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Editorial: City Council junkets deserve scrutiny - Dallas Morning News
It's easy to justify travel by City Council members to promote Dallas as a world-class destination for business investment. When fact-finding trips help make our city better, that's money well spent. But it's exceedingly important, given the bad ...
Business execs give Obama win mixed marks
Obama and Atlanta business: Upsides cited by execs include focus on transportation needs and alternative energy; concerns involve taxation and unions.
Lawyer: Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel - Napa Valley Register
LONDON - Michael Jackson might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheik $7 million, the pop star's attorney said Tuesday. Jackson is seeking to give his testimony by video link from the United States. "It ...
New parks open up waterfront recreation
Commuters on Interstate 280 coming into San Francisco might not notice it, but beneath them a transformation has taken place: An industrial wasteland has been turned into open space. “What can ...
City man lobbies MP on disabled travel - Peterborough Evening Telegraph
A DISABLED Peterborough man was just one of almost 100 people who lobbied Westminster this week for fairer access to bus travel and urge for changes to the Concessionary Bus Travel Act. Deafblind resident Graham Hicks (47), from North Bretton, was ...
FA Cup draw: Leeds United travel to Histon, Bradford City host Leyton ... - yor..
LEEDS UNITED face a trip to Conference side Histon in the second round of the FA Cup, if they can overcome Northampton Town in the first round replay next week. Bradford City's reward for knocking out League One high-flyers MK Dons is a home game ...
McCoy, Longhorns cruise past Kansas
Lawrence, KS (Sports Network) - Colt McCoy threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for 78 yards and another score, as fourth-ranked Texas rolled to a 35-7 victory over Kansas. McCoy was an...
2 small planes collide in air in Colo; no injuries
DENVER (AP) -- A sheriff's department plane carrying inmates collided with another small craft in the air over western Colorado on Wednesday, but both landed safely and no injuries were reported, auth...
Ind. Supreme Court won't rush early voting tiff - Boston Globe
INDIANAPOLIS— A divided Indiana Supreme Court on Friday rejected a effort by Republicans to shutter satellite early voting sites in three largely Democratic cities near Chicago. The state's highest court, voting 3-2, declined to grant a GOP request ...
Uncle Sam’s New Business Suit
Uh... isn't the barrel supposed to indicate that a person can't *afford* clothing? What's Uncle Sam doing getting rid of his fine duds? Actually, perhaps the cartoonist is making a clever statement th...
Some venues cutting ticket prices
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AP - A few venues have lowered ticket prices in response to the economy.
Top of the world
In addition, a number of high-end hotels are opening their doors in Kathmandu making it more attractive to the top-end traveller. The city is best known for its proximity to the spectacular Himalayan ...
China issues policy paper on Latin America, the Caribbean
BEIJING -- The Chinese government on Wednesday launched its first ever policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean region, mapping out an overall blueprint for future cooperation between the two s...
Biofuel flying will take off in three years, says Boeing
Biofuel-powered aircraft could be carrying millions of passengers around the world within three years, according to Boeing.Darrin Morgan, an environmental expert at the US jet manufacturer, said the g...
U.S. renews travel warning to Kenya - Xinhua News Agency
NAIROBI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States has renewed its travel warning for its citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to northeastern Kenya. In a revised alert released by the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, the U.S. State Department ...
Airline shares gain on fuel dues plans
MUMBAI: In what comes as a major relief to airline companies, the government has given Indian carriers time till March 2009 to clear their dues, estimated at about Rs 2,500-2,800 crore, to oil comp...
Space junk a threat to tourism
Space debris increased by a record 20 percent last year, continuing a trend that could make travel in Earth’s orbit unacceptably dangerous within 50 years, a report to the United Nations said. “A...
Bush To Outline Measures To Ease Holiday Travel Congestion
"The president will talk about efforts to ensure a safe and hassle-free holiday travel season, as well as measures taken by the administration and the Department of Transportation over the years to ...
Rays news and notes - St. Petersburg Times
Story Tools Ticket stubs were the most valuable commodity in Philadelphia on Tuesday and Wednesday as fans tried to connect with their counterparts who couldn't attend the resumption of Game 5, hoping to buy just a few innings of what they hoped was ...
U-M-MSU 2-minute drill: Key matchups - Detroit News
With the Wolverines hopeful of nuking RB Javon Ringer at or near the line, Michigan State likely will need to clear a path with its receivers. The hang-up is Michigan State's receivers are not what they were in '07. Mark Dell has caught 24 passes in ...
Paraglider attack caught on tape
A man suffered a suspected broken nose and eye socket after allegedly being attacked by three youths when he landed his paraglider on Mount Maunganui yesterday. Three 14-year-old boys were appearing ...
Is flying now un-American Elliott says yes
What's so fair about flying?If you said ''nothing,'' you're right. Air travel has become so Balkanized in the last few months that flying is -- and I want to be careful not to overstate this -- almost...
Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 26--If you find the constant legal wrangling between rival slot machine makers International Game Technology and Bally Tec...
Tamil Tiger planes bomb power station and army camp
Colombo: The Tamil Tigers' air wing set a power station on fire in the Sri Lankan capital and hit an army base on Tuesday in separate air raids, the military said. The bombing runs were the eighth and...
A Family Dispirited by Spirit Air
Offending Party: Spirit Airlines What's at Stake: $325 in airline change fees and the price of a night in a hotel The Complaint: Last year, Carol was flying to New York City's Kennedy Airport from Ft....
Air China plane returns to Beijing after terrorism hoax
Beijing - An Air China plane returned to Beijing 10 minutes after take-off Thursday after a telephoned threat of a terrorist attack that later appeared to be a hoax, state media said. Flight CA1595 to...
Airlines to clear dues till Mar
NEW DELHI: Indian carriers troubled by a financial crunch today got time until March 2009 to clear their dues, estimated at about Rs 2,500-2,800 crore, to oil companies in equated monthly installme...
Vail Resorts Selects Agilysys Inventory and Procurement Solution
CLEVELAND, OH, October 28, 2008. Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions, announced today that Vail...
Runaway poodle delays flights at Boston airport
Boston's Logan International Airport officials say Choochy escaped from her kennel as she was being unloaded after a flight from Detroit Saturday night and scampered across runways and taxiways.
Mayoral candidates debate over events center, other issues
By Bethany Wesley, The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 22--The two candidates running for Bemidji mayor said they regretted that the election is focused solely on the events...
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