BloombergObama Web Privacy Framework Boosts Chances for RulesBusinessWeek24 (Bloomberg) -- An Obama administration Internet privacy initiative marks the best chance for setting US standards to shield personal information in the absence of Congression…

New York Times (blog)Yemen to swear in new presidentCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff Yemeni anti-government protesters celebrate the end of the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, February 22, 2012. (CNN) -- Yemen will swear in its…

USA TODAYAre Obama, GOP hopefuls fibbing on auto bailout claims?USA TODAYTheir tales are tangled, but as reporters Calvin Woodward and Tom Krisher of the Associated Press pointed out this week, President Obama isn't telling it entirely straight eithe…

The GuardianSenegal: Under President WadeAllAfrica.comDakar — As Senegalese presidential elections approach on 26 February, the grassroots M23 and "Y'en ai marre" ("Enough is enough") opposition movements continue to hold daily protests across the…

New York Daily NewsGingrich rips Obama's apology over Koran burnings in AfghanistanNew York Daily NewsBy Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich ripped President Obama's apol…

MountainRunner.usA Blog on Understanding, Informing, and Influencing Global Publics, published ...MountainRunner.usThree months after the Memorandum, in October 1945, the House Foreign Affairs Committee convened a hearing on a bill that would make th…

Fox NewsUS needs to hold on to its few Middle East alliesFox NewsSome say the Arab Spring has revealed the hypocrisy of US foreign policy in the Middle East. The argument goes something like this: America only stands for human rights and democratizat…

The AgeFrench Left seeks a little distance from US, MerkelReuters"I don't dispute the position of French diplomacy at this point, which is doing what it can: supporting the Arab League which going is in the right direction when it asks for UN peaceke…

CBC.caUS nuclear talks with N. Korea produce progress but no breakthroughWashington Post“Diplomacy, sometimes, is a process that takes a while to work through,” Davies said. The two-day session in Beijing, the first official US contact with the N…

Globe and Mail'Friends of Syria' ready ultimatum for AssadHuffington PostThis takes time and it takes a lot of diplomacy." Clinton met Thursday in London with Juppe and foreign ministers and senior officials from about a dozen countries, including Br…

US Supreme Court Rules on Riverbed OwnershipFarm FuturesThe US Supreme Court ruled in the case PPL vs. Montana that the waterfalls of the Missouri River near Great Falls, Mont., are not navigable and therefore power company PPL does not owe the state…

Chief Justice Invites Designs That Tell Tale for Planned County CourtsAllAfrica.comThis is the invite from Chief Justice Willy Mutunga yesterday as he called on designers, artists, architects and others to come up with ideas of how new courts to be b…

US Supreme CourtLaw.comby Justice | 02/24/2012 ... In this case of first impression, the court is asked to determine whether a local municipality may use its power... by Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Cabranes and Livingston, C.JJ. | 02/24/2012 ...Cite as: U…

Former Chief Justice speaks out on AG billWLOXBy Mike McDaniel - email In his letter addressed to Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Briggs Hopson, former Mississippi Supreme Cour…

Boston.comPeru Filed Last Minute Appeal To US Supreme Court For Shipwreck Treasure ...Huffington PostPeru's last-minute emergency appeal to the US Supreme Court urged the justices to block transfer of the treasure to give that South American nation m…

Chicago TribuneJohn Boehner, House GOP, See 'Jobs Bills' As Key To 2012 Election VictoryHuffington PostBy Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON--Tucked in his left breast-coat pocket where he can pull it out to wave before TV cameras is ammunit…

RealClearPolitics"Cool" Obama Returns GOP Fire on Gas PricesRealClearPoliticsBy Alexis Simendinger - February 24, 2012 President Obama said Thursday in Miami that Republicans who want his job and others in Congress are not telling America the truth.…

Bill O'Reilly: Republican Party in good shape or in bad shape?Fox NewsBut again the GOP policy is basically to oppose what President Obama is doing. So there is nothing to be gained for me to nitpick what these guys said last night. I did, however, o…

Los Angeles TimesTop GOP rivals focus on MichiganCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- GOP presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum planned to focus their efforts Friday in Michigan, where polls show the two candidates in a neck-and-neck rac…

Boston.comGOP voters confused? Experts say give them a breakBoston.com(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By Malcolm Ritter AP Science Writer / February 24, 2012 NEW YORK—The race for the GOP presidential nomination may seem like a game of musical chairs as the…

