Archive for February, 2009
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player grab attention at Senior PGA Championship golf tournament in Ridgewood, NJ, although Jim Thorpe leads after two rounds; photo
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)After all the innuendo and speculation, Chris Webber, the 6-foot-10 All-Star forward for Sacramento, is close to agreeing in principle to a seven-year contract with the Kings for about $123 million
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)American aviation officials searched today for clues in the plane crash that killed the pop singer Aaliyah and eight others. One focus is whether excess weight from production equipment hindered the takeoff
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)A sailboat packed with perhaps as many as 156 Haitians trying to get to the United States ran aground on the reefs surrounding Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)The suicide attacks that reduced the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon to rubble have also shaken economies throughout the Caribbean.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said on Thursday that the United States would not free millions of dollars in aid to the Haitian government until it curbs political violence.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)SHIFTING FORTUNES New figures show how sharply the fortunes of the big airlines and their low-cost rivals have diverged since the industry’s peak year of 2000. The discount carriers flew 20 percent more seats in May than four years earlier, according to a report by the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General, while the network airlines capacity was down 16 percent. Reflecting the relentless pressure that low-cost carriers have kept on their bigger competitors, average air fares …
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Pittsburgh Penguins must win next playoff game against New Jersey Devils or be eliminated
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Under a new policy, every player must deposit 10 percent of his 2001-2 salary into an escrow account to be divided by the owners of the N.B.A.’s 29 teams
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)An Eastern Conference official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Patrick Ewing has agreed in principle to a two-year deal to join the Orlando Magic
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