|
|
|
|
Fort PointlessBerkeley Investments is staring down a foreclosure auction for nine of its Fort Point Channel properties in Boston's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:17 am Soccer: Tulio suspended for World Cup warm-up against Serbia+(Kyodo) _ Nagoya Grampus defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka will miss Japan's upcoming World Cup warm-up against Serbia through suspension, Japan Football Association technical director Hiromi...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:15 am National strike staged in FranceFrench public sector workers strike in protest against the government's social and economic policies.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:14 am EU Naval Force: Somali pirates hijack Turkish shipNAIROBI, Kenya - The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Turkish ship with 21 crew on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:13 am Britain to expel Israeli diplomatBritain is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the cloning of British passports linked to the hit-squad killing of a Hamas commander, the BBC has learned.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:11 am Reform boosts stocksHospitals and drug companies, many with strong Massachusetts ties, led stocks higher yesterday after House lawmakers...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:11 am Obama to revel in hard-fought healthcare victoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will revel on Tuesday in the passage of landmark healthcare legislation, a hard-fought win that will help shape his legacy and the Democrats' chances of holding power in the U.S. Congress.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am Tim Cahill takes shot at 'Obamacare,' says costs too highState Treasurer Timothy Cahill, an independent candidate for governor, blasted the Obama administration's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am Judge Orders Release of Gitmo Detainee With Ties to 9/11A suspected Al Qaeda organizer once called "the highest value detainee" at Guantanamo Bay was ordered released by a federal judge in an order issued Monday.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am Report: Catholic clergy abuse claims drop in US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:09 am Pummelled by taxes?Conservative investors get hurt the worst. Chartered accountant Robin Taub explains, in our Let's Talk Investing video series
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am A weighty engagementVogue editrix Anna Wintour aka The Devil, wears a leopard-print dress, beige trench coat and a hot pair of black...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am UK to expel Israeli diplomat over Dubai caseA British official says the government is to expel an Israeli diplomat following the use of fake British passports in the suspected Mossad assassination of a Hamas operative.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:03 am Inventors Design Less-Lethal ‘Taser Me Elmo’ RifleLund Technologies dreams up prototypes for just about everything, from hydrogen-powered toy rockets and light-up footballs to the top-selling Honey My Baby Pony and T.M.X. Tickle Me Elmo dolls. But with a little financing from the Pentagon, the company has also devised a new type of less-lethal rifle.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:02 am Curt Schilling and company promote Shonda's new bookRetired Red Sox ace Curt Schilling and his wife, Shonda,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Ex-SS man given life for murdersA German court sentences an 88-year-old former member of the Nazi SS to life in jail for the 1944 murder of three Dutch civilians.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Nintendo announces a 3D DS -- the 3DS!Titled the 3DS, this glasses-free 3D wonder is pitched as the successor to both the DS and DSi, and will be unveiled at E3 this year.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Report: Catholic clergy abuse claims drop in USWhile the Roman Catholic church in Europe reels from a widening sex abuse crisis, the scandal that has plagued the U.S. church for nearly a decade is tapering off, a report released Tuesday says.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Spy in the sky that sees round cornersThe US military is developing an remote-controlled airborne detection system that bounces radar off buildings to follow vehicles though a city
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am Giant Gundam Returns With Giant Beam SaberReady to slice you up! After being erected this past summer in Tokyo's Odaiba, the life-sized Gundam statue is returning. With an beam saber.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am Conservative View host attempts to justify Tea Party rageElisabeth Hasselbeck was repeatedly shouted down when she seemed to justify the anger by suggesting it was caused by the way Democrats pushed the reforms through Congress.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am Jilted lover stabbed ex in his groin while he was drivingA jilted Lincoln woman faces jail after she admitted stabbing her former boyfriend in his penis with a six-inch kitchen knife while he was driving. Tatiana Bastos plunged the knife into her ex-lover's groin after he refused to consider a reconciliation and spurned her sexual advances. He.managed to stop the car by pulling the...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:55 am Sarkozy Pushes Pension Overhaul After Regional Election Defeat - BusinessWeek
