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Posted AT 5:45 PM EST on 06/09/08

Bhutto widower sweeps Pakistan election

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Benazir Bhutto's widower swept Pakistan's presidential election Saturday, offering hope for stability to a nuclear-armed country feeling intense U.S. pressure to crack down on Islamic militants. In a grim reminder of the problems awaiting Asif Ali Zardari, rescuers in the northwest dug with their hands for survivors after at least 30 people were killed in a massive suicide bombing.

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