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Wartime Pope Has a Huge Fan: A Jewish Knight
New York Times
LONG BEACH, NY — At home here on Long Island, he is Gary L. Krupp, medical equipment dealer, now retired after a career of ups and downs. He shares one car and a small house in a no-frills neighborhood with his wife, Meredith, ...

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the United Nations secretary general that investigating human rights abuses in the country’s civil war was “totally uncalled for and unwarranted.”


New York Times

An Office? She'll Pass on That
New York Times
This interview with Meridee A. Moore, founder of Watershed Asset Management, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Watershed is a $2 billion hedge fund based in San Francisco. Meridee A. Moore is the founder of Watershed Asset Management, ...


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Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa dismisses UN human rights panel
BBC News
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denounced plans by UN chief Ban Ki-Moon to ask a panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island. Mr Rajapaksa told Mr Ban the move was "uncalled for and unwarranted", the president's office ...
Lanka rejects UN plan for rights panel on war crimesTimes of India
Rajapaksa against appointment of UN panel of expertsThe Hindu
Sri Lanka says UN war crimes panel 'unwarranted'AFP
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How John Chambers Learned to Collaborate at Cisco http://s.hbr.org/bcEAHd Business bloggers at Harvard Business Review discuss a variety of business topics including managing people, innovation, leadership, and more. Link - Trackbacks
Two aces, Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay and the Yankees’ C. C. Sabathia, provided a hint of what fans might see in this year’s World Series.


Buttrose's nephew in danger, court told
Sydney Morning Herald
Ita Buttrose's nephew is in danger because of evidence he has provided about a drug ring, a Sydney court has heard. Richard Buttrose has pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying cocaine to an undercover officer and another relating to almost six

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Washington Post

House Adopts $15 Billion Plan to Spur Job Creation
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved a $15 billion measure intended to spur job creation by granting tax breaks to businesses that hire workers, as Democrats, bracing for new jobless figures, tried to show that Congress was doing ...
House passes jobs bill: no giant leap against unemploymentChristian Science Monitor
House OKs $15 billion jobs billReuters
Health Care Is Good... And Bad!CBS News
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Financial Times

HK, China stocks fall; China Mobile, HKEx ease
Reuters
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares were lower at the midday break on Thursday, with China Mobile (0941.HK) leading losses after news of its plan to invest in a Chinese bank. ...
Hong Kong Exchange Profit Falls 8%Wall Street Journal
Moody's to 'monitor' China Mobile investment planMarketWatch
China Mobile accelerating 3G investments -execAlibaba News Channel
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks southern Taiwan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey http://on.cnn.com/9RjBIg A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks southern Taiwan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey http://on.cnn.com/9RjBIg Link - Trackbacks