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am Tens of thousands rally for immigration reform - Yahoo! NewsFrustrated with the lack of action to overhaul the country's immigration system, tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied on the National Mall and marched through the streets of the capital Sunday, waving American flags and holding homemade signs in English and Spanish.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:53 am Japan, Australia to propose enhancing 'negative security assurance'+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Japan and Australia would jointly seek to reinforce security assurances against the use of nuclear weapons on non-nuclear-weapon states at the upcoming...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am Taliban say not involved in Kabul peace talks - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:50 am Taliban say not involved in Kabul peace talks (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:48 am Taliban say not involved in Kabul peace talksKABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban are not involved in peace talks between an insurgent faction and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and will not agree to talks until Western troops are withdrawn from the country, a spokesman said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:48 am Google wins EU ruling in fake luxury goods caseBRUSSELS - Google Inc. won a key European Union court ruling Tuesday that says it did not violate luxury goods...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:48 am Former Nazi hit man convicted over WWII murdersA German court on Tuesday convicted an 88-year-old of murdering three Dutch civilians as part of a Nazi hit squad during World War II, capping six decades of efforts to bring the former Waffen SS man to justice.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:48 am Former Nazi hit man convicted over WWII murdersAACHEN, Germany - A German court on Tuesday convicted an 88-year-old of murdering three Dutch civilians as part...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:47 am UN envoy backs talks with Afghan militantsKABUL - The new U.N. mission chief in Afghanistan said Tuesday that he backs the Afghan government's peace...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am Award-winning novelist Shimizu dies at 79+(Kyodo) _ Ikko Shimizu, an award-winning industrial novelist, died March 15, people close to him said Tuesday. He was 79. The cause of death was not immediately known. Starting his...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am Google risks China's ire with slap to censorshipBEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to its Hong Kong-based site, unleashing a blast of ire from Beijing and prompting concerns over its future business in China.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:38 am UN envoy backs talks with Afghan militantsKABUL (AP) -- The new U.N. mission chief in Afghanistan said Tuesday that he backs the Afghan government's peace talks with a major Taliban-linked militant group....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:38 am UN envoy backs talks with Afghan militants (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:38 am China slams Google censorship haltChina attacks Google's decision to stop censoring search results as its long-running row with the US internet giant escalates.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:34 am Eight children die in Chinese primary school massacre - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:33 am 2ND LD: Hatoyama says action needed against DPJ lawmaker over funds scandal+TOKYO, March 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH OZAWA'S REMARKS, ADDING OTHER INFO) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama suggested Tuesday that his Democratic Party of Japan will take...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:33 am Rio Tinto trial closes its doorsThe trial in China of four Rio Tinto executives goes behind closed doors as commercial espionage charges are discussed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:32 am Former Nazi hit man convicted over Second World War murdersCourt sentences 88-year-old to life in prison for killing Dutch civilians; he said he was just following orders
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:31 am Cracks in Great Chinese Firewall, even without Google - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am Hemorrhaging cabernet: Quake hits Chile winemakersWhen Chile's worst earthquake in 50 years hit, Alvaro Galan bolted out of bed and ran, still in pajamas, to his winery next door.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:28 am New Saddam-era mass gave found in Iraq's southIraq's Human Rights Ministry says a Saddam Hussein-era mass grave dating to his 1991 suppression of a Shiite revolt has been unearthed in the south.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:26 am Sumo: Baruto, Hakuho edge closer to Osaka showdown+(Kyodo) _ Baruto secured European bragging rights Tuesday and took another huge step towards promotion to ozeki with a hard-fought win over Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu on the 10th day of theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:25 am Google not guilty in Vuitton rowEuropean court rules that Google did not violate the rights of Louis Vuitton with its adword policy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am Former doctor kills 8 students at school in ChinaFive other children injured in attack by man armed with a large knife
