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Jan 09, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, and begins its report for Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Wednesday, January 16
Jan 09, 2008; ... Today is Wednesday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2008. There are 350 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1547 - Ivan the Terrible is crowned Russia's first czar. 1666 - France, allied with Holland, declares war on England. 1761 - ...
Obama bidding to build on momentum, sense of history
Jan 09, 2008; ... Last time ballots were cast in New Hampshire's presidential primary four years ago, hardly anyone in America knew the name Barack Obama. Now he is a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, hoping momentum will propel him to become the first U.S. black president. The historic ...
Kenyan opposition leader rejects meeting with president, who names Cabinet he dominates
Jan 09, 2008; ... Kenya's president has named half his Cabinet, angering opposition leaders who accuse him of stealing an election and now undermining attempts to mediate a power-sharing agreement to end a crisis that has left more than 500 people dead. In the hours after the Cabinet announcement ...
Wednesday, January 16
Jan 09, 2008; ... Today is Wednesday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2008. There are 350 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1547 - Ivan the Terrible is crowned Russia's first czar. 1666 - France, allied with Holland, declares war on England. 1761 - ...
Obama bidding to build on momentum, sense of history
Jan 09, 2008; ... Last time ballots were cast in New Hampshire's presidential primary four years ago, hardly anyone in America knew the name Barack Obama. Now he is a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, hoping momentum will propel him to become the first U.S. black president. The historic ...
Obama aims for 2nd blow to Clinton presidency hopes; Republicans McCain, Romney fight to last
Jan 09, 2008 ... Barack Obama hoped to take control of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday by soundly defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. In the Republican race, John McCain, the one-time front-runner whose candidacy seemed to collapse last year, ...
Kenyan opposition leader rejects meeting with president, who names Cabinet he dominates
Jan 09, 2008; ... Kenya's president has named half his Cabinet, angering opposition leaders who accuse him of stealing an election and now undermining attempts to mediate a power-sharing agreement to end a crisis that has left more than 500 people dead. In the hours after the Cabinet announcement ...
Obama aims for 2nd blow to Clinton presidency hopes; Republicans McCain, Romney fight to last
Jan 09, 2008 ... Barack Obama hoped to take control of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday by soundly defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. In the Republican race, John McCain, the one-time front-runner whose candidacy seemed to collapse last year, ...
US in NY says couple bilked 4 investors of $1.65 million in Sudan scheme
Jan 09, 2008 ... A couple who claimed their company had exotic contracts in Sudan and was eagerly sought by major financial firms bilked four investors out of $1.65 million (1.12 million) and spent much of the money on themselves, including $8,700 (5,916.35) for a birthday dinner, prosecutors said. ...
Despite blossoming romance with supermodel, French president faces tough year
Jan 09, 2008; ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy has hinted he may soon marry ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, but polls suggest he's heading toward divorce with some of the voters who put him in power. Many are irritated by Sarkozy's public flaunting of his whirlwind affair with someone whose cast of past ...
US in NY says couple bilked 4 investors of $1.65 million in Sudan scheme
Jan 09, 2008 ... A couple who claimed their company had exotic contracts in Sudan and was eagerly sought by major financial firms bilked four investors out of $1.65 million (euro1.12 million) and spent much of the money on themselves, including $8,700 (euro5,916.35) for a birthday dinner, prosecutors said....
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Jan 09, 2008 ... CRICKET: INDIA-AUSTRALIA: Indian board asks team to continue Aussie tour NEW DELHI _ India will show some maturity and continue it's cricket tour of Australia, Indian officials decide. The team will head to a practice game in Canberra while Harbhajan Singh appeals his ...
Despite blossoming romance with supermodel, French president faces tough year
Jan 09, 2008; ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy has hinted he may soon marry ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, but polls suggest he's heading toward divorce with some of the voters who put him in power. Many are irritated by Sarkozy's public flaunting of his whirlwind affair with someone whose cast of past ...
