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Jan 28, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, and begins its report for Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Monday, February 4
Jan 28, 2008; ... Today is Monday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2008. There are 331 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1585 - France's King Henry III refuses sovereignty of the Netherlands. 1783 - Britain declares a formal cessation of hostilities with its ...
Merkel's party suffers big losses in key German state election
Jan 28, 2008; ... German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered major losses in a state election after a divisive campaign, and a strong performance by a new left-wing party left it unclear who would govern the western region. Official results from Hesse showed that Merkel's conservative Christian ...
Merkel's party suffers big losses in key German state election
Jan 28, 2008; ... German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered major losses in a state election after a divisive campaign, and a strong performance by a new left-wing party left it unclear who would govern the western region. Official results from Hesse showed that Merkel's conservative Christian ...
Monday, February 4
Jan 28, 2008; ... Today is Monday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2008. There are 331 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1585 - France's King Henry III refuses sovereignty of the Netherlands. 1783 - Britain declares a formal cessation of hostilities with its ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Jan 28, 2008 ... SOCCER: FA CUP: Manchester United beats Tottenham 3-1, Manchester City upset LONDON _ Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to help Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and United celebrates again when neighbor Manchester City is ousted by ...
Slogans aside, race clearly mattered as South Carolina blacks voted to make history with Obama
Jan 28, 2008; ... As a black woman, Jeanettea Bryan had been waiting eight years to cast a presidential vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton, until the rhetoric in the Democratic primary got rough and racial. Whoever was to blame for the nasty tone of the South Carolina race in its final days, it caused the ...
Ally of Thailand's ousted leader likely to become next prime minister
Jan 28, 2008; ... Thailand's parliament was expected to choose a close ally of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra as the next prime minister Monday, giving a boost to democracy but also raising the prospect of further divisions in the country. The sharp-tongued, ultraconservative Samak Sundaravej, who ...
Slogans aside, race clearly mattered as South Carolina blacks voted to make history with Obama
Jan 28, 2008; ... As a black woman, Jeanettea Bryan had been waiting eight years to cast a presidential vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton, until the rhetoric in the Democratic primary got rough and racial. Whoever was to blame for the nasty tone of the South Carolina race in its final days, it caused the ...
Ally of Thailand's ousted leader likely to become next prime minister
Jan 28, 2008; ... Thailand's parliament was expected to choose a close ally of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra as the next prime minister Monday, giving a boost to democracy but also raising the prospect of further divisions in the country. The sharp-tongued, ultraconservative Samak Sundaravej, who ...
Lawmakers in 15 states considering tougher punishment for teachers who abuse students
Jan 28, 2008; ... Heeding a steady drumbeat of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers, at least 15 states are now considering stronger oversight and tougher punishment for educators who take advantage of their students. Lawmakers say they are concerned about an increasingly well-documented ...
Disgraced and vilified, Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto dies
Jan 28, 2008; ... A state funeral was planned Monday for former Indonesian President Suharto, who led a military dictatorship for three decades and whose U.S.-backed regime wiped out hundreds of thousands of left-wing opponents. Suharto died Sunday of multiple-organ failure, after more than three weeks ...
Lawmakers in 15 states considering tougher punishment for teachers who abuse students
Jan 28, 2008; ... Heeding a steady drumbeat of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers, at least 15 states are now considering stronger oversight and tougher punishment for educators who take advantage of their students. Lawmakers say they are concerned about an increasingly well-documented ...
Disgraced and vilified, Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto dies
Jan 28, 2008; ... A state funeral was planned Monday for former Indonesian President Suharto, who led a military dictatorship for three decades and whose U.S.-backed regime wiped out hundreds of thousands of left-wing opponents. Suharto died Sunday of multiple-organ failure, after more than three weeks ...
Mexican Soccer Results
Jan 28, 2008 ... Results from the second round of Mexican Clausura first-division soccer (home teams listed first): Friday's Games Tecos 1, Guadalajara 1 Atlas 3, Veracruz 0 Saturday's Games Jaguares 2, America 1 Tigres 1, Cruz Azul 0 ...