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am Netanyahu in U.S.: Jerusalem not a settlementWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declaring "Jerusalem is not a settlement," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant note on Monday after new U.S. criticism of Jewish home construction in disputed territory in and around the city.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:15 am FY 2010 budget to clear Diet on Wednesday with upper house passage+(Kyodo) _ The fiscal 2010 budget is set to clear parliament after Diet affairs chiefs from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party agreed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:15 am Obama to hold first meeting with NetanyahuPresident Barack Obama is to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since the spat over Israel's announcement of new housing for east Jerusalem.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:12 am Draft calls for fair sharing of benefits from biological resource use+(Kyodo) _ Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity should each take legislative and other measures aimed at ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:12 am Japan, S. Korean scholars again differ over history+(Kyodo) _ Japanese and South Korean historians have again differed over events and affairs during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, notably Japan's recruitment of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:09 am Dollar stays in lower 90 yen in Tokyo, Greece's debt problem eyed+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar steadied in the lower 90 yen zone Tuesday in Tokyo amid a lack of fresh trading cues, while Greece's debt crisis continued to take center stage and hurt euro...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Hammerhead sharks lose fight at UN meetingDOHA, Qatar (AP) -- A U.S.-backed proposal to protect the heavily fished hammerhead sharks was narrowly rejected Tuesday over concerns by Asia nations that regulating the booming trade in shark fins could hurt poor nations....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am Fear Strikes OutIn the debate leading up to the victory for health care reform, President Obama urged lawmakers to do what is right, while opponents relied on fear and cynicism.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am Hammerhead sharks lose fight at UN meetingA U.S.-backed proposal to protect the heavily fished hammerhead sharks was narrowly rejected Tuesday over concerns by Asia nations that regulating the booming trade in shark fins could...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am A health-care challenge to CanadaIf the U.S. can set its mind to curbing health-care costs and having a public system, why can't we?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:02 am Indian star says he enjoys actor-filled familyAfter a long day on set, some actors look forward to escaping from the industry and kicking back with outsiders. Not Amitabh Bachchan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am Heeding nature’s warning signsSnowmobilers have traditionally avoided avalanche-safety training because they fear it preaches abstinence – but after a series of fatalities that attitude may finally be changing
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am China slams Google's bid to defy censors (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am Locals out of luck over proposed Vancouver casinoCity has little power to gain concessions from developer
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am How to Get in Shape Without a Gym MembershipIntimidated by weight machines and overcrowded gyms? Then use these basic training methods to get back in shape this spring. Here are 10 back-to-the-basics tips for getting your cardio and muscle training, without stepping foot in a gym.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Obama to sign health bill, celebrate with allies (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am Okur, Williams lead Utah over Boston (AP)AP - Mehmet Okur scored all of his 14 points in the second half and pulled down 15 rebounds, Deron Williams added 22 points and 11 assists, and the Utah Jazz ended the Boston Celtics' four-game winning streak with a 110-97 victory Monday night.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am Spain raises terrorism alert levelSpain has raised its terrorism alert level after Basque separatists were blamed for killing a policeman in France last week.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am B.C. school boards cutting costs to make up shortfallProvince's $112-million spending increase said to be not enough, meaning larger classes, fewer services among solutions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Charges possible against ex-Blackwater officials
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Google risks China's ire with slap to censorship (Reuters)Reuters - Google Inc shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to its Hong Kong-based site, unleashing a blast of ire from Beijing and prompting concerns over its future business in China.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am India rebels 'bomb rail tracks'Maoist rebels have killed two people and blown up railway tracks in four Indian states during a two-day strike, police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:26 am Obama to sign health care reform into law, then promote it on the road - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:15 am Obama, Netanyahu To Hold TalksPresident Obama holds talks Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a time of tension in bilateral ties. They will discuss plans for U.S.-led proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Netanyahu disrupted at Aipac gala - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:56 am More cities ban digital billboardsAs the USA cracks down on texting while driving, more than a dozen cities around the nation have banned what some consider a ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:55 am Israeli PM gets chance to mend fences with U.S.White House expecting Netanyahu to further apologize for confrontation over settlement policy that marred Biden's visit to Israel
