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Current News for April 09, 2008
The politics of Tibet: a 2007 reality check
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:49:28 PDT
News analysis on Tibet issues from an India newspaper in 2007. The article can answer many questions now we can't find elsewhere.
Perceptions, misconceptions
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:51:47 PDT
You learn about the world based on what you see on the news... but does the news often only foster the misconceptions that already exist? Here are some examples.
Nas Backs Obama
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:57:42 PDT
In a recent interview with MTV news, Nas publicly stated his support for Presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Get the latest news in racing (Daily Racing Form)
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:58:18 PDT
In order to read Daily Racing Form's free daily news stories it is required that you have a DRF.com free membership. If you do not have a DRF.com free membership, please register here . You will NOT need to be logged in to read each day's free news stories.
Shareholders Vote to Return Morgan Stanley Chairman and Dire
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:03:30 PDT
(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) -- In a victory that successfully fended off attempts by large institutional investors to remove them, the shareholders of the global investment firm Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) overwhelmingly voted to return the firm’s current Directors, including its embattled Chairman, to its board.
Nazi orgy scandal gets F1 racing fans revved
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:08:40 PDT
Few scandals in recent years have provoked as much anger and dismay across Europe as the saga of Max Mosley, the overseer of Grand Prix car racing who has made tabloid news in a front-page exposé and accompanying Web video showing him in a sadomasochistic orgy with five alleged prostitutes in a London sex "dungeon."
HEROES Season 3 News : Two New Character
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:20:30 PDT
HeroesRevealed.com revealed some information about two new regular characters that will debut during the third season of Heroes - Heroes Volume 3: ‘Villains.’
Elizabeth Edwards More Confident in Hillary's Health Plan
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:28:36 PDT
ABC News reports: “Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, defended her surprise support for Sen. Hillary Clinton’s health plan today over the approach advocated by her rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.” (video)
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04092008/news/nationalnews/trade
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:31:41 PDT
Hillary benefits from Bill's Columbian Support
Ubisoft: Haze "definitely" out May 23
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:32:31 PDT
Haze has certainly seen its fair share of delays. This has undoubtedly upset a few gamers on more than one occasion. Most recently, the game was given a release date of May 22 by Ubisoft, only for that to be retracted the next day. Well, good news. Ubisoft has confirmed today that the release date of Haze will "definitely" be May 23.By now game
Estrogen Supplements May Raise Odds of Benign Breast Disease
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:33:56 PDT
TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who took a common form of estrogen as hormone replacement therapy during menopause more than doubled their risk for certain types of benign breast disease compared with women who took a placebo, researchers say.
Battlefield 2142 Patch 1.50 News Released
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:45:16 PDT
Just when you thought EA and DICE were all about Bad Company and Heroes they hit us up with ranked server bans and stat wipes for BF2 and now new patch info for BF2142.
Bad News For Babylon A.D. U.S. version cut to 90 minutes!
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:47:27 PDT
It will run roughly 160 minutes in most of Europe. But the U.S. and British cut will only be a quick-and-dirty 90 minutes, or slightly more than half as long. What's worse, the 90-minute version just got the British equivalent of a PG-13 rating in England, which means all of Kassovitz's trademark violence is gone.
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:49:28 PDT
News analysis on Tibet issues from an India newspaper in 2007. The article can answer many questions now we can't find elsewhere.
Perceptions, misconceptions
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:51:47 PDT
You learn about the world based on what you see on the news... but does the news often only foster the misconceptions that already exist? Here are some examples.
Nas Backs Obama
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:57:42 PDT
In a recent interview with MTV news, Nas publicly stated his support for Presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Get the latest news in racing (Daily Racing Form)
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:58:18 PDT
In order to read Daily Racing Form's free daily news stories it is required that you have a DRF.com free membership. If you do not have a DRF.com free membership, please register here . You will NOT need to be logged in to read each day's free news stories.
Shareholders Vote to Return Morgan Stanley Chairman and Dire
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:03:30 PDT
(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) -- In a victory that successfully fended off attempts by large institutional investors to remove them, the shareholders of the global investment firm Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) overwhelmingly voted to return the firm’s current Directors, including its embattled Chairman, to its board.
Nazi orgy scandal gets F1 racing fans revved
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:08:40 PDT
Few scandals in recent years have provoked as much anger and dismay across Europe as the saga of Max Mosley, the overseer of Grand Prix car racing who has made tabloid news in a front-page exposé and accompanying Web video showing him in a sadomasochistic orgy with five alleged prostitutes in a London sex "dungeon."
HEROES Season 3 News : Two New Character
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:20:30 PDT
HeroesRevealed.com revealed some information about two new regular characters that will debut during the third season of Heroes - Heroes Volume 3: ‘Villains.’
Elizabeth Edwards More Confident in Hillary's Health Plan
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:28:36 PDT
ABC News reports: “Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, defended her surprise support for Sen. Hillary Clinton’s health plan today over the approach advocated by her rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.” (video)
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04092008/news/nationalnews/trade
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:31:41 PDT
Hillary benefits from Bill's Columbian Support
Ubisoft: Haze "definitely" out May 23
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:32:31 PDT
Haze has certainly seen its fair share of delays. This has undoubtedly upset a few gamers on more than one occasion. Most recently, the game was given a release date of May 22 by Ubisoft, only for that to be retracted the next day. Well, good news. Ubisoft has confirmed today that the release date of Haze will "definitely" be May 23.By now game
Estrogen Supplements May Raise Odds of Benign Breast Disease
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:33:56 PDT
TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who took a common form of estrogen as hormone replacement therapy during menopause more than doubled their risk for certain types of benign breast disease compared with women who took a placebo, researchers say.
Battlefield 2142 Patch 1.50 News Released
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:45:16 PDT
Just when you thought EA and DICE were all about Bad Company and Heroes they hit us up with ranked server bans and stat wipes for BF2 and now new patch info for BF2142.
Bad News For Babylon A.D. U.S. version cut to 90 minutes!
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:47:27 PDT
It will run roughly 160 minutes in most of Europe. But the U.S. and British cut will only be a quick-and-dirty 90 minutes, or slightly more than half as long. What's worse, the 90-minute version just got the British equivalent of a PG-13 rating in England, which means all of Kassovitz's trademark violence is gone.