Sen. Pat Ward Reports: Senate Democrats Use Majority to Stifle DebatePatch.comSenator says measures aimed at putting more Iowans back to work, removing growth barriers, lowering Iowans' taxes and streamlining government died because Senate Democrats…

TPMDemocrats hear from woman snubbed by GOP lawmakersBoston.comWhile the rest of the Capitol was mostly empty, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, three other Democrats and dozens of mainly young women supporters crowded into a House office building room…

Vermont Public RadioVermont Democrats file complaint over group's advertisingBurlingtonFreePress.comMONTPELIER -- When the Campaign for Vermont started last fall, founder Bruce Lisman of Shelburne declared the organization was a nonpartisan advocacy…

PoliticoDemocrats on defense in governors' racesPoliticoAs the nation's governors make their annual pilgrimage to Washington, DC, for the National Governors Association meeting starting today, Democrats are still decidedly playing defense in 2012 gub…

PoliticoDemocrats chase Arizona dreamPoliticoNot literally, of course, but Democrats are actively targeting the state this cycle with a push they hope will eventually convert Arizona to permanent swing-state status and test the GOP's appeal up and do…

Digitaltrends.comObama Web Privacy Framework Boosts Chances for RulesBusinessWeek24 (Bloomberg) -- An Obama administration Internet privacy initiative marks the best chance for setting US standards to shield personal information in the absence of Con…

USA TODAYAre Obama, GOP hopefuls fibbing on auto bailout claims?USA TODAYTheir tales are tangled, but as reporters Calvin Woodward and Tom Krisher of the Associated Press pointed out this week, President Obama isn't telling it entirely straight eithe…

USA TODAY7 states challenge birth control coverage ruleCBS NewsSeven states asked a federal judge Thursday to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outr…

New York Daily NewsGingrich rips Obama's apology over Koran burnings in AfghanistanNew York Daily NewsBy Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich ripped President Obama's apol…

AFPObama to NBA stars: U.S. has 'weathered the worst of the storm'Boston HeraldPresident Barack Obama came to the Isleworth mansion of NBA player Vince Carter on Thursday night to talk with basketball stars and a handful of others who could afford th…

Kuwait News AgencyUS Ambassador Tuller congratulates Kuwaitis Pioneering regional role praisedKuwait TimesKUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Matthew Tuller on Thursday congratulated the Kuwaiti people on the occasion of national celebrations in the coun…

Tulsa's Ambassador Hotel offers preview of Wichita plansWichita Business JournalThe Ambassador Hotel in Tulsa is described on its website as being a Mediterranean-style building graced with Italian terra-cotta relief panels and limestone cornices. It…

AFPSudan foreign minister to hold talks in BeijingAFPBEIJING — Sudan's foreign minister is to make a two-day visit to Beijing, China said Friday, as it seeks to resolve a crisis in relations between Khartoum and South Sudan, a major oil supplier. S…

Al-ArabiyaFrench ambassador returns to Syria two weeks after being recalledAl-ArabiyaIt was not immediately clear if French ambassador to Syria Eric Chevallier's return to Damascus was related to efforts to evacuate wounded French reporter Edith Bouv…

Press TV'World powers are using oil as a foreign policy tool'Press TVUnfortunately, oil has become a policy tool, a public policy tool and a foreign policy tool and all I can say is that this is really regrettable.” Oil prices in world markets have…

Austin Salutes: Cobra Gold 2012Austin NewsBan Cham Krem, THAILAND (KXAN) - Texas members of the United States Marine Corps recently took time to teach and learn along side international forces in Asia. Cobra Gold 2012 was an exercise carried out by t…

TechnoratiUS Army Uses Cloud Email System to Make Efficiency SavingsTechnoratiThe United States Army recently moved its email system to the cloud as part of a process improvement effort to save costs and improve efficiency. Mike Krieger, the Army's d…

What's hot on FacebookCapital FlyerThrashing metal guitars, crashing cymbals and driving bass lines will dominate the base theater when Team Andrews rocks out to the United States Air Force Band's rock group, Max Impact, at the promotion ceremony sch…

USA TODAYRecruitment film meets video gameCanada.comThe United States Navy's Special Warfare Command approved Act of Valor, and the United States Navy is not in the habit of fooling around, my friend. Just ask Mr. Osama bin Laden. Act of Valor thus c…

