Archive for March, 2007



Curfew extended after Nepal clash - BBC News

Thursday 22 March 2007 @ 11:11 pm

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Curfew extended after Nepal clash
BBC News - 7 hours ago
Authorities have extended a curfew in a town in southern Nepal, a day after at least 27 people died in a clash. More than 40 others were injured in the clash between former Maoist rebels and supporters of a regional rights group in and around the town
Nepali Maoists to protest Gaur incident People’s Daily Online
Curfew in Nepal town after 25 killed in clash Washington Post
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Olmert: Israel willing to make painful concessions - Ha’aretz


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Olmert: Israel willing to make painful concessions
Ha’aretz - 3 hours ago
By AP. Olmert also said a dormant Saudi Arabian plan for a comprehensive Mideast peace could be a convenient basis for contacts between Israel and Arab moderates.
This Time, Israel Is Missing an Historic Opportunity OpEdNews
Israeli PM: Saudi initiative can be basis for talks with Arab People’s Daily Online
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Times New Roman - San Francisco Chronicle


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San Francisco Chronicle - 20 minutes ago
(03-22) 04:00 PDT Sacramento — California State University Chancellor Charles Reed got a one-two punch Wednesday from state lawmakers and an employee union, coming under fire for executive perks and faculty discontent.
Cal State faculty authorizes walkout Los Angeles Times
CSU faculty approves strike KESQ
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Maytag, Samsung washers recalled in United States - Reuters


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Maytag, Samsung washers recalled in United States
Reuters - 10 hours ago
ATLANTA, March 21 (Reuters) - The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday that about 270000 front-loading washing machines distributed by Whirlpool Corp.
Maytag, Samsung Washers Recalled WBAY
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Bodies of soldiers mutilated - Melbourne Herald Sun


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Bodies of soldiers mutilated
Melbourne Herald Sun - 1 hour ago
THE US has condemned the brutality of insurgents in Somalia who dragged local soldiers' bodies through the streets of Mogadishu before burning them.
More Violence Hits Somalia Playfuls.com
20 slain in Somalia clashes Los Angeles Times
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Hamas Seen Gaining Strength - The Jewish Week


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Hamas Seen Gaining Strength
The Jewish Week - 2 hours ago
The Hamas sniper attack on an Israeli utility worker on the Israeli side of the Gaza border Monday may be evidence of a widening three-way split in the Palestinian unity government formed last weekend and of the growing strength of the militants in
4 killed in Gaza clashes Ynetnews
Tit-for-tat attacks hit Palestinian unity The Australian
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Bird flu could hurt tourist areas hardest (AP)

Thursday 22 March 2007 @ 11:10 pm

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A poultry farmer feeds chickens at a local market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 22, 2007.  Bangladeshi authorities recently culled about 30,000 chickens at a state-owned farm after many died mysteriously, sparking fears of a bird flu outbreak that later proved unfounded, an official and a domestic news agency said Thursday. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)AP - States that rely on tourism and entertainment for much of their economy would likely be the hardest hit during a severe influenza pandemic. Nevada and Hawaii are at the top of the list, according to a report released Thursday.


Brain-damaged people give insights into morality (Reuters)

An image showing PET scans of a normal brain (L) are seen in this undated file photo. New findings highlighted the role of a region in the front part of the brain below the eyes called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. (National Institute on Aging/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - It's wartime, and an enemy doctor is conducting painful and inevitably fatal experiments on children.


US, Italian FMs to speak over Afghan kidnapping (AFP)

A banner reading " Welcome to Daniele" hangs on the wall of Italian newspaper La Repubblica headquarters in Rome, 21 March 2007. The Italian and US foreign ministers were to speak by telephone Thursday after Washington criticised concessions made to the Taliban in exchange for the freedom of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzolo)AFP - The Italian and US foreign ministers were to speak by telephone Thursday after Washington criticised concessions made to the Taliban in exchange for the freedom of an Italian journalist in Afghanistan.


Activity Levels Key to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) — Low levels of activity — especially a lack of moderate and vigorous exercise — play an important role in the development of childhood obesity, says a British study that compared the amount of fat in children to their levels of physical activity.

4 guilty in NYC attack on singer (AP)
AP - Four people who were accused of brutally beating a nightclub singer and recording artist while yelling anti-gay slurs pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault charges.

