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Marks & Spencer to Cut 1,230 Jobs After Sales Slump (Update1) - Bloomberg


Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc , Britain’s largest clothing retailer, reported the steepest sales decline in about nine years and plans to cut about 1,230 jobs by closing stores and eliminating positions at its head office. Revenue ...


7 Jan 2009

Pakistan denies tie to Mumbai attacks - Boston Globe


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan yesterday forcefully denied a suggestion by India's prime minister that official Pakistani agencies were involved in November's attacks in the city of Mumbai and said that leveling such accusations posed "grave risks ...


6 Jan 2009

Israelis hit school in Gaza; 30 killed - Boston Globe


GAZA CITY - Mortar rounds fired by Israeli forces exploded at a UN school yesterday, killing at least 30 Palestinians who had sought shelter there during a day when Israeli forces pounded deeper into the Gaza Strip and a Hamas rocket struck a town ...


6 Jan 2009

Insiders' guide to Hampden - Baltimore Sun


Named after John Hampden, a key figure in the English revolution of the 17th century, Hampden began as a cluster of houses for workers who manned the flour and cotton mills in the Jones Falls stream valley during the early 1800s. Today, the historic ...


6 Jan 2009

Cal Thomas: Bush, the exit interview - Idaho Statesman


Entering the West Wing reception area for my last interview with President George W. Bush is a surreal experience. There is no one there, other than two Secret Service agents, a White House police officer and a receptionist. The place used to teem ...


6 Jan 2009

Calls for ban on monkey testing - BBC UK News


The BBC was given access to an animal testing centre in Scotland where a colony of small monkeys are bred in captivity specifically for scientific research. They are housed in small family groups with access to rooftop runs and free to move around ...


6 Jan 2009

LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: Getting to know Rep. Mike Obermueller (Eagan Sun-Current)


YAHOO - LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: Getting to know Rep. Mike Obermueller (Eagan Sun-Current)During the campaign season of 2004, Mike Obermueller got the prodding he needed to begin his career in politics from one of his closest advisers - his wife.


6 Jan 2009

Sponsored by: (The Journal News)


YAHOO - Sponsored by: (The Journal News)Andrew Lattimore has painted many portraits in his career, but former Gov. George Pataki is the closest to a celebrity to grace his canvas. Lattimore painted Pataki's official portrait for permanent installation in the state Capitol, a serious task for even an experienced artist.


6 Jan 2009

Airport gets city approval for purchase of 10 noise-impacted homes (The Burlington Free Press)


YAHOO - Airport gets city approval for purchase of 10 noise-impacted homes (The Burlington Free Press)The purchases are part of an ongoing program that gives homeowners closest to the airport the option of moving to quieter neighborhoods.


6 Jan 2009

The Next Speculative Bubble (GoldSeek.com)


YAHOO - The Next Speculative Bubble (GoldSeek.com)2008 was a brutal, bitch of a year. Nothing like the Bold and Beautiful most housewives or closest trash junkies know and love. (I am occasionally included in this list).


6 Jan 2009

Reflections (The Selma Times-Journal)


YAHOO - Reflections (The Selma Times-Journal)It took Melakikki Edwards a while to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. Shonte, as those closest to her knew her, found her calling after enrolling in a photography class at the University of Alabama.


6 Jan 2009

Some Theatrical Perspective on Cultural Arts Surveys (Richmond Times-Dispatch)


YAHOO - Some Theatrical Perspective on Cultural Arts Surveys (Richmond Times-Dispatch)Gender aside, the Barksdale Theater’s Bruce Miller is the closest thing Richmond has to a diva of theater (by which I mean his passion for and longevity in Richmond’s theater business is beyond impressive). So I recently paused to read…


6 Jan 2009

Follow the White Rabbit


LONG LIVE ART FOR ART'S SAKE! HISTORY IS FICTION; FICTION IS ALL!) Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Don't walk, run away from your closest public institution of higher indoctrination. Posted by Queen of My Imagination at 1:57 PM. 0 comments: ...


6 Jan 2009

I Watch Stuff - The Closest I'll Come to a Year-End List Thing


The Closest I'll Come to a Year-End List Thing.


6 Jan 2009

President Bush Unwinds With Seven of His Closest, Whitest Baseball ...


President Bush Unwinds With Seven of His Closest, Whitest Baseball Pals. By. Rob Iracane. on January 6, 2009 1:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0). georgewbushrangers.jpg. Just five days deep into 2009, it's already been a trying new year ...


6 Jan 2009

AL-02 was 4th Closest House Race » Doc’s Political Parlor


By percentage-point margin of victory, Democrat Bobby Bright’s win in the 2nd Congressional District was the 4th closest House race in the country, according to CQ Politics. CQ Politics points out that while the closest races are eyed ...


6 Jan 2009

The Serious Games Blog: Second Life’s closest competitor is Open ...


Second Life’s closest competitor is Open Source Second Life - can anyone else compete ? Well, the cycle seems to be always the same, even after the dot-com era. Companies are still launching impossible-to-sell virtual worlds (not to ...


6 Jan 2009

John McCain » GOP, Dem Strategists Eye Closest ‘08 House Races for ...


GOP, Dem Strategists Eye Closest ‘08 House Races for 2010 Targets CQPolitics.com, DC - 6 hours ago … appeal in winning a district that backed Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama by 51 percent to 48 percent in the ...


5 Jan 2009