Mexican Soccer Results
Jan 28, 2008 ... Results from the second round of Mexican Clausura first-division soccer (home teams listed first): Friday's Games Tecos 1, Guadalajara 1 Atlas 3, Veracruz 0 Saturday's Games Jaguares 2, America 1 Tigres 1, Cruz Azul 0 ...
Mexican Soccer Standings
Jan 28, 2008 ... Group 1 GP W D L GF GA Pts Jaguares 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Toluca2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Pachuca 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 ...
EU tries to resolve split over plan to reach out to Serbia
Jan 28, 2008; ... European Union foreign ministers on Monday will seek to overcome differences over whether to offer Serbia a path to EU membership despite the Balkan nation's failure to track down suspected war criminals. Most EU nations want to conclude the deal quickly to mitigate mounting ...
EU tries to resolve split over plan to reach out to Serbia
Jan 28, 2008; ... European Union foreign ministers on Monday will seek to overcome differences over whether to offer Serbia a path to EU membership despite the Balkan nation's failure to track down suspected war criminals. Most EU nations want to conclude the deal quickly to mitigate mounting ...
Late Suharto hailed as strong leader despite tarnished human rights record
Jan 28, 2008; ... Asia-Pacific leaders recalled former Indonesian President Suharto's strengths, praising him for modernizing his country and promoting regional unity _ despite his deeply flawed human rights record. The U.S. also offered its "sincere condolences" on the death of Suharto, a ...
Late Suharto hailed as strong leader despite tarnished human rights record
Jan 28, 2008; ... Asia-Pacific leaders recalled former Indonesian President Suharto's strengths, praising him for modernizing his country and promoting regional unity _ despite his deeply flawed human rights record. The U.S. also offered its "sincere condolences" on the death of Suharto, a ...
EU plans to revamp aid for Palestinians to make it fit with government goals
Jan 28, 2008; ... The European Union plans to revamp its massive annual aid for Palestinians from next month to make it fit better with the economic reform program of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. EU foreign ministers on Monday are expected to discuss the plan which aims to focus European ...
EU plans to revamp aid for Palestinians to make it fit with government goals
Jan 28, 2008; ... The European Union plans to revamp its massive annual aid for Palestinians from next month to make it fit better with the economic reform program of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. EU foreign ministers on Monday are expected to discuss the plan which aims to focus European ...
Key dates and events related to Suharto's rise and fall
Jan 28, 2008; ... Key dates in the life of Indonesia's former dictator Suharto: _June 8, 1921: Born in village of Godean, central Java, to poor rice-farming family. _June 1941: After working at bank, enlists in Dutch colonial army. _1942: Joins collaborationist unit that was set ...
Key dates and events related to Suharto's rise and fall
Jan 28, 2008; ... Key dates in the life of Indonesia's former dictator Suharto: _June 8, 1921: Born in village of Godean, central Java, to poor rice-farming family. _June 1941: After working at bank, enlists in Dutch colonial army. _1942: Joins collaborationist unit that was set ...
1 month after Kenya's election, death toll reaches 800
Jan 28, 2008; ... Ethnic clashes are continuing to convulse western Kenya, as gangs fought with crude weapons and set homes ablaze in this tourist gateway, pushing the death toll from a month of violence over the country's flawed presidential election to nearly 800. The bloodshed _ with Sunday marking ...
Pakistani troops kill 24 militants, gain control of road tunnel, army says
Jan 28, 2008; ... Security forces have gained control of a key road tunnel in a lawless region of northwestern Pakistan after fierce fighting killed 24 militants, the army said. Insurgents had blocked the Indus Highway, a crucial north-south road, and seized the tunnel through a mountain near the town ...
1 month after Kenya's election, death toll reaches 800
Jan 28, 2008; ... Ethnic clashes are continuing to convulse western Kenya, as gangs fought with crude weapons and set homes ablaze in this tourist gateway, pushing the death toll from a month of violence over the country's flawed presidential election to nearly 800. The bloodshed _ with Sunday marking ...
