Review of the Year 2009: Quotes The Independent | Politics | "I've got to be absolutely frank. We've been dealing with global financial failure" Gordon Brown, after much prompting by the BBC's Evan Davis to admit to playing some part in our national meltdown, contrives to be less than absolutely frank. | "He's a naïve man, he is all shop-front an...
Southern California defeats Saint Mary's, 60-49 The Examiner Comments HONOLULU (Map, News) - Mike Gerrity scored 17 points and Nikola Vucevic added 15 points with seven rebounds to lead Southern California to a 60-49 win over Saint Mary's in a Diamond Head Classic semifinal game Wednesday. | The Trojans (7-4) ...
New Ulm church rushes to finish remodeling The Examiner Comments NEW ULM, Minn. (Map, News) - So you think you have a hard time getting your home ready for the holidays? Be glad you don't have the kind of last minute projects that St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm has been undertaking as it rushes to ...
Siena builds early lead, defeats Rider 84-62 The Examiner Comments ALBANY, N.Y. (Map, News) - Clarence Jackson and Alex Franklin scored 22 points each to lead Siena to an 84-62 victory over Rider on Wednesday night. | Franklin added 11 rebounds and the Saints (7-4, 2-0 Metro Athletic Atlantic Conference) ro...
Dallas' Ware proud of going from stretcher to star The Examiner Comments IRVING, Texas (Map, News) - All last week, teammates wanted to know whether DeMarcus Ware would be able to play against the New Orleans Saints. | They didn't want to push him. Not after seeing him immobilized on a stretcher, his face mask pr...
Religion news in brief The Examiner Comments LANDER, Wyo. (Map, News) - Students filtered into the pews as church bells rang to mark the start of a Wyoming Catholic College noon mass, a service conducted in Latin on a recent fall day. | The prospect of daily church services may not app...
DC OKs development around Catholic University The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - D.C. officials have approved a major development project in the Brookland neighborhood near Catholic University. | The city zoning commission gave the final OK Monday to Abdo Development's plans for stores, housing a...
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Berlusconi joins long list of targeted politicians The Boston Globe | ROME-The souvenir-flinging man who attacked Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi joins a long list of gatecrashers, shoe-throwers and other security breachers who have embarrassed, ...
Berlusconi Joins Long List Of Targeted Politicians CBS News Bloodied Berlusconi Latest In Long List Of Politicians Laid Low By Gatecrashers, Shoe-throwers | Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) ROME (AP) - The souvenir-flinging man who attacke...
Should Catholics kneel during Eucharistic Prayer? The Examiner Comments BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Map, News) - A controversy about whether to stand or kneel during the high point of the Roman Catholic Mass has spread from one church in the Belleville Diocese to several others. | In a three-page letter to the Rev. Albert...
Lawmaker: Hearing needed on secret early releases The Examiner Comments SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Map, News) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn faced more questions Tuesday about why he won't explain how and why his Corrections Department opened prison cells early for more than 850 inmates - including some violent ones. | A vet...
Saints waive Carney, sign Humphrey, Eckel The Examiner Comments NEW ORLEANS (Map, News) - The New Orleans Saints cut kicker John Carney, a 21-year NFL veteran who signed with the Saints in August for his second stint with team and played in the team's first 11 games. | Tuesday's move came after Carney ha...
Dollar steady against euro amid US economic cheer Syracuse | (AP) - BERLIN - The dollar held steady against the euro on Wednesday following U.S. home sales data that offered new hope the economic recovery may be gaining ground. | The 16-nation euro bought $1.4254 in morning European trading, unchanged from its level in New York late Tuesday. | The British pound slipped to $1.5953 from $1.5967. The dollar w...
Google Rests Its Defense of Executives in Italian Privacy Case The New York Times | MILAN - Lawyers for Google rested their case in defense of four executives charged in Italy with failing to comply with privacy laws, telling a judge that the company has a mechanism in place to rapidly remove objectionable video from its site. | The attorneys, Giuliano Pisapia and Giuseppe Vaciago, said that Google removed a video showing high s...