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:53 am Scherzinger, Lysacek early favorites on 'Dancing' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:52 am 1st Sikh in decades graduates Army officer school (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:51 am Israel 'will build in Jerusalem'PM Benjamin Netanyahu asserts Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, following a row with the US over plans for new homesSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:50 am Some companies thrive as Red, other rivers floodLast year, when the Red River burst over its banks and flooded hundreds of homes in Fargo, Richard Thomas' stayed dry thanks to a giant worm-looking plastic dam invented by a California man experimenting with water balloons in his bathtub.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:47 am Netanyahu in U.S.: Jerusalem not a settlement (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:46 am Fed to keep pro-growth policies: Chicago Fed chiefSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Unacceptably high unemployment and well-contained inflation make it likely that U.S. monetary policy will remain accommodative for at least several months more, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:38 am Investing at fever pitch in India's cricket bonanza$370-million (U.S.) is the cost of entry for a team in the Indian Premier League, the fastest-growing professional sports business on the planet
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:38 am 'Colonel' not OK for Ark. ballot, but 'Porky' isA retired Army colonel running for a U.S. Senate seat from Arkansas is criticizing a state law that prevents him from using his military title as a nickname on the ballot this spring. In Arkansas, that's a privilege reserved for monikers such as Porky, Bubba and Two.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:35 am Witness: Michael Jackson doctor interrupted CPRThe man who called 911 as Michael Jackson lay dying in his rented mansion told police he was stunned by what he saw in the singer's bedroom.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:32 am US doctor on trial in Australian patient deathsBRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- An American doctor charged in the deaths of three patients wrongly removed a man's bowel, dooming him to a life of pain and dependence on a colostomy bag, an Australian prosecutor said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:31 am Opposition to sue Myanmar junta over election lawsYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's highest court Tuesday refused to accept a lawsuit by Aung San Suu Kyi's political party seeking to revoke laws that bar the detained leader and other opposition members from taking part in the country's first election in two decades....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:23 am Killing top terrorist a start for IndonesiaInternet cafe manager Rinda Riana was shocked when a dozen men in black uniforms armed with machine guns burst into her store ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:15 am After the health care vote, the agenda aheadIssues that are likely to be front and center this year in Washington.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am Helicopter mishap in Afghanistan injures occupantsA helicopter operated by a Turkish reconstruction team made a "hard landing" in central Afghanistan on Tuesday, injuring at least two people.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am Helicopter mishap in Afghanistan injures occupantsKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A helicopter operated by a Turkish reconstruction team made a "hard landing" in central Afghanistan on Tuesday, injuring at least two people....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am Republicans mobilize healthcare oppositionConservatives plan procedural maneuvers to drag out the debate before the final bill is cleared in the Senate. A dozen states pledge to fight the bill in court.Following their decisive healthcare defeat in the House, Republicans on Monday prepared a three-pronged effort to wage a continuing fight against the bill -- beginning with a drive this week to stall follow-up legislation in the Senate.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Obama shifts from pushing healthcare overhaul to selling itThe president turns his efforts to reshaping public perceptions on the bill and moving on to other policy goals.Just before midnight Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel sent an e-mail to aides who had helped win passage of the historic healthcare overhaul. "Take a moment to celebrate tonight," Emanuel wrote. "It's onto the next one tomorrow."