Budget Will Play Prominent Role in AUSA Discuss...defproBudget cuts for the US Department of Defense and the Army will likely play a prominent role in discussions, panels and presentations at this year's Association of the United States Army's winter…

NJ senator seeks US investigation of NYPD spyingBoston.comMenendez is the first US senator known to make such a request, though dozens of US House members have asked for a similar investigation. The Justice Department has said it's being reviewed. US…

Senator Wolf calls for Pilgrim nuclear plant shutdownFall River Herald NewsBy Rich Eldred State Sen. Dan Wolf, who represents most all of Barnstable County, called for the shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant at a forum sponsored by the Cape a…

MD senator to hold hearing on water, wastewater infrastructure, Baltimore ...Washington PostBALTIMORE — Sen. Ben Cardin says he will hold a hearing on the drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of communities nationwide. Baltimore Mayor…

Syracuse.comSenator: Fake pot threat to livesAlbany Times UnionBy Robert Gavin US Senator Charles Schumer speaks during a press conference at the US Courthouse Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 in Albany, NY Joined by local law enforcement and Albany Mayor Jer…

Daily MailMaryland Senate committee approves gay marriage billDaily MailSenator Allan Kittleman, the only Senate Republican to vote in favor of the legislation, said he is proud of his decision and not concerned about political consequences down the…

Portland State (13-13) at Sacramento State (9-17) (ET)SunHerald.comBy Sports Network - The Sports Network GAME NOTES: Needing one more win to assure themselves a spot in the Big Sky Conference Tournament, the Portland State Vikings go hunting for tha…

News10.netShermantine sent Sacramento bounty hunter letter from death row saying there ...News10.netSACRAMENTO, CA - On a day when more remains were found at a dig site in Calavaras County, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla received a new letter from dea…

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says his job should be dissolved unless ...San Francisco Chronicle (blog)A year into his term as California's Lt. Governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom said Thursday said that it's time to “g…

Sacramento city schools forum will address how kids, parents can deal with ...Sacramento BeeBullying prevention specialist Sheila Self, who works for Sacramento City Unified School District, will present research about bullying and the health implica…

CBS LocalSacramento County parking lot revenue could help arena dealSacramento BeeBy Tony Bizjakand Dale Kasler Asked by the city for help in financing an arena, Sacramento County officials countered Thursday, saying the city could receive the money…

Marketing WeekWhat to Expect at Mobile World Congress 2012Wall Street Journal (blog)According to Neil Mawston, a telecoms analyst at Strategy Analytics, most companies at Mobile World Congress will be looking to explain one of two things: “why they…

TIMECONGRESSMAN ROBERT ADERHOLT ENDORSES RICK SANTORUM FOR PRESIDENTTIMEVerona, PA - The Rick Santorum for President campaign is proud to announce that it has received the endorsement of Congressman Robert Aderholt of Alabama. Congressman Aderholt sa…

BloombergOnly Congress can possibly save Tulsa's mail-sorting centerTulsa WorldBy RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Saving Tulsa's US Postal Service mail processing center may literally take an act of Congress. Wednesday's announcement that the east…

Chicago TribuneHouse GOP leaders weigh scaling back highway billBoston.comFebruary 23, 2012|Joan Lowy, AP Facing a revolt in their ranks, House Republicans leaders are considering significantly downsizing a bill that was supposed to provide a long-te…

Globe and MailGovernment preparing legislation to end labour dispute with teachersVancouver SunEducation Minister George Abbott has asked his staff to work through the weekend to prepare legislation aimed at ending a labour dispute with BC teachers.…

Oscar predictions: Animation, foreign language and documentaryLos Angeles Times (blog)Now, predictions for the winners for animated feature and two categories in which academy members often defy conventional wisdom: foreign-language film and document…

Ice Cream Sandwich with quad-core chips ready for Mobile World CongressCNET (blog)by Kent German February 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST Follow @KentGerman As CNET prepares to depart for next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, we offer a taste o…

Immigration Enforcement: Anatomy of an ICE InvestigationHR.BLR.comWhat happens if you face an investigation from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)? In a BLR webinar titled "IRS and ICE Audit Alert: How to Avoid and Manage Payroll and Recor…

ICE HOCKEY: Saratoga claims third straight sectional titleThe SaratogianBy STAN HUDY That's starting to have a familiar ring to it as the Blue Streaks skated past rival Shenendehowa, 5-1, Thursday night at the Achilles Rink on the Union College campu…

