press – Page 15 – 4VF News – Daily News Channel

The GOP Plans a Rebirth, with Pepperoni and Protests

If House and Senate Republican leaders have their way, Saturday’s gathering at Pie-Tanza, a strip-mall pizza joint in Arlington, Virginia, will be remembered as the beginning of the rebirth of the Grand Old Party. In addition to pizza, the venue, selected by the freshly born, center-leaning National Council for a New America , served up symbolism: suburban areas like this one, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., were GOP bastions not so long ago, and they’ll need to come back to the fold for a Republican resurgence.

Boston Globe owner threatens to shut newspaper down

The Boston Globe management warned the newspaper’s four unions Sunday that failure to reach a financial concession would force the company to file a notice to shut down, the Guild said in a statement. The notice would allow The New York Times Co., which owns the Massachusetts newspaper, to close it in 60 days, the Globe reported. The Times Co

‘Problems’ dog Hatton before Pacquiao fight

Ricky Hatton heads into his light-welterweight super-fight against Manny Pacquiao with his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr admitting that there have been "problems" in their camp. Hatton has been unhappy with Mayweather’s punctuality for training sessions, but the American tried to play down the issue ahead of Saturday night’s clash in Las Vegas. “It doesn’t mean a camp is not a good camp because there are problems,” Mayweather Sr told Press Association.

Saudi crown prince’s illness raises questions

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was convalescing Saturday in Morocco where he arrived this week after surgery in New York City, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said.

Here Come the Fiats: Vrooom

The tiny Fiat 500 is one of the first cars Chrysler hopes to build in North America through its new alliance with Fiat. “It’s highly, highly likely that the Fiat 500 will be built in the NAFTA region,” said Chrysler vice chairman Tom LaSorda after the deal with Fiat was completed as part of the company’s structured bankruptcy.

Lawyer in 2007 TB scare sues CDC

An Atlanta, Georgia, lawyer, whose well-publicized bout with tuberculosis caused an international health scare, is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for invasion of privacy. In the suit filed this week, Andrew Speaker alleges that the CDC released his name and sensitive medical information to the media in 2007, an act that harmed his reputation, his occupation and led to the ruin of his marriage

Dad of U.S. hunger striker in Iran questioned

The father of a U.S. journalist jailed for espionage in Iran said he was summoned to court Wednesday and questioned about his daughter’s hunger strike. Reza Saberi said the court asked him questions about a hunger strike that his daughter, Roxana Saberi, started after being sentenced last week to eight years in prison

Best-selling author shaped by cannibals, Christianity

Ted Dekker spent his formative years living with cannibals.

Swine Flu Unlikely to Affect the Economy

The media has been hyper-focused this weekend on the news that more than 1,000 people in Mexico have become infected with Swine flu, also known as Influenza A H1N1. Nearly 90 people have died from the outbreak.

Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, father says

A U.S. journalist jailed in Iran for espionage is on a hunger strike, and plans to keep it up until she is freed, her father told CNN on Saturday. Roxana Saberi, 31, was sentenced last week to eight years in prison after a one-day trial that was closed to the public