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Last Supper helpings have grownAn unusual study looks at the food portions in artistic depictions of the Last Supper throughout history. The apostles have eaten better and better over the years, scholars say.The Christian faith holds several acts of "super-sizing" to be miracles accomplished by Jesus Christ -- a handful of fish and loaves of bread expanded to feed thousands; a wedding feast running low on wine suddenly awash in the stuff. Now a new study of portion expansion puts Jesus once more at the center.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Ex-Riverside police chief charged with driving under the influence of drugs, alcoholOfficials say Russ Leach, 62, crashed his city-owned vehicle Feb. 8 after a night of drinking. The accident happened after he had four drinks at home and at least seven more at a club, the CHP says.Former Riverside Police Chief Russ Leach was charged Monday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he crashed his city-owned vehicle last month after a night of drinking, officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Healthcare victory could bolster PelosiKeeping her majority come November will be another test for the House speaker.In the tense hours Sunday leading up to the House vote on a historic healthcare bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took time to call the former president of Notre Dame, Father Theodore Hesburgh.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Harlem's new political eliteWith old-guard figures like Gov. David Paterson and Rep. Charles B. Rangel under fire, the time seems right for the next generation to step in. But they aren't as interested in running for office.The other morning, while tourists were lining up for an early lunch at Sylvia's soul food restaurant in Harlem, Rodney Capel and Basil Smikle were finishing breakfast -- and dissecting the travails of the local political machine.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Unequal votes threatening Canadian democracy, study findsOntario, B.C., Alberta seriously underrepresented in the House, which is less representative than foreign legislatures
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:50 am Pakistan police: Plot foiled on hotels, diplomatsISLAMABAD (AP) -- Two highly experienced Taliban militants were arrested while planning to attack top hotels and kidnap diplomats in Pakistan, and one of the men claimed to have helped plan previous strikes....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:49 am Health bill spreads the pain, benefitsThe lives of the uninsured, businesses, upper-income taxpayers, young adults and seniors will be impacted by the 10-year, $940 ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:41 am Fight rages to define health care bill to publicIn the East Room this morning, President Obama will sign the most comprehensive changes to the health care system in American ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:40 am Clinton heads to Mexico for talks on drug warMEXICO CITY (AP) -- Almost a year after President Barack Obama promised to be a "full partner" with Mexico in its battle against drug cartels, a team of U.S. Cabinet secretaries and other top advisers will look for ways to help Mexico strengthen its law enforcement and judicial systems in meetings Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:33 am Green Dot to close Justice Charter High SchoolAdministrators say low enrollment at the L.A. school caused financial pressures. Students protest.Green Dot Public Schools, a leading charter school operator, is shutting down a campus because of low enrollment, financial pressures and subpar performance, officials confirmed Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:29 am China media accuse Google of violating promisesBEIJING (AP) -- China's government reacted testily Tuesday to Google Inc.'s decision to stop censoring its China-based search engine, calling the move "totally wrong" and accusing the company of violating promises....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:26 am Man stabs and kills 8 students in eastern ChinaBEIJING (AP) -- A former doctor armed with a large knife killed eight children and injured five others Tuesday at an elementary school in eastern China, a local official said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:21 am Ordinance cuts business taxes for Internet-based firms in L.A.The measure, signed by Mayor Villaraigosa at a Westside Internet firm, will affect an estimated 1,400 businesses. Some of them had threatened to move out of the city if the rate was not reduced.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday signed a measure to cut business taxes for Internet-based firms, many of which last year saw their tax rate jump from the lowest in the city to the highest.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:20 am 'National honour'Tajiks hope huge dam project will heal economySource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:14 am Assembly approves smoking ban at state parks and beachesThe Senate, which also passed the bill, is expected to OK amendments. Governor has not said publicly if he will sign it.State lawmakers adopted one of the nation's most far-reaching regulations of tobacco use Monday, approving a bill to outlaw smoking at 278 state parks and beaches.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:09 am Bid to weaken ban on ivory sales fails - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:02 am Governor, lawmakers agree to early budget package - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am Governor, lawmakers agree to early budget packageThe measures include tax breaks for new home buyers and green-technology companies, and diversion of $1.1 billion in transit funds to pay down the estimated $20-billion deficit.After weeks of bickering over how to cut the deficit-ridden budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers agreed Monday to trim $1.1 billion from mass transit but give new tax breaks to home buyers and green-technology companies.