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Jan 12, 2008 ... Ld-Writethru,0552 Writers will not picket Golden Globes after media access is expanded Eds: UPDATES with writers saying they will not picket Golden Globes. ADDS comments on media access. By LYNN ELBER AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) ...
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Jan 12, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, and begins its report for Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Writers will not picket Golden Globes after media access is expanded
Jan 12, 2008; ... Striking Hollywood writers said they had decided not to picket the Golden Globe Awards because organizers of Sunday's event changed it from an exclusive NBC broadcast to an event open to all media. The Writers Guild of America issued a brief statement Friday saying it had given the ...
Writers will not picket Golden Globes after media access is expanded
Jan 12, 2008; ... Striking Hollywood writers said they had decided not to picket the Golden Globe Awards because organizers of Sunday's event changed it from an exclusive NBC broadcast to an event open to all media. The Writers Guild of America issued a brief statement Friday saying it had given the ...
Taiwanese goes to the polls in crucial legislative elections
Jan 12, 2008 ... Taiwanese voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new 113-seat Legislature, a contest widely seen as a referendum on President Chen Shui-bian's efforts to carve out a non-Chinese identity for the self-governing island. About 17 million people were eligible to vote. Participation ...
Taiwanese goes to the polls in crucial legislative elections
Jan 12, 2008 ... Taiwanese voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new 113-seat Legislature, a contest widely seen as a referendum on President Chen Shui-bian's efforts to carve out a non-Chinese identity for the self-governing island. About 17 million people were eligible to vote. Participation ...
Miley Cyrus' brief use of an onstage body double causes a stir on Internet
Jan 12, 2008; ... The body double was only on stage for a few seconds, and the switch was relatively innocuous. But since it involved the "Hannah Montana" show _ the sold-out tour for which tickets have been scalped for hundreds of dollars _ even the use of a brief stand-in for its star, ...
Miley Cyrus' brief use of an onstage body double causes a stir on Internet
Jan 12, 2008; ... The body double was only on stage for a few seconds, and the switch was relatively innocuous. But since it involved the "Hannah Montana" show _ the sold-out tour for which tickets have been scalped for hundreds of dollars _ even the use of a brief stand-in for its star, ...
Saturday, January 19
Jan 12, 2008; ... Today is Saturday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2008. There are 347 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1493 - France and Spain sign Treaty of Barcelona; Maximilian, King of the Romans, saves Germany from French invasion at Battle of Salinas. ...
Saturday, January 19
Jan 12, 2008; ... Today is Saturday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2008. There are 347 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1493 - France and Spain sign Treaty of Barcelona; Maximilian, King of the Romans, saves Germany from French invasion at Battle of Salinas. ...
Attorney says Marine inquiry shows patrol performed correctly
Jan 12, 2008; ... Testimony this week from several Marines whose convoy was attacked in Afghanistan shows that their unit's response was justified and that troops did not fire haphazardly at civilians, an attorney said Friday. Eleven witnesses have testified so far before the Court of Inquiry, a rarely ...
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto suffers organ failure; family rushes to bedside
Jan 12, 2008; ... The former Indonesian dictator Suharto suffered organ failure and was placed on a ventilator, losing consciousness as his family rushed to his bedside, some praying and reciting verses from the Quran. Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said she was pessimistic, telling El-Shinta ...
South Africa prosecutors say they will charge national police commissioner with corruption
Jan 12, 2008; ... South Africa's national police commissioner is facing corruption charges, prosecutors said, in a case that has raised tensions between the country's two top law enforcement agencies. Jackie Selebi, who also holds the largely ceremonial post of Interpol president, tried to block the ...
Attorney says Marine inquiry shows patrol performed correctly
Jan 12, 2008; ... Testimony this week from several Marines whose convoy was attacked in Afghanistan shows that their unit's response was justified and that troops did not fire haphazardly at civilians, an attorney said Friday. Eleven witnesses have testified so far before the Court of Inquiry, a rarely ...