Groups say Central Park's lawn may be opened to big rallies
Jan 09, 2008; ... Central Park's Great Lawn might again be used for large public demonstrations rather than solely for events staged with help from the wealthy or corporations, lawyers for two civil rights groups said after a settlement with the city was announced Tuesday. "It's a hands-down total ...
Diary of French student killed in Nazi concentration camp published
Jan 09, 2008; ... On some days her world was awash in light, on others dark shadows enveloped her, and all of Paris. The secret diary of a young Jewish woman recounting two years under the German occupation _ published for the first time this month _ portrays the slow shattering of her life under the ...
Groups say Central Park's lawn may be opened to big rallies
Jan 09, 2008; ... Central Park's Great Lawn might again be used for large public demonstrations rather than solely for events staged with help from the wealthy or corporations, lawyers for two civil rights groups said after a settlement with the city was announced Tuesday. "It's a hands-down total ...
Bhutto's son, in media spotlight, says he fears more for his privacy than personal safety
Jan 09, 2008; ... Sweating slightly, the son of slain former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto slipped into the basement of a swanky London hotel, took his place behind a bank of microphones and looked up. Cameras flashed. He barely blinked. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took a deep breath before meeting the ...
Bhutto's son, in media spotlight, says he fears more for his privacy than personal safety
Jan 09, 2008; ... Sweating slightly, the son of slain former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto slipped into the basement of a swanky London hotel, took his place behind a bank of microphones and looked up. Cameras flashed. He barely blinked. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took a deep breath before meeting the ...
One-time 'dirty bomb' suspect Jose Padilla and 2 others to be sentenced this week in Florida
Jan 09, 2008; ... Defense lawyers raised more than 90 objections to a report recommending life in prison for Jose Padilla and two other men convicted last summer of terrorism conspiracy and other charges. The legal battle over conclusions of a presentence report marked the opening Tuesday of a lengthy ...
Survivor of massacre tells Charles Taylor trial of mass murder, mutilation, rape
Jan 09, 2008; ... A Sierra Leone clergyman has brought the horrors of his country's civil war to a Hague courtroom, becoming the first survivor of the carnage to testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. On Tuesday, Alex Tamba Teh, a small, soft-spoken pastor and ...
One-time 'dirty bomb' suspect Jose Padilla and 2 others to be sentenced this week in Florida
Jan 09, 2008; ... Defense lawyers raised more than 90 objections to a report recommending life in prison for Jose Padilla and two other men convicted last summer of terrorism conspiracy and other charges. The legal battle over conclusions of a presentence report marked the opening Tuesday of a lengthy ...
Survivor of massacre tells Charles Taylor trial of mass murder, mutilation, rape
Jan 09, 2008; ... A Sierra Leone clergyman has brought the horrors of his country's civil war to a Hague courtroom, becoming the first survivor of the carnage to testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. On Tuesday, Alex Tamba Teh, a small, soft-spoken pastor and ...
Former rebel leader to become Kosovo's prime minister
Jan 09, 2008; ... A former rebel leader is poised to become Kosovo's prime minister Wednesday, and he is expected to lead the troubled province to independence from Serbia this year. Hashim Thaci, 39, will head a coalition government that will try to steer the province through a declaration of ...
Former rebel leader to become Kosovo's prime minister
Jan 09, 2008; ... A former rebel leader is poised to become Kosovo's prime minister Wednesday, and he is expected to lead the troubled province to independence from Serbia this year. Hashim Thaci, 39, will head a coalition government that will try to steer the province through a declaration of ...
US dollar lower against Japanese yen in early Tokyo trading
Jan 09, 2008 ... The U.S. dollar was trading at 108.94 yen at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday ...
US dollar lower against Japanese yen in early Tokyo trading
Jan 09, 2008 ... The U.S. dollar was trading at 108.94 yen at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday ...
Scientists say biological clock plays vital role in monarch butterfly migration
Jan 09, 2008; ... Scientists have discovered genetic information that helps explain how monarch butterflies find their way from Canada to winter nesting grounds in the mountains of Mexico. The study, published online Tuesday in the PLoS Biology Journal and the Public Library of Science, found that the ...
