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Jordan's king seeks Japan's vital role over Middle East conflicts 
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Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on Japan to play a "vital role" in easing continued conflicts in the Middle East, a Japanese newspaper has reported.Jordan asks Israel to state position on Palestinian statehood AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 10:15 AM
Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Israel to state its position on Palestinian statehood and said Amman will contact the Jewish state to help reactivate peace talks between the two sides.Jordan Closes Controversial Desert Jail Los Angeles Times - Dec 18 2:13 PM
AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordanian authorities on Monday closed down an isolated desert prison where U.N. investigators and rights groups alleged inmates were routinely beaten and tortured.Jordan Shuts Down Prison Where Alleged Abuse Took Place Nasdaq - Dec 18 9:08 AM
AMMAN (AP)--The King of Jordan Monday ordered the immediate closure of a desert prison where U.N. investigators and rights groups said inmates were routinely beaten and tortured.Jordan Montgomery Mooresville/Decatur Times - Dec 18 8:35 AM
Brandi Peavler and Rick Montgomery are the parents of a son, Jordan Allen Montgomery, born at 2:11 p.m. Nov. 21, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital in Mooresville.Jordan closes notorious desert prison AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 6:40 AM
Jordanian authorities have closed the notorious Jafer desert prison, police spokesman Bashir Daajeh said, after repeated calls for its closure by rights groups.GigaBeam Receives Order For WiFiber(R) Links From MABCO, Jordan [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 18 8:25 AM
HERNDON, Va.----GigaBeam Corporation announced today that it has received an order for three WiFiber® wireless fiber links from MABCO, which is headquartered in Amman, Jordan. MABCO is a wireless broadband provider specializing in telecommunication and office equipment solutions.Jordan king shuts notorious prison Gulf Times - Dec 17 11:28 PM
AMMAN: Jordan s King Abdullah yesterday ordered the closure of the country s most notorious prison, officials said, following mounting pressure on the kingdom to improve its human rights record.Jordan's King closes notorious prison TVNZ - Dec 17 12:39 PM
Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday ordered the closure of the country's most notorious prison, officials said, following mounting pressure on the kingdom to improve its human rights record.Jordan's King Abdullah closes notorious Jafr prison AlertNet - Dec 17 10:36 AM
Source: Reuters By Suleiman al-Khalidi AMMAN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday ordered the closure of the country's most notorious prison, officials said, following mounting pressure on the ... Ector County commissioners due another update on Jordan case Odessa American - Dec 17 9:56 AM
Ector County Attorney Cathy Linch said she and Assistant County Attorney Lilly Plummer will update Ector County commissioners on developments in the Donna Jordan case during an executive session Monday.Is Kobe ready to be like Mike? Sports Illustrated - Dec 18 9:30 AM
Is it the shoes? Not likely. The biggest reason Kobe Bryant is looking more and more like Michael Jordan these days is his willingness to trust teammates, says SI.com's Chris Mannix. Omaha Stakes Sports Illustrated - Dec 18 9:09 AM
Didn't catch the Women's Volleyball Championship in Omaha over the weekend? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Nebraska won its third title in front of a record crowd of 17,209. Sarah Pavan was selected as the tournament's most outstanding player and was joined on the all-tournament team by fellow Huskers Jordan Larson, Tracy Stalls and Rachel Holloway and Stanford's Kristen Richards, Foluke ...Mormons break ground for new S. Jordan temple The Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 17 12:05 AM
SOUTH JORDAN - Beka Madsen nestled her 3-month-old baby in her arms beneath a wide striped blanket and knew the little boy was witnessing history. "It's such a special day," the young mother said. "It's something that's going to be here forever." Families and church leaders came from around the valley Saturday to participate in the groundbreaking for a building that Mormons will ...Jordan Times: The Worst Yet To Come Israel National News - Dec 17 9:33 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The recent visit to Iran by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh represents an attempt by Iran to cement its link with the Palestinian Authority (PA), suggesting that "more turbulent times lie ahead for the entire region," the Jordan Times reported Sunday.Jordan PM opens L&T-built bridge in Amman Mena Report - Dec 17 3:09 AM
A bridge built in Amman, Jordan, by L&T - India s leading engineering and construction company - was opened to traffic on December 14. Dr. Ma'Rouf Al Bakhit, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, inaugurated the bridge in the presence of Eng. Omar Al Mani, the Mayor of Greater Amman, Mr Rachakondu Dayakar, the Indian Ambassador, and senior executives of L&T.Jordan closes notorious desert prison Middle East Times - Dec 18 7:14 AM
