News Sources: New Prime Minister in Pakistan

Yusuf Raza Gillani has been elected by a huge mandate by Pakistan's parliament to be the country's next prime minister. For President Pervez Musharraf, once the country's supreme executive authority, it has been another bad day. What looks like the beginning of the end of his powers began with the sweeping victory of political parties opposed to his rule last month. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges and universities, including the following (click on names for contact information):

The Hon. Joseph Melrose - Professor of Politics and International Relations, Ursinus College - Ambassador Joseph H. Melrose Jr. retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2002, after three decades in the Foreign Service. During his diplomatic career, Ambassador Melrose held a variety of positions in Washington and abroad, including postings in Vietnam, Syria, Pakistan and Nigeria, in addition to Sierra Leone. He was Task Force Coordinator for the post-Sept. 11th task force with the Department of State, and later was a Senior Consultant on Counterterrorism for the Office of the Secretary of State’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism

Bob Snyder -Professor of Political Science, Southwestern University - Snyder can discuss Middle East politics, U.S. foreign policy and Islamist terrorism. He is the author of Hating America: Bin Laden as a Civilized Revolutionary.

Bradford Dillman - Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, University of Puget Sound - Dillman teaches courses in Middle East politics and illicit global economies. He spent a number of years teaching in Turkey and Egypt. In addition, his research has taken him to Algeria and Morocco. Current research includes Algerian politics, Middle East political economies and democratization. He's written and edited numerous publications.