Pakistani troops kill 24 militants, gain control of road tunnel, army says
Jan 28, 2008; ... Security forces have gained control of a key road tunnel in a lawless region of northwestern Pakistan after fierce fighting killed 24 militants, the army said. Insurgents had blocked the Indus Highway, a crucial north-south road, and seized the tunnel through a mountain near the town ...
No claims of responsibility for kidnapped American aid worker in Afghanistan
Jan 28, 2008; ... Afghan police tightened security in the southern city of Kandahar as officials searched for an American aid worker, her Afghan driver and their kidnappers. No group had yet claimed responsibility for seizing Cyd Mizell or the driver, Abdul Hadi. Gunmen kidnapped the two on Saturday in ...
No claims of responsibility for kidnapped American aid worker in Afghanistan
Jan 28, 2008; ... Afghan police tightened security in the southern city of Kandahar as officials searched for an American aid worker, her Afghan driver and their kidnappers. No group had yet claimed responsibility for seizing Cyd Mizell or the driver, Abdul Hadi. Gunmen kidnapped the two on Saturday in ...
Kabul's opposition takes Ashdown out of running for UN 'super envoy' post
Jan 28, 2008; ... British diplomat Paddy Ashdown has announced he will not take on a U.N. post as a so-called "super envoy" to Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai suddenly revoked his support. Ashdown, who was Bosnia-Herzegovina's postwar international administrator, said that he ...
Kabul's opposition takes Ashdown out of running for UN 'super envoy' post
Jan 28, 2008; ... British diplomat Paddy Ashdown has announced he will not take on a U.N. post as a so-called "super envoy" to Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai suddenly revoked his support. Ashdown, who was Bosnia-Herzegovina's postwar international administrator, said that he ...
World Economic Forum ends with Blair calling for Mideast peace and climate deal this year
Jan 28, 2008; ... Leading figures in business, politics and the humanities have closed this year's World Economic Forum with high expectations for the year ahead, chief among them an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and a pact on climate change. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday he ...
World Economic Forum ends with Blair calling for Mideast peace and climate deal this year
Jan 28, 2008; ... Leading figures in business, politics and the humanities have closed this year's World Economic Forum with high expectations for the year ahead, chief among them an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and a pact on climate change. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday he ...
U.S. PGA-Buick Invitational Scores
Jan 28, 2008 ... Final Round Tiger Woods, $936,000 67-65-66-71_269 Ryuji Imada, $561,600 69-72-69-67_277 Rory Sabbatini, $301,60067-75-70-67_279...
Canadian Omischl takes World Cup aerials final at Ski Mont Gabriel
Jan 28, 2008 ... Canadian Steve Omischl won the World Cup aerials at Ski Mont Gabriel, finishing with 249.72 points on Sunday. "It's probably the most important victory of my career, and it came in Canada," Omischl said. "I competed in World Cup events in Quebec over the last seven ...
Canadian Omischl takes World Cup aerials final at Ski Mont Gabriel
Jan 28, 2008 ... Canadian Steve Omischl won the World Cup aerials at Ski Mont Gabriel, finishing with 249.72 points on Sunday. "It's probably the most important victory of my career, and it came in Canada," Omischl said. "I competed in World Cup events in Quebec over the last seven ...
Long-ago lead exposure, and possibly other pollutants, may hasten old-age mental decline
Jan 28, 2008; ... Could it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before? That's the provocative idea emerging from some recent studies, part of a broader area of new research that suggests some pollutants can ...
Societe Generale says trader used multiple fraud techniques
Jan 28, 2008; ... Societe Generale has detailed how a trader evaded all its controls to bet 50 billion (US$73.5 billion) _ more than the French bank's market worth _ on European markets, saying he hacked computers and "combined several fraudulent methods" to cover his tracks, causing billions in ...