Los Angeles TimesNumber of deportation cases drops by nearly a third, report saysLos Angeles Times(Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times / September 20, 2011) By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times The number of deportation cases filed by federal immigrati…

GUEST ESSAY: Time right to legalize medical marijuanaAttleboro Sun ChronicleAs a Massachusetts resident and taxpayer, I believe it is long overdue that we pass medical marijuana laws as other states have. Marijuana increases the quality of life for t…

Daily MailFancy seeing you here! 'Pot head' Miley Cyrus visits a medical marijuana ...Daily MailBut Miley Cyrus may be more interested in its medicinal properties after she was snapped leaving a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. The teen s…

National PostLegalization not a magic solutionBurnaby NowFour former BC attorneys general have joined four former Vancouver mayors endorsing an end to marijuana prohibition and, according to an Angus Reid poll, 78 per cent of the BC public agree it's…

Local towns raising marijuana penaltiesWicked LocalBy Laura Krantz/Daily News staff Four years ago, the state decriminalized the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, punishing lawbreakers with a $100 fine. Since then, some towns have decide…

TSNEx-Ray Elijah Dukes tried to eat marijuana, Tampa police sayTampabay.comFormer Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes was arrested early Thursday after he tried to eat a bag of marijuana, Tampa police said. The 27-year-old Dukes was pulled over about 1 am a…

ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. : Announces Agreement to Acquire Illinois ...4-tradersAlliance Resource Partners, LP (NASDAQ: ARLP) today announced that Alliance Coal, LLC ("Alliance Coal"), its wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a definitive…

AdvisorOneFed's Bullard Says He Opposes More QE With Inflation Over TargetBloombergFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said additional asset purchases are not needed with inflation including food and fuel higher than the central…

Liberty Interactive OutperformsZacks.comLiberty Interactive Inc. (LINTA) reported solid financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Quarterly total revenue of $3079 million was an improvement of 7% year over year, surpassing the Zacks Consensus…

Iceland Inflation Slows for the First Time Since NovemberBusinessWeek24 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland's annual inflation rate slowed for the first time since November, easing pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates. Inflation slowed to 6.3 perc…

Ringgit Posts Weekly Advance on Slowing Inflation, US DataBusinessWeek24 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia's ringgit gained this week after inflation slowed and better-than-expected US economic data bolstered demand for emerging-market assets. The currency tou…

BloombergHong Kong's Tycoons Back The Wrong Horse?ForbesThe frontrunner to become Hong Kong's next top leader, backed by both Beijing and the city's business elite, is now facing a growing outcry from the public urging him to quit the race. Henry Tan…

AFPUS, North Korea Hold 'Substantive' Talks in BeijingVoice of AmericaFebruary 24, 2012 US, North Korea Hold 'Substantive' Talks in Beijing Stephanie Ho | Beijing The United States and North Korea ended two days of talks in Beijing Friday with no bre…

USA TODAYApple's 'iPad' trademark skirmish moves to USUSA TODAYBy Elaine Kurtenbach, AP SHANGHAI – Apple is facing yet another challenge to its use of the iPad trademark in China — this time in a court in California. Eugene Hoshiko, AP Customers…

Moscow, Beijing reject 'interference' in SyriaBoston.comFebruary 23, 2012|Lynn Berry, AP Moscow and Beijing remain opposed to any foreign interference in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday as Russia worked to shore up international support for…

New York TimesChina propels Hong Kong's congested private jet sectorReutersBy Alison Leung | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private jet operators in Hong Kong are adding aircraft at a rapid pace as more wealthy mainland Chinese keep luxury aircraft in the cit…

Court determines fate of John Edwards sex tapeWashington Post24, 2012 - A North Carolina court ordered the John Edwards sex tape to be destroyed following a settlement, but the criminal case against the former Presidential candidate is headed to tria…

The GuardianGay marriage law likely will be up to votersBaltimore Sun (blog)The last time voters rejected legislation passed by the General Assembly was in 1974, but many observers think it could happen again in 2012. The most recent poll on the issu…

Small Town Gets Court To Ban FrackingDiscovery NewsGreen groups win a court ruling but does this mean hydraulic fracturing will be halted? By Eric Niiler The town of Dryden, NY, recently won a court ruling saying it could prohibit fracking as part of…

