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Toyota sued in California by U.S. shareholders (Reuters)

news-yahoo Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:16:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Steve Gorman[1]; Angeles County[1]; Motor Corp[1]; Dan Whitcomb[1];

Other categories: AlternativeEnergy; ConsumerAffairs;

Reuters - Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled about problems with unintended acceleration in a wide range of models....

Super Bowl sets all-time Nielsen record

washtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:15:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Jennifer Harper[1]; Bud Light[1]; Dave Thomas[1]; Thomas Nielsen[1];

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Dave Thomas said: "The Super Bowl remains the premier television event of the year, and is one of the few programs in an era of fragmented TV viewership that can still attract a huge national audience,"

The gridiron victory of an underdog made broadcast history Sunday night. According to preliminary Nielsen ratings, 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints win Super Bowl XLIV, besting the Indianapolis Colts and yielding the largest audience in TV history for a single broadcast. It was also the most-watched Super Bowl of all time....

Korea should be nuclear-free, Kim tells China envoy

channelnewsasia Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:14:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Hu Jintao[1]; Lynn Pascoe[1]; Kim Jong Il[2]; Wang Jiarui[1];

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BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il restated Pyongyang's goal of ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons when he met a visiting senior Chinese envoy, Chinese state media reported Tuesday....

More than 1,000 get mumps in New York, New Jersey since August

cnn Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:12:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: CommunicableDiseases; CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks;

More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York, many of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, have been sickened with mumps since August, health authorities said Monday....

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For Obama, Nuance on Race Invites Questions

IHT Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:11:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Taylor Branch[1]; Earl Ofari Hutchinson[1]; Al Sharpton[1]; Franklin Roosevelt[1]; Queen Latifah[1]; Charles Ogletree[1]; Martin Luther King[6]; Rev Al Sharpton[1]; Michael Eric Dyson[1]; Roosevelt Room[1]; Martin Luther[2]; Ofari Hutchinson[1];

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Taylor Branch said: “My impression was that it was deliberately something for him and for Michelle, and that it was kind of like medicine, it was healing for them,”

President Obama’s nuanced approach on race is frustrating some black leaders and scholars....

Looking With Anxiety at Toyota’s Future, From Two Perspectives

IHT Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:11:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Ray Lahood[1]; John Wall[1];

As production resumes this week in Georgetown, Ky., and other American cities where Toyota builds cars, people are eager to see its recall problems blow over....

U.N. Climate Panel and Chief Face Credibility Siege

IHT Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:11:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Margaret Thatcher[1]; Climate Panel[1]; John Barrasso[1];

Other categories: Environment; ClimateChange;

Rajendra K. Pachauri and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change face accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest....

CORRECTING and REPLACING McDermott Will & Emery Adds Preeminent Energy Lawyers to Growing Houston Office and Energy

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:05:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: AlternativeEnergy; Environment; InternalMarket;

HOUSTON - Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY ADDS PREEMINENT ENERGY LAWYERS TO GROWING HOUSTON OFFICE AND ENERGY & COMMODITIES PRACTICE...

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Chrysler to build Fiat 500s in Mexico

economictimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:55:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Sergio Marchionne[1]; Felipe Calderón[1];

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Sergio Marchionne said: "has an ideal position as a bridge between NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada) and Latin America,"

Chrysler Group LLC will invest 550 million dollars in Mexico to produce Fiat 500s for the United States and Latin America, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Monday....

Editorial: Print dying, journalism thrives

JakartaPost Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:52:00 AM CET | info

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Print may not be dead but those who still glorify printed materials, including newspapers and books, are preventing the industry and society from taking the necessary steps to prepare society to en Read More...

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Kaman replaces Roy for All-Star Game

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:51:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Brandon Roy[1]; Star Game[1]; Chris Kaman[1]; Angeles Clippers[1];

LOS ANGELES, USA Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers was called up on Monday to replace the injured Brandon Roy of Portland for the Western Conference squad for the All-Star Game in Dallas next Sunday....

Google cuts fee to break Nexus One contract (AP)

news-yahoo Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:46:00 AM CET | info

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AP - Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network....

Japan may scale back Antarctic whaling

abc-au Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:45:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Asahi Shimbun[1]; Peter Garrett[1];

Other categories: Fisheries;

Japanese media is reporting that the country's fisheries minister is considering scaling back its so-called research whaling in the Antarctic. In exchange the Japanese want a resumption of commercial whaling in their own waters. Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper is reporting that fisheries minister.......

Nurses: In demand

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:44:00 AM CET | info

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2010/02/09 DATIN HATIJAH YUSOF, Honorary general secretaryMalaysia Nurses Association REGISTERED nurses (RNs) with tertiary education can raise the standard of health services and be effective partners to the medical profession. The PhD nurses and nurses with master's are well utilised by the public.......