Long-ago lead exposure, and possibly other pollutants, may hasten old-age mental decline
Jan 28, 2008; ... Could it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before? That's the provocative idea emerging from some recent studies, part of a broader area of new research that suggests some pollutants can ...
Dust, air and water can expose people to lead
Jan 28, 2008; ... The dangers of lead in some toys are well-known, but there are plenty of other ways people can be exposed to the metal. Young children are especially at risk of harm because their bodies are growing quickly. They can suffer damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and ...
Societe Generale says trader used multiple fraud techniques
Jan 28, 2008; ... Societe Generale has detailed how a trader evaded all its controls to bet euro50 billion (US$73.5 billion) _ more than the French bank's market worth _ on European markets, saying he hacked computers and "combined several fraudulent methods" to cover his tracks, causing billions in ...
Dust, air and water can expose people to lead
Jan 28, 2008; ... The dangers of lead in some toys are well-known, but there are plenty of other ways people can be exposed to the metal. Young children are especially at risk of harm because their bodies are growing quickly. They can suffer damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and ...
Black Americans, the famous and obscure, brought together in 1 project
Jan 28, 2008; ... Stagecoach Mary Fields was a gun-toting, hard drinking, cigar smoking frontierswoman who gambled, brawled and reputedly even killed a man. Well into her 60s, she dependably steered her coach through some of Montana's harshest weather to deliver the mail. She was also a beloved ...
Black Americans, the famous and obscure, brought together in 1 project
Jan 28, 2008; ... Stagecoach Mary Fields was a gun-toting, hard drinking, cigar smoking frontierswoman who gambled, brawled and reputedly even killed a man. Well into her 60s, she dependably steered her coach through some of Montana's harshest weather to deliver the mail. She was also a beloved ...
Atlante rallies to beat Pumas 2-1 in Mexican Clausura
Jan 28, 2008 ... Atlante came back from an early deficit to beat Pumas 2-1 in the second round of the Mexican Clausura on Sunday. Rubens Sambueza scored in the 47th minute on a cross by Pablo Barrera for Pumas, then Argentine midfielder Gabriel Pereyra tallied a penalty goal in the 59th and Christian ...
Atlante rallies to beat Pumas 2-1 in Mexican Clausura
Jan 28, 2008 ... Atlante came back from an early deficit to beat Pumas 2-1 in the second round of the Mexican Clausura on Sunday. Rubens Sambueza scored in the 47th minute on a cross by Pablo Barrera for Pumas, then Argentine midfielder Gabriel Pereyra tallied a penalty goal in the 59th and Christian ...
Brazilian Soccer Standings
Jan 28, 2008 ... Sao Paulo championship GP W D L GF GA Pts Ponte Preta 4 4 0 0 12 5 12 Guaratingeta 4 3 0 1 5 2 9...
Djokovic's game is way up Down Under with victory over Tsonga for Australian crown
Jan 28, 2008; ... Novak Djokovic started making peace with the crowd as soon as he lifted the trophy. After beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Sunday night to win the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title, Djokovic knew a little public relations was in order. True, he ...
Djokovic's game is way up Down Under with victory over Tsonga for Australian crown
Jan 28, 2008; ... Novak Djokovic started making peace with the crowd as soon as he lifted the trophy. After beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Sunday night to win the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title, Djokovic knew a little public relations was in order. True, he ...
Rapidly changing Spain takes fast-track divorce, same-sex marriage in its stride
Jan 28, 2008; ... A generation ago, traditional families were sacred in Spain. Gen. Francisco Franco liked them big and Catholic, and gave hefty cash prizes to parents with the most copious broods. These days a civics course in Spain's public schools teaches that modern families can be quite different ...
Iraqi reinforcements arrive in Mosul for strike against al-Qaida
Jan 28, 2008; ... Iraqi army reinforcements moved Sunday into positions near the northern city of Mosul, ready to strike al-Qaida in Iraq targets in their last urban stronghold, a top Iraqi officer said. Maj. Gen. Riyad Jalal, a senior officer in the Mosul region, said the additional forces were ...