Globe and MailChina's Proview takes Apple iPad fight to US courtFox NewsThe lawsuit, which was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in Santa Clara County on Feb. 17 but previously unreported, claimed that Apple committed fraud when…

ABC NewsCollege Affirmative Action Threatened by USBusinessWeekThe 2003 ruling, which upheld a policy at the University of Michigan Law School, gave public and private schools a road map for setting up valid affirmative action programs -- and suggest…

FAU To Host Awesome Science Olympiad Tomorrow, Public InvitedBocaNewsNow.comFast forward a few years and FAU this morning is announcing that the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will host its fifth annual southeast Florida regional competition f…

Call for Applications: Kauffman Life Science Ventures SummitMarketWatch (press release)KANSAS CITY, MO, Feb 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Life science startups face more complex and daunting hurdles than new enterprises in non-regulated industr…

Energid Technologies Funded by the National Science Foundation to Cut Costs ...MarketWatch (press release)24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Energid Technologies Corporation received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under a two-yea…

Sydney Morning HeraldBird flu may not be so deadly after all, new analysis claimsReutersScientists led by virologist Peter Palese of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York argue in an analysis published in the online edition of the journal Scienc…

Daily MailCareer atheist Richard Dawkins admits he is in fact agnosticDaily MailBy Suzannah Hills Professor Richard Dawkins today dismissed his hard-earned reputation as a militant atheist - admitting that he is actually agnostic as he can't prove Go…

7Online WSVN-TVNew science museum to break ground FridayMiamiHerald.comA groundbreaking ceremony marks the onset of construction for the bayfront science museum in Miami that's to open in 2015. By Hannah Sampson Miami's new science museum will let vi…

Los Angeles Times7 arrested in US for rhino horn traffickingmsnbc.comThe most recent arrest took place Wednesday night when Jin Zhao Feng, a Chinese national, was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport, Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for t…

BloombergEurope Faces Pressure as G-20 Mulls IMF RoleBloombergEnlarge image Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde Adam Dean/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speak…

PM's NGO remark on K'kulam fuels a row, borne by probe: GovtDeccan ChroniclePTI Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's charge that foreign NGOs were stoking protests at the Kudankulam nuclear plant stemmed from a Home Ministry inquiry, Government said today…

CBC.caEx-Israeli security adviser praises Harper stance on IranCBC.caPrime Minister Stephen Harper met Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations Sept. 21. Netanyahu will be on Parliament Hill next Friday, March 2. Prime Ministe…

Los Angeles TimesSyria humanitarian crisis spirals out of controlCBS NewsUS, European and Arab leaders meet Friday in Tunisia to try and address the mounting crisis in Syria with a stern warning to President Bashar Assad that he must halt the siege o…

New York Times (blog)Mayweather, Lee make peace on LinFOXSports.comFloyd Mayweather Jr. and Spike Lee apparently made peace in Miami after the boxing superstar slighted Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. Madison Square Garden loyalist Lee was seen chatting…

Houston Chronicle (blog)Only drama left besides verdict is whether Stanford will talkHouston Chronicle (blog)At left is Asst. US Attorney William Stellmach. (Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle) An artist rendering shows Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford…

The AgeFrench Left seeks a little distance from US, MerkelReutersSocialist candidate Francois Hollande has also said he aims to renegotiate a European fiscal discipline treaty, irking German Chancellor Angela Merkel for whom stricter budget control i…

The Nation, PakistanPM appeals Afghan groups to join peace processThe Nation, PakistanPrime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday appealed to the Taliban leadership as well as all other Afghan groups, including Hizb-e-Islami to participate in an intra-Af…

ABC NewsPakistan Calls on Taliban to Hold Peace TalksABC NewsPakistan's prime minister has called on the Taliban and other Afghan militant groups to participate in peace talks with the government in Afghanistan. Pakistan's backing is considered criti…

Wall Street JournalWe read so you don't have to: Tax policy lessons from the OECDWashington Post (blog)Recurrent taxes on immovable property appear to have the least impact. A revenue neutral growth-oriented tax reform would, therefore, be to shift p…

Romney courts tea party voters in MichiganWashington Post24, 2012 - One day after a feisty debate, Mitt Romney addressed tea party voters in Michigan and drew applause when he attacked President Barack Obama as uninformed about the workings of the Am…

RTAfghan Koran protesters killed by policeCBS News(AP) KABUL, Afghanistan - Thousands of Afghan protesters were out on the streets in across the nation in new rallies over the burning of Korans at a US military base in Afghanistan. Afghan officials t…