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto suffers organ failure; family rushes to bedside
Jan 12, 2008; ... The former Indonesian dictator Suharto suffered organ failure and was placed on a ventilator, losing consciousness as his family rushed to his bedside, some praying and reciting verses from the Quran. Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said she was pessimistic, telling El-Shinta ...
South Africa prosecutors say they will charge national police commissioner with corruption
Jan 12, 2008; ... South Africa's national police commissioner is facing corruption charges, prosecutors said, in a case that has raised tensions between the country's two top law enforcement agencies. Jackie Selebi, who also holds the largely ceremonial post of Interpol president, tried to block the ...
Developing world's role in nuclear renaissance raises safety concerns
Jan 12, 2008; ... Global warming and rocketing oil prices are making nuclear power fashionable, drawing a once demonized industry out of the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster as a potential shining knight of clean energy. Britain is the latest to recommit itself to the energy source, with its ...
Decades after Hillary's success, commercialism _ and courage _ fill the Himalayas
Jan 12, 2008; ... Fifty years later, the man who first stood on the roof of the world lamented how Mount Everest had changed since his historic summit. "It is hardly mountaineering; more like a conducted tour," Sir Edmund Hillary told reporters in Katmandu in 2003, celebrating the anniversary ...
Decades after Hillary's success, commercialism _ and courage _ fill the Himalayas
Jan 12, 2008; ... Fifty years later, the man who first stood on the roof of the world lamented how Mount Everest had changed since his historic summit. "It is hardly mountaineering; more like a conducted tour," Sir Edmund Hillary told reporters in Katmandu in 2003, celebrating the anniversary ...
Police: Mauritanians in custody say they took part in killing of 4 French tourists
Jan 12, 2008; ... Two Mauritanian men arrested at a hotel in Guinea-Bissau have said they took part in the killing of four French tourists who were gunned down last month on the side of a highway in Mauritania, officials said. "They confirmed their participation in the assassination," ...
Police: Mauritanians in custody say they took part in killing of 4 French tourists
Jan 12, 2008; ... Two Mauritanian men arrested at a hotel in Guinea-Bissau have said they took part in the killing of four French tourists who were gunned down last month on the side of a highway in Mauritania, officials said. "They confirmed their participation in the assassination," ...
Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealander who was first to climb to top of Mount Everest, dies
Jan 12, 2008; ... Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world's highest mountain, was remembered as a deeply driven but unassuming man who strived to help Nepal's people in the decades after his ascent of Mount Everest. Hillary, who died Friday of a heart attack at 88, will have a ...
Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealander who was first to climb to top of Mount Everest, dies
Jan 12, 2008; ... Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world's highest mountain, was remembered as a deeply driven but unassuming man who strived to help Nepal's people in the decades after his ascent of Mount Everest. Hillary, who died Friday of a heart attack at 88, will have a ...
Former suspect's mother wants probe into Natalee Holloway investigation
Jan 12, 2008 ... The mother of a former suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba said Friday in a television interview she hopes there will be an investigation into the investigation that failed to find a trace of the U.S. teenager since she vanished in 2005. "I would like the ...
Former suspect's mother wants probe into Natalee Holloway investigation
Jan 12, 2008 ... The mother of a former suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba said Friday in a television interview she hopes there will be an investigation into the investigation that failed to find a trace of the U.S. teenager since she vanished in 2005. "I would like the ...
Kenya opposition calls for 3 days of protests across the country
Jan 12, 2008; ... Kenya's opposition has called for three days of rallies across the country and sanctions against the government to protest the president's disputed re-election, igniting fears of a return to the deadly violence that has tainted Kenya's democratic credentials. Police, citing a ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Jan 12, 2008 ... DOPING: JONES-DOPING: Marion Jones gets 6 months in prison WHITE PLAINS, New York _ Marion Jones said she was scared. She said she was sorry. With a catch in her voice, she said her young sons needed her. The former Olympic track gold medalist was sentenced to six months in ...
