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Julius Genachowski Obama's Pick To Head FCCThe president has named a new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates everything from cell phones to cable television to emergency communications to Internet. Obama has known Genachowski since their student days at Harvard Law. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:23 pm Afghans Face Obstacles In Securing Pakistan BorderA wild and dangerous area, the 1,500-mile-long border Afghanistan shares with Pakistan is providing militants a route to sanctuaries and supplies that Western and Afghan officials want shut down. But doing so is easier said than done. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:44 pm Sudan's Bashir May Face Arrest On Darfur ChargesThe International Criminal Court is expected to announce whether it will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for possible war crimes in Darfur. The court prosecutor alleges that Bashir was the mastermind behind the genocide. Bashir denies the charges. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:08 pm Clinton in West Bank for talks with PalestiniansRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian leaders were urging U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday to push Israel to freeze construction in West Bank settlements and open blockaded Gaza Strip borders....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:50 pm Clinton in West Bank for talks with Palestinians (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:47 pm UK PM warns US on protectionismUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to urge the US against economic protectionism when he addresses Congress.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:46 pm Britain to give Sen. Kennedy honorary knighthoodHe won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy is being awarded an honorary knighthood from Britain. The government said Wednesday the Massachusetts senator...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Britain to give Sen. Kennedy honorary knighthoodLONDON (AP) -- He won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy is being awarded an honorary knighthood from Britain....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Obama to pledge cuts in government waste
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Pakistan arrests suspects in Sri Lanka team attackLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police detained several suspects in the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan, but said Wednesday they had made no progress in tracking the group of gunmen that wounded seven players and killed six police guarding them....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm Pakistan arrests suspects in Sri Lanka team attack (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:41 pm Amazon unveils Kindle Application for iPhone (AP)AP - You may not have the latest $359 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com, but if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, a new application will let you access the same content on your Apple device.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:40 pm Spears returns in first concert tour in 5 years (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:40 pm Blast hits US base; Afghan vote set for AugustKABUL (AP) -- A car bomb exploded outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan and wounded three people Wednesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm Blast hits US base; Afghan vote set for AugustA car bomb exploded outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan and wounded three people Wednesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility. The latest violence came amid political...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm NY appeals court: couple can't have son's sperm (AP)AP - The parents of a 23-year-old killed by cancer are not entitled to use their dead son's preserved sperm so they can have a grandchild, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm Florida woman calls 911 3 times over McNuggets (AP)AP - Authorities say a Florida woman called 911 three times after McDonald's employees told her they were out of McNuggets. A police report said 27-year-old Fort Pierce resident Latreasa L. Goodman told authorities she paid for a 10-piece last week but was later informed the restaurant had run out.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm NH to require more school immunizationsCONCORD, N.H. - Starting next fall, New Hampshire will require chicken pox and whooping cough booster shots before children can attend school. Health experts thought the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm Israel admiral's go-go bar regretThe commander of Israel's navy apologises to the military chief of staff after being spotted in a strip club in Tel Aviv.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm Aso to order ruling bloc next week to form additional economic steps+(Kyodo) _ With the passing by parliament of a cash handout-related bill on Wednesday, Prime Minister Taro Aso is now expected to order the ruling parties later next week to compile...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:33 pm Authorities raid Ukraine gas firmUkrainian security service agents raid the head office of the state energy firm, Naftogaz, as part of a criminal inquiry.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:32 pm Foreclosures drove up 2008 U.S. home sales: indexNEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreclosures drove U.S. home sales up 7 percent in 2008 after a 40 percent plunge the prior year, with eligible buyers lured by deep discounts and low loan rates, according to real estate data company Radar Logic.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm Blast hits U.S. base in Afghanistan; Taliban claims responsibilityA bomb blast exploded outside the main U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding several people, a U.S. official said. ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm U.K. University Offers MA In BeatlesThe city of Liverpool already has a Beatles museum and its airport is named after John Lennon. Now a local university says it rolling out a graduate program entirely devoted to the Fab Four.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm One in five U.S. mortgage borrowers are underwaterNEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five U.S. homeowners with mortgages owe more to their lenders than their homes are worth, and the rate will increase as housing prices drop in states that have so far avoided the worst of the crisis, a new study shows.