Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote KABUL - President Hamid Karzai's challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in an attempt to force the vote's postponement until spring, his campaign manager said - a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government for months. Thousands rally against Obama WASHINGTON (AFP) - Ten of thousands of protestors from across the United States descended on the nation's capital Saturday, decrying President Barack Obama, "big government" and big spending. IMF welcomes China's progress on currency WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund Wednesday welcomed China's progress on liberalizing its currency, but said some countries still view the yuan or renminbi as "substantially undervalued."