Kenya opposition calls for 3 days of protests across the country
Jan 12, 2008; ... Kenya's opposition has called for three days of rallies across the country and sanctions against the government to protest the president's disputed re-election, igniting fears of a return to the deadly violence that has tainted Kenya's democratic credentials. Police, citing a ...
Swimmer Gusmao faces fraud charge in Brazil doping case
Jan 12, 2008; ... A prosecutor asked a judge Friday to charge Brazilian swimming star Rebeca Gusmao with fraud because her doping tests during last year's Pan American Games had the DNA of another person. Gusmao has denied wrongdoing but could face at least a year in prison if convicted on the charge ...
4 Mexican teams to wrap up InterLiga tournament
Jan 12, 2008 ... Four Mexican soccer teams will compete in the finals of the InterLiga soccer tournament for two possible berths in the Copa Libertadores, South America's most prestigious club tournament. Atlas of Guadalajara will play San Luis in the first game of Saturday night's championship ...
Kenyan fortunate to make it to U.S. for marathon
Jan 12, 2008 ... Lawrence Kiplimo Sania risked his life to escape Kenya and compete in Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon. Sania left his violence-ravaged country Tuesday. He flew from Eldoret to Nairobi in the morning and was scheduled to leave there at night. Instead, he convinced a friend to ...
Pakistan's president tells US it is not welcome to join fight against al-Qaida
Jan 12, 2008; ... President Pervez Musharraf said U.S. troops are not welcome to join the fight against al-Qaida on Pakistani soil, despite the growing threat from Islamic extremists. Musharraf warned in an interview published Friday that Pakistan would resist any unilateral U.S. military action ...
Pakistan's president tells US it is not welcome to join fight against al-Qaida
Jan 12, 2008; ... President Pervez Musharraf said U.S. troops are not welcome to join the fight against al-Qaida on Pakistani soil, despite the growing threat from Islamic extremists. Musharraf warned in an interview published Friday that Pakistan would resist any unilateral U.S. military action ...
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets with junta
Jan 12, 2008 ... Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the ruling junta for the first time in nearly two months, the government announced. Following the violent crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations late last year, Western nations and the U.N. have pressed the ...
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets with junta
Jan 12, 2008 ... Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the ruling junta for the first time in nearly two months, the government announced. Following the violent crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations late last year, Western nations and the U.N. have pressed the ...
French judge rejects bid by Sarkozy's ex-wife to block book
Jan 12, 2008; ... President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife has lost a legal battle to stop publication of a book in which she allegedly called him a "womanizer" and other choice epithets. The ruling by a Paris court on Friday is the latest episode in the French leader's highly publicized romantic ...
2nd test: Bangladesh 86-5 at lunch
Jan 12, 2008 ... Chris Martin and Iain O'Brien each took two wickets as Bangladesh slumped to 86 for five by lunch Saturday on the first day of the second cricket test. Martin removed Zunaed Siddique for 13 and Habibul Bashar for 1 while O'Brien, bowling first change, dismissed Shahriah Nafees for 6 ...
French judge rejects bid by Sarkozy's ex-wife to block book
Jan 12, 2008; ... President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife has lost a legal battle to stop publication of a book in which she allegedly called him a "womanizer" and other choice epithets. The ruling by a Paris court on Friday is the latest episode in the French leader's highly publicized romantic ...
2nd test: Bangladesh 86-5 at lunch
Jan 12, 2008 ... Chris Martin and Iain O'Brien each took two wickets as Bangladesh slumped to 86 for five by lunch Saturday on the first day of the second cricket test. Martin removed Zunaed Siddique for 13 and Habibul Bashar for 1 while O'Brien, bowling first change, dismissed Shahriah Nafees for 6 ...
Marion Jones sentenced to 6 months in prison for lying about steroids and check-fraud scam
Jan 12, 2008; ... Marion Jones said she was scared. She said she was sorry. With a catch in her voice, she said her young sons needed her. "I ask you to be as merciful as a human being can be," she implored the judge. To no avail. The former Olympic track gold medalist ...
