Former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo retires from tennis
San Jose Mercury News
Amelie is an extraordinary player, one of the nicest and friendliest personalities on Tour, and a true champion both in tennis and in life." Asked about a possible comeback, Mauresmo said her decision was definitive. "Even if I've learned t...
First look: Harrison Ford goes to 'Extraordinary Measures'
USA Today
Harrison Ford hasn't done this for a while: saved someone else's family. But in 'Extraordinary Measures,' he's a loner scientist whose theories might save the dying children of a desperate dad.
Allegedly green Obama lights National Christmas Tree, leaves them on
Los Angeles Times
I want to, first of all, thank Secretary Salazar for not only the kind introduction, but the extraordinary work he is doing in preserving the incredible bounty and natural resources of this country. I want to thank all those involved in hel...
Nine, Odeon Leicester Square
Times Online
As he introduced the world premiere of Nine , the film’s director, Rob Marshall, paid tribute to the late Anthony Minghella, whose last project was the screenplay. “We all feel the loss of this extraordinary man,” said Marshall. The film is...
Lawmakers grill Fed chief, but a second term seems likely
Denver Post
Under your leadership, the Fed has taken extraordinary actions to right the economy," Dodd said. "These efforts played, in my view, a very significant role in arresting the financial crisis." Nonetheless, Dodd wants to strip the Fed of some...
Secret Service Puts 3 on Leave Over Gate Crashing
US News and World Report
he said Obama had not had an extraordinary number of threats against his life, contrary to her assertion, and said that Obama had received no more such threats at this point in his term than his two predecessors.
Pa. city torn by racial strife elects black mayor
AP via Yahoo! News
A little girl who trembled in her house as a National Guard tank rumbled past during York's chaotic 1969 race riots has grown up to become the first black mayor of the central Pennsylvania city.
Day of reckoning for Tiong Lai's faction
MalaysiaNews.net
KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA's second extraordinary general meeting may have been called off and replaced with a special briefing today, but the event is no less important to vice-president Datuk Seri Liow T...
Near-Zero Rates Are Hurting the Economy
Wall Street Journal
In his testimony yesterday before the Senate Banking Committee, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said, "We must be prepared to withdraw the extraordinary policy support in a smooth and timely way as markets and the economy recover." This leaves al...
Obama sees trend of corporate recovery without job growth
USA Today
And what you also saw was that we had to take some extraordinary steps around rescuing the financial system, but also providing things like unemployment insurance. So, all told, we are in a pretty deep fiscal hole. But I do think it's impor...
Comcast to weigh revising Universal Pictures script
Los Angeles Times
The industry is in transition from DVDs to electronic distribution after a period of extraordinary growth, and it [has] to contend with a new set of realities with the electronic age," he said. Among the changes that Comcast will be weighin...
Bernanke Says Fed ‘Should Have Done More’
New York Times
Chairman, the Federal Reserve has taken extraordinary actions to right the economy,” Mr. Dodd told Mr. Bernanke. “I believe that you deserve another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, and I intend to vote for your nomination.”
New rule roils High Court
Detroit News
Detroit -- A new rule that allows Michigan Supreme Court justices to disqualify each other from cases has produced extraordinary reaction from the bench.
Tampa Bay Lightning's Vinny Lecavalier lacks confidence
St. Petersburg Times
That he spoke so freely about a lack of confidence is extraordinary. This is a former 50-goal scorer who from 2006-08 racked up 200 points and was considered one of the best in the world. "Squeezing the stick," he said. "Around the net, whe...