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:59 pm Pupils stabbed to death in ChinaA man stabs eight students to death and wounds several others at a school in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:57 pm U.S. Marine base row puts pressure on Japan PM: pollTOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly half of Japanese voters think Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should quit if he fails to resolve by the end of May a row over a U.S. airbase that is eroding his ratings ahead of a mid-year election, a survey showed Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:50 pm Dog almost severs woman's armA 67-year-old woman has had her arm nearly torn off by a dog she was looking after for her family in Victoria's far southwest.The woman has suffered gruesome injuries to both arms and will need surgery at the trauma centre in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:37 pm Airport device follows fliers' phonesThe Transportation Security Administration is looking at installing devices in airports that home in and detect personal electronic ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:37 pm Eskendereya picks up steamLookin At Lucky maintains the top spot in the Original Derby Dozen, but those who have ranked Eskendereya first...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:36 pm Cuban leader Fidel CastroCuban leader Fidel Castro is seen in Havana, on February 24, 2010. Despite health concerns that led him to surrender the presidency, Cuba's iconic leader Fidel Castro is "doing well for his age," according...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:26 pm Lesbian gets day in court over nixed promConstance McMillen, the Mississippi gay teen who challenged her school district's ban on same-sex prom dates, asked a federal ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:20 pm Sit-lie laws put spotlight on safetySince the "Summer of Love" more than 40 years ago, this liberal city and its legendary Haight-Ashbury neighborhood have been ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:09 pm 'Fix-it' bill: Final fight on health care frontSenate Democrats vowed to start debate today on a series of changes to President Obama's landmark health care legislation, launching ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:59 pm Man stabs and kills students in eastern ChinaA former doctor armed with a large knife killed eight children and injured five others Tuesday at an elementary school in eastern China, a local official said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:43 pm Military ruling offers 'closure' for family of brain-dead troopsFamily members of combat troops declared brain-dead will have an opportunity for a final reunion with their loved ones before ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:40 pm Bump For Cash: Phones As Virtual WalletsThe use of mobile phones to exchange money is a main theme at this week's wireless industry conference in Las Vegas. Last week, PayPal introduced an iPhone app that lets users pay for items by tapping their handset against another phone. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:33 pm Clinton, Netanyahu clash on Jerusalem
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:12 pm What's The Matter With Kansas? PensionsBoth Kansas and Nebraska are big, windy farm states known for fiscal conservatism. But Kansas has one of the most underfunded pension systems in the country, while Nebraska has managed its fund quite well. How did these two states wind up in such different places? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm States Opt Out, Legal Battles Brew On Health BillOnce President Obama signs health care into law, its opponents will move to the next front: attacking the overhaul as unconstitutional. Those who dislike the bill have been gearing up for the legal fight for months. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm Sean Penn's Latest Role: Haiti Relief WorkerFor weeks, the Oscar-winning actor has been among the thousands of people living in a crowded tent camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Right now, Penn says, his aid organization's biggest concern is relocating the people in the camp before heavy seasonal rains hit. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Abortion foe from Texas says he regrets outburst - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 9:34 pm ‘Dancing’ kicks off strong with clear favorites
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 9:20 pm U.S. economist says China could act on yuan if U.S. quietHONG KONG (Reuters) - China will have more scope to allow its currency to appreciate if the U.S. government adopts a low-key stance on the issue, a Harvard University economist who also advises the U.S. government on economic policy said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 9:16 pm 5 Sweetheart Deals in the Health-Care BillThe first time health care was passed, Republicans blew the whistle on some egregious sweetheart deals. They're blasting the new bill, too-but much of this pork looks pretty lean.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 22 Mar 2010 | 9:14 pm U.S. judge orders release of Guantanamo detaineeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered on Monday that a man accused of having ties to some of the hijackers in the September 11, 2001, attacks, be released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm Michael JacksonFILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson is shown at a press conference in London, announcing plans to appear at the London O2 Arena in July. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 8:27 pm Open season on whales once againThe moratorium on commercial whaling, one of the environmental movement's greatest achievements, looks likely to be swept away this summer by a new international deal being negotiated behind closed doors. The new arrangement would...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm Scoop: Miley has agenda for ‘Idol’ appearance