Illegal immigrants turn to identity theft to thwart checks on employment
Jan 09, 2008; ... When U.S. Air Force veteran Marcos Miranda had his identity stolen, he went from being a valued customer and employee to a government statistic _ one of thousands of identity theft victims caught up each year in the crackdown on illegal immigrants. Identity theft has been a growing ...
Scientists say biological clock plays vital role in monarch butterfly migration
Jan 09, 2008; ... Scientists have discovered genetic information that helps explain how monarch butterflies find their way from Canada to winter nesting grounds in the mountains of Mexico. The study, published online Tuesday in the PLoS Biology Journal and the Public Library of Science, found that the ...
Illegal immigrants turn to identity theft to thwart checks on employment
Jan 09, 2008; ... When U.S. Air Force veteran Marcos Miranda had his identity stolen, he went from being a valued customer and employee to a government statistic _ one of thousands of identity theft victims caught up each year in the crackdown on illegal immigrants. Identity theft has been a growing ...
Tundra-Cat is no child's toy; huge vehicle is gentle on Arctic environment
Jan 09, 2008; ... With tires 5 1/2 feet tall (1.7 meters tall), the Tundra-Cat could be considered an Alaska-sized toy for big boys. That would be a mistake. The vehicle designed for use in the oil fields _ looking a lot like a monster truck _ has a tender touch when it comes to the delicate Arctic ...
Tundra-Cat is no child's toy; huge vehicle is gentle on Arctic environment
Jan 09, 2008; ... With tires 5 1/2 feet tall (1.7 meters tall), the Tundra-Cat could be considered an Alaska-sized toy for big boys. That would be a mistake. The vehicle designed for use in the oil fields _ looking a lot like a monster truck _ has a tender touch when it comes to the delicate Arctic ...
For Latino Catholics, Quinceaera ritual provides lessons on faith, family _ and sex
Jan 09, 2008; ... On the day she is to become a woman, Monica Reyes sits in front of the church for Mass. Her white dress _ sewn in her mother's Mexican hometown _ spills over her chair like an oversized lampshade. The priest urges her to live as a daughter of God. Her parents give her a gold ring ...
For Latino Catholics, Quinceanera ritual provides lessons on faith, family _ and sex
Jan 09, 2008; ... On the day she is to become a woman, Monica Reyes sits in front of the church for Mass. Her white dress _ sewn in her mother's Mexican hometown _ spills over her chair like an oversized lampshade. The priest urges her to live as a daughter of God. Her parents give her a gold ring ...
Military: Bomb blamed on rebels kills Sri Lanka gov't minister, wounds 10 others people
Jan 09, 2008; ... A roadside bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed a Sri Lankan government minister in an attack likely to intensify the civil war already raging across the Indian Ocean island nation. President Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the assassination Tuesday as proof of the rebel group's ...
Military: Bomb blamed on rebels kills Sri Lanka gov't minister, wounds 10 others people
Jan 09, 2008; ... A roadside bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed a Sri Lankan government minister in an attack likely to intensify the civil war already raging across the Indian Ocean island nation. President Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the assassination Tuesday as proof of the rebel group's ...
World Golf Glance
Jan 09, 2008; ... Site: Honolulu. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Waialae Country Club (7,044 yards, 6,441 meters, par 70). Purse: $5.3 million (3.6 million). Winner's share: $954,000 (649,000). Last year: Paul Goydos won for the first time in 11 years, birdieing the ...
Malaysia backtracks on reported ban on Indian workers after furor in India
Jan 09, 2008; ... Malaysia has not frozen the recruitment of workers from India, a Cabinet minister said, denying earlier reports by government officials that triggered a furor in India. "I spoke to the prime minister and the Home Ministry secretary-general. The statement is not true," Works ...
World Golf Glance
Jan 09, 2008; ... Site: Honolulu. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Waialae Country Club (7,044 yards, 6,441 meters, par 70). Purse: $5.3 million (euro3.6 million). Winner's share: $954,000 (euro649,000). Last year: Paul Goydos won for the first time in 11 years, ...