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:29 pm LEAD: Japan enacts law to resume public entity's purchase of shares+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING 2ND GRAF, ADDING 3RD GRAF) The House of Councillors passed a bill into law Wednesday to allow a public entity to resume purchasing share crossholdings between ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:28 pm China to boost defense spending by 15 pct in 2009BEIJING (AP) -- China announced plans Wednesday to boost spending on its increasingly potent military 14.9 percent this year, maintaining nearly two decades of annual double-digit defense hikes that have stirred concern in Washington and among Beijing's neighbors....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm China to boost defense spending by 15 pct in 2009China announced plans Wednesday to boost spending on its increasingly potent military 14.9 percent this year, maintaining nearly two decades of annual double-digit defense hikes that have...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm Baseball: Japan, S. Korea favorites to advance from Pool A in WBC+(Kyodo) _ Japan and South Korea are widely expected to advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic from Pool A in Tokyo, and how they will perform head-to-head could set theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm Weekend highway tolls to be 1,000 yen in most areas from March. 28+(Kyodo) _ The maximum toll for passenger cars on expressways across most of Japan will be reduced to 1,000 yen for unlimited distance on weekends and national holidays from March 28, as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:18 pm One in five US mortgage borrowers are underwater - Reuters
Reuters By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five US homeowners with mortgages owe more to their lenders than their homes are worth, and the rate will increase as housing prices drop in states that have so far avoided the worst of the crisis, ... More Than 8.3 Million US Mortgages Underwater as Values Sink 1 in 5 mortgages 'underwater' Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Villaraigosa wins second term as L.A. mayorThe mayor of Los Angeles easily won re-election after a bumpy first term in the nation's second-largest city, fueling speculation ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Iran sees Obama 'on wrong path'Iran's supreme leader says Barack Obama is still on the wrong track in Middle East policy, despite pledging change.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Indian premier makes first official engagement since bypass surgery+(Kyodo) _ Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with Benin President Boni Yayi on Wednesday, Singh's first official engagement since heart bypass surgery five weeks ago. Press TrustSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Comparing the Kindle 2 to the Kindle for iPhone application - CNET News
CNET News by Nicole Lee I bought a Kindle 2 last week, after a year of waiting for the second iteration of Amazon's e-book reader. I was hesitant at first, as I still love reading hardcover and paperback books, but the free cellular Web access and the addition ... Amazon launches Kindle application for the iPhone Amazon Releases Kindle Software In iPhone App Store Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm U.S., China view N. Korea missile launch as bad idea: U.S. envoy+(Kyodo) _ Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, said Wednesday the United States and China both believe it would be "not a good idea" for North...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Afghan election 'set for August'Afghanistan's Election Commission rejects President Karzai's call for April elections, saying they will take place on 20 August.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Hands-on: fat-free Xfce 4.6 has nice new featuresArs takes a test drive with Xfce 4.6, the latest version of the popular lightweight desktop environment. Our hands-on testing reveals that this mouse can roar.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Panel continues review of train crashFederal investigators are continuing their review of a train collision in California last year that killed 25 people.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm International Court ponders arrest warrant for Sudanese president - CNN
CNN THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CNN) -- The International Criminal Court will announce Wednesday whether or not it is to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudan's president for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Video: ICC to decide on arrest warrant for Bashir - 4 March 2009 Profile: Omar al-Bashir Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Research seen risk to Astra's Nexium, not Plavix - Reuters
Reuters By Ben Hirschler LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - New research suggesting the blood thinner Plavix interacts badly with common heartburn drugs is a potential threat to AstraZeneca's (AZN. Popular acid blockers, anticlotting drug don’t mix Plavix Combined With Stomach Drug Leads to Deaths Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Obama sees savings in spending reforms - Reuters
Reuters By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday will order a crackdown on waste and cost overruns in US government procurement that he estimates will save up to $40 billion (28.4 billion pound) a year, an administration ... Video: Obama Hails Beginning of New Construction Obama gets high marks in new poll Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm MOVES-UBS, HSBC, Deutsche Bank - Reuters
Reuters March 4 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters. UBS Names Former Finance Minister Villiger Chairman UBS taps former finance minister as next chairman Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Ukraine security service raids gas firm HQ - Reuters
Reuters KIEV, March 4 (Reuters) - Men in camouflage fatigues raided the headquarters of Ukraine's state energy firm Naftogaz on Wednesday in what the SBU security service said was part of a criminal inquiry. Armed men storm Ukraine gas HQ Gazprom Third-Quarter Net Rises 16% on Record Prices Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Teachers, District Battle Over Budget - MSNBC
MSNBC Already hit hard by state budget cuts, teachers and nurses in the Sweetwater Union High School District are preparing to fight against more cutbacks. Schools see answers in early retirement Board feels time right for election Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Source: Obama to move to end contracting fraudPresident Obama plans to change how government contracts are awarded and who can earn them, a move his aides say would save taxpayers ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:06 pm Bush's Secret Dictatorship: "We may not have realized it at the time, but in the period from late 2001-January 19, 2009, this country was a dictatorship. The constitutional rights we learned about in high school civics were suspended. That was thanks to secret memos crafted deep inside the Justice Department that effectively trashed the Constitution."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Blast hits U.S. Afghan base, several wounded
