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Lenovo hopes to ride out global downturn - South China Morning Post


Save for its medal-worthy triumph as sponsor of the Beijing Olympic Games, the past several months for computer maker Lenovo Group (SEHK: 0992 , announcements , news ) have been a struggle to meet challenges for which there are no shortcuts ...


7 Jan 2009

Israel blasts suspected tunnels near Egypt border - Yahoo News


AP – In this handout image provided by the Israeli Defence Forces' Spokesman's Office late Wednesday Jan. … GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border ...


7 Jan 2009

Penn. St. hopes to defray some health care costs - Philadelphia Inquirer


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State University employees may not get pay raises next year, though the school president says the university hopes to defray rising health care costs for workers. Graham Spanier says he's hoping to freeze employee ...


7 Jan 2009

Ada Township official hopes boil-water advisory will be lifted Friday - Grand Rapids Press


ADA TOWNSHIP -- Township Supervisor George Haga said a boil-water advisory issued Tuesday for about 50 homes is hoped to be lifted on Friday. Haga on Wednesday said the advisory -- the third in a month -- was planned, and residents in the 475-700 ...


7 Jan 2009

Burris' Status Still In Flux - CBS News


This morning, the Associated Press reported that Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat. In a late morning press conference, however, Senate Majority ...


7 Jan 2009

Derby dent United hopes - FIFA


Championship strugglers Derby County, with new manager Nigel Clough watching from the directors' box, beat Manchester United 1-0 in the semi-final first leg of the English League Cup at Pride Park on Wednesday. Kris Commons 30th minute left-footed ...


7 Jan 2009

N.Y. Hopes to Beat Beat Vegas to Altar (ABC News)


YAHOO - N.Y. Hopes to Beat Beat Vegas to Altar (ABC News)NYC hopes to become world's No. 1 wedding destination.


7 Jan 2009

Schwarzenegger to restart California's stalled budget talks in hopes of avoiding IOUs (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)


YAHOO - Schwarzenegger to restart CaliforniaSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that he'll restart stalled budget talks with legislative leaders in hopes of getting a quick deficit-cutting agreement that would save the state from having to issue IOUs to vendors and taxpayers expecting refunds.


7 Jan 2009

Blavatnik Expresses Hopes for LyondellBasell Creditors, FT Says (Bloomberg)


YAHOO - Blavatnik Expresses Hopes for LyondellBasell Creditors, FT Says (Bloomberg)Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA’s owner has expressed hopes that many creditors of the world’s third largest petrochemicals group, which has filed for bankruptcy owing $26 billion, will be repaid, the Financial Times reported.


7 Jan 2009

China hopes to ensure healthy, stable relations with U.S. (People's Daily)


YAHOO - China hopes to ensure healthy, stable relations with U.S. (PeopleChina hopes to work with the United States to maintain a healthy and stable relationship which benefits the people of both countries and the world, said Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo on Wednesday. "Sino-U.S. relations are at a crucial point linking the past to the future," Dai told the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, who was here to honor the 30th anniversary of ...


7 Jan 2009

Germany end US hopes (The New Straits Times)


YAHOO - Germany end US hopes (The New Straits Times)PERTH: Germany shocked the United States at the Hopman Cup yesterday to end the hopes of the top seeds and holders and move within one tie of the mixed teams tournament final.


7 Jan 2009

Penn. St. hopes to defray some health care costs (Centre Daily Times)


YAHOO - Penn. St. hopes to defray some health care costs (Centre Daily Times)Penn State University employees may not get pay raises next year, though the school president said the university hopes to defray some rising health care costs for workers.


7 Jan 2009

Peace Hopes for Gaza


(07 Jan 09 - RV) France and Egypt have co-sponsored a ceasefire deal which they hope will end the fighting in Gaza, but Israel says its support is conditional, while Hamas says the deal is unacceptable. ...


7 Jan 2009

Stephen C. Rose: Sabathia and Obama -- High Hopes


Sabathia and Obama -- High Hopes - The Huffington Post.


7 Jan 2009

Hopes of banishing measles from Europe by 2010 dashed as UK ...


Hopes of banishing measles from Europe by 2010 may have been dashed by poor vaccination rates in a handful of countries including Britain, researchers claim.


7 Jan 2009

Dark Knight's Oscar hopes revived by Producer's Guild :: Film & TV ...


It’s been a breakneck few weeks in the awards cycle, and now that critics’ groups and review boards nationally have delivered their choices for the year’s best films, we’re left mostly to ponder the forthcoming finale.


7 Jan 2009

Michael Vick revises bankruptcy plan, in hopes of expediting NFL ...


Michael Vick would have to keep a court official informed about his attempts to be reinstated by the NFL after his release from prison, under a revised bankruptcy plan proposed by his lawyers.


7 Jan 2009

BOXING'S GREAT HOPES FOR 2009 | Sporting Life - Boxing News ...


Sportinglife.com - Boxing. The biggest and best British sports and betting information service on the Internet brings you boxing news, results, statistics, rankings and more.


7 Jan 2009