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:49 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:49 pm China: Google Violated Promise to FilterGovernment Calls Search Engine's Defiance of Censorship "Totally Wrong," Opposes its "Politicization of Commercial Issues"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm Second eruption feared in IcelandBlasts of lava and ash shot out of a volcano in southern Iceland and small tremors rocked the ground, a surge in activity that raised fears of a larger explosion at the nearby Katla volcano.Scientists said today that history has...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm Presidents Bush, Clinton visit devastated HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton clasped hands with residents of one of Haiti's massive tent cities Monday on a tour of its quake-devastated capital - a visit intended to remind donors of the immense needs facing the recovery effort....Source: AP Top International News At 5:21 a... | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:29 pm China accuses Google of violating promises
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:18 pm Former Cabinet minister Geoff HoonFormer Cabinet minister Geoff Hoon is seen in London in January 2010. Hoon has been suspended along with two other ex-ministers after the politicians were caught out in an undercover sting, where they...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:05 pm Former Cabinet minister Patricia HewittFormer Cabinet minister Patricia Hewitt is seen in London, in January 2010. The Labour Party has suspended three ex-ministers, including Hewitt, over claims they were prepared to use their influence in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:05 pm Former Cabinet minister Stephen Byers has been suspendedFormer Cabinet minister Stephen Byers leaves the House of Commons in 2009. The Labour Party has suspended three ex-ministers, including Byers, over claims they were prepared to use their influence in exchange...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:05 pm Doctor accused of leaving Michael Jackson during CPRMichael Jackson's doctor halted CPR on the dying pop star and delayed calling paramedics so he could collect drug vials at the scene, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed new light on the singer's chaotic...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm Senate panel backs financial reform billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Monday, approved landmark financial regulatory reform legislation, pushing the fight over the issue to the full Senate in April.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm Video: Temple of Booze & Cigarettes"CBS News RAW": Devotees in India's southern state of Karnataka offer cigarettes and alcoholic drinks at the Muneshwara temple to appease the lord.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm US Senate approves massive aviation blueprint - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 5:33 pm Road rage leads to murder-suicideTwo men are dead by the roadside after authorities in California say a man who shot another motorist during a "road rage" incident then turned the gun on himself.The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Jenson Kohutek...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 5:30 pm Pilot 'felt urge' to crash jetQantas has been ordered to pay out today for keeping a pilot on their roster who was mentally unfit to fly an airplane.A mentally disturbed Qantas pilot was allowed to continue flying passenger jets for nearly three years despite...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 5:30 pm Panel Sends Financial Overhaul Bill To Full SenateIn a surprise move, the Senate Banking Committee met briefly to approve the bill 13-10, but not before Republicans jettisoned more than 300 amendments they had planned. The bill would give the government unprecedented powers to split up firms considered a threat to the economy and create an independent consumer watchdog. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:52 pm Obama leads healthcare reform victoryPresident Barack Obama has scored the biggest victory of his presidency as Congress approved his signature health care reform bill, bringing near-universal coverage to a wealthy country in which tens of millions of people are uninsured.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm Woman put daughters' bodies in freezerA US woman convicted of killing two of her adopted daughters and storing their bodies in a home freezer offered no hint of what drove her to torture them, as she was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison.Renee Bowman,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm Rio Tinto exec admits China bribery chargesSHANGHAI - Four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto pleaded guilty yesterday to taking bribes, lawyers and an Australian diplomat said, in an embarrassing case seen as part of a harsh new attitude toward foreign business in China.Rio...