Afghans Shrug at News That Official Was in Prison (New York Times)
The news that the newly appointed district chief in Marja reportedly served jail time for stabbing his stepson is hardly raising eyebrows among tribal elders.
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP via Yahoo! News)
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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Free Press Business news honored (Detroit Free Press)
The Free Press was honored Wednesday as having one of the best business news reports in the nation in 2009, winning an overall excellence award in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers' Best in Business contest.
UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News (UPI)
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Southern swing through camps brings news, views (The Japan Times)
Spring training camps are finished, we're into the exhibition season and Opening Day is less than two weeks away, as the Pacific League gets set for its lid-lifters on March 20. While we were away for the Vancouver Olympics break, the Baseball Bullet-In took off for points south to visit the spring training camp sites of half the Central and Pacific League teams. Following are some news items ...
BREAKING NEWS (ITV.com)
ITV News has learned the reason why the child murderer Jon Venables is back in jail tonight. Amid growing public concern, the Justice Secretary Jack Straw took the highly unusual step today of confirming that "extremely serious allegations" are involved. He refused to go into any further detail.
News quiz: Private beach; raw bar expands (Naples Daily News)
Here is this week's news quiz:1. What is the name of the North Naples condominium that has marked off a section of the beach and marked it “private”?a. Seagateb. Moraya Bayc. Naples Cay2. Immokalee community members could get a free bicycle thanks to a bicycle club and rental company from which local island?a. Marcob. Bokeeliac. Sanibel3. Which is making headlines for its proposed health ...
Steven Seagal Series Meets Definition of News Says Judge (ABC 26 New Orleans)
Producers Protected by Journalism Shield Law A Jefferson Parish judge rules that a reality show about Steven Seagal as a reserve sheriff's deputy meets the legal definition of news, so its producers are protected by a journalism shield law.
Egyptian Leader’s Surgery in the News Is News Itself (New York Times)
The government and its supporters point to the public revelation about President Hosni Mubarak’s gallbladder operation as evidence that the state is trying to become more transparent.