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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Official: Cash triggered Spitzer probe
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer addresses the media with his wife Silda Wall Spitzer at his side at his office in New York, March 10, 2008. Spitzer apologized to his family for a "private matter" on Monday but made no reference to a New York Times report that he may have been linked to a prostitution ring. "I am disappointed that I failed to live up to the standard that I expect of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family," Spitzer told a packed room of reporters in New York City. He said nothing about possibly resigning. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton   (UNITED STATES)
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AP - 2 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Gov. Eliot Spitzer's role in a prostitution scandal grew out of a public corruption inquiry triggered by his movement of large amounts of cash from several bank accounts to one that operated by a call-girl ring, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.

  • Pakistani rescue workers and security officials gather at the site of suicide bombing in the office of Federal Investigation Agency, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in Lahore, Pakistan. Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house in Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 150, deepening Pakistan's security crisis as a wave of Islamic militancy sweeps the country. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
    24 killed in Pakistan suicide bombings AP - 32 minutes ago

    LAHORE, Pakistan - Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 200 others in attacks that deepened Pakistan's security crisis.

  • Iger: Disney to reap $1 billion online AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. expects to collect $1 billion in revenue from online content this fiscal year, a significant rise from estimates for fiscal 2007, CEO Robert Iger said Monday.

  • Madonna is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York, Monday, March 10, 2008.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
    Madonna, Mellencamp head to rock hall AP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday and paid tribute to people who encouraged her and even critics who panned her for helping drive her career.

  • Sample the beer before you buy it AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

    OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington lawmakers have approved a pilot program that will allow beer and wine tasting in 30 grocery stores statewide in an effort to market local products.

  • Houston Rockets' Tracy McGrady (1) drives the ball into New Jersey Nets defender Richard Jefferson, right, during the first half of a basketball game Monday, March 10, 2008, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
    Rockets beat Nets for 19th win in a row AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

    LeBron James and the Boston Celtics added to their amazing seasons, and neither got much attention. For now, all eyes remain on the Houston Rockets. Tracy McGrady scored 19 points in less than three quarters and Houston routed cold-shooting New Jersey 91-73 on Monday night for its 19th consecutive victory, matching the third-longest winning streak in league history.

  • Sen. John Kerry listens as Eliot Spitzer endorses him during a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2, 2004. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
    NY Gov. Spitzer under pressure to quit over sex case Reuters - Tue Mar 11, 12:49 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer faces pressure to resign on Tuesday as well as questions about whether he will be prosecuted for any crime after a report linked him to a high-class prostitution ring.

  • A British police officer escorts Muslim girls to their homes in Jackson Road in Birmingham, central England after a series of anti-terror arrests, January 31, 2007. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
    Islamic body seeks new role to fight "Islamophobia" Reuters - 21 minutes ago

    DAKAR (Reuters) - Facing "Islamophobia" in the West, the world's biggest Islamic body is seeking to rebrand itself this week as a forum for settling conflicts peacefully and for redistributing wealth to the world's poorest states.

  • Rescue workers move a wounded man at the site of a bomb attack in Lahore March 11, 2008. (Mohsin Raza/Reuters)
    Twin suicide blasts kill 24 in Pakistan's Lahore Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

    LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers struck in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding scores, most of them in an attack on a government security office, police and officials said.

  • Protesters chants anti-U.S slogans in Ghazni province January 24, 2008. Afghanistan's Taliban Islamic movement has urged the war-torn nation's former mujahideen factions to join it in their campaign to drive out foreign forces from the country. (Shir Ahmad/Reuters)
    Taliban urge factions to fight foreign forces Reuters - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban Islamic movement has urged the war-torn nation's former mujahideen factions to join it in their campaign to drive out foreign forces from the country.