US Marine drill instructor convicted in recruits abuse case
Jan 12, 2008 ... A military jury has convicted a senior U.S. Marine drill instructor of dereliction of duty in the abuse of recruits at one of the United States' two Marine Corps training centers. Sgt. Robert Hankins faces up to a year's confinement and reduction in rank. His sentencing was underway ...
Marion Jones sentenced to 6 months in prison for lying about steroids and check-fraud scam
Jan 12, 2008; ... Marion Jones said she was scared. She said she was sorry. With a catch in her voice, she said her young sons needed her. "I ask you to be as merciful as a human being can be," she implored the judge. To no avail. The former Olympic track gold medalist ...
US Marine drill instructor convicted in recruits abuse case
Jan 12, 2008 ... A military jury has convicted a senior U.S. Marine drill instructor of dereliction of duty in the abuse of recruits at one of the United States' two Marine Corps training centers. Sgt. Robert Hankins faces up to a year's confinement and reduction in rank. His sentencing was underway ...
New Zealand-Bangladesh second test scoreboard
Jan 12, 2008 ... Scoreboard at lunch Saturday on the first day of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve: New Zealand won the toss Bangladesh, 1st Innings Tamim Iqbal c Sinclair b Mills 15 Zunaed Siddique c Bell b Martin 13 ...
New Zealand-Bangladesh second test scoreboard
Jan 12, 2008 ... Scoreboard at lunch Saturday on the first day of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve: New Zealand won the toss Bangladesh, 1st Innings Tamim Iqbal c Sinclair b Mills 15 Zunaed Siddique c Bell b Martin 13 ...
European exporters and American tourists may have to wait for stronger dollar
Jan 12, 2008; ... European exporters and American tourists yearning for a stronger dollar may have to wait a while yet, thanks in part to two men: the top U.S. and European central bankers, Ben Bernanke and Jean-Claude Trichet. A much-hoped-for comeback of the battered dollar may not come until the ...
European exporters and American tourists may have to wait for stronger dollar
Jan 12, 2008; ... European exporters and American tourists yearning for a stronger dollar may have to wait a while yet, thanks in part to two men: the top U.S. and European central bankers, Ben Bernanke and Jean-Claude Trichet. A much-hoped-for comeback of the battered dollar may not come until the ...
2 Hong Kong-Macau ferries collide in heavy fog; 10 missing after Shanghai ferry capsizes
Jan 12, 2008; ... Two hydrofoils ferrying passengers between the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau collided at night in heavy fog, seriously injuring 19 people, a Macau government spokesman said. The poor visibility Friday was also blamed for a number of other maritime accidents in the region ....
2 Hong Kong-Macau ferries collide in heavy fog; 10 missing after Shanghai ferry capsizes
Jan 12, 2008; ... Two hydrofoils ferrying passengers between the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau collided at night in heavy fog, seriously injuring 19 people, a Macau government spokesman said. The poor visibility Friday was also blamed for a number of other maritime accidents in the region ....
Buddy Holly's widow threatens to sue woman made famous in songs
Jan 12, 2008; ... Buddy Holly's widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the hit song "Peggy Sue" from selling a book about her friendship with the late rock 'n' roll star. Maria Elena Holly said Friday that Peggy Sue Gerron's "Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?" ...
Buddy Holly's widow threatens to sue woman made famous in songs
Jan 12, 2008; ... Buddy Holly's widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the hit song "Peggy Sue" from selling a book about her friendship with the late rock 'n' roll star. Maria Elena Holly said Friday that Peggy Sue Gerron's "Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?" ...
UN condemnation of Sudan for attack on peacekeepers opens door to more sanctions
Jan 12, 2008; ... The United Nations Security Council opened the door Friday to new economic, political or military sanctions against Sudan because of an attack by its troops on a U.N. peacekeeping convoy earlier this week. The council ...