Malaysia backtracks on reported ban on Indian workers after furor in India
Jan 09, 2008; ... Malaysia has not frozen the recruitment of workers from India, a Cabinet minister said, denying earlier reports by government officials that triggered a furor in India. "I spoke to the prime minister and the Home Ministry secretary-general. The statement is not true," Works ...
Maldives president escapes assassination attempt with help of boy scout
Jan 09, 2008; ... A Maldivian boy scout foiled an assassination attempt on the leader of his tiny nation, grabbing an attacker's knife as the man jumped out of a crowd of well-wishers and lunged at President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a government official said. Gayoom was unhurt, but his shirt was ripped ...
Maldives president escapes assassination attempt with help of boy scout
Jan 09, 2008; ... A Maldivian boy scout foiled an assassination attempt on the leader of his tiny nation, grabbing an attacker's knife as the man jumped out of a crowd of well-wishers and lunged at President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a government official said. Gayoom was unhurt, but his shirt was ripped ...
With Woods around, the questions is this: Who's No. 2?
Jan 09, 2008; ... The darkness of dawn at Waialae Country Club on Tuesday wasn't enough to prevent a long line of U.S. PGA Tour players waiting to start their practice round at the Sony Open, the first full-field event of the season. Among the early risers was Jason Day, the 19-year-old from Australia, ...
Bush signs bill aimed at preventing severely mentally ill from buying guns in US
Jan 09, 2008; ... President George W. Bush signed legislation aimed at preventing people who have severe mental illness from buying guns, a rare bipartisan agreement with the Democratic-led Congress prompted by a shooting at a major university in which a deranged gunman killed 32 fellow students and himself. ...
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Jan 09, 2008; ... The darkness of dawn at Waialae Country Club on Tuesday wasn't enough to prevent a long line of U.S. PGA Tour players waiting to start their practice round at the Sony Open, the first full-field event of the season. Among the early risers was Jason Day, the 19-year-old from Australia, ...
Bush signs bill aimed at preventing severely mentally ill from buying guns in US
Jan 09, 2008; ... President George W. Bush signed legislation aimed at preventing people who have severe mental illness from buying guns, a rare bipartisan agreement with the Democratic-led Congress prompted by a shooting at a major university in which a deranged gunman killed 32 fellow students and himself. ...
Layoffs announced at US nuclear dump site after cuts in federal funding
Jan 09, 2008; ... The U.S. Energy Department is cutting operations and the chief contractor is laying off its staff at the desert site where the government plans to build a national nuclear waste repository, officials said. "The tunnel is closed," Yucca ...
Layoffs announced at US nuclear dump site after cuts in federal funding
Jan 09, 2008; ... The U.S. Energy Department is cutting operations and the chief contractor is laying off its staff at the desert site where the government plans to build a national nuclear waste repository, officials said. "The tunnel is closed," Yucca Mountain project and Energy Department ...
1 dead as tornado hits hamlet in central Arkansas; 3 killed in Indiana flooding
Jan 09, 2008; ... A line of thunderstorms fed by warm weather continued spinning off unusual January tornadoes Tuesday, killing a man in Arkansas and carrying a cow close to a mile. At least three people died and hundreds evacuated because of flooding in Indiana, where more than 5 inches of rain in ...
1 dead as tornado hits hamlet in central Arkansas; 3 killed in Indiana flooding
Jan 09, 2008; ... A line of thunderstorms fed by warm weather continued spinning off unusual January tornadoes Tuesday, killing a man in Arkansas and carrying a cow close to a mile. At least three people died and hundreds evacuated because of flooding in Indiana, where more than 5 inches of rain in ...
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health deteriorates, with signs of internal bleeding
Jan 09, 2008; ... The life of former Indonesian dictator Suharto was hanging in the balance, with doctors saying he was suffering from internal bleeding, a fluid buildup in his lungs and low-level heart failure. The 86-year-old, whose regime was widely regarded as one of most corrupt and brutal of the ...