  • A suicide bomber blew himself up among U.S. soldiers in central Baghdad on Monday, killing five and wounding three in the worst single attack on U.S. forces in the Iraqi capital in nearly a year. (Graphics/Reuters)
    Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers in Iraq Reuters - Tue Mar 11, 3:52 AM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and an interpreter in Iraq's Diyala province on Monday, the same day a suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers in the capital Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends Friday prayers at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 7, 2008. Hamas denied on Tuesday comments by Abbas, that its pursuit of an Egyptian-mediated truce with Israel was motivated by a desire to protect its leaders from Israeli assassination. (Loay Abu Haykel/Reuters)
    Hamas disputes Abbas comments on truce deal terms Reuters - 54 minutes ago

    GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas denied on Tuesday comments by its rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, that its pursuit of an Egyptian-mediated truce with Israel was motivated by a desire to protect its leaders from Israeli assassination.

  • The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off on Mission STS-123 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida March 11, 2008. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)
    Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab Reuters - Tue Mar 11, 4:31 AM ET

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from a seaside Florida launch pad on Tuesday to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory and a Canadian-built robotic system to the International Space Station.

  • A man looks at a scale model of a Boeing airplane at their booth at the Singapore Air Show in Singapore February 19, 2008. Boeing Co said on Monday it would formally challenge a decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a $35 billion aerial tanker program to a team led by Northrop Grumman Corp and Europe's EADS. (Reuters)
    Boeing to challenge U.S. Air Force tanker decision Reuters - Mon Mar 10, 9:13 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday it would formally challenge a decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a $35 billion aerial tanker program to a team led by Northrop Grumman Corp and Europe's EADS.

  • Pakistani rescue workers and police gather in front of the badly damaged building of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore. Two suspected suicide car bombings killed at least 25 people in Lahore , posing a fresh challenge to the US-allied country's incoming civilian government.(AFP/Arif Ali)
    Twin bombs kill 25 in Pakistan's Lahore AFP - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

    LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Two suspected suicide car bombings killed at least 25 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, posing a fresh challenge to the US-allied country's incoming civilian government.

  • US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi. Obama Monday ridiculed talk by his White House rival Hillary Clinton that he could run as her vice presidential nominee, as their next clash loomed in Mississippi.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)
    As race heads to Mississippi, Obama mocks VP talk AFP - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago

    BILOXI, Mississipp (AFP) - Barack Obama headed into Tuesday's primary in Mississippi, a state he is tipped to win, mocking talk of a "dream ticket" headed by his White House rival Hillary Clinton.

  • Former Croatian general Ante Gotovina, seen here in 2005, has gone on trial for war crimes. Gotovina is accused of unleashing a "nightmare" of persecution and murder on Croatian Serbs during the 1990s Balkan wars.(AFP/ANP/File/Ed Oudenaarden)
    Croatian general on trial for war crimes AFP - 51 minutes ago

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - Former Croatian general Ante Gotovina went on trial for war crimes on Tuesday, accused of unleashing a "nightmare" of persecution and murder on Croatian Serbs during the 1990s Balkan wars.

  • The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour has soared into space, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research component of the International Space Station.(AFP/Stan Honda)
    Shuttle Endeavour blasts off carrying Japanese lab to space station AFP - 48 minutes ago

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - Space shuttle Endeavour soared into space Tuesday, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station.

  • Batteries of the US-made Patriot missiles in the Saudi Arabian desert in 1991. Nearly two decades after veterans of the 1991 Gulf War came home complaining of odd illnesses, enough evidence has been gathered to determine that many of them were sickened by chemical exposure, a study published Monday concluded.(AFP/File/Bob Sullivan)
    Gulf War syndrome firmly linked to chemical exposure AFP - Mon Mar 10, 10:45 PM ET

    CHICAGO (AFP) - Nearly two decades after veterans of the 1991 Gulf War came home complaining of odd illnesses, enough evidence has been gathered to determine that many of them were sickened by chemical exposure, a study has concluded.