Iraqi reinforcements arrive in Mosul for strike against al-Qaida
Jan 28, 2008; ... Iraqi army reinforcements moved Sunday into positions near the northern city of Mosul, ready to strike al-Qaida in Iraq targets in their last urban stronghold, a top Iraqi officer said. Maj. Gen. Riyad Jalal, a senior officer in the Mosul region, said the additional forces were ...
Tiger Woods wins Buick Invitational, opens year with a statement
Jan 28, 2008; ... Tiger Woods joined the King and left everyone else at the Buick Invitational feeling like paupers on Sunday. In his most dominant start to a season, Woods built an 11-shot lead until his game and the fickle weather turned cold on the back nine. A birdie on the last hole gave him a ...
Tiger Woods wins Buick Invitational, opens year with a statement
Jan 28, 2008; ... Tiger Woods joined the King and left everyone else at the Buick Invitational feeling like paupers on Sunday. In his most dominant start to a season, Woods built an 11-shot lead until his game and the fickle weather turned cold on the back nine. A birdie on the last hole gave him a ...
Hundreds riot in Lebanese capital, leaving 7 dead, officials say
Jan 28, 2008; ... Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, hospital and security officials said. Hundreds of Shiite Muslims opposed to the government rioted and burned tires Sunday, blocking some major roads ...
Hundreds riot in Lebanese capital, leaving 7 dead, officials say
Jan 28, 2008; ... Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, hospital and security officials said. Hundreds of Shiite Muslims opposed to the government rioted and burned tires Sunday, blocking some major roads ...
Syria's demand for greater Hezbollah representation in Lebanese Cabinet rejected
Jan 28, 2008; ... Arab foreign ministers have rejected Syria's demand that Hezbollah and its allies have greater representation in Lebanon's Cabinet, according to delegates at an emergency meeting in Cairo. Participants at the Arab League meeting late Sunday said the majority of ministers rejected ...
Syria's demand for greater Hezbollah representation in Lebanese Cabinet rejected
Jan 28, 2008; ... Arab foreign ministers have rejected Syria's demand that Hezbollah and its allies have greater representation in Lebanon's Cabinet, according to delegates at an emergency meeting in Cairo. Participants at the Arab League meeting late Sunday said the majority of ministers rejected ...
New Zealand anti-apartheid leader rejects South African award nomination
Jan 28, 2008 ... A veteran New Zealand anti-apartheid campaigner has rejected a nomination for a prestigious South African award for foreigners, saying he is dismayed over conditions in the country, local media reported Monday. John Minto, nominated for a Companion of O. R. Tambo Award by a South ...
New Zealand anti-apartheid leader rejects South African award nomination
Jan 28, 2008 ... A veteran New Zealand anti-apartheid campaigner has rejected a nomination for a prestigious South African award for foreigners, saying he is dismayed over conditions in the country, local media reported Monday. John Minto, nominated for a Companion of O. R. Tambo Award by a South ...
Hamas, Egyptians guards work together to urge Palestinians back over Gaza border
Jan 28, 2008; ... A handful of Hamas-affiliated forces crossed into Egypt to join Egyptian security in urging Palestinians to start heading home to Gaza. But the temporary on-the-ground cooperation Sunday masked a large gulf between Hamas and Egypt over how to restore long-term control of the breached ...
Hamas, Egyptians guards work together to urge Palestinians back over Gaza border
Jan 28, 2008; ... A handful of Hamas-affiliated forces crossed into Egypt to join Egyptian security in urging Palestinians to start heading home to Gaza. But the temporary on-the-ground cooperation Sunday masked a large gulf between Hamas and Egypt over how to restore long-term control of the breached ...
`Bourne,' `24' win SAG stunt honors in awards season hobbled by writers strike
Jan 28, 2008; ... "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "24" won the Screen Actors Guild's first-ever prizes for best stunt ensemble Sunday as Hollywood held what could be its fanciest party if the writers strike undermine the Academy Awards. The prizes were announced before the big ceremony ...