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm Half of polled firms not to recruit full-time workers for FY 2009+(Kyodo) _ Nearly half of companies responding to a survey plan to employ no new full-time workers during fiscal 2009 amid growing economic uncertainties, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Iraq: Car bomb at checkpoint in Mosul kills 2BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least two policemen....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am Prosecutor: Strong case against Sudanese leaderTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The International Criminal Court plans to announce Wednesday whether it will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of masterminding genocide in Darfur - amid fears it could provoke a violent backlash....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am G-Bissau asks not to be abandonedGuinea-Bissau's new leader appeals for international help to stabilise the country in the wake of the president's assassination.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Indian farmers to outline discrimination claimsPlaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the Agriculture Department say the government's own data show that American Indian ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am Kevin McHale: Changes coming for NBA's financesMINNEAPOLIS - With some NBA teams, including his own Timberwolves, losing money, Minnesota coach Kevin McHale said "corrections need to be made" in the league's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a new problem. - Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant Hours after he played Tuesday for the Dominican Republic in a tuneup for the World Baseball Classic, the Yankees announced he would have his ailing hip checked by a specialist. Dominican team borrows Florida Marlins players for exhibition game A-Rod compliments Jose Reyes, tries to avoid A-Disaster with Derek ... Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am Who leads the US Republican Party? - BBC News
BBC News By Max Deveson There can be little doubt as to who is currently in charge of America's Democratic Party. From behind his desk in the Oval Office, Barack Obama can usually rely on the members of his party to follow his lead. Steele vs. Limbaugh: Who's in Charge of the GOP? GOP Seeks Balance With Conservative Icon Limbaugh Source: Google News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am Costco profit drops, partly on stronger dollar27 per cent decline in earnings comes amid lower sales of non-food items and deep discountingSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am NHL Deadline DayThe Globe's hockey team tracks the deals leading up to the 3 p.m. ET deadlineSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am S. Korea: North remains on track to test missileNorth Korea is forging ahead with preparations to test-fire a missile but a launch does not appear imminent, Seoul's new unification ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am A map of Georgia with data on the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.A map of Georgia with data on the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. NATO foreign ministers are set to green-light the resumption of formal high-level ties with Russia while reassuring Georgia...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am A Georgian family watches President Mikheil Saakashvili address the nationA Georgian family watches President Mikheil Saakashvili address the nation in Tbilisi on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the "Rose Revolution." NATO foreign ministers are set to green-light the resumption...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned in 2008 that Russia would deploy Iskander missiles to KaliningradAn undated picture shows Russian "Iskander" missile on display during a military equipment exhibition in the Siberian town of Nizhny Tagil. NATO foreign ministers are set to green-light the resumption...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am Fidel Castro backs Cuba shake-upCuba's former leader Fidel Castro says two top politicians recently dismissed from office were unworthy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am EU ends full-time monitoring of MicrosoftMicrosoft got a reward for good behavior from European Union regulators on Wednesday when they ended close checks on the company's compliance with a 2004 antitrust order.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Kentucky governor to discuss Derby plansGov. Steve Beshear has scheduled a press conference to discuss "cost-savings measures" for this year's Kentucky Derby.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am Pakistan president in gunmen vowPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari vows to punish those who attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore "with iron hands".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am Up to 12 men armed with grenades, a rocket launche and automatic weapons opened fire in an assaultUp to 12 men armed with grenades opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore. Pakistan officials said on Wednesday that around two dozen people have been detained over the ambush on Sri Lanka's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Pakistan faces a bleak cricketing future following attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team. Duration: 00:30Pakistan faces a bleak cricketing future with New Zealand cancelling a planned tour following attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team. The country is now worried about its image. Duration: 00:30Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Sri Lankan cricketer Thilan Thushara Mirando returns to ColomboSri Lankan cricketer Thilan Thushara Mirando holds his son upon his return to Colombo. Pakistan officials said on Wednesday that around two dozen people have been detained over the ambush on Sri Lanka's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Pakistan has offered a reward of $125,000 for information about the militantsA Pakistani policeman stands guard next to a bullet-riddled window in Lahore. Pakistan officials said on Wednesday that around two dozen people have been detained over the ambush on Sri Lanka's cricket...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Pakistani police inspect the bullet-riddled busPakistani police inspect the bullet-riddled bus, which was carrying the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore. Pakistan officials said on Wednesday that around two dozen people have been detained over the ambush...