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Regular programming has just been interrupted by a news conference. A slender black man in a suit steps up to a podium, flanked by American flags and a White House logo. “I wish I could announce such an economic package,” he says, “but there is a bank in Turkey that did it
Truly appreciating the beauty of Paris is a pleasure that can’t be hurried.
You know it’s a recession when leggy Las Vegas showgirls can’t sell enough tickets to stay in business. That’s what’s happening to “Les Folies Bergere,” a revue modeled after its famous namesake in Paris, that has run in Vegas for nearly 50 years. The curtain will go down on the act for the last time on March 28, according to the Tropicana Las Vegas, where the show runs on the Strip
Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane – Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov.
Amid the gruesome headlines generated by the world’s auto industry these days, it almost read like a typo: new car registrations in Germany rose 21% year-on-year in February, the country’s Association of the Automotive Industry announced March 3. This, though, was no error. The 278,000 cars put on the road, crowed Matthias Wissmann, VDA’s president, amounted to “the highest level of sales in the month of February for ten years.” Why the splurge German drivers have latched onto a juicy new deal
Christian Vandevelde of the United States claimed Wednesday’s fourth stage of the Paris-Nice while Astana’s Alberto Contador showed just why he is the race favorite in the early season classic. Garmin’s Vandevelde pulled clear of a small breakaway group in the later stages of the 173.5 kilometer leg from Vichy to Saint Etienne and crossed the line 14 seconds clear of a chasing group containing Contador. The Spaniard had stretched his legs on a third category climb approaching the finish and quickly opened a significant gap over the other main contenders, He was reeled in by a small group on the descent, but made up time on home rider Sylvain Chavanel, who hung on to the overall race lead after his stage win of the previous day.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will Wednesday make one of the largest foreign policy gestures of his tenure when he announces France’s return to NATO’s high command. Sarkozy is expected to say that he wants France to rejoin the military alliance as a full member at its 60th anniversary summit next month. Charles de Gaulle took France out of NATO more than 40 years ago in protest at U.S
European markets opened higher Tuesday, following a global selling spree the day before, although fell back slightly by early afternoon trading.
European markets opened higher Tuesday, putting at least a temporary hold on the latest global selling spree. Europe’s major exchanges were all higher in early trading
Wall Street’s benchmark Dow Jones index plunged Monday to close at levels not seen since 1997 — after U.S. insurance giant AIG revealed monumental quarterly losses of $62 billion. AIG’s results came hours after the U.S