 07/02/09 The European Parliament will not hold a vote on Jos? Manuel Barroso's re-appointment as Commission president at its July plenary, it emerged yesterday (1 July) after the liberals and socialists agreed to wait until the second Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty this autumn.
 07/02/09 They called him "Abdul No. 1." But the quiet cafeteria worker at Forward Operating Base Salerno was far more than a number to the U.S. troops enduring near-constant Taliban attacks along Afghanistan's eastern border. Over the past year in Khost province where the base is located, dozens of suicide bombings, rocket-propelled grenade attacks and mortar fire have taken the lives of scores of U.S. ...
 07/02/09 Kazan is the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, located about 800 kms east of Moscow. In Kazan although the majority of the population are Muslim, 40% are Orthodox but exceptionally for this part of the world the two religions co-exist side by side with no tensions.
 07/02/09 Three years ago, in the bathroom: Jean Douchet's French New Wave with the sumptuous image of Bridget Bardot on the cover. Among the stacks of books piled in the living room: a text by Sophie Calle, known for her voyeuristic fascination with the objects left behind by hotel guests. And on the wall leading upstairs: a hand-drawn sign with a sketch of a rumpled old dog and a cautionary note: ...
 07/02/09 For a human cell, this is a scary world. Each of the 60 trillion or so cells in the average person's body is damaged tens of thousands, perhaps a million, times a day, scientists say.
 06/18/09 Everyone knows the economy's been a little rocky lately, with many houses going into foreclosure. Th...
 06/15/09 Mid June is a relatively quiet time in my perennial garden, at least visually. The amazing blast of color from the daffodils and tulips is long over and a lot of things are getting ready to burst into bloom.
 06/15/09 Israeli bulldozers arrived at the rust-coloured fields of Ras al-Ahmar early in the morning on the day when Barack Obama, a few hundred miles to the south in Cairo, gave his closely-watched speech to the Muslim world.
 06/15/09 After last week's recipe of the week for Hamburger Cookies ran, Pat Haber topped it with Hamburger Cupcakes. (Plus more food news and recipes from around the region.)
06/15/09 When talking to clients about living in Beaufort, I am always interested to learn the various reason...
 06/14/09 ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's government has quit internationally mediated talks to end its political crisis, rejecting a political amnesty deal that would allow ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana to return to the island.
 06/14/09 Players claim lotto prize Debbie and Tom Nugent of Anaconda have claimed $5,000 from a Wild Card ticket which they purchased at Albertsons, 1301 Harrison Ave., in Butte, for the June 6 drawing.
 06/12/09 They're buying cows for hungry children in developing nations. Financing mission trips to build houses for poor families in the United States. Helping churches pay salaries, utilities and other expenses.
 06/12/09 MANILA, Philippines - Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Friday warned that the country"s "social volcano" is on the verge of eruption, and called for Filipinos to heal the wounds that divide the nation. Puno made no mention of what those wounds were, but the Supreme Court will likely be a deciding factor in diffusing tensions caused by the burgeoning political crisis that has gripped the nation.
06/12/09 VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said Friday the IAEA was still searching for a new leader who could gain support across a developed-developing nation divide and voiced concern over a prolonged succession race.
 06/12/09 MEXICO CITY, June 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Mexico's Comercial Mexicana rose on Friday after the supermarket chain said it had struck a deal with most key creditors to reduce the total amount of debt it must repay. Comercial Mexicana shares gained 3.01 percent to 7.52 pesos after the company said late on Thursday that Barclays Plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Bank of America Corp, Santander and ...
06/12/09 BELFAST (Reuters) - People in Northern Ireland vote on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.
 06/12/09 it was long past midnight on the train to Moscow and, as the suburbs of St Petersburg receded, the darkened landscape rushed by in a blur. In the restaurant carriage, where a few passengers remained, I was being scolded by a local acquaintance. I'd been stirring my Bloody Mary, you see, and this is not the done thing in Russia, where vodka must be savoured in as unadulterated a way as possible, ...
06/11/09 There is a new buzz word being used in the real estate world nowadays. That word is short sale. A sh...
 06/10/09 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - A proposal that could make it more difficult to raze or even renovate historic buildings in Los Angeles has created a bitter divide in Downtown.
06/10/09 Have you recently come to the decision that you are going to move out of state? It can be a very dau...
 06/09/09 Less than eight months after receiving billions in bailout money from U.S. taxpayers, some big U.S. banks are poised to repay the funds.
06/09/09 Putting up your own business is very risky. You do not know if it will be successful or not. You do ...
 05/03/09 VENISON MARINADE Venison steak or roast ? cup vegetable oil ? cup red or white wine ? cup ketchup
05/03/09 FISH CHOWDER 1 onion, diced 1 green pepper, diced ?lb. bacon, diced 1-10 ? oc. can cream of potato soup, undiluted | 