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Cadbury goes Fairtrade in GhanaThe UK's best-selling chocolate bar is set to become Fairtrade certified, increasing the amount of cocoa sourced from Ghana.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am UBS taps former Swiss president as new chairmanUBS AG said Wednesday that former Swiss President Kaspar Villiger will replace Peter Kurer as chairman of the board next month in an attempt to bring the bank back to profitability and deal with a major U.S. tax evasion probe.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am 5 Things You Didn't Know About Arms DealersThere are plenty of aspects of selling arms that remain hidden to most. Here are five of them.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am 3 Hurt In Attack On Main U.S.-Afghan BaseA military official says a car blew up outside the primary U.S. base in Afghanistan, followed by a failed suicide attack. At least three U.S. contract workers were injured in the blasts.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:29 am Ukrainian security agents raid gas company officesUkrainian national security service agents raided the headquarters of the country's troubled natural gas company Wednesday and ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:29 am Sri Lankan cricketers: Pakistan offers £88000 reward for information on gunmenPakistan has offered a cash reward of 125000 £88000 for information leading to the arrests of the 12 gunmen who ambushed the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:28 am Wal-Mart wallet cheap - no charge for teethThe economy is clearly biting into people's wallets, but enough to leave 10 teeth behind in a billfold? A man picking through a bin of wallets in a Falmouth Wal-Mart...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:28 am Abbas to ask Clinton for help on settlement freezePalestinian leaders were urging Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday to push Israel to freeze construction ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:27 am World stocks rise amid China stimulus hopesNew initiatives could come on Thursday, when Chinese leaders meetSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:27 am North Korea missile launch not imminent, says SouthSEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean missile launch may not come for some time although the communist state has been preparing its longest-range rocket for a test flight, South Korea's unification minister said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am Odor of gas has Arlington residents worriedAs gas companies try to determine what caused four New England homes to explode, killing two people, residents of one Arlington neighborhood plagued by a persistent smell...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:21 am Peston in ChinaWitnessing 1920s-style market mania in south ChinaSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am Unprecedented Mass Climate Action Blockades DC Coal PlantThe call rang out through Washington early on the morning of March 2: the biggest act of civil disobedience against global warming in American history would not, in fact, be snowed out. Over 2,000 demonstrators converged on the Capitol Power Plant in an action planned to take the climate movement to the next level.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am Costco 2Q profit drops partly on stronger dollarCostco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 27 percent partly on lower non-foods sales and some deeper discounting, while the stronger dollar and falling gas prices took a toll on same-store sales.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am In down times, Hispanic market is booming
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am Athletics closing in on Nomar GarciaparraMESA, Ariz. - One day after news broke that shortstop Orlando Cabrera is joining the A's, the team was preparing to welcome another big name to its infield. Two sources...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:18 am Toll Brothers fiscal 1st-qtr loss narrowsToll Brothers Inc. said Wednesday its loss in the fiscal first quarter narrowed despite plummeting revenue as the luxury homebuilder slashed expenses.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:17 am Chen Shui-bian faces life in prison if convicted on all countsTaiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian leaves the Taipei District Court. Chen has denied taking bribes in a land deal during a hearing into a high-profile corruption case implicating him and his family...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:17 am Clinton meets Palestinian leaders in West BankRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks on Wednesday with Palestinian leaders concerned over whether Israel's next government will commit to a U.S.-backed peace process leading to a Palestinian state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:15 am David Ortiz welcomes Alex RodriguezJUPITER, Fla. - David Ortiz came out with strong words two weeks ago against his fellow players who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs. "Ban 'em for...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am Pakistan arrests 'some suspects'But police say they have made no progress in tracking down actual gunmen in attack on Sri Lanka's cricket teamSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am Messages detail friendship between engineer, teenCommuter train engineer Robert Sanchez and his young rail fan became fast friends with their constant chatter in text messages about their shared love of trains.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am Obama sees $40 billion savings in spending reformsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday will order a crackdown on waste and cost overruns in U.S. government procurement that he estimates will save up to $40 billion a year, an administration official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am Glimmer of Hope? China Stimulus Hopes Raise World MarketsAsian stock markets rebound amid China stimulus hopes; European shares up.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am U.K. To Knight Senator Ted KennedyHe won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but Britain is awarding an honorary knighthood to U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:09 am Apple introduces new Mac desktop computersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc refreshed its line of Mac desktop computers, adding stronger capabilities and nudging some prices lower as consumer spending feels the pinch of the recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am SKorea: North remains on track to test missileSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea is forging ahead with preparations to test-fire a missile but a launch does not appear imminent, Seoul's new unification minister said Wednesday as Pyongyang warned of a "merciless" retaliation against any U.S.