AMMAN -- Jordanian authorities have closed the notorious Jafer desert prison, police spokesman Bashir Daajeh said Monday, after repeated calls for its closure by rights groups.Summit ushers in latest great The Plain Dealer - 23 minutes ago
Was Nordonia's Jordan Mabin ready to join Summit County's latest line of outstanding running backs, capable of performing to the standards of Buchtel's Antonio Pittman, Archbishop Hoban's Tyrell Sutton, Akron Garfield's Chris Wells and Copley's Delone Carter?Nebraska wins NCAA volleyball title USA Today - Dec 17 10:43 PM
Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson led Nebraska to the NCAA women's volleyball title Saturday night, combining for 41 kills in the Cornhuskers' 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27 victory over Stanford. Pavan had 22 kills and Larson finished with 19. Nebraska broke an 11-all tie in the fourth game with a kill, consecutive blocks and a Stanford hitting error that made it 15-11.Woman in custody in hit-an-run The Daily Sentinel - 47 minutes ago
A 4-year old boy remained in critical condition Monday night and a local woman was charged for felony hit-and-run following an accident on Jordan Street Monday morning.Woman who put infant on a shelf to die gets probation The Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 18 5:35 PM
Posted: 5:38 PM- A 20-year-old woman who admitted putting her newborn son on a closet shelf to die after giving birth last year at her West Jordan home has been sentenced to probation and continued mental health counseling. Kathren Putnam was initially charged in 3rd District Court with third-degree felony child-abuse homicide for the events of Feb. 17, 2005.Aqaba port, $15m marine deal AME Info - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
The UAE-based Lamnalco Group and Jordan National Shipping lines signed a contract with Jordan's Aqaba Development Corporation to invest $15m in handling the Red Sea port's marine services, Reuters reported.Nebraska wins NCAA volleyball title San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 18 10:22 AM
Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson led Nebraska to the NCAA women's volleyball title Saturday night, combining for 41 kills in the Cornhuskers' 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27 victory over Stanford. Pavan had 22 kills and Larson finished with 19. Nebraska... Hit and Run Arrest, Child In Hospital KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 minutes ago
Family and friends of Kurinsai Jackson, 4, gathered at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital's emergency room shortly after the child was hit by a car early Monday morning. The child was hit by an SUV while he was standing in front of his home on Jordan Street.Early Results from Santo Domingo! Fightnews.com - Dec 18 6:22 PM
Unbeaten middleweight Giovanny Lorenzo (22-0, 14 KOs) demolished Jordan Sanchez (13-7, 8 KOs) in just 97 seconds. Euri Gonzalez W6 Jaime Barboza (welterweight) Ramon Duran W6 Orlando Escobar (super lightweight) Juan Jose Cabrera KO2 Julio Gonzalez (middleweight) Jose Guzman W4 Elvin Perez (super featherweight) Note: Jose is the brother of world champ Joan Guzman, who was making his pro debut.Police say a String of Armed Robberies Has Ended KSLA-TV Shreveport - Dec 18 5:34 PM
Investigators from both sides of the Red River are celebrating the arrest of twenty nine year old Jason Buitrago, and his fiance, 22 year old Krystal Jordan.Assist, Hartford Hartford Courant - Dec 18 8:56 AM
Jared Jordan Brought The Desire And Mentors In The City Helped Develop One Of The Nation's Top Point Guards Jared Jordan was in third grade when his parents found a house they loved and decided to move from West Hartford into Hartford's West End. Eason Jordan Offers to Fly Michelle Malkin to Baghdad -- She Accepts Editor and Publisher via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 12:54 PM
NEW YORK Whoever dreamed we'd ever see Michelle Malkin flying to Baghdad to search for a certain alleged Iraqi police captain with....Eason Jordan? Yet this could well happen in the very near future.Find Their Calling Fast Company Magazine - Dec 18 12:42 PM
"The match between your employees' values and the organization or team's values is a more powerful factor by far than money in keeping good people," write Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans in their latest Fast Company Talent Resource Center Column.... Leishmaniasis Cases Reported in Qweira District RedNova - Dec 18 2:14 PM
According to "Jordan Times", Ministry of Health has formed a taskforce to handle cases of leishmaniasis reported in the Qweira District, 50km to the north of Aqaba.King Abdullah urges renewed peace talks Daily Yomiuri Online - Dec 18 10:34 AM
King Abdullah of Jordan, speaking in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun, stressed the need to relaunch the Middle East peace process and pledged continued support to the administration of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to stabilize the Iraqi situation.Police say arrests will solve 18 robberies in Shreveport-Bossier KTBS Shreveport - Dec 18 2:54 PM
A citizen who wrote down a license plate number is being credited with helping solve 18 robberies in Shreveport-Bossier. Jason Buitrago and Krystal Jordan are jailed on armed robbery charges. Detectives said he was the robber in each case and she drove the getaway car in most of the cases.FBI: Violent Crime Still on Rise in 2006 RedNova - Dec 18 1:15 PM