Panel OKs subpoenas for Rove, others (AP)

Then-United States Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales, center and White House senior adviser Karl Rove, left, as they attend the swearing-in ceremony for the Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings at the U.S. Dept. of Education, in this Jan. 31, 2005 file photo in Washington. The White House is being pulled further into the intensifying probe over federal prosecutor firings amid new questions about top political adviser Karl Rove's role and as Republican support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales erodes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - A House panel on Wednesday approved subpoenas for President Bush’s political adviser, Karl Rove and other top White House aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.





Letterman regular ‘Bud’ Melman dies (AP)

Thursday 22 March 2007 @ 11:09 pm

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AP - Calvert DeForest, the white-haired, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry “Bud” Melman on David Letterman’s late night television shows, has died after a long illness. The Brooklyn-born DeForest, who was 85, died Monday at a hospital on Long Island, Letterman’s “Late Show” announced Wednesday.



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AA adherents gush over play about program founders (Reuters)
Reuters - The first play about the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous is drawing standing ovations from followers of the venerable recovery program despite criticism that it idealizes its subject.
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Jobless claims fall for 3rd straight wk. (AP)
AP - The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week for the third consecutive time, signaling that the labor market may be stabilizing after a worrisome jump in layoffs earlier in the year.
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Activity Levels Key to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) — Low levels of activity — especially a lack of moderate and vigorous exercise — play an important role in the development of childhood obesity, says a British study that compared the amount of fat in children to their levels of physical activity.
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Wrestling takes top cable ratings spot (AP)
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of March 12-18. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
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U.S. judge blocks 1998 online porn law (AP)
AP - A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control Internet pornography, striking down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access “harmful” material.
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Tennessee balks at honoring Timberlake (AP)

Justin Timberlake is photographed during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 file photo.  As far as Republicans are concerned, pop superstar Justin Timberlake can take his sexy back to Memphis- or anywhere but the state Legislature, where senators postponed a resolution honoring him Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Justin Timberlake won’t be bringing sexy back to the Tennessee Legislature. State Sen. Ophelia Ford had introduced the resolution to honor Timberlake, a Tennessee native, “for his highly successful music career and for his meritorious service to the State of Tennessee.”



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Vivica A. Fox arrested on DUI suspicion (AP)

Actress Vivica A. Fox is shown in this Feb. 2, 2007, file photo in New York. Fox was released from jail early Wednesday, March 21, 2007, after she was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence, authorities said. The 42-year-old actress was pulled over about 11 p.m. Tuesday after her Cadillac SRX passed a patrol car on the Hollywood Freeway at 80 mph — 15 miles above the speed limit, California Highway Patrol Officer Leland Tang said. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, file)AP - Vivica A. Fox was released from jail early Wednesday after she was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence, authorities said. The 42-year-old actress was pulled over late Tuesday after her vehicle passed a patrol car on the Hollywood Freeway at 80 mph, California Highway Patrol Officer Leland Tang said.



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Vivica A. Fox arrested for drunken driving (Reuters)

Actress Vivica A. Fox poses on the red carpet at the General Motors Style event during the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 6, 2007 file photo. Fox was arrested on suspicion for drunken driving in Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)Reuters - Actress Vivica A. Fox, known for roles in movies such as "Independence Day" and "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," was arrested on suspicion for drunken driving in Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday.



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Explosion rattles UN chief's Iraq news conference - New Straits Times

Thursday 22 March 2007 @ 11:09 pm

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Explosion rattles UN chief's Iraq news conference
New Straits Times - 1 hour ago
A mortar blast rocked Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Thursday as Ban Ki-moon held a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, causing the UN chief to flinch.
Baghdad rocket attack shakes UN chief Telegraph.co.uk
Rocket Hits Near UN Chief in Baghdad Helena Independent Record
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Senate panel moves toward aide subpoenas (AP)

Then-United States Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales, center and White House senior adviser Karl Rove, left, as they attend the swearing-in ceremony for the Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings at the U.S. Dept. of Education, in this Jan. 31, 2005 file photo in Washington. The White House is being pulled further into the intensifying probe over federal prosecutor firings amid new questions about top political adviser Karl Rove's role and as Republican support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales erodes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Republicans and Democrats sparred Thursday over whether to force a showdown with President Bush over federal prosecutors as a Senate panel moved toward authorizing subpoenas for political adviser Karl Rove and others.