USA TODAYPoll: Millionaire tax popular, but people prefer spending cuts over tax hikes ...Washington PostWASHINGTON — Most people like President Barack Obama's proposal to make millionaires pay a significant share of their incomes in taxes. Yet the…

Los Angeles TimesFirst 10 Occupy Phila. protesters are acquittedPhiladelphia InquirerBy Miriam Hill In the first full courtroom trials of Occupy Philadelphia, protesters arrested during their two-month campaign in the city, all 10 defendants were acq…

Glenn Beck's Favorite Gold Co. Must Refund $4.5 MillionIn These TimesBy Lindsay Beyerstein Beck, for his part, lavishly praised the company, telling listeners and viewers that he personally bought gold from the company and calling its executives "peo…

New York News: Glenn Beck, Vodka Billboards & SingletonsWPBF West Palm Beach+ Glenn Beck, weighs in on the Park Slope Food Co-op's proposed ban on Israeli products with his trademark moderate, even-tempered eloquence. + New York is pretty darn safe c…

MyFox HoustonSantorum Warns About Second Obama TermWall Street Journal (blog)By Colleen McCain Nelson Rick Santorum landed in friendly confines Thursday during an interview with TV and radio host Glenn Beck that touched on issues ranging from the gol…

GothamistGlenn Beck Calls Park Slope Food Coop's Potential Boycott Of Israeli Goods ...Huffington PostGlenn Beck thinks the potential boycott of Israeli products by the Park Slope Food Coop is "anti-semitic," The Brooklyn Paper reports. The former Fo…

NBCSports.comGlenn Beck criticizes ESPN's suspension of anchor over 'chink in the armor' lineNBCSports.comAP Glenn Beck is mad, and he's not going to take it anymore. Reacting to ESPN's 30-day suspension of anchor Max Bretos for using the term “chi…

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionTaiwanese group offers aid to Myanmar refugees after fireFocus Taiwan News Channel24 (CNA) A Taiwanese-founded non-profit philanthropic group said Friday that it is working with a non-government organization (NGO) to offer…

BURUNDI-TANZANIA: Refugees face mounting pressure to go homeIRINnews.orgFollowing a detailed questionnaire conducted by UNHCR and Tanzanian officials in December 2011, 33708 refugees in Mtabila were found to be “not in need of international protect…

BBC NewsChina 'sent back nine North Korean refugees'BBC NewsChina repatriated at least nine North Korean refugees last weekend, South Korea media say, despite requests by Seoul not to send them back. The South's foreign ministry, however, has not con…

MiamiHerald.comTurkey: WWII anniversary of deaths of Jewish refugees on torpedoed boat is a ...Washington PostISTANBUL — As Turkey welcomes Syrians fleeing violence, the anniversary Friday of the deaths of more than 750 Jewish refugees who were den…

Moneycontrol.comChina calls on Myanmar to ensure border securityThe Seattle TimesChina has urged Myanmar to ensure security along their common border following attacks on river shipping and inflows of refugees fleeing fighting with ethnic minority mi…

The HinduRitu Rani's winner guides India to women's hockey Olympic qualifiers finalTimes of IndiaIndia, who have now 10 points after this victory, will now face top seed South Africa, who have 13 points, in the Olympic qualifiers final on Saturday. (…

BloombergIndia Said to Propose BRICS Development Bank to Finance Emerging NationsBloombergEnlarge image India Said to Propose BRICS Bank to Fund Emerging Nations India Said to Propose BRICS Bank to Fund Emerging Nations Jin Lee/Bloomberg Brazilian Fi…

Zee NewsIrfan Pathan, India's media manager deny reports of rift in teamDaily News & AnalysisTeam India media manager GS Walia and all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Friday denied any rift between skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Virender Sehwag…

BloombergUS Said to Offer India Help With Replacing Iran Oil SupplyBloombergEnlarge image US Said to Offer India Help With Replacing Iran Oil US Said to Offer India Help With Replacing Iran Oil Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images A petrol station employee…

India not halting insurance cover on exports to IranReuters* About $3 billion arrears in Iranian payments built up * Indian export credit body aims for low exposure to Iran * Agency has exposure of up $123 million in providing cover By Mayank Bhardwa…

Bradley Manning chargedCNN (blog)John Haberland, a legal spokesman for US Army Military District of Washington. The defense could be waiting to see the outcome of various motions, Haberland said. Motions were submitted at the arraignment, mostly deal…