By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON - Murders and robberies continued to rise across the country during the first six months of 2006, on pace for an increase in violent crime for a second straight year, preliminary FBI data released Monday show.4-year-old critically injured in hit-and-run The Daily Sentinel - Dec 18 2:12 PM
A 4-year-old boy, the victim of what police said was a hit and run, was getting ready to be transported to a Houston hospital Monday morning after he was apparently hit by a Ford Explorer while waiting on the school bus outside his home on Jordan Street.Wizards Fall to Depleted Nuggets Washington Post - 13 minutes ago
The Wizards sport an emotional hangover from Sunday night's OT victory and despite a spirited rally, fall to the suspension-depleted Nuggets, 117-108.Mission Holds Christmas Toy Party Downtown KABC-TV Los Angeles - Dec 18 11:19 AM
Christmas came early Sunday for some 12,000 needy children who received toys at the Fred Jordan Mission on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.Aisles of smiles for kids, cops The Grand Rapids Press - Dec 18 7:58 AM
CASCADE TOWNSHIP -- Jordan Basinger wanted a question answered before plopping a portable CD player into the shopping cart. "How much is that?" the fifth-grader at Lowell's Cherry Creek Elementary School asked.Of Carter, boys and girls, boards and snow geese Delta Democrat Times - Dec 18 12:46 PM
Thanks to Chuck Jordan for the tip about former DDT editor and associate publisher Hodding Carter III receiving the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in New York on Nov. 21.Jordan: New mall, resort to enhance Aqaba's tourism appeal Zawya - Dec 17 9:01 PM
18 December 2006 AMMAN -- Construction work on a JD210 million mall and resort is set to get under way in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba next year to further enhance the city's tourism and recreational appeal, officials said this week.Cornhuskers Capture National Title New London Day - Dec 18 3:30 AM
Omaha, Neb. - Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson led Nebraska to the NCAA women s volleyball title Saturday night, combining for 41 kills in the Cornhuskers ...Mount Union downs Whitewater for ninth national football title Gazette Extra Sports - Dec 18 7:49 AM
SALEM, Va.-Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls. Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers.Lady Cougar gains strength from family Atmore Advance - Dec 18 12:40 PM
After coming off the bench for a year, Jordan Jaye has learned how to play basketball at the varsity level. And the Escambia Academy freshman is the Lady Cougars leading scorer through eight games and has helped the team to a six-game win streak.Child hospitalized in hit-and-run The Daily Sentinel - Dec 18 9:27 AM
A 4-year-old boy, the victim of what police said was a hit-and-run accident, was getting ready to be transported to a Dallas hospital Monday morning after he was apparently hit by a car while waiting on the school bus outside his home on Jordan Street.18-4 Davis run sinks West Jordan The Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 16 12:20 AM
Davis 56, West Jordan 36 * Nick Martineau scored 13 second-quarter points and sparked an 18-4 run to put Davis on top. * The Darts limited West Jordan to 13 points in the second half. WEST JORDAN As far as slow starts go, what Davis experienced against West Jordan qualified as a worst-case scenario. The Darts could not make any type of shot in the first quarter and quickly dug ...Jordanian King Supporting Abbas Israel National News - Dec 18 11:48 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Jordan s King Abdullah II said Monday he is supporting Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in his call for new elections, according to the AFP news service.Iraqi leaders divided over new war plan AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Iraqi leaders are no less divided than America's when it comes to the way forward in Iraq, with sharp disagreements emerging on key issues especially the idea of "surging" or increasing U.S. troops in Baghdad in the short term.Abbas Repeats Call for Vote as Truce Erodes New York Times - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
As the Palestinian president renewed his call for new elections, fighting broke out in the Gaza Strip despite a cease-fire agreement.Govt. cedes in ACLU fight over document AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
After demanding that the American Civil Liberties Union turn over a classified document it had been given and prove it had destroyed every copy of it, the government agreed Monday to make the document about photographs of detainees public.NBA's Hittin' Image Washington Post - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
If Commissioner Stern doesn't send the message that the NBA has zero tolerance for fighting, it's incredibly bad business. Police called to sale of newest Air Jordans Lexington Herald-Leader - Dec 18 12:13 AM
A promotion for the latest line of Michael Jordan basketball shoes at a Foot Locker store in downtown Louisville got rowdy, leading police to use pepper balls to disperse a crowd of several hundred people.Dexter falls short at Poplar Bluff Dexter Daily Statesman - Dec 18 9:05 AM