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health deteriorates, with signs of internal bleeding
Jan 09, 2008; ... The life of former Indonesian dictator Suharto was hanging in the balance, with doctors saying he was suffering from internal bleeding, a fluid buildup in his lungs and low-level heart failure. The 86-year-old, whose regime was widely regarded as one of most corrupt and brutal of the ...
With an early start and new courses at Bob Hope Classic, some players skip Sony Open
Jan 09, 2008; ... It used to make sense for players on Maui for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship to take a 30-minute flight over to Oahu for the Sony Open the following week. This year, however, nine of the 31 players at Kapalua headed east to the mainland. One reason for more ...
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Jan 09, 2008; ... It used to make sense for players on Maui for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship to take a 30-minute flight over to Oahu for the Sony Open the following week. This year, however, nine of the 31 players at Kapalua headed east to the mainland. One reason for more ...
Bear Stearns' Cayne gives up CEO position in latest Wall Street shake-up
Jan 09, 2008; ... Bear Stearns Cos. Chief Executive James "Jimmy" Cayne said Tuesday he will give up day-to-day control of the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank amid unprecedented losses from the subprime mortgage crisis. Cayne, 73, will serve as non-executive chairman, according to an ...
Bear Stearns' Cayne gives up CEO position in latest Wall Street shake-up
Jan 09, 2008; ... Bear Stearns Cos. Chief Executive James "Jimmy" Cayne said Tuesday he will give up day-to-day control of the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank amid unprecedented losses from the subprime mortgage crisis. Cayne, 73, will serve as non-executive chairman, according to an ...
New principal hired at New York's 1st Arabic-themed school
Jan 09, 2008; ... A new principal was hired for the city's first Arabic-themed public school, the education department announced Tuesday, five months after the academy's founding principal said she was forced to resign. Holly Reichert, who graduated from Columbia University and has taught in the Middle ...
New principal hired at New York's 1st Arabic-themed school
Jan 09, 2008; ... A new principal was hired for the city's first Arabic-themed public school, the education department announced Tuesday, five months after the academy's founding principal said she was forced to resign. Holly Reichert, who graduated from Columbia University and has taught in the Middle ...
Ex-Marine: Civilians died unnecessarily in Afghanistan shooting
Jan 09, 2008; ... A former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence sergeant testified that up to 19 Afghan civilians died unnecessarily as his special operations unit responded to a car bomb attack on its convoy. "I really felt there were a lot of people who died who didn't need to," Nathaniel Travers ...
Ex-Marine: Civilians died unnecessarily in Afghanistan shooting
Jan 09, 2008; ... A former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence sergeant testified that up to 19 Afghan civilians died unnecessarily as his special operations unit responded to a car bomb attack on its convoy. "I really felt there were a lot of people who died who didn't need to," Nathaniel Travers ...
Bear Stearns' Cayne gives up CEO position in latest Wall Street shake-up
Jan 09, 2008; ... Bear Stearns Cos. Chief Executive James "Jimmy" Cayne said Tuesday he will give up day-to-day control of the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank amid unprecedented losses from the subprime mortgage crisis. Cayne, 73, will serve as non-executive chairman, according to an ...
Bear Stearns' Cayne gives up CEO position in latest Wall Street shake-up
Jan 09, 2008; ... Bear Stearns Cos. Chief Executive James "Jimmy" Cayne said Tuesday he will give up day-to-day control of the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank amid unprecedented losses from the subprime mortgage crisis. Cayne, 73, will serve as non-executive chairman, according to an ...
Brazil police recover stolen paintings by Picasso, Portinari
Jan 09, 2008; ... Police recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari worth millions of dollars (euros) stolen last month from a Brazilian museum and arrested two people, officials said Tuesday. The suspects had the paintings when they were arrested, according to police spokeswoman Rosa ...
Brazil police recover stolen paintings by Picasso, Portinari
Jan 09, 2008; ... Police recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari worth millions of dollars (euros) stolen last month from a Brazilian museum and arrested two people, officials said Tuesday. The suspects had the paintings when they were arrested, according to police spokeswoman Rosa ...