World War II-era navigation system shut down

cnn Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:42:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Susan Collins[1]; Janet Napolitano[1]; Joe Lieberman[1]; George Washington[1];

Other categories: GPS-transport; TREN-Security; Security;

Washington -- Good night, Loran. In a series of small ceremonies, the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday shut down Loran-C, a navigation and timing system that has guided mariners and aviators since World War II. The death blow came last May when President Obama called the system obsolete, saying it is no.......

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DPRK top leader reiterates denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

focusnews-en Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:41:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Kim Jong Il[3]; Wang Jiarui[1];

Pyongyang. Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), reiterated on Monday the country's persistent stance to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Xinhua News Agency informed. The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party talks is very.......

ANALYSIS: Could a foreign government influence US elections?

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:35:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Hugo Chavez[1]; Barack Obama[1]; John Paul II[1]; Samuel Alito[1]; Melanie Sloan[1]; Paul Stevens[1]; Petroleos de Venezuela[1];

Washington - President Barack Obama unleashed a media firestorm over proper manners last month when he slammed a US Supreme Court ruling that opens the floodgates for companies - and possibly foreign governments - to influence US elections. Obama r......

Sri Lanka: Academic exposes habitual collaboration of Chennai in bungling geopolitics

tamilnet Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:32:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Jawaharlal Nehru[3]; Lankan Tamils[2]; Sirimavo Bandaranaike[5]; Lal Bahadur Shastri[3]; Indira Gandhi[7]; Christian College[1]; Krishna Menon[1];

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Writing on the negotiations of 1964 Srimao-Shastri Pact that caused adverse impact on the demography of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Professor V. Suryanarayan says, “The most pathetic member of the Indian team was Ramiah, a Cabinet Minister from Tamil Nadu. According to informed sources, throughout the.......

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Official funeral, parliamentary tribute and government organised nine night for Professor Nettleford

jis Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:31:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Mona Campus[1]; Andrew Holness[1]; Edward Seaga[1]; Olivia Grange[1]; George Washington[1];

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Olivia Grange said (about Mona Campus) : "The Government is according an official funeral to Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford, OM, OCC, FIJ. The funeral will take place at the UWI Chapel, Mona Campus on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. A Planning Committee has been put in place to make the necessary arrangements. This committee is being chaired by Prof. Barry Chevannes. The University of the West Indies is spearheading the planning of all the activities to celebrate, recognise and pay tribute to this cultural icon and renowned son of Jamaica. The Government has taken the position that although it is an official funeral, the planning for the funeral and all other related activities, will be a collaborative one, which will accommodate the wishes of persons who were closely affiliated with Professor Nettleford"

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP has announced that the late cultural icon and educator Professor, the Honourable Rex Nettleford, OM will be accorded an official funeral. Minister Grange made the announcement today (Monday) at a news conference at the University of the West Indies....

Beheadings, shootings, yet violent death rate dropping

nzherald Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:29:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Garcia Luna[1]; Genaro García Luna[1]; Felipe Calderón[1]; Ciudad Juarez[1];

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MEXICO CITY - Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: a falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they......

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate arrested

AsiaOne Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:22:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Sam Zarifi[1]; Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Philip Crowley[1]; Sarath Fonseka[1];

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Sarath Fonseka said: "I am prepared to go before any investigation and give evidence," "I am not prepared to protect anyone, if they have committed war crimes"

Newspaper said Fonseka could be court-martialed on charges of plotting a coup. -AFP...

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U.S., Mexico closer to resolving trucking dispute

reuters Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:17:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: George W Bush[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ron Kirk[1];

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Ron Kirk told (about Barack Obama) : "We have been able to work with Congress and Obama is very pleased that the language in the 2009 appropriations bill -- that essentially cut off the funding for the demonstration safety program -- was not included in the 2010 appropriations bill,"

Ron Kirk said: "I can tell you that those industries in the United States, our farmers, our ranchers, our other exporters that have been subject of the retaliation, have made their displeasure known to Congress and so there is a sense of urgency,"

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade dispute hurting some exporters, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Monday....

Yoel Marcus / If Netanyahu wants peace, he must lose Lieberman

haaretz Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:13:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Saddam Hussein[1]; Yoel Marcus[1]; Tzipi Livni[1]; Ariel Sharon[1]; Ehud Barak[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1]; Moshe Arens[1];

Other categories: Security; Conflict;

In our government, everyone talks whenever he pleases about whatever he pleases. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman acts like the neighborhood bully; his style and statements suit the extreme right's worst thugs, who do what they want in the territories. ......

U.S., EU to Iran: Stop abuse of Iranians

cnn Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

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Ruhollah Khomeini said: "the so-called advocates of human rights have ignored the most basic human rights in their prisons and officially trample upon the rights of their own nations which is a source of shame for them"

The United States and the European Union on Monday called on Iran to "end its abuses against its own people" amid mounting concerns about a potential rise in violence later this week....

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