Dexter's Garrett Christian (left) crosses up Jordan Chaligoj of the Poplar Bluff Mules with a between-the-legs dribble during Friday's prep basketball game in Poplar Bluff. The Mules posted a 58-51 victory on the night.Huskers claim national title The Beatrice Daily Sun - Dec 18 8:43 AM
OMAHA - Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson led Nebraska to the NCAA women's volleyball title Saturday night, combining for 41 kills in the Cornhuskers' 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27 victory over Stanford.Herbicide-resistant weed worries farmers AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 6:29 PM
The cotton industry is concerned about the discovery of a herbicide-resistant weed that spreads easily, can grow an inch a day even during droughts and could force farmers to return to older growing methods that were harsher on the environment.Firefighter Injured Battling Abandoned Building Fire KSLA-TV Shreveport - Dec 18 4:50 AM
A Shreveport fireman was injured late Saturday night while working to put out a fire at an abandoned building at the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Jordan Street.Kerry urges reconciliation in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 6:04 PM
Sen. John Kerry, on a visit to Lebanon Monday, called for moving away from "the ideologies of extremism" and urged political reconciliation among rival factions to resolve the country's deepening political crisis.Police Disperse Crowd Outside Store WLEX-TV Lexington - Dec 18 4:54 AM
Louisville (AP) Police dispersed a crowd late Friday night when a crowd of several hundred people became rowdy at a shoe store. Customers had gathered for a sale for the latest line of Michael Jordan basketball shoes at a downtown Foot Locker store near the 4th Street Live entertainment complex.Face it: Pacers miss Reggie Miller Northwest Indiana Times - Dec 17 10:37 PM
CHICAGO | The Bulls had Michael Jordan. The Celtics had Larry Bird. The Lakers had Kobe and Shaq. Jerry Krause had a lousy tailor. Oops, wrong picture.West Valley plant blamed for contamination Deseret Morning News - Dec 17 11:56 PM
Federal prosecutors say the U.K.-based parent company of a local gold and silver refining plant knew about the discharge of excessively high amounts of selenium into the Jordan River and Great Salt Lake and acted to conceal it from federal officials.Nebraska wins women's NCAA volleyball title Sports Illustrated - Dec 18 11:03 AM
Read full story for latest details. U.S. deaths in Afghanistan, region AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 3:57 PM
As of Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at least 295 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.Starwood, Saraya Aqaba deal AME Info - Dec 18 4:38 AM
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has signed an agreement with Saraya Aqaba Real Estate Development to operate two hotels in the Saraya Aqaba project in Jordan. It will manage the Westin Aqaba Resort under its Westin brand and the Al Manara Hotel under The Luxury Collection brand.Arenas scores 60 to set franchise record (John N. Mitchell / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Dec 17 11:01 PM
As the start of the game at Staples Center between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards drew close last night, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan leaned against a wall next to his team's locker room and talked longingly about how good it would be foO'Toole's thirst for 'Lawrence of Arabia' will never die down ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 18 12:34 AM
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): It's been over four decades, but acting veteran Peter O'Toole still gets thirst whenever he thinks about his 1962 epic 'Lawrence of Arabia', for he was always dehydrated when shooting for the movie in Jordan. The movie legend insists that shooting 'Lawrence of Arabia' was one of the most physically challenging parts he ever had to play, for ...JORDAN: Noora Nadi, Jordan, "Nobody cares about refugees from Gaza" AlertNet - Dec 17 6:06 AM
Source: IRIN Widow Noora Nadi, 40, a Palestinian refugee living in Baqaa camp, 20 km west of Amman, is struggling to make ends meet to support her three children after her husband died two years ago. December 2006 USA Today - Dec 18 4:12 PM
As of Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at least 2,949 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,360 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Open enrollment gives disabled more options Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Dec 17 8:34 PM
Middle school isn't an easy time for anybody, but it was especially difficult for Jordan Johnson.Saraya Aqaba signs an agreement with Starwood's 'Westin' and 'The Luxury Collection' Brands to operate its Hotels AME Info - Dec 18 3:54 AM
Saraya Aqaba Real Estate Development psc., and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., the premium hotel operator and leisure company, officially signed an agreement to operate two hotels in the Saraya Aqaba project in Jordan, the Westin Aqaba Resort under the 'Westin' brand and Al-Manara hotel under 'The Luxury Collection' brand; in addition to operating the adjacent 'boutique' hotel.THE EVIL WITHIN THE INNOCENCE Georgie Anne Geyer via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 2:43 PM