  • A mother breastfeeds her baby inside a breastfeeding room in the Philippines.(AFP/File/Joel Nito)
    Breastfeeding mums can drink moderately: Swedish agency AFP - 21 minutes ago

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Breastfeeding women can drink moderate amounts of alcohol without endangering their baby, Sweden's National Food Administration said Tuesday, changing its previous recommendation to abstain entirely.

  • The European aerospace group EADS, which owns planemaker Airbus, went into the red in 2007 with a net loss of 446 million euros (684.6 million dollars), caused by delays with its A400M military plane, the company said.(AFP/DDP/File/Clemens Bilan)
    Airbus reports billion-dollar loss, EADS plunges into red AFP - 18 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - European plane maker Airbus suffered an operating loss of more than a billion dollars last year despite record orders for its aircraft, forcing parent company EADS into the red, company results showed Tuesday.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • A faithful holds the cross during a mass at a Catholic church on the outskirts of Changzhi, Shanxi province December 23, 2007. The Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of 'new' sins such as causing environmental blight. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution Reuters - Mon Mar 10, 8:46 AM ET

    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight.

  • A train leaves the Tibetan capital Lhasa on its way to Beijing 02 March 2007. China will launch "the most luxurious train in the world" to ply the route from Beijing to Tibet's capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)
    China plans 'most luxurious train in the world' to Tibet: report AFP - Mon Mar 10, 10:57 AM ET

    BEIJING (AFP) - China will launch "the most luxurious train in the world" to ply the route from Beijing to Tibet's capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday.

  • A view of the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, south of Athens, in 2004. "The sea was driven back, and its waters flowed away to such an extent that the deep sea bed was laid bare and many kinds of sea creatures could be seen," wrote Roman historian Ammianus Marcellus, awed at a tsunami that struck the then-thriving port of Alexandria in 365 AD.(AFP/File/Aris Messinis)
    Tsunami that devastated the ancient world could return AFP - Sun Mar 9, 2:27 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - "The sea was driven back, and its waters flowed away to such an extent that the deep sea bed was laid bare and many kinds of sea creatures could be seen," wrote Roman historian Ammianus Marcellus, awed at a tsunami that struck the then-thriving port of Alexandria in 365 AD.

  • US Democratic presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) square off in the last debate before the Ohio primary in Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 2008. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan
    Clinton team pushes for Obama as running mate Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 10:22 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary and Bill Clinton are again teaming up on Barack Obama -- this time saying the first-term U.S. lawmaker, whom they have derided as inexperienced, would be a strong running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket headed by the former first lady.

  • A sign at a landscape supply company advertises available jobs in Arvada, Colorado October 5, 2007. The job market probably rebounded in February from the previous month's contraction, but not enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising on the back of a weakening economy, according to a Reuters poll. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    Job losses' ramifications far-reaching The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Mar 10, 4:00 AM ET

    New York - The job market, one of the strongest pillars of the US economy, is starting to deteriorate.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Rockets tie 3rd-longest win streak at 19

AP - Tue Mar 11, 12:08 AM ET

HOUSTON - Tracy McGrady pulled the towel over his shoulders, leaned back in his seat on the bench and smiled. The Houston Rockets' 19th consecutive victory was a laugher. McGrady scored 19 points in less than three quarters and the Rockets routed cold-shooting New Jersey 91-73 on Monday night to match the third-longest winning streak in NBA history.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Oil tops $109 a barrel for first time

Pumps draw petroleum from oil wells in California. Oil prices hit a record high 107.85 dollars on Monday as the White House announced that US Vice President Dick Cheney will head to OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia next week to seek increased production.(AFP/GETTY IMAGES/File/David McNew)
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VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices topped $109 a barrel for the first time Tuesday as investors sought refuge from the anemic dollar.

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - March 11, 2008
It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.
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Dick Cavett (1936 - )
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
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Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
He who praises you for what you lack wishes to take from you what you have.
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Don Juan Manuel (1282 - 1349)
Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.
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Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)

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