29dd94eb4a36c4393af076a5a.obama_dcpm112.jpg?x=130&y=127&q=85&sig=cafoURpYLhJkdI1ayqfmHA--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama makes remarks about innovation and jobs, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>U.S. News & World Report - In a move that suggests its initial rescue plan was insufficient, the Obama administration yesterday announced plans to widen the eligibility parameters of a key housing initiative. The change would allow borrowers with mortgages valued at 125 percent of their home's worth to refinance into more affordable loans. Previously, only borrowers with so-called loan-to-value ratios of 105 percent or less could do so. The mortgage refinancing program is part of the president's two-pronged plan to pull the nation out of its worst housing slump since the Great Depression. ...</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090702/ts_usnews/obamashousingrescueexpands6thingstoknow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.1760a6c29dd94eb4a36c4393af076a5a.obama_dcpm112.jpg?x=130&y=127&q=85&sig=cafoURpYLhJkdI1ayqfmHA--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama makes remarks about innovation and jobs, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (U.S. News & World Report) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090701/ts_usnews/payoffyourstudentloanwithhelpfromunclesam usnews/20090701/payoffyourstudentloanwithhelpfromunclesam U.S. News & World Report topstories Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:08:12 GMT U.S. News & World Report - Today could be a day of liberation for millions of college graduates who are struggling with college loan payments. Thanks to the federal government's new Income Based Repayment Plan, which takes effect today, many debtors can cut their payments on their federal student loans to less than 15 percent of their incomes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090702/ts_usnews/makingsenseofcashforclunkers usnews/20090702/makingsenseofcashforclunkers U.S. News & World Report topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:28 GMT U.S. News & World Report - With new-car sales slumping, automotive companies have been looking for ways to get consumers back into showrooms. Washington checked one item off car companies' wish list last week when it passed the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009, tucked inside a large defense bill. Car companies love the program, popularly dubbed "cash for clunkers," because it gives consumers vouchers to buy new cars. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_korea_north nm/20090704/us_korea_north Reuters world Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:31:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_korea_north"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/r4045569433.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=tEkJu1fW1ydvIarpCZqvGw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A mock scud missile (top) and South Korean missiles are displayed at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won" border="0" /></a>Reuters - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tensions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_korea_north"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/r4045569433.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=tEkJu1fW1ydvIarpCZqvGw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="A mock scud missile (top) and South Korean missiles are displayed at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts418 ynews/20090702/ynews_ts418 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:53:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts418"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r390293795.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_JDztgTjttAN2JZe0W1G4Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) talks in his office about the state's budget impasse in San Francisco, California July 3, 2009. State officials have begun issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis, after lawmakers failed to balance the budget by the start of the state's new fiscal year on Wednesday, leaving a $26.3 billion deficit. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - Armageddon. Apocalypse. Disaster: These are the words being used to describe California's staggering $24 billion budget deficit. Lawmakers failed to pass a budget by Tuesday's midnight deadline and the state may now have to issue billions in IOUs to cover the bills.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts418"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r390293795.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_JDztgTjttAN2JZe0W1G4Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) talks in his office about the state's budget impasse in San Francisco, California July 3, 2009. State officials have begun issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis, after lawmakers failed to balance the budget by the start of the state's new fiscal year on Wednesday, leaving a $26.3 billion deficit. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090701/ts_usnews/strategistsworryobamaspopularityisdropping usnews/20090701/strategistsworryobamaspopularityisdropping U.S. News & World Report topstories Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:58:33 GMT U.S. News & World Report - President Obama is heading into stormy waters. His healthcare plans have stalled on Capitol Hill; he is being faulted for a shaky response to the post-election violence in Iran; his job-approval ratings are dropping; and confidence in his handling of the economy is ebbing. The warning signs are enough to worry Democratic strategists that Obama may be sinking into a trough that will sap his influence just when he needs it most. [See photos of Obama abroad] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_palin nm/20090704/us_usa_politics_palin Reuters politics Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:47:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_palin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r1751661420.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=epqgKaMERaFgnCzllrMo0g--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain delivered his concession speech in Phoenix, November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_palin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r1751661420.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=epqgKaMERaFgnCzllrMo0g--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain delivered his concession speech in Phoenix, November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_iran_election_cleric nm/20090704/us_iran_election_cleric Reuters world Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:36:35 GMT Reuters - A senior pro-reform cleric said many Iranians remained unconvinced about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election because of voting "ambiguities" and the government could face problems, an Internet statement said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_iran nm/20090704/us_iran Reuters world Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:55:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/r2584518534.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UEYb7yxewNMPA_6l1imM6w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION OF PROTEST People take part in a protest against the presidential election in Iran in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS CONFLICT)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday that opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial, and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/r2584518534.