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Mandelson attacks 'extreme rightwing figures' for Gordon Brown ...
guardian.co.uk - 28 minutes ago
Lord Mandelson today criticised "extreme rightwing figures" for circulating rumours on the internet which led to Gordon Brown being asked on the BBC whether he had been prescribed medication to help him cope with the pressures of his job.
Pakistani Tribal Leader Among 5 Dead In Blast
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
By REUTERS BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber killed a pro-government ethnic Pashtun tribal leader and four other people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police and security officials said.
Bomb attack hits tribal Pakistan BBC News
NATO believes Karzai will win vote: report
AFP - 12 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The United States and NATO countries with forces in Afghanistan have told the government of President Hamid Karzai they believes he will be re-elected despite problems with the August 20 vote, the Washington Post reported Monday.
NATO Countries Pledge to Help Turn Insurgents Against Taliban Washington Post
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William Safire
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
In economic and foreign policy, as in fashion and music, the 1970s were largely a miserable decade. But out of that woeful time arose a generation of conservative giants in journalism and public life, among them the New York Times columnist William ...
NYT Columnist William Safire Dies at Age 79 TheCelebrityCafe.com
Obamas take a tour of their local sites
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
It was cool and mild Sunday evening in Washington, where President Obama, Michelle Obama and some of their extended family took a brisk tour of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial, both of which ...
First Family Tours the Washington Monuments NBC Connecticut
California GOP sees hope on the horizon
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
(09-28) 04:00 PDT Indian Wells, Riverside County -- California Republicans begin the 2010 campaign season with something many considered unthinkable just a few months ago - hope that they can win a major statewide race.
Conservative Republicans feel lost at California convention Sacramento Bee
GOP fired up over next year's governor's race Press-Enterprise
Solvay Sells Pharma Ops To Abbott For EUR4.5B Cash
Wall Street Journal - - 10 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--Chemical and pharmaceutical company Solvay SA (SOLB.BT) confirmed Monday it is selling its drug making activities to US rival Abbott Laboratories (ABT) for EUR4.5 billion in cash, ...
SK Tel sells back China Unicom stake for $1.3 bln
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
SEOUL/NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - South Korea's top mobile firm SK Telecom (017670.KS) sold back its stake in China Unicom (0762.
SK Telecom Sells China Unicom Stake For US$1.28B Wall Street Journal
Nikkei slumps to 2-month closing low on yen surge
Reuters - - 26 minutes ago
TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average slid 2.5 percent to its lowest close in two months on Monday, as a surge in the yen hit shares of exporters such as Tokyo Electron (8035.
WORLD FOREX:Dlr/Yen At 8Mo Low; Intervention Unlikely Wall Street Journal
Orange UK to sell Apple's iphone later this year
Reuters - - 28 minutes ago
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - France Telecom's (FTE.PA) Orange will start selling the popular Apple (AAPL.O) iphone in Britain later this year, it said on Monday, when the exclusive contract held by Telefonica's (TEF.
Orange announce UK iPhone deal BBC News
Orange signs iPhone deal with Apple guardian.co.uk
Googlle: Google releases misspelt logo to mark 11th anniversary
Telegraph.co.uk - - 44 minutes ago
Google has released a special misspelt version of its logo - apparently to mark 11 years since the company was founded. By Matthew Moore The search giant's name appeared with an extra letter "l" on its home page on Sunday, a change that did not escape ...
Google's releases a misspelt logo with two 'Ls' to celebrate its ... TopNews United States
Why does Google have two L's today? International Business Times
AT & T urges FCC probe of Google Voice service
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
The telecom giant complains that the service is reportedly restricting calls to certain areas with carriers that charge high access fees.
AT&T vs. Google Voice: Dirty Details PC World
Fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski is seized in Switzerland
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The Oscar-winning director, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in LA in 1977, fled the country before his sentencing.
Polanski faces extradition for '77 rape charge San Francisco Chronicle
'Cloudy' outshines all other films again
Los Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago
The animated movie's weekend take falls only 19%. New releases from Disney and MGM, two studios mired in corporate dramas, had disappointing box-office numbers.
'Cloudy with a Chance of...' adult entertainment Entertainment Weekly
'Trauma' could be shot in arm for SF
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
(09-27) 20:23 PDT -- It was an MVA on the Embarcadero. Motorcycle versus auto. During the morning commute, no less. A jogger was first to reach the motorcyclist, who was sprawled out on the street.
NBC show about disasters at risk of being one Boston Herald
Yankees clinch, get home edge
Detroit Free Press - 50 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees wrapped up the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the postseason Sunday, beating the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, for their 100th win of the season.
Yankees celebrate another win Philadelphia Daily News
For Yankees, the best days are still ahead Boston Globe
Blacked out, knocked down … Lions arise!
Detroit Free Press - - 55 minutes ago
After 644 losing days, 21 losing months, 18 losing Sundays, one losing Thursday, four starting quarterbacks, one fired coach, one tar-and-feathered team president and a million bad jokes about Detroit futility - after all that, ...
Redskins quarter-by-quarter breakdown Washington Times
Davis' landmark game
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
On the occasion of his 43rd game in the NFL, tight end Vernon Davis had the most productive game of his career. In Sunday's crushing 27-24 loss to Minnesota, Davis tied his career high in receptions with seven and extended his best yardage total in a ...
Favre resurrects last-minute magic Boston Globe
Lions End Losing Streak, and Vikings Keep Winning New York Times
Second wave of swine flu pandemic begins to hit US
Boston Globe - - 4 hours ago
Technician Heather Bickley tested samples for H1N1 flu at the Arizona State Health Lab in Phoenix. At least 26 states are now reporting widespread flu activity, federal officials said.
Health 'Reform' Is Income Redistribution
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
While many Americans are upset by obamacare's $1 trillion price tag, Congress is contemplating other changes with little analysis or debate.
Health-care reform prognosis: 'Congress blew it' Bizjournals.com
Answers to your health care questions Detroit Free Press
Baucus health bill would let private group write rules
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
The National Assn. of Insurance Commissioners is made up of state officials, but it's not subject to public rules, and members are often cozy with the industry.
Insurers Tally Up Baucus Bill Provisions Wall Street Journal
Op-Ed Columnist The Afghan Imperative
New York Times - - Sep 24, 2009
Always there is the illusion of the easy path. Always there is the illusion, which gripped Donald Rumsfeld and now grips many Democrats, that you can fight a counterinsurgency war with a light footprint, with cruise missiles, ...
Nine Workspaces Where Famous Folks Get Stuff Done
Lifehacker - - Sep 24, 2009
By Kevin Purdy , 5:00 PM on Thu Sep 24 2009, 25148 views Whether you prefer the clean minimalism of Steve Jobs and 37 Signals or the creative chaos of Tina Fey and Pixar, there's a lot to learn from the workspaces of the well-known.
A Cure For Cancer? Eating A Plant-Based Diet
Huffington Post (blog) - Sep 24, 2009
I have been working closely recently with a few extraordinary nutritional researchers, and I find that the information they have compiled is quite eye opening.
The Real Cougar Fans
New York Times (blog) - Sep 24, 2009
ABC, Michael Desmond, via Associated Press/ Courteney Cox, left, and Busy Philipps are shown in a scene from, “Cougar Town.” It was hard for me at first to find words for why I hated - simply hated - “Cougar Town,” the new Courteney Cox vehicle that ...
NJ woman celebrates 100th birthday — at work
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - - Sep 24, 2009
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Astrid Thoenig got dressed, went to work and sat at her desk smiling Thursday as she slid her finger gently under the envelope flap of yet another identical birthday card.