Last year the G.O.P. pulled off two spectacular examples of bait-and-switch campaigning. Medicare, where the same people who screamed about death panels are now trying to dismantle the whole program, was the most obvious. But the same thingh…
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Story comes courtesy of California Watch.By Louis FreedbergThe likelihood is growing that many school districts will have to cut the number of days students spend in class in response to the state’s deepening budget crisis, according to stat…
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced on Monday that he will not run for president in the next election cycle.The Magnolia State Republican issued the following statement:”I will not be a candidate for president next year. This has be…
The magazine industry emerged this year from the most perilous downturn in its history with a set of unmistakable powerhouse titles celebrated here in Adweek’s 31st annual Hot List. Those that made the cut, from Food Network Magazine at No. …
ATHENS, Greece — It’s an anniversary few are celebrating. A year ago Saturday, with its faltering economy days away from bankruptcy, Greece ended months of speculation and requested bailout loans.Prime Minister George Papandreou chose the r…
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has not requested an extension of an end-2011 deadline for the United States to withdraw its troops, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, following talks with Iraq’s prime minister.Admiral Mike Mullen, chair…
Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader, has broken his 20-year silence, and is speaking out about global warming.Manson, now 76 years old, was accused of brainwashing members of his commune known as “The Manson Family.” He was jailed 40…
SEOUL — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday the Obama administration is determined to pass a free trade pact with South Korea this year and complete the largest such agreement for the United States since her husband was pr…
WASHINGTON (Deborah Zabarenko) – A U.S. law from the pick-and-shovel days of the Western frontier now threatens natural treasures including Grand Canyon National Park as mining claims on public lands proliferate, an environmental group sai…
NEW YORK (Michelle Nichols) – Rich Americans are expected to spend an extra $26.6 billion on luxury goods this year but they will do so with an eye toward value as the country recovers from recession, a poll released on Friday found.Spending…
MOSCOW — Russia has banned the hunting of polar bears this year, thanks to a group with close ties to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a longtime defender of large endangered animals.A Russian-U.S. commission last year agreed to restrict pola…
Armed with buckets and water pistols, locals and tourists alike took to the streets of Bangkok on Wednesday to mark the start of the Buddhist New Year. Also known as Songkran, the three-day water festival is also celebrated throughout Cambod…
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Europe On Fifteen Hundred Yuan A Day
For several millennia, ordinary people in China were discouraged from venturing beyond the Middle Kingdom, but before the recent New Year’s holiday–the Year of the Rabbit began on February 3rd–local newspapers were dense with international…
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2011 NBA Coach Of The Year Goes To…
This is the fourth installment of our 2011 NBA Awards coverage. You can also read about the MVP, the Rookie of the Year and the Most Improved Player awards. Our thoughts on Defensive Player of the Year will be posted Tuesday.The NBA’s Coac…
WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down small banks in Illinois and Nevada, lifting the number of U.S. bank failures so far this year to 28 after 157 succumbed in 2010 to the gutted economy and mounting bad loans.The Federal Deposi…
UFC light-heavyweight Thiago Silva has been suspended for one year and fined a total of $33,750 by the Nevada state athletic commission upon his admission that he used steroids and then provided a fake urine sample in order to pass a UFC 125…
HONOLULU — Gladys Burrill wasn’t thinking about breaking a world record when she power-walked and jogged through the Honolulu Marathon at age 92.But Burrill, a part-time Hawaii resident nicknamed the “Gladyator,” learned soon after fin…
(Reuters) – BP has struck a deal with U.S. regulators that will allow it to resume deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a year after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, the Sunday Times reported.The oil major was understood to have gran…
Corrects paragraph to say $4.9 billion, instead of millionNEW YORK (By Matthew Goldstein) – The richest 25 hedge fund managers made a bit less money last year.Read More…
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters/Stuart Grudgings) – A widespread drought in the Amazon rain forest last year was worse than the “once-in-a-century” dry spell in 2005 and may have a bigger impact on global warming than the United States does in a yea…
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Chinese New Year In Los Angeles
The 112th annual Golden Dragon parade had just started, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was at the head of the pack. He led the crowds in a tri-lingual lesson on new year’s greetings: “Repeat after me. This is Cantonese for Happy New Year: ‘K…
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and its incidence continues to rise. Each year 12.7 million people discover they have cancer and 7.6 million people die from the disease. However, evidence shows that 30 – 40 percent of th…
From Beijing to Bangkok, Asian cities rang in Chinese New Year on Thursday with traditional performances, spectacular parades and dazzling firework displays. In Singapore, lion and dragon dancers took to the streets, while elaborate floats l…
DALLAS — Now that the voters have chosen Troy Polamalu over Clay Matthews for The Associated Press 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, the two stars can prove their worth against each other on the field.In the Super Bowl.Read …
WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday closed banks in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, lifting to 11 the number of bank failures in 2011 following last year’s toll of 157 taken down by the weak economy and piles of soured loan…
BANGKOK — Many Asians believe the Year of the Rabbit means good luck for those born under that zodiac sign, but conservationists warn that the furry creatures themselves are being loved to death in Asia and some species are dying away …
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. plans to hire more than 6,200 workers this year in the biggest expansion yet by the Internet’s most profitable company.The hiring spree will likely be welcomed by President Barack Obama, who is expected to e…
This year, Julianne Moore and Jay Leno will join the ranks of Hasty Pudding’s men and women of the year.The Harvard theater troupe honors performers who have made a “lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment.” They’ve…
DETROIT — General Motors says it sold more cars and trucks in China last year than it did in the U.S. for the first time in its 102-year history.The company sold 2.35 million vehicles in China. That’s about 136,000 more than it sold in the…
GENEVA — Last year tied with 1998 and 2005 for the warmest year on record, providing further evidence that the planet is slowly heating up, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.The World Meteorological Organization said average temper…