-South Korean invasion....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am Yu Darvish to start for Japan in WBC openerTOKYO - Japan manager Tatsunori Hara said Wednesday that right-hander Yu Darvish would be the starting pitcher against China in his team's opening game of the World Baseball...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am Indian farmers to outline discrimination claimsPlaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the Agriculture Department say the government's own data show that American Indian farmers lost hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of loan discrimination at the agency.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:04 am Obama to host congressional leaders for dinnerPresident Barack Obama's charm tour is continuing, this time aimed at the heads of congressional committees set to visit the White House for dinner.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:04 am Villaraigosa wins L.A. mayor’s race
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:02 am 3 Canadians killed in Afghan blastTwo others wounded when vehicle runs over roadside bomb northwest of Kandahar citySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am Lorena Ochoa to defend HSBC Champions crownSINGAPORE - Fresh from winning her opening tournament of the season, world No.1-ranked Lorena Ochoa will defend her crown this week in Asia's richest women's golf...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am The World's Best Street FoodStreet cooks are magicians: With little more than a cart and a griddle, mortar, or deep-fryer, they conjure up not just a delicious snack or meal but the very essence of a place.This is a list of some of the world's best street food vendors, and don't be afraid to try something new. But pack a little Pepto—just in case.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Apple introduces compact wired keyboard with new iMacsAccompanying updates to Apple's line of desktops Tuesday is a new compact, wired keyboard with no numeric keypad. It's included with each new iMacs by default, but can be swapped out for one that does include a numeric keypad at no additional cost (when ordering online).Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Spending Plan Tackles Tax Cuts, Global WarmingPresident Obama's budget calls for a policy that would address climate change and generate considerable revenue at the same time. The cap and trade system would raise the price of dirty energy supplies to create a shift to cleaner fuels. The money generated from that plan would fund the promised income-tax cut. However, getting that provision through Congress intact is unlikely. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Sen. McCain Urges Obama To Veto Omnibus BillCongress previously passed a stopgap bill that's keeping federal agencies operating at last year's levels through Friday. The House last week bundled those bills into a $410 billion omnibus package that raises domestic spending by 8 percent and has about 9,000 earmarks. The Senate has taken up the measure, and Sen. John McCain has demanded that President Obama veto the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Party Defector Says Nazism Is Alive and WellEx-official of a party in Germany warns of "fourth reich," another holocaust.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:54 am Officials: Bomber kills 3 in Baghdad attackA suicide bomber set off a blast among members of a police intelligence unit Wednesday, killing three people and leaving others ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am Ukrainian security agents raid Naftogaz officesUkrainian national security service agents raided the headquarters of the country's troubled natural gas company Wednesday and began questioning a top accountant and searching for documents, officials said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:51 am It's `Fairweather' for Latifah song contest winnerQueen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:48 am Britain to give Ted Kennedy honorary knighthoodLONDON - Britain says it is awarding an honorary knighthood to veteran U.S. Sen. E. The government says the Massachusetts senator is being recognized for services to U.S.-U.K....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:47 am 1 ticket wins $212M Mega Millions drawingTRENTON, N.J. - Someone gets to sleep in Wednesday. New Jersey Lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco says the one winning ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions $212 million...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am Red Army Rising: Military Spending BoostChina says to boost defense spending by nearly 15 percent in 2009.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am NYT: States mine stimulus for projects
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:33 am Afghan polls not possible in April: election bodyKABUL (Reuters) - Presidential polls in Afghanistan can't be held next month as demanded by President Hamid Karzai, the elections commission said on Wednesday, with August 20 to remain the polling day as the body originally set.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:30 am Seven players and an assistant coach were hurt in the ambushSri Lankan cricketers Ajantha Mendis (left) and Tharanga Paranavithana get into an ambulance shortly after returning to Colombo. Sri Lanka's wounded and shaken cricketers flew back to Colombo to tearful...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am Arsonist targets 1990s green Ford EscortsAn arsonist is apparently on the prowl for green Ford Escorts from the 1990s. Three of them have been burned in recent weeks, acts which Medford police Sgt. Mike Budreau described as "pretty bizarre."Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:02 am Three MySpace Executives Departing To Start New CompanyA leaked memo states three executives at MySpace are leaving the company to form their own startup, led by COO Amit Kapur. He will be joined by senior VP of technology Jim Benedetto and and senior VP of product strategy Steve Pearman.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Iran's leader says Obama following Bush's pathTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of following the same mistaken path as the Bush administration with his "unconditional" support of Israel - a negative sign for Obama's hope to improve relations with the Islamic state....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:59 am Sri Lankan cricketers: Attack hero Chris Broad returns to UKFormer England batsman Chris Broad who was hailed a "hero" during Sri Lankan cricket team terror attack in Pakistan will arrive back in the UK today.