Monday, October 4, 2010

Europe needs final-match win for title



Europe needs final-match win for title
ESPN
NEWPORT, Wales -- Europe's Graeme McDowell's steady hand clinched the Ryder Cup in the final match Monday. Hunter Mahan made it interesting over the final holes but couldn't complete the comeback, as the Europeans prevailed 14½-13½. ...
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3 killed in fiery attack on NATO supply trucks in Pakistan
Los Angeles Times
Six are injured as militants once again fire on tanker trucks taking supplies to forces in Afghanistan. Four of the vehicles are destroyed and 13 damaged. By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times Militants in Pakistan attacked tanker trucks transporting ...
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Robert Edwards Wins 2010 Nobel Prize For Physiology Or Medicine
Medical News Today
Robert Edwards (1925-), born in Manchester, England, has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his IVF (human in-vitro fertilization) therapy - Edwards is known as the father of the test tube baby. ...
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Emanuel Mayoral Team Would Have to Explain $17M Bank Pay
msnbc.com
[Bloomberg] -- President Barack Obama made Rahm Emanuel a global name by appointing him White House chief of staff. President Bill Clinton and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley helped make him rich. The wealth and connections Emanuel amassed while working ...
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In USC vs. USC, Supreme Court action favors West Coast
Los Angeles Times
A 13-year trademark battle ends as the high court lets stand a ruling that the 'SC' logo belongs to the University of Southern California, not the University of South Carolina. By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The University ...
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New Supreme Court term opens with Kagan aboard
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opened its new term with Justice Elena Kagan on the bench. The high court turned down hundreds of appeals, including one by the founders of former telecommunications giant Adelphia Communications. ...
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Reid faces tough fight as he heads home to campaign
CNN
By Chris Welch, CNN Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is returning to his home state of Nevada on Tuesday to campaign. Henderson, Nevada (CNN) -- It's one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country -- and for good reason. ...
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Microsoft Confirms Oct. 11 Windows Phone 7 Launch Date
PC Magazine
Microsoft has confirmed that it will launch Windows Phone 7, the next iteration of its mobile platform, on Oct. 11. T-Mobile executives will also be on hand for product demos, and AT&T's president and chief executive will join Microsoft CEO Steve ...
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Iraq revises oil reserves up 24%
BBC News
Iraq has raised the level of the oil reserves it claims to own by 24% in its first revision since Saddam Hussein fell from power. The republic has 143.1bn barrels of known and extractible oil, up from the 115bn barrels previously estimated. ...
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