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UEYb7yxewNMPA_6l1imM6w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION OF PROTEST People take part in a protest against the presidential election in Iran in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS CONFLICT)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticspalin afp/20090704/uspoliticspalin AFP us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:09:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticspalin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246652557914-1-0.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=6j4bKc1iwPTKsS8FRDaq.w--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, seen here in 2008, said Friday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fuelling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Sarah Palin, who sought the US vice presidency in 2008, has announced she is stepping down as Alaska governor, fueling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticspalin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246652557914-1-0.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=6j4bKc1iwPTKsS8FRDaq.w--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="photo" title="In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, seen here in 2008, said Friday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fuelling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_honduras nm/20090704/us_honduras Reuters world Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:57:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_honduras"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/r2574299200.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=Lhcu6JpMLgLrsyVYxuqxJg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Organization of American States (OAS) chief Jose Miguel Insulza (L) addresses a news conference at a hotel in downtown Tegucigalpa July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Organization of American States was likely to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya who was toppled in a military coup last weekend.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/wl_nm/us_honduras"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/r2574299200.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=Lhcu6JpMLgLrsyVYxuqxJg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Organization of American States (OAS) chief Jose Miguel Insulza (L) addresses a news conference at a hotel in downtown Tegucigalpa July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_afp/germanygreececorporatecrimecompanysiemens afp/20090704/germanygreececorporatecrimecompanysiemens AFP topstories Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:13:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_afp/germanygreececorporatecrimecompanysiemens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246731118530-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=SdFPHetgzAFtEDOkuq.epQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="The logo of German engineering and electronics group Siemens in Munich. Siemens' former Greek country director, arrested in Germany for alleged corruption in Greece, has begun making a "confession" in order to avoid extradition to Athens, reports said Saturday.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Siemens' former Greek country director, arrested in Germany for alleged corruption in Greece, has begun making a "confession" in order to avoid extradition to Athens, reports said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_afp/germanygreececorporatecrimecompanysiemens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246731118530-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=SdFPHetgzAFtEDOkuq.epQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="The logo of German engineering and electronics group Siemens in Munich. Siemens' former Greek country director, arrested in Germany for alleged corruption in Greece, has begun making a "confession" in order to avoid extradition to Athens, reports said Saturday.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_afp/fblengprmanutdowen afp/20090704/fblengprmanutdowen AFP topstories Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_afp/fblengprmanutdowen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246678170469-1-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=L_5v0eHO4mN0o1BvgxfOzw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="England striker Michael Owen (L) is pictured after a medical at Bridgewater Hospital, in Manchester, northwest England. Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker(AFP/Stringer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Michael Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090704/ts_afp/fblengprmanutdowen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246678170469-1-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=L_5v0eHO4mN0o1BvgxfOzw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="England striker Michael Owen (L) is pictured after a medical at Bridgewater Hospital, in Manchester, northwest England. Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker(AFP/Stringer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_palestinians_israel_settlements_arabs nm/20090703/us_palestinians_israel_settlements_arabs Reuters world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT Reuters - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090704/ts_nm/us_russia_usa_afghanistan nm/20090704/us_russia_usa_afghanistan Reuters topstories Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:21:16 GMT Reuters - Russia will grant President Barack Obama permission next week to ship U.S. weapons supplies across its territory, or through its airspace, en route to Afghanistan, sources on both sides told Reuters on Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/lf_afp/vaticanreligionprotestantcalvin afp/20090703/vaticanreligionprotestantcalvin AFP topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/lf_afp/vaticanreligionprotestantcalvin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246643102519-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=wysYI87mttie6gPBDrjppA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This picture released by the Institute for Reformation Research in Apeldoorn in June 2009 shows a statue of French theologist John Calvin created by Reymond, to mark on July 10, the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an "extraordinary" figure.(AFP/File/Str)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential French Protestant John Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an "extraordinary" figure.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/lf_afp/vaticanreligionprotestantcalvin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246643102519-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=wysYI87mttie6gPBDrjppA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="This picture released by the Institute for Reformation Research in Apeldoorn in June 2009 shows a statue of French theologist John Calvin created by Reymond, to mark on July 10, the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an "extraordinary" figure.(AFP/File/Str)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)