UN condemnation of Sudan for attack on peacekeepers opens door to more sanctions
Jan 12, 2008; ... The United Nations Security Council opened the door Friday to new economic, political or military sanctions against Sudan because of an attack by its troops on a U.N. peacekeeping convoy earlier this week. The council said it "condemns in the strongest possible terms" ...
Peruvian businessman recounts his kidnapping at trial of ex-president
Jan 12, 2008 ... A Peruvian businessman allegedly abducted in 1992 by security forces testified on Friday against former President Alberto Fujimori, saying he saw Fujimori walk through an army base while he was held captive there. Fujimori, 69, whose autocratic government ruled Peru between 1990 and ...
Peruvian businessman recounts his kidnapping at trial of ex-president
Jan 12, 2008 ... A Peruvian businessman allegedly abducted in 1992 by security forces testified on Friday against former President Alberto Fujimori, saying he saw Fujimori walk through an army base while he was held captive there. Fujimori, 69, whose autocratic government ruled Peru between 1990 and ...
Lyrics suggested for Spain's wordless national anthem, and criticism already pouring in
Jan 12, 2008; ... An old quirk of Spanish history _ a national anthem with no lyrics _ has taken a step toward oblivion as words were proposed to accompany it. But critics immediately complained Friday that they reflect a nationalist past, not today's rich patchwork of languages and cultures. ...
Lyrics suggested for Spain's wordless national anthem, and criticism already pouring in
Jan 12, 2008; ... An old quirk of Spanish history _ a national anthem with no lyrics _ has taken a step toward oblivion as words were proposed to accompany it. But critics immediately complained Friday that they reflect a nationalist past, not today's rich patchwork of languages and cultures. ...
US appeals court blocks NASA background checks
Jan 12, 2008; ... NASA should be blocked from conducting background checks on low-risk employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a U.S. appeals court ruled, saying the practice threatens workers' constitutional rights. The 28 scientists and engineers who refused to submit to the background checks ...
US appeals court blocks NASA background checks
Jan 12, 2008; ... NASA should be blocked from conducting background checks on low-risk employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a U.S. appeals court ruled, saying the practice threatens workers' constitutional rights. The 28 scientists and engineers who refused to submit to the background checks ...
Proposed lyrics for wordless Spanish national anthem
Jan 12, 2008 ... The following are the proposed lyrics for Spain's wordless national anthem, along with an unofficial English translation by The Associated Press. Viva Espana! Cantemos todos juntos con distinta voz y un solo corazon Viva Espana! ...
Proposed lyrics for wordless Spanish national anthem
Jan 12, 2008 ... The following are the proposed lyrics for Spain's wordless national anthem, along with an unofficial English translation by The Associated Press. Viva Espana! Cantemos todos juntos con distinta voz y un solo corazon Viva Espana! ...
One week later, Choi enjoying the view from the top
Jan 12, 2008; ... A different week, a different island and a much different view for K.J. Choi. Seven days ago, Choi was bringing up the rear in the Mercedes-Benz Championship, last among 31 winners at Kapalua going into the weekend. On Friday, he closed with three straight birdies for a 5-under 65 and ...
One week later, Choi enjoying the view from the top
Jan 12, 2008; ... A different week, a different island and a much different view for K.J. Choi. Seven days ago, Choi was bringing up the rear in the Mercedes-Benz Championship, last among 31 winners at Kapalua going into the weekend. On Friday, he closed with three straight birdies for a 5-under 65 and ...
US lawmakers plan to use Beijing Olympic spotlight to raise complaints with China
Jan 12, 2008; ... The world will be watching China closely as it gears up to host the Olympics this year. So will U.S. lawmakers, many of whom hope to use the worldwide attention generated by the summer games to highlight their complaints about China's communist-led government. Lawmakers, in hearings ...
US lawmakers plan to use Beijing Olympic spotlight to raise complaints with China
Jan 12, 2008; ... The world will be watching China closely as it gears up to host the Olympics this year. So will U.S. lawmakers, many of whom hope to use the worldwide attention generated by the summer games to highlight their complaints about China's communist-led government. Lawmakers, in hearings ...