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Salon
... which, strictly speaking, has very little to do with Palin, an ex-governor who might or might not run for president -- launched a new online contest Monday designed to focus even more attention on the speech. (Actually, though Palin isn...
Mortgage Assoc. owes lenders more than HQ's worth
Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
So far we can file this only in the Department of Irony, not Hypocrisy. But stand by. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Mortgage Bankers Association, the country's premier mortgage trade group, is selling its headquarters for $4...
Tall footballers 'more likely to be penalised'
Daily Telegraph
The research confirms the popular suspicion that small, feisty players ? such as the former Chelsea captain Dennis Wise ? can get away with rougher tackles than their taller opponents. Photo: GETTY Referees tend to give a foul against the l...
Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
MLive.com
Toyota has already recalled more than 7 million other cars for repairs in the U.S. and other countries over a sticky accelerator and floor mats that can get caught in the gas pedal. The company has consistently only said it will soon announ...
Greece to levy 40% tax rate on more earners
Reuters India
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will lower the current 75,000 euro income threshold that is subject to a 40 percent tax rate as part of reforms to urgently boost government revenues, the country's finance minister said on Monday. Greece's planned...
Asia Gasoil/Jet-India MRPL offers more March lots
Reuters India
SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is offering 40,000 tonnes of 0.5 percent sulphur gas oil and 36,000 tonnes of jet fuel for end-March lifting, tender documents showed on Monday. The diese...
Yanukovych Win Looks Sealed in Ukraine
Wall Street Journal
... Cooperation in Europe judged the vote, in which nearly 70% of the electorate turned out, as free and fair, a sign that this former Soviet republic of 46 million people is behaving more like a Western democracy. "Yesterday's vote was an ...
I Have Nothing and other songs Idol should retire
Seattle Post Intelligencer
But there has to be more up for grabs than mopey power ballads and dull country hits. A bit of advice to those who make it past the Hollywood rounds and into the top 24 -- get creative. Song choice, as Simon Cowell had said over and over, i...
More snow on the way for frozen Britain
In the News
The UK is set to experience extreme winter weather once again this week, meteorologists have forecast, with snowfall hitting London and the south-east today. As snow in the US causes chaos along parts of the east coast, including the capita...
Mexico GDP May Grow More Than 3% in 2010, Werner Says (Update1)
BusinessWeek
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s gross domestic product may rise more in 2010 than the government’s forecast of 3 percent, Deputy Finance Minister Alejandro Werner said in an interview with Bloomberg Television today. “We’re waiting for ...
Brees more caretaker than gunslinger
ESPN.com
MIAMI -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees won his first championship because of the things he didn't do in Super Bowl XLIV. He didn't try to force passes into tight coverage in his team's 31-17 win over Indianapolis. He didn't make...
New federal climate change agency proposed
Daily Oklahoman
More and more people are asking for more and more information about climate and how it's going to affect them," Lubchenco explained. So officials decided to combine climate operations into a single unit. Portions of the Weather Service that...
Public Safety officers respond to house fire on Kalamazoo's east side
MLive.com
The smoke from the fire became more intense after officers arrived and they were making a plan to cut a hole in the house’s roof. The 600 block of Dwight runs between Sherwood and Hotop avenues.
Obama's 'stupid' jab at Vegas
CNN
I don't have even 10 percent of the money Obama has, but I'm rich by my hometown standards) should have more money taken from them. Who cares about a magician losing money? Not even me. I'll be fine. My children will go to college if they w...
