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Top Republican says Obama 'off to a good start' - Washington Post


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican said on Friday that Democratic U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is "off to a good start" and indicated he was pleased to see President George W. Bush get ready to leave. "Our members, in one way, are kind of ...


21 Nov 2008

For Upperclassmen, a Last Chance to Speak - Washington Post


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Nov. 20 -- During dinner at the team hotel here tonight, Virginia's seniors, per tradition, will have an opportunity to address the team the night before their final game in Scott Stadium. The result of that game, between the ...


21 Nov 2008

ANALYSIS-Alaska pollock catch limit likely to take a dive - Forbes


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declining stocks of Alaska pollock mean officials are likely to scale back 2009 catch limits for the largest U.S. fishery next month but scientists insist stocks are not in danger of collapse. An expert panel recommended this ...


21 Nov 2008

Like a virgin? Conn. takes on olive oil standards - Ledger-Enquirer


– All United States – Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota ...


21 Nov 2008

Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost - Associated Press


HOUSTON (AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour provided an orbital lift to the attached international space station on Friday as the astronauts encountered more problems with a new water recycling system. The machine for turning urine into drinking water ...


21 Nov 2008

U.S. Stocks Advance, Led by Commodity Producers, on Valuations - Bloomberg


Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounded from its lowest level since 1997 as investors snapped up the cheapest shares in 13 years and higher gasoline and metal prices boosted commodity producers. Exxon ...


21 Nov 2008

Joe Posnanski: There's a lot more to baseball statistics than the Big Three (Sports Illustrated)


YAHOO - Joe Posnanski: ThereIf you are about my age*, then you grew up as a baseball fan with three statistics and only three statistics. There was batting average. There were home runs runs. And there were RBIs. That was it.


21 Nov 2008

BlackBerry Unleashes A Storm You Can Touch (NPR)


YAHOO - BlackBerry Unleashes A Storm You Can Touch (NPR)The BlackBerry Storm, Research In Motion's first touch-screen smartphone, goes on sale Friday through Verizon Wireless. The timing — just prior to the start of the holiday shopping season — and the phone's features position it as a competitor to Apple's iPhone and the G1, which runs Google's Android software.


21 Nov 2008

A Shameful Endorsement (Boston Globe)


YAHOO - A Shameful Endorsement (Boston Globe)It's time politicians realized that when they back a colleague, it speaks volumes -- about their own character.


21 Nov 2008

Polydactyl cat seeks a good home (BBC News)


YAHOO - Polydactyl cat seeks a good home (BBC News)A cat with big paws and 26 toes could be looking for a new home after being taken in by Stroud Cats Protection.


21 Nov 2008

'The Wrestler' trailer: A new champ? (Entertainment Weekly)


YAHOO - By Mandi Bierly You've heard the buzz; does the teaser make you a believer? Mandi Bierly's not grappling with her reaction...


21 Nov 2008

Defense calls charges against corrections lieutenant a "witchhunt" (The Palm Beach Post)


YAHOO - Defense calls charges against corrections lieutenant a "witchhunt" (The Palm Beach Post)The prosecution of a Sheriff's Office Corrections Lt. Darrin McCray for allegedly rigging lucrative overtime shifts for himself or his friends was a "witchhunt," his defense attorney told jurors in closing statements today.


21 Nov 2008

GeekDad: We Need a Secret Handshake or Something | Geekdad from ...


We met some friends and their kids at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey last weekend, which has been remodeled and expanded since we were last there a few.


21 Nov 2008

Where the Ball Drops, a New Rendezvous - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com


“We hope that 1 Times Square will be known not as the Times Tower, but as the Walgreen building from now on,” said John J. Foley, a vice president for store operations at the Walgreen Company. In an illumination ceremony Thursday night, ...


21 Nov 2008

Massawyrm kisses 10 bucks goodbye on a midnight screening of ...


Everything that is great, alluring or horrific about the vampire mythos finds itself here watered down and rendered almost impotent for an audience easily drunk off of the slightest hint of a fang. It’s easy to attack this film for ...


21 Nov 2008

Is a Sale on Citigroups Mind? - Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture ...


DealBook is a financial news service reporting on mergers, acquisitions, venture capital and hedge funds and is produced by The New York Times.


21 Nov 2008

A Small Data Glitch At Facebook


We've received two reports tonight of users having their email notification settings on Facebook deleted. They were notified at login that there was ...


21 Nov 2008

Linux.com :: A graphical way to MySQL mastery


MySQL GUI Tools is a suite of graphical desktop applications for working with and administering MySQL servers. The suite consists of three tools: MySQL Query Browser, MySQL Administrator, and MySQL Migration Assistant (available only on ...


21 Nov 2008