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm NY police cite driver error in Toyota Prius caseDETROIT (Reuters) - Police in New York on Monday said it appears a March 9 crash of a Toyota Motor Corp Prius was a case of driver error and not unintended acceleration.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:40 pm Pelosi's Triumph: 'It's Personal For Women'Nancy Pelosi has long been an advocate for children's and women's issues. But those who know the House speaker say her historic success on health care has more to do with her own sharp political skills, and the long-standing aims of her party, than her gender. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:33 pm ACORN To Break Up Amid Revenue, PR WoesThe Chicago-based community activist organization will close remaining state affiliates and field offices by April 1, citing falling revenues. Several big affiliates, including ACORN New York and California, had already broken away in the wake of a video scandal stirred by conservative activists. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:17 pm How The Health Bill Could Affect YouThe uninsured are likely the biggest beneficiaries of the health bill, and some argue everyone will benefit from tighter insurance regulations. Coverage is expected to eventually extend to more than 30 million people. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:44 pm Clinton: Israel's Building Plans Imperil PeaceSecretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated that the U.S. is committed to Israel's security. But in a speech to a pro-Israel lobby, she also repeated U.S. concerns about Israeli building projects on land also claimed by the Palestinians, which she said undermine U.S. peace efforts. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm Volcano in IcelandHundreds of People Were Evacuated During Iceland's First Volcanic Eruption in 200 YearsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:52 pm Documents from Auschwitz Death Camp FoundFood Coupons for Notorious Nazi Doctors Discovered in Attic of Nearby House; Map, Death Certificates Also FoundSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:36 pm U.K. Warns of Maritime Raids on 2012 GamesOfficials Fear Terrorists Could Mimic Mumbai Gunmen, Arriving on High-Speed Boats and Attacking Targets in Central LondonSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:19 pm Plane Crashes Near Moscow Airport; 8 HurtAirliner Carrying Crew but No Passengers Crashed in Thick Fog While Trying to Land; Cause Under InvestigationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm Sandstorms Wreak Havoc in ChinaPeople Forced to Cover Faces to Avoid Breathing in Grit as Dust from Mongolian Desert Carried as Far as 1,600 Miles AwaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm U.N.: "Sick Water" Deadlier than WarWater-Related Diseases Account for 3.7 Percent of Deaths Worldwide, More Than All Forms of Violence, Report SaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:49 pm Bush, Clinton Tour Damaged Haitian CapitalPresidents Aim to Keep Recent Disaster in Spotlight "There Is Still Suffering and Work to Be Done Here," Bush SaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:46 pm Yemen Child BridesYemeni women hold up the Quran and Arabic placard reading "yes to the legal rights of the Muslim woman" as they take part in a protest outside the parliament in San'a, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Some of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am Inquest into girl's croc deathAn Australian coroner started an investigation yesterday into the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a 2m saltwater crocodile last year, as two fresh attacks refocused public scrutiny on how to manage the animals. The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:40 am Pakistani policemen search commuters on a street in Islamabad in 2009Pakistani policemen search commuters on a street in Islamabad in 2009. Pakistani police arrested two masterminds behind a bomb attack on a UN office that killed five people in capital Islamabad in October...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 11:21 am More than 1.3 million people were left homeless by the January 12 earthquakeHaiti quake victims receive food aid in Port-au-Prince. Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will visit Haiti to reassure the shattered nation the world has not forgotten it 10 weeks after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:21 am Bill Clinton (left) and George W. Bush are leading the fundraising efforts for HaitiFormer US Presidents Bill Clinton (left) and George W. Bush are leading the fundraising efforts for Haiti. The former US presidents will visit Haiti on Monday to reassure the shattered nation the world...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:21 am Lobbying claims are 'pure fantasy', says Lord AdonisTransport Secretary calls claims he made a deal with Stephen Byers over National Express rail franchises ''pure fantasy''.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:05 am It was the first volcanic eruption near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier since 1823Smoke rises and lava spews from the site of a volcanic eruption behind the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier. Icelandic authorities have warned of increased disturbance in the area of the volcanic eruption that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:32 am
|