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:57 am Gordon Brown to tell US Congress: Seize the moment on economic crisisBritish PM to tell the US Congress in Washington to work with the rest of the world to fight global economic crisis.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:53 am Russian Scholar Says US Will Collapse Next YearRussian Foreign Ministry scholar predicts end of United States _ next yearSource: ABC News: International | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:53 am Russian scholar says US will collapse _ next yearMOSCOW (AP) -- If you're inclined to believe Igor Panarin, and the Kremlin wouldn't mind if you did, then President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:39 am Taser 'a toy' for officer, lawyer arguesConstable Kwesi Millington zapped Robert Dziekanski five times during confrontation at Vancouver airportSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:39 am Pakistan Makes Arrests, But No "Headway"Pakistani police say they have detained some suspects in connection with the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team that killed six police, wounded seven players and exposed the nuclear-armed country's inability to prevent terrorist attacks.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am Senate panel to question Swiss banker, secrecyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sanctity of the secret Swiss bank account -- an icon of global finance -- is under growing pressure in a tax investigation due to come into public view on Wednesday at a U.S. congressional hearing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:35 am Study asking lawyers to critique judges sparks firestormFears raised that results of survey could be used to discipline or to discredit some judgesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:29 am Strahl accused of hypocrisy, secrecy in drafting native reformsAmid criticism, minister also wins kudos for anti-corruption measuresSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:24 am Pakistan detains suspects in attack on athletes
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:22 am Liberals preparing for a fight if Tories run anti-Ignatieff attack adsParty's new national director says Canadians want their politicians to work together during economic crisisSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am We're seen as America's second best friendAmericans still believe Great Britain is their country's strongest ally, a new Gallup poll suggests.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:11 am Soft Power: U.S. Hones Battlefield DiplomacyUS commanders hone battlefield diplomacy ahead of Iraq mission shift.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:57 am Pakistan arrests suspects in Sri Lanka cricket team attackPakistani police said Wednesday they had detained some suspects in connection with the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team that ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:51 am U.S. judge to hear potential conflict in Madoff caseNEW YORK (Reuters) - A court appearance on Wednesday by accused swindler Bernard Madoff for a hearing over a potential conflict of interest involving his lawyer, Ira Sorkin has been postponed, a judge's clerk said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:42 am U.S. To Send Two Envoys To SyriaSecretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will dispatch two envoys to Syria for "preliminary conversations."Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:30 am U.S. tries to boost confidence in markets
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:23 am XKCD: Etch-a-SketchSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:20 am Fish with human faces spotted in South KoreaFish with human faces are making waves in South Korea.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:20 am Wizards Fan, President Obama, Talk a Little TrashAt the recent Wizards/Bulls game that President Obama attended, he was apparently talking trash back and forth with a Wizards fan in a playful manner. Here are some pics and quotes....Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:10 am Abbas Wants Clinton To Push Israel HarderAn aide to Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday the Palestinian president would ask U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to push Israel to freeze West Bank settlements and open Gaza's borders.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:04 am Villaraigosa reelected; Greuel leadsWeiss, the mayor's ally, and Trutanich are headed for a May 19 runoff in the race for city attorney.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa secured a second four-year term in Tuesday's election. But one of his closest allies, Councilman Jack Weiss, was headed for a May 19 runoff in the contest for city attorney. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am California Supreme Court may reveal stance on Prop. 8 on ThursdayThe hearing will be televised; demonstrations are planned statewide. The justices will rule on whether to uphold the gay-marriage ban and the marriages of an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples.The California Supreme Court may reveal Thursday whether it intends to uphold Proposition 8, and if so, whether an estimated 18,000 same-sex marriages will remain valid, during a high-stakes televised session that has sparked plans for demonstrations throughout the state. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am What a dinosaur handprint revealsThe discovery from a 198-million-year-old crouching carnivore indicates that even early dinosaurs had forelimbs similar to those of birds.Steven Spielberg got it wrong. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Obama overrides Bush rule on Endangered Species ActTechnically, federal agencies still have the option of consulting experts on construction projects' effect on threatened wildlife, but the president is requiring it to be exercised in every case.President Obama on Tuesday overrode the Bush administration on a key step in applying the Endangered Species Act, restoring a requirement that federal agencies consult with experts before launching construction projects that could affect the well-being of threatened species. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Mexico's communications chief trips over his wordsLuis Tellez resigns amid a cellphone and e-mail scandal that has roiled Mexican politics. An allegedly scorned woman helped bring him down.A government secretary of communications ought to know a thing or two about, well, communications. