Rangel Should Resign, Manhattan Voters Tell Poll The New York Times | An overwhelming majority of registered voters in Manhattan think that Representative Charles B. Rangel should either resign or drop his bid for re-election in light of the ethics charges against him, according to a New York Times poll. (pdf) Relate...
Anton Geesink, Medalist Who Helped Popularize Judo, Dies at 76 The New York Times | Anton Geesink, a 6-foot-6 Dutchman who stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world judo championship and a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games, died Aug. 27 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He was 76. Associated Press | Geesi...
Buildings Collapse, 2 Injured in Powerful NZ Quake The New York Times | Filed at 5:08 a.m. ET | WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturd...
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The legacy of seven years in Iraq Irish Times | Has anything good come out of the occupation of Iraq? In the week that President Obama formally declared an end to the US combat mission there, commentators are starting to count...
It's Nishikori's day at New York; Clijsters through The Hindu | Gasquet thrashes Davydenko in straight sets; Sania's campaign ends in doubles too | NEW YORK: Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U...
NY Halted from Taxing Tribal Cigarettes The Examiner | With NY state in financial straits, Governor Patterson decided to recoup revenue by taxing cigarettes sold by Indian American Tribes, specifically, the Cayuga Nations and Seneca ...
Pressure up, but where will the vote go? Times Union | ALBANY -- The final round in the slugfest between Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino has begun, with the Republican gubernatorial nomination going to the last man standing. | "We were already sneaking up on Lazio before we even instituted our voter outre...
Yankees ease past Blue Jays The Boston Globe | NEW YORK - Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap. | Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett G...
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The legacy of seven years in Iraq Irish Times | Has anything good come out of the occupation of Iraq? In the week that President Obama formally declared an end to the US combat mission there, commentators are starting to count the final cost of George Bush's nation-building project, writes LARA MARLOW , Washington Corresponent | THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION gave four justifications for its invasion...
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Begins Next Week in NYC The Examiner | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week begins again officially next Thursday in the Big Apple, in Lincoln Center. I will covering f the action from the tents, the runway, backstage and around town. Please subscribe to this new column's feed, or visit here often! | I am also reporting for the Advice Sisters, please check out the daily coverage. You can also...
