| Rallies for truth and Arroyo resignation end peacefully
The latest scandal has erupted over alleged kickbacks in a government telecoms deal with China's ZTE Corp. "The political opposition have been relentless in trying to hunt down President Arroyo for some time. They have not had any success in reality but that won't stop them from doing it," said Mark Condon of risk consultancy Pacific Strategies & Assessments. "I would certainly expect the political noise to continue." Investors have largely shrugged off the political noise in Manila, helping the main stock index to finish up 0.55 percent on Friday in contrast to regional losses. The peso, which hit eight-year highs earlier this week, closed at 40.455 against the dollar, slightly stronger than Thursday's close at 40.48.
Felony DUI hits (another) roadblock -- a big one...
The bill's call for water storage along the Columbia, they say, will likely lead to dams and inundation of some of the region's dwindling shrub-steppe habitat. Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to sign the bill into law by Monday. Read our full story here. .
'I'm disgusted by the old me'
In the 1960s Tynan compiled an erotic revue for the stage, and was a bigger star than most of the actors he reviewed. But times have changed. These days critics know their place - they sit in the shadows and, well, criticise. They grow old in their jobs, they see scores of Hamlets, they die. It's 35 years since a leading British theatre critic - Irving Wardle - had a play publicly performed, and De Jongh is aware that the vultures are hovering. He has made more than his fair share of enemies over the years, and many will cheer every withering review. We are at a table where he once sat with Gielgud. "At the end we walked out, and he said 'I've never eaten in Joe Allen's in London. When I was in New York, of course, they all applauded me when I left, but of course here nobody knows me!'" He's got Gielgud on the mind - not surprising when his play is about the great actor's cottaging conviction in the 1950s.
Bruinettes try to keep streak alive
It's been a pleasant trip down "memory lane" so far in the Class 4-A playoffs for the Orangeburg-Wilkinson girls' basketball team.In two playoff meetings against past championship game foes West Florence and Dutch Fork, the Bruinettes have won by an average of 37 points. Both contests took place in the Bruins' Den where O-W has won 18 consecutive playoff games dating back to March 1998.Tonight at 7 p.m., the Bruinettes (23-2) take their 12-game winning streak on the road against another past Class 4-A finalist opponent also riding a winning streak in Hartsville (17-6). The two teams faced each other three consecutive times between 1990-1992, with O-W winning in 1991.The Lady Red Foxes, winners of 11 straight, still have Pat Hewitt at the helm. Meanwhile, Bruinettes' head coach Joshua Staley looks to move the Bruinettes a step closer back to the championship game in his second season.A victory would advance O-W to the Lower State finals to face either Colleton County or defending Class 4-A champion Lower Richland Friday at The Citadel's McAlister Fieldhouse.
20 million-year-old croc fossil found
CAVERS in central Cuba have found the remains of what is believed to be a 20 million-year-old, 10-metre-long crocodile. The team from the Speleological Society of Cuba also found bones believed to be from prehistoric dugongs, the Escambray daily reported. The remains, thought to date back to the Miocene Epoch were found in the Cayajana river about 350km east of Havana. More bones, yet to be identified, will be excavated from the site at a later date. Share this article What is this? .
Pr. George's Police Suspect Online Prowler in Six Rapes
The rapist stalks his victims on the Internet, surfing popular dating Web sites and chat rooms, where he meets women and sets up sex dates. At least six times, unsuspecting Prince George's County women arrived for a date but found a masked attacker, armed with a handgun, county police said yesterday. .
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NEW YORK (AP) Rupert Murdoch says his new Fox Business Network will celebrate American corporations and the free markets, but first the network toasted itself at a glamorous party Wednesday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nine days after the channel went live, Murdoch welcomed a long list of celebrities and media titans including Mel Brooks, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Regis Philbin, Bo Derek and Henry Kravis to the museum's Temple of Dendur. "It's been a brilliant first nine days," Murdoch said. He credited his top lieutenant, Roger Ailes, for the channel's "distinctive" and "informative" look as it takes aim at industry-leading CNBC. In a thinly veiled dig at the incumbent, Murdoch said the United States is home to "the best-run and most corruption-free companies in the world, not that you'd know it from much of the business coverage we see today." Murdoch said his channel will still cover scandals that affect investors, "but my hope for Fox Business is that we'll also find time to celebrate the freedom and sense of optimism that free markets have given Americans." .story-ad { width: 310px; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; padding: 4px; } .
Every School Every Thursday -- Johnston
For current families, registration begins Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Crown Point Center, 6300 Pioneer Parkway. For new families, registration begins Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Crown Point Center, 6300 Pioneer Parkway.
Johnston Community Education's Little Explorers registration 2008/2009: For current families, registration begins Feb. 14 at 8 a.m. at the Administrative Resource Center, 5608 Merle Hay Road. For new families, registration begins Feb. 21 at 8 a.m. at the Administrative Resource Center, 5608 Merle Hay Road. .
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