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Poor maintenance, critical errors caused jet crash, report saysA Marine investigation finds that squadron bosses gave the pilot incorrect instructions for an emergency landing in an F/A-18 crash that killed four family members in a San Diego neighborhood.The F/A-18 crash that killed four family members in a San Diego neighborhood on Dec. 8 was caused by poor maintenance on the plane and a series of critical errors by the pilot and officers trying to guide him to an emergency landing, a Marine investigation report released Tuesday concluded. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Immigrant charged in Chandra Levy caseIngmar Guandique, in prison for other assaults in the park where Levy's body was found, is charged with first-degree murder. The Washington intern from Modesto disappeared in May 2001.Nearly eight years after Chandra Levy stepped out of her Dupont Circle apartment on a warm May day and disappeared, District of Columbia police Tuesday charged an illegal immigrant from El Salvador with killing her near a remote hiking trail deep in Rock Creek Park. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Koretz, Vahedi lead in 5th City Council District in L.A.Early returns show the candidates nearly tied in the bid to succeed Jack Weiss on the L.A. City Council.Former state Assemblyman Paul Koretz was battling neighborhood council member David T. Vahedi for the top spot in the contest for the only vacant seat on the Los Angeles City Council, according to early election returns. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am From a Belarus prison, U.S. lawyer's last battleEmanuel Zeltser had a career dogged by fraud allegations. Then a case involving a supposed secret will ended with his closed-door trial and conviction. As his health falters, the U.S. wants him back.One of post-Soviet Russia's most powerful oligarchs, Badri Patarkatsishvili, left a business empire worth billions of dollars when he died of a heart attack in England on Feb. 12 last year. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Gordon Brown to warn US against economic protectionismThe British Prime Minister is preparing to use a speech to the US Congress in Washington to urge American politicians to avoid retreating to economic protectionism.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 7:49 am GOP seeks balance with Limbaugh
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 7:09 am 'Gamble' Author: Iraq War Only Halfway OverAuthor and journalist Thomas Ricks says the Iraq war "was the biggest mistake in the history of American foreign policy" and that U.S. troops will most likely remain in the country long after Obama's target date for withdrawal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:21 am Six backpackers run down in Aussie accidentMELBOURNE - Six foreign backpackers in their 20s on a fruitpicking holiday in central Victoria were run down by a car as they were walking to an orchard near Shepparton on Wednesday. One woman, from Hong Kong, was flown to The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:17 am Despite Losses, Star Investor Trusts In StocksDavid Swensen, Yale's chief investment officer, says investors should stay the course and not follow their instinct to sell their holdings. The money that people are investing in the market today is buying stocks at prices that are far more attractive than 18 or 36 months ago. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:01 am No Deal In Obama's Secret Moscow LetterPresident Obama's letter to his Russian counterpart reportedly offering to scrap plans for a missile defense shield in exchange for help preventing Iran from building long-range missiles addressed both topics but stopped short of a offering a deal.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am Mexico troops move in to retake warring border cityCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers fanned out across Mexico's bloodiest drug war city on Tuesday, trying to prevent a collapse in law and order just south of the U.S. border.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 4:25 am Metrolink engineer let unauthorized 'rail enthusiasts' control trainFederal hearing on deadly Chatsworth crash reveals engineer had previously been reprimanded for on-duty cellphone use, and that he sent teen a text message saying 'ur gonna run the locomotive.'The Metrolink engineer involved in a deadly rail disaster in Chatsworth last fall not only allowed unauthorized rail enthusiasts to sometimes ride in his cab, but on at least one occasion let a teen take the controls. And he planned to do it again on the day of the crash, records show. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 4:11 am Security Council Backs Hariri TribunalThe U.N. Security Council gave strong backing to the new international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, saying that all states should help bring those responsible to justice.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Lil Rounds fires up Simon on ‘American Idol’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:59 am NY cabbies urged to donate tips to twinsNew York - New York City taxi drivers are being asked to donate one day's tips to 13-year-old twins whose immigrant parents were killed in a hit-and-run accident. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers organized the fundraiser,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 2:13 am Man stuffed cat in bong 'to calm it down'OMAHA, Nebraska - A Nebraska man says he stuffed his girlfriend's cat into a makeshift marijuana pipe because he was trying to calm the cat down and it seemed to work previously. Acea Schomaker said Tuesday that he never intended...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 1:56 am Clinton: Iran's Nuke Aims 'Deeply Troubling'Clinton talks to ABC News about Obama's secret letter, detained U.S. journalist.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:32 am Sri Lankan cricketers arrive home after attackCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka's wounded and shaken cricketers flew into Colombo under tight security today, less than a day after a deadly ambush targeting the team in Pakistan, an airport official said. Relieved relatives gave the tour...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:59 pm Woman calls 911 when McNuggets run outFORT PIERCE, Florida - Authorities say a Florida woman called emergency dispatchers three times after McDonald's employees told her they were out of Chicken McNuggets. According to a police report, 27-year-old Fort...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:40 pm Bus Beheading Suspect Pleads InsanityA man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada pleaded not guilty as his lawyers claimed he was mentally ill at the time of the gruesome attack.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 pm Israel fired into Lebanon, says UNUNITED NATIONS - Israel fired rifle shots into Lebanon on Tuesday morning but there were no injuries, the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported. The shots hit a wall with an anti-Israeli slogan painted on it -...