The WitnessVeterans welcome long overdue boostThe WitnessIn his reaction to the budget speech yesterday, Mbulelo Raymond Fihla, chairperson of the Azanian People's Army Military Veterans' Association — the veteran military wing of Pan Africanist Co…

The Military Helicopter Market 2012-2022Sacramento BeeLeading National Military Helicopter Markets 2012-20224.1 US Military Helicopter Market Forecast 2012-20224.2 Significant US Army Military Helicopter Programmes4.2.1 AH-64D Apache Block III4.2.2 A…

Photos: Mount Vernon Celebrates Washington's BirthdayPatch.comA military demonstration held by the US Army Military District of Washington took place, featuring the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, US Army 3rd Infantry, and the Commander-in-Chief's Gua…

Armed Forces Chief Hails Military Commanders' CommitmentAllAfrica.comThe meeting was attended by generals who are members of the General Staff Command, Corps of the Army, Military Regions, Commanders and Heads of military schools, units and sub-units…

Mpumalanga Set On Improving Education SystemAllAfrica.comBy Gabi Khumalo, 24 February 2012 Nelspruit — Over the next five years, the Mpumalanga government will focus its energies on overhauling the provincial education system in order to improve th…

NorthJersey.comLetter: Losing the Right to VotePatch.com14, 2012, Millburn awoke to its own St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Six of the nine members of the Millburn Board of Education the night before unilaterally usurped our right to vote on our school…

US Department of Education under secretary emphasizes community needs to help ...Greeley TribuneBy Sherrie Peif Martha Kanter the US Department of Education under secretary, speaks during a town hall meeting at the Panorama Room at the University Cen…

Oklahoma Board of Education says it aims to help low-performing schools, not ...Tulsa WorldEarlier this month, the US Department of Education granted Oklahoma regulatory relief from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The state's waiver application…

Ethridge files for Board of EducationRichmond County Daily Journalby Staff Report On Thursday, Jerry Ethridge filed for election to the Board of Education for a four-year term. “I have been in education for 35 years,” said Ethridge. “I worked f…

Cheniere Energy Reports Fourth Quarter and YE 2011 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, Cheniere Energy, Inc. ("Cheniere") (ASE:LNG) reported a net loss of $57.8 milli…

PoliticoPeter Gleick, Climate Scientist, Investigated After Heartland LeakHuffington PostBy Laird Harrison OAKLAND, Calif, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The prestigious Pacific Institute climate research group has opened an investigation of its president and fo…

Basic Energy Services to Present at J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged ...MarketWatch (press release)24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Basic Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:BAS) announced today that its management will be presenting at JP Morgan…

Daily MailGlobal warming COULD SHRINK THE HUMAN RACERegisterBy Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Modern mammals, including humans, could be at risk of shrinking as a result of global warming, just as teeny prehistoric horses shrank to a…

Chaparral Energy Announces Year-End Reserves and 2012 Guidance, Reaffirms 2011 ...MarketWatch (press release)OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb 24, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Chaparral Energy, Inc. today announced year-end 2011 reserves, 2012 Guidance and re…

BeverageDaily.comNestle Plans to Build 220 Million-Euro German Nescafe PlantBusinessWeek24 (Bloomberg) -- Nestle SA, the world's biggest food company, plans to spend 220 million euros ($295 million) to build a factory in Germany to make Nescafe Dolce…

Chicago TribuneMead-Danone to fight Nestle for Pfizer unit-sourcesReutersMead Johnson and Danone to compete together - sources * Nestle tipped as favourite as it plans to bid alone * Next bids due March 5 for $10 billion business * Heinz could pick u…

250 Show Up to Get Details of Desalination Plant (VIDEO)Patch.comBy Robin Traum A panel of seven environmentalists and experts shared information on the history of Rockland County's water supply, corporate details of United Water and its parent compa…

The AgeDesalination damages claim 'frivolous': WalshABC OnlineBy Mark DeBono The Victorian Government has denied that the builders of the Wonthaggi desalination plant, Thiess Degremont, have made a claim against the Government for lost time on the co…

Pacific Northwest water supply forecast to be near or below normal for 2012The FINANCIALThe FINANCIAL -- The Northwest River Forecast Center's latest forecasts for 2012 show near- or below-normal water supply for April to September. The map above sho…