Archive for August, 2007

Call for ‘green-home’ cash bonus

Council tax rebates could be used to encourage households to go green, a think tank claims.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Dodgers willing to gamble on Loaiza

The Dodgers took a financial gamble by claiming Esteban Loaiza, says Ken Rosenthal, but in today’s market it could pay dividends.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown Custody Fight Reignites

Bobby claims Whitney is shutting him out of their 14-year-old daughter’s life
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Gap CFO leaving for job at Visa Inc. (AP)

AP - Gap Inc.’s chief financial officer is leaving the slumping clothing retailer to oversee the books at Visa Inc. as the nation’s largest credit card network prepares to go public.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Egypt: Belgian diplomats damaged fossils (AP)

AP - Egyptian authorities have accused Belgian diplomats of damaging a 40 million-year-old whale fossil when they allegedly drove over the remains in a protected desert area, an official said Monday. Belgian officials denied any damage was done.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Foley Case Leads to Senate GOP Distance From Craig

While Sen. Larry Craig opts for seclusion in Idaho, Senate Republican leaders have tried to learn the lessons of the Mark Foley page scandal and distance themselves swiftly from a colleague ensnared in sexual misconduct.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Job opening: Attorney general with credibility

The next attorney general must carry enough stature to push White House anti-terrorism policies, combined with the charm and credibility to win over congressional Democrats, a former Justice Department official said.

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Embattled senator sees home-state support wane

Sen. Larry Craig is under increasing pressure to resign, with support in his home state of Idaho apparently eroding in the wake of his arrest in an airport men’s room and subsequent guilty plea. The Idaho Statesman newspaper on Thursday added its voice to those calling for the Republican’s resignation.

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Live - England v India

England seamer Stuart Broad takes four wickets to help bowl out India for 212 in 49.4 overs in the fourth ODI.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

White House pranksters punk Rove’s car

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Thursday, August 30th, 2007