12Mar

Deadly Blast Shakes Pakistan City

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Police say a suicide bomber targeting an army vehicle struck the city of Lahore with many casualties feared.

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12Mar

Afghan Tribal Rivalries Bedevil a U.S. Plan

Posted by ADMiN as Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), New York Times, News, Tribes and Tribalism

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Fighting between Afghan subtribes raises questions about using tribes as part of a counterinsurgency strategy.

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12Mar

‘The Demons’: 12-Hour Play, and Endless Bragging Rights

Posted by ADMiN as Culture, Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Theater, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York Times, News, Stein, Peter, Theater

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“The Demons,” a 12-hour production of a grim Dostoyevsky novel that will be performed only twice, may be the must-see show of the New York theater season.

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12Mar

New Earmark Rules Have Lobbyists Scrambling

Posted by ADMiN as Campaign Finance, Defense Contracts, Earmarks (Finance), Lobbying and Lobbyists, New York Times, News, United States Politics and Government

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Lobbyists and military contractors dependent on lucrative no-bid contracts were looking for ways to get around the new House ban involving commercial companies.

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12Mar

U.C.L.A. 75, Arizona 69: U.C.L.A. Ends Arizona’s N.C.A.A. Tournament Streak

Posted by ADMiN as College Athletics, Floyd, Tim, Hill, Jordan, Jennings, Brandon, Miller, Sean, NCAA Basketball Tournament (Men), New York Times, News, O'Neill, Kevin, Olson, Lute, Pacific-10 Conference, Sutton, Eddie, University of Arizona, University of California, Los Angeles, Williams, Derrick

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With little fanfare or resistance, Arizona’s streak of 25 consecutive N.C.A.A. appearances came to an end.

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12Mar

Janet Yellen Is Said to Be Picked for a Fed Seat

Posted by ADMiN as Appointments and Executive Changes, Economics, Federal Reserve System, Geithner, Timothy F, New York Times, News, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, White House Council of Economic Advisers, Yellen, Janet L

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Janet L. Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is thought to favor keeping interest rates low to stimulate economic growth and reduce joblessness.

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12Mar

Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care

Posted by ADMiN as Harkin, Tom, Health Insurance and Managed Care, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Miller, George, New York Times, News, Pell Grants, Reform and Reorganization, Scholarships and Fellowships, Senate, Student Loans

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The deal would bundle a bill on student loan overhaul into an expedited budget package along with the Democratic health care legislation.

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12Mar

Cuomo to Recuse Himself From Paterson Investigations

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Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo appointed an independent counsel, Judith S. Kaye, to take over his office’s investigations of Gov. David A. Paterson.

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12Mar

Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny

Posted by ADMiN as Agriculture, Justice Department, Monsanto Co, New York Times, News, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Seeds

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A Justice Department antitrust investigation of the seed industry is apparently focused on Monsanto.

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12Mar

Obama Social Secretary Ran Into Sharp Elbows

Posted by ADMiN as New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Obama, Michelle, Presidents and Presidency (US), Rogers, Desiree, Salahi, Michaele, Salahi, Tareq, United States Politics and Government, White House (Washington, DC)

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The rise and fall of Desirée Rogers, the White House social secretary, is in some ways a familiar Washington tale.

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12Mar

Lehman Brothers Hid Borrowing, Examiner Says

Posted by ADMiN as Banks and Banking, Fuld, Richard S Jr, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, New York Times, News, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

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The Wall Street bank used accounting gimmicks to hide its financial weakness in the months before its bankruptcy, according to a 2,200-page report.

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12Mar

Patchwork Retirement Plan Adds to Greece’s Debt Woes

Posted by ADMiN as Greece, International Trade and World Market, Labor and Jobs, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Retirement

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Greece’s retirement plan, which lets 14 percent of its work force retire early, has become divisive in Europe.

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12Mar

Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Health Claims

Posted by ADMiN as New York State, New York Times, News, September 11 (2001), Suits and Litigation, World Trade Center (NYC)

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A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers who sued the city over damage to their health, according to city officials.

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12Mar

Opponents File Challenges as Maliki Is Said to Hold Early Edge in Iraq Vote

Posted by ADMiN as Elections, Iraq, Iraq War (2003- ), Maliki, Nuri Kamal al-, New York Times, News

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Protests by opponents of the prime minister appeared to delay the announcement of the preliminary results and could undermine public acceptance of the outcome.

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12Mar

A Trailblazer of Civil Rights Dies Forgotten

Posted by ADMiN as Alzheimer's Disease, Blacks, Civil Rights and Liberties, Elderly, New York Times, News, South Carolina

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Neighbors were startled to learn that Juanita W. Goggins, who had frozen to death at home, was the first black woman elected to the South Carolina legislature.

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11Mar

How Do You Say ‘Jersey Shore’ in Russian?

Posted by ADMiN as Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Highlights, New York Times, News, People & Neighborhoods, Pop Culture, Reality Television, Russian-Americans

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At a casting call in Brooklyn for the Russian equivalent of "Jersey Shore," some of the accents are different but the lifestyle seems familiar.

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11Mar

Board’s Decision to Close 28 Kansas City Schools Follows Years of Inaction

Posted by ADMiN as Education and Schools, Kansas City (Mo), New York Times, News, Shutdowns (Institutional), Teachers and School Employees

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The decision to shutter 28 of its 61 schools reveals the depth of dysfunction in the chaotic, almost non-functioning Kansas City School Board.

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11Mar

Georgetown 91, Syracuse 84: Syracuse Has a Scare in a Loss to Georgetown

Posted by ADMiN as Basketball, Big East Conference, Georgetown University, NCAA Basketball Tournament (Men), New York Times, News, Syracuse University

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Syracuse center Arinze Onuaku left with an injury but is expected to be back for the N.C.A.A. tournament.

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11Mar

Holder Failed to Disclose Detainee Briefs on Policy

Posted by ADMiN as Detainees, Holder, Eric H Jr, Justice Department, New York Times, News

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A Justice Department spokesman said the omission by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during his confirmation hearings was inadvertent.

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11Mar

Dodd to Press Ahead on Financial Regulation Bill

Posted by ADMiN as Banks and Banking, Dodd, Christopher J, New York Times, News, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Senate

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Senator Bob Corker, a Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, called Senator Christopher J. Dodd’s announcement on Thursday “very disappointing.”

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