"The National Democratic Party is null and void," trumpeted the independent daily al-Shorouk.
- Apr 20 Wed 2011 09:01
Dissolving Mubarak's NDP 'icing on the cake' of revolt
- Apr 20 Wed 2011 08:47
Celebrate Earth Day 2011 With “Going Green” Tips, Ideas & Environmental Info at Infoplease
Visitors will findand statistics about global warming and discover strategies for conserving energy in ways that will benefit both their pocketbooks and our planet. They can see a list of the most polluted places in the world and the United States, as well as the least-polluting vehicles to drive.
- Apr 20 Wed 2011 08:47
Chara return boosts Bruins to win over Habs
The Bruins lost the first two games of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series but cut the deficit to 2-1 with Monday's win and can tie the series with a Game Four victory in Montreal Thursday.
- Apr 20 Wed 2011 01:03
Twins lose game and Mauer to DL
Moments after Johnny Damon hit a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Rays a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night, the Twins announced that star catcher Joe Mauer was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to weakness in his legs.
- Apr 20 Wed 2011 00:03
Top Local Government Website Award Given to Jacksonville, Arkansas
According to Barbara Daniel, Director of Information Technology for the City of Jacksonville, “Our goal is to add components to our site as we acquire the funding for community projects. We plan to add a module to accept online payments for various departments in the very near future, and our website will grow as our community’s needs grow.”
- Apr 19 Tue 2011 08:02
League says Thunder wrongly awarded key basket
Perkins tipped-in a Russell Westbrook miss with 65 seconds remaining on Sunday that put Oklahoma City ahead 102-101. Denver players and coach George Karl appealed in vain for a goaltending call that never came.
- Apr 19 Tue 2011 08:01
BofA misses estimates as income falls 39 percent
The Charlotte, N.C. bank on Friday said it earned $1.7 billion, or 17 cents per share, compared with $2.8 billion, or 28 cents a share in the first quarter of last year. The earnings fell short of the 28 cents a share estimated by analysts surveyed by FactSet.
- Apr 19 Tue 2011 06:32
By the Numbers: Are Illegal Aliens Tax Cheats or Taxpayers?
$338.3 billion: A chain email asserts that the total cost of illegal immigration to American taxpayers amounts to $338.3 billion on an annual basis. Published in the Daily-Jeff, it highlights various payouts to illegal aliens, includingon welfare as well as social services for America's undocumented. (It is noteworthy that Fact Check takes to task the source documentation for this assertion -- in part, because of its heavy . In addition, a lot of the verifiable benefits were issued to American-born children of illegal immigrants, not to their parents.)
- Apr 19 Tue 2011 06:32
LA Dodgers owner: Boston law firm's work at fault
Bingham McCutchen LLP had sued McCourt on Monday, asking a Massachusetts state court to declare that the firm met its obligations and caused him no loss when the draft was invalidated in a California court.
- Apr 17 Sun 2011 03:14
Ohio police: Man shot dead wife, 3 kids, then self
The 911 call came in just after midnight, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said, and deputies arrived within minutes at the white-sided, two-story farmhouse in Oak Harbor, about 25 miles southeast of Toledo. They didn't enter the home until two hours later, after they'd tried to contact the people inside by phone and through a loudspeaker.