LINDSEY VONN CLINCHES THIRD STRAIGHT WORLD CUP OVERALL TITLE Olympic gold medalist clinches overall title before winning super-G race in Germany.
Source: Los Angeles Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports COURT OKS TV RULES OPPOSED BY COMCAST, CABLEVISION WASHINGTON -- A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms.
Source: Los Angeles Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Business STRIKE IS SET AFTER TALKS FAIL AT BRITISH AIRWAYS British Airways cabin crew are preparing to walk off the job for seven days later this month after talks with management broke down without an agreement.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World CLEARER LIMITS SOUGHT IN MALAYSIA FOR SHARIAH COURTS' ROLE Lawyers and religious minorities have called for a clearer divide between Malaysia?s secular and religious courts.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World WASHINGTON AREA HOUSING MARKET IS GETTING COMPETITIVE AGAIN, BUYERS AND BROKERS REPORT It's getting competitive out there in the Washington area housing market, according to real estate brokers and buyers. And February market statistics just reported from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, the local multiple listing service, back up
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Business OBAMA EXPECTED TO APPOINT YELLEN AS FED VICE CHAIR With the expected appointment of Janet Yellen to be vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, President Obama would be putting a close ally of Ben Bernanke and an economist who views supporting growth as the most immediate challenge ahead in the No. 2 spot at
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Business OBAMA DELAYS ASIA TRIP TO FOCUS ON ON HEALTH CARE President Obama has delayed his upcoming trip to Asia by three days to remain in Washington for what could be the climax of his year-long battle for health care reform, his press secretary announced via Twitter this morning.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Politics OBAMA DELAYS ASIA TRIP TO FOCUS ON ON HEALTH CARE President Obama has delayed his upcoming trip to Asia by three days to remain in Washington for what could be the climax of his year-long battle for health care reform, his press secretary announced via Twitter this morning.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: World STOCKS HIGHER ON SURPRISING RETAIL SALES GROWTH Stocks are rising in early trading after retail sales unexpectedly rose in February, raising hopes that the economy may be gaining momentum.
Source: Los Angeles Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Business LIONS GATE REJECTS ICAHN OFFER TO BUY SHARES SANTA MONICA -- Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected an offer from activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio by buying up to 13.2 million shares.
Source: Los Angeles Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Business RETAIL SALES RISE 0.3% IN FEBRUARY WASHINGTON -- Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining m
Source: Los Angeles Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Business IN REMATCH WITH MARYLAND IN ACC TOURNAMENT, GEORGIA TECH LOOKS INSIDE GREENSBORO, N.C. -- In the moments after Maryland junior guard Cliff Tucker made a game-winning three-pointer to beat Georgia Tech three weeks ago, Yellow Jackets guard Glen Rice Jr. began second-guessing himself. In that situation -- his team up by one w
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports WASHINGTON NATIONALS ARE BETTER, BUT THEY'RE AT A LOSS TO PROVE IT VIERA, FLA.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports HOYAS, FREEMAN ANSWER QUESTIONS WITH BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCE NEW YORK -- Georgetown entered the Big East tournament dogged by questions and good bit of skepticism.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports SOME TAX ISSUES TO CONSIDER ON MORTGAGE WRITE-DOWNS With the Obama administration and private lenders actively considering mortgage principal-reduction programs to help financially distressed homeowners, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a new advisory to taxpayers who receive -- or seek to receive -
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Business TREASURY HOPES NEW RULES SEND SHORT SALES TO THE RESCUE OF UNDERWATER MORTGAGES With new Treasury Department rules designed to expedite short sales set to take effect April 5, relief can't come soon enough for some area buyers, sellers and real estate agents who have waded through a long and arduous process to get short sales approve
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Business AMERICANS' NET WORTH RISES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT QUARTER Americans regained more of their shrunken wealth last quarter, mainly because of gains in stock portfolios. The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that household net worth rose 1.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, to $54.2 trillion. Net worth rose 4.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Business TWIN SUICIDE BOMBINGS KILL SCORES IN PAKISTANI CITY ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Twin suicide bombings targeting an army convoy ripped through a densely populated neighborhood bazaar in the eastern city of Lahore on Friday, killing at least 39 people, police said.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: World SOCCER STADIUM HIGHLIGHTS TENSIONS IN S. AFRICA Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games this summer is rising, poverty remains prevalent in South Africa.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports ISRAELIS BLOCK PALESTINIANS FROM HOLY SITE On Friday, Israeli police prevented young Palestinian men from praying at a holy site in Jerusalem, and Israel's military imposed a general ban on travel by Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA DENIES INTERVIEW Winnie Madikizela-Mandela issued a statement saying she did not give an interview to Nadira Naipaul, in which she was quoted making harsh statements about her ex-husband.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World HEAD OF GERMAN CHURCH APOLOGIZES TO ABUSE VICTIMS The head of Germany?s Catholic Church after meeting Pope Benedict on Friday apologized to victims of child abuse by priests.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World SOCCER STADIUM HIGHLIGHTS TENSIONS IN S. AFRICA Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games this summer is rising, poverty remains prevalent in South Africa.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World ISRAEL SEALS OFF WEST BANK TO PREVENT UNREST Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel, in reaction to clashes following Friday prayers that have taken place in the past few weeks.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World TAX-PREPARATION SOFTWARE FROM TURBOTAX AND H&R BLOCK HAVE DRAWBACKS, BENEFITS Tax-preparation programs are an unnecessary evil. We don't need special software to pay other bills, but our elected representatives' perpetual tinkering with the tax code makes paying for our share of government so mind-numbingly complex that most of us
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Tecnology BA CABIN CREW TO STRIKE FOR 7 DAYS THIS MONTH LONDON -- British Airways PLC cabin crew plan to strike for a total of seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travellers ahead of Easter holidays, after talks with management over changes to pay and working conditions broke down.
Source: Washington Post - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports LIGETY WINS GS TITLE, JANKA TAKES WORLD CUP Ted Ligety won the World Cup giant slalom title and Carlo Janka won the overall World Cup title.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports LINDSEY VONN WINS WORLD CUP GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Standing atop the mountain, Lindsey Vonn already was the best skier in the world for the third year in a row.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: Sports CURRENTS: TAKING STOCK IN THE TESTIMONY OF THE CROWD Ushahidi, which has become a hero of the Haitian and Chilean earthquakes, may have something larger to tell us about the future of humanitarianism, innovation and the nature of what we label truth.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
Category: World JAPANESE COAST GUARD ARRESTS ANTI-WHALING SKIPPER The Japanese Coast Guard arrested the skipper of an anti-whaling vessel on Friday and charged him with illegally boarding a whaling ship.
Source: New York Times - 12/03/2010
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