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Woods To Return To Golf At The Masters
Washington Times
Joseph Weber Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will end his four-month exile from pro golf by playing at the Masters next month. "The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament wit... Gop Blasts Democrats Over Health Bill Tactic
Washington Times
By Erica Werner ASSOCIATED PRESS Days away from critical decisions on President Obama's health care overhaul, Republicans on Tuesday assailed Democrats' plans to push the massive legislation through ... Magnitude-4.4 Quake Shakes Southern Calif.
Washington Times
By Alicia Chang and John Antczak ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES -- An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake an... Fed Weighs How And When To Signal Higher Rates
Washington Times
By Jeannine Aversa ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered. A rate h... Pence Mum On Health-bill Court Challenge
Washington Times
Joseph Weber Rep. Mike Pence said Tuesday he and fellow Republicans will exhaust every method to keep House Democrats from passing health care reform without a vote but declined to say whether they w... Un Climate Envoy Expects Dual-track Negotiations
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By ARTHUR MAXASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER AMSTERDAM -- Talks on a new global climate change accord, bogged down for years in contested negotiations among nearly 200 countries, will increasingly move out... Finacial Engines Surges On Debut
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Financial Engines, Inc., which was co-founded in 1996 by Nobel Prize winner William Sharpe, began trading today on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "FNGN". Currently, the shares a... Spare Us, Taliban Brothers!
RadioFreeEurope
, is under fire for asking the Taliban not to attack his home province in retribution for counterinsurgent operations. Sharif’s Pakistani Muslim League Nawaz Group (PML-N) is considered a conser... Former Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sentenced
RadioFreeEurope
BISHKEK -- A Bishkek court has found former Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Alikbek Jekshenkulov guilty of financial abuse and sentenced him to a suspended term of five years in jail, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service ... Kazakh Oil Company Director Fired Amid Massive Strike
RadioFreeEurope
ZHANAOZEN, Kazakhstan -- The director of the Ozenmunaygaz energy company was fired today amid a strike by thousands of oil workers in southwestern Kazakhstan, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.Baqytqali... Another Look At Kaliningrad
RadioFreeEurope
that took place in the exclave in January and which many took as a sign that the endless patience of the Russian people was nearing its end.The piece is based on information from Kaliningrad Oblast le... Tehran Police Out In Force For Festival
RadioFreeEurope
Iranian police are deploying in high numbers on the streets of Tehran today to counter possible opposition protests during a national festival. Tehran police chief General Hossein Sajedinia told the I... Year Of 'patience And Perseverance'
RadioFreeEurope
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi has said that the coming new year in Iran will be the year of "patience and perseverance" for the opposition movement. "The year of persever... Quote Of The Day
RadioFreeEurope
This is a quote from one of our listeners with whom I have been exchanging e-mails for the past several months. She is a young Iranian woman in the capital. Our e-mail exchange began after we lost two... Pizza Man Says He's No Patsy
New York Post
The pizza served at Patsy's isn't the only thing that's "old world" style, a former worker claims in court papers filed today.Ex-dishwasher Rafael Bernitt says he toiled for three years in "what can o... City Restaurants To Display Health Inspection Grades
New York Post
The New York City Board of Health has voted to require restaurants to display large letter grades near their entrances. It will indicate how clean they were in their last health inspections. The publi... Madoff's Sons Seek To Have Complaints Dismissed
New York Post
Andrew and Mark Madoff, sons of fraudster Bernard Madoff, have submitted a request with a U.S. court to dismiss all the complaints against them, with prejudice, court documents showed.In a filing on M... 'addressing' A Manhattan Problem
New York Post
If you're lost in Manhattan, you're not alone. Nearly 40 percent of buildings along 13 of the borough's busiest corridors don't have their addresses posted -- creating infuriating and potentially dang... Dave Whatshisname Can't Get No Respect
New York Post
03/16/2010 1:01 PM The reason that David Paterson can get no respect is because he deserves no respect. David Paterson needs to RESIGN NOW. I believe that the New York Post and the New York Daily New... Gov's Plea: We Need Dc's Greenbacking
New York Post
03/16/2010 11:14 AM All of the below comments are spot on. I live in New York City and am telling my representatives in the mob, I mean congress not to bail us out. Although it may be tough for a whi... Judge Oks Settlement In S. Carolina Plane Crash
The Miami Herald
LOS ANGELES -- A judge has approved a legal settlement for the wife and young son of former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker's bodyguard, who was killed in a plane crash.The settlement with Learjet In... Mideast: Israeli Raids Target Children
IPS
SILWAN, EAST JERUSALEM, Mar 16, 2010 (IPS) - Three thousand heavily armed Israeli security service forces locked down large parts of the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday, as battalions of police fire... Silvio's Gift For Zuma
New Zealand Herald
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has given Jacob Zuma a gift of blue pyjamas and bedsheets, according to an official list of the presents received by the South African President. The entry in... Witness Backs Dubai Kissers
New Zealand Herald
A new witness has come forward to back the story of a British couple facing a month's jail sentence in Dubai for kissing in public. Ayman Najafi, 24, and Charlotte Adams, 26, are awaiting the outcome... British Pm Dragged Into Row Over Airline Strike
New Zealand Herald
British Airways has announced emergency plans to keep 60 per cent of its customers flying during a planned cabin crew strike this weekend - either on its planes or other airlines - as the dispute thre... Aide Reveals President's Fury At Militant's Arrest
New Zealand Herald
KABUL - The Afghan Government was holding secret talks with the Taleban's No 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, says one of Karzai's advisers. The d... Mob Forging New Australian Links
New Zealand Herald
Shrink CANBERRA - The Calabrian mafia remains alive and well in Australia, despite official hopes its influence had been waning, a report to the Italian Parliament has confirmed. The latest annual r... China Airport Expansion Ready For Expo
New Zealand Herald
Shrink SHANGHAI - Shanghai inaugurated a massive new airport terminal and transport hub yesterday meant to help the city handle the 70 million or more visitors it expects to attend the upcoming World... Jackson Deal Worth $284m
New Zealand Herald
The estate of Michael Jackson, who died in June, has signed the biggest recording deal in history to produce 10 projects over seven years. The estate will get a US$200 million ($284 million) guarante... Pope's Archdiocese Suspends Priest Convicted Of Abuse
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN - A German archdiocese, which Pope Benedict XVI oversaw from 1977 to 1982, said yesterday that a priest convicted in 1986 of sexually abusing children has been suspended for violating a conditi... Bank-taming Bill Biggest Overhaul Since 1930s
New Zealand Herald
A new Democratic Senate bill to tame the financial markets would give the United States Government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy, force the industry to pay for its failures an... Bailout For Greece Starts To Take Shape
New Zealand Herald
BRUSSELS - Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to offer financial help for Greece - probably in the form of bilateral loans - but refused to give details until European Union leaders make a final d... Tommy Now In Calvin's Stable
New Zealand Herald
NEW YORK - They have appeared side by side in high-end department stores for decades, and from now on Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein will be part of the same company. Tommy Hilfiger, whose preppy Am... Victims Of Crooked Cabbies Could Get Money Back
New Zealand Herald
NEW YORK - Thousands of people ripped off in a widespread scam by New York City taxi drivers who illegally doubled the rate of their rides could get some money back, but that is less likely to happen ... Abuse Triggers Celibacy Row
New Zealand Herald
The scandals raging in the Catholic Church have set off an unprecedentedly public debate among senior clergy on one of Roman Catholicism's strongest taboos - the issue of whether the paedophilia in it...
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