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:31 pm Gordon Brown increasingly isolated over refusal to apologise for recessionGordon Brown is growing increasingly isolated from his Cabinet colleagues over his refusal to apologise for the recession.Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:18 pm Surprise! Saturn Has Small Moon Hidden In RingScientists have found a new moon, which measures about a third of a mile wide, hidden in one of Saturn's dazzling outer rings. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:06 pm Burden Of Saving AIG May Provide Future LessonsThe government says it has to save AIG because it would cost even more to let the insurance giant collapse. AIG has become the prime example of a company "too big to fail." U.S. government officials and politicians say the challenge now is to draw lessons from the AIG experience. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:04 pm U.S., Russia Deny Secret Deal On Missile DefenseThe denials follow a New York Times story saying that President Obama sent a "secret letter" to Moscow, suggesting he would back off deploying a missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Moscow would help stop Iran from developing its nuclear weapons programs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:54 pm Sri Lankan cricket captain says driver saved their livesLAHORE - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was relieved that none of his teammates got seriously injured as gunmen opened fire at his team bus and killed six police officers Tuesday. "We are obviously all still shocked...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:50 pm Mountain rescue helped by TwitterLONDON - A mountain rescue in the Swiss Alps that played out over the blogging website Twitter has ended with a missing British snowboarder found dead. Swiss police say the 29-year-old's corpse was found in a stream...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:48 pm No decision yet on Pakistan tour - VaughanAfter saying New Zealand would walk, New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan has had a change of heart on touring Pakistan, and is lingering at the crease. New Zealand has yet to yet to make a final decision on the future...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:40 pm Man denies beheading, eating bus passengerWINNIPEG, Manitoba - A man accused of beheading and cannibalising a fellow bus passenger pleaded not guilty at the start of his murder trial. His lawyers are arguing that he should be found not criminally responsible because he is...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:30 pm U.S. Continues Push For Palestinian StateSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. will continue to work closely with Israel's new government, but will also "vigorously" pursue the creation of a Palestinian state.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 pm Barack Obama and Gordon Brown: an uncertain rapportPresident Barack Obama extended a welcoming hand to Gordon Brown in the Oval Office but the minimalist programme and their uncertain rapport was a far cry from the heady days of the BushBlair double act.Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 7:38 pm University Challenge: 2008 Oxford winner admits breaking rulesMember of Christ Church team that won last year was no longer at the college during the time of the final.Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 7:34 pm University Challenge: 2008 Oxford winners also broke rulesMember of team that won last year's competition was also no longer at the college at the time of the final.Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 7:11 pm Barack Obama reaffirms belief in 'special relationship' with BritainUS president said Britain's friendship to the US in Iraq and Afghanistan would not be forgotten as he met Gordon Brown at the White House.Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 6:42 pm Brazil May Take Guantanamo Bay DetaineesBrazil's top human rights official says his country should agree to take in Guantanamo Bay detainees.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 5:46 pm Gunmen Ambush Cricket Team in Pakistan, 7 KilledAt least a dozen men ambushed Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday, converging on the squad's convoy as it drove through a traffic circle near an eastern Pakistani stadium.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 5:26 pm Ex-Serb Leader Karadzic Refuses to Enter Pleas on New ChargeRadovan Karadzic refused Tuesday to enter pleas to a new streamlined indictment containing two genocide charges and nine other counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 3:56 pm Family Not Warned About Foster Teen Who Abused KidsBritish officials have admitted a 'serious error of judgement' after a disturbed teenager was placed with a foster family and sexually abused their children.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 3:50 pm Tsunami Museum Opens in IndonesiaIndonesia has opened a $5.6 million museum to commemorate the 230,000 people who died in the 2004 Asian tsunami.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 3:39 pm China to Boost Military Spending by Nearly 15 PercentThe figure marked the 19th double digit percentage increase in defense spending in 20 years.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 3:34 pm Rough Seas Hamper Rescue of Stranded WhalesA total of 194 pilot whales and seven dolphins became stranded Sunday evening the fourth beaching incident in recent months in Tasmania.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 2:30 pm American Freelance Journalist Is in Prison, Iran SaysIran's judiciary spokesman says 31-year-old Roxana Saberi is being held in Evin prison on a court order, but refused to provide further details.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 2:22 pm Chancellor Alistair Darling speaks to Mary Riddell and admits economic mistakesAlistair Darling is in a restaurant watching revolving plates of Japanese raw fish. Which must makes a change from his normal fast food staple of latenight curries with bankers. "Yes" he says. "Sushi is about the only thing we haven't tried."Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 2:18 pm Libya's UN Ambassador: Gaza Like Concentration CampThe ambassador also dismissed Wednesdays possible indictment of Sudanese President al-Bashir for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur as a Western ploy.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm Canada Bus Beheading Suspect Pleads Not GuiltyChinese immigrant accused of murder in death of 22-year-old carnival worker pleaded not guilty to what other bus passengers described as a random, horrific attack.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:19 pm
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