Disturbing news out of Pakistan this morning. . .
A party security adviser said Bhutto was shot in neck and chest as she got into her vehicle to leave the rally in Rawalpindi near the capital Islamabad. A gunman then blew himself up.
From the Associated Press, a Chicago Tribune story here.
Benazir, 54, was an American ally and a candidate for Pakistan's prime minister election to be held January 8.