Pinning hopes on herbal Viagra for biotech push (Reuters)

Tuesday 20 March 2007 @ 11:58 am

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Reuters - Malaysia's answer to Viagra is a traditional herb the country has picked to spearhead its push into biotechnology, but now it faces the challenge of convincing the world the remedy is both potent and safe.

Iraqis 'pessimistic' about future - Aljazeera.net


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Iraqis 'pessimistic' about future
Aljazeera.net - 14 hours ago
Iraqis are feeling increasingly pessimistic and insecure about their future, four years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, according to a poll.
Rice Says US Has to 'Complete the Job' ABC News
Poll: Fear, anger, stress grip Iraqis Houston Chronicle
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1 killed as US Embassy convoy attacked in Afghanistan - Jerusalem Post


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1 killed as US Embassy convoy attacked in Afghanistan
Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago
By AP. A suicide car bomber ended months of relative calm in the Afghan capital by exploding his car next to a US Embassy convoy, killing an Afghan teenager and wounding five embassy security personnel on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road.
Five Americans Badly Injured in Afghan Suicide Bombing Toronto Daily News
AP reporter witnesses Afghan bomb attack Seattle Post Intelligencer
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ABN, Barclays in exclusive $160 billion merger talks (Reuters)

A pedestrian walks through the rain past a branch of Barclays Bank in west London April 4. 2000. Barclays Plc has approached Dutch bank ABN AMRO with a merger plan that would create a global bank worth 80 billion pounds ($155 billion), UK newspapers reported on Sunday. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)Reuters - Dutch bank ABN AMRO and British bank Barclays are in exclusive talks for a possible $160 billion merger that would be Europe's biggest financial services deal, they said on Monday.


Pakistan's Musharraf warns opposition amid court crisis (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics.com


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Pakistan's Musharraf warns opposition amid court crisis (Roundup)
Monsters and Critics.com - 8 hours ago
Islamabad - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday stood by his decision to suspend the country's top judge and gave a clear warning to opposition forces not to hijack an issue that has sparked violent scenes in recent days.
Six judges resign as Musharraf faces crisis Telegraph.co.uk
More Pak judges quit, Musharraf admits making mistakes Zee News
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Triad agrees to $5.1 billion Community Health offer (Reuters)

Triad Hospitals' Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Alabama in an undated file photo. Triad Hospitals Inc. said on Monday it agreed to be bought by Community Health Systems Inc. for $5.1 billion, which Community said would create the biggest publicly traded U.S. hospital chain. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Triad Hospitals Inc. has agreed to be bought by Community Health Systems Inc. for $5.1 billion in a deal that will create the biggest publicly traded U.S. hospital chain, the companies said on Monday.


Economy - Monday (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily - Some 16% of all single-family homes were deemed overvalued by Global Insight, down from 17% in Q3. By asset value, homes called overvalued fell to 28% from a revised 31%. Prices edged up by 1.8% in Q4, the first gain since Q2 '05. Declines were concentrated in California, Florida and the New York. Northern Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington and Oregon saw the most appreciation. Naples, Fla., was the most overvalued market. Dallas and College Station-Bryan, Texas, were the most undervalued.

NIH chief: Stem cell ban hobbles science (AP)

Speaker of the California Assembly Fabian Nunez, right, along with members of the Independent Oversight Committee and ICOC Chairman Robert N. Klein, left, announce the second round of ICOC grants, totaling as much as $80 million, for embryonic stem cell research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Friday, March 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. This will be the second set of grants focused on human embryonic stem cell research approved under Proposition 71, the innovative Stem Cell Research and Cures Act, adopted by California voters in November 2004. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - Lifting the ban on taxpayer funding of research on new stem cells from fertilized embryos would better serve both science and the nation, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told lawmakers Monday.


Indicted Officers Likely To Seek Out-of-City Trial - New York Sun


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Indicted Officers Likely To Seek Out-of-City Trial
New York Sun - 52 minutes ago
By BRADLEY HOPE. Defense attorneys for the three police detectives indicted yesterday in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell likely will attempt to have their clients' trial moved out of the city on the basis that potential jurors in Queens have been
Police officers charged over groom shooting NEWS.com.au
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Yen eases as stocks rally (FT.com)
FT.com - The yen weakened on Monday as a strong performance from Asian stock markets encouraged investors to take on risk, reversing the currency's earlier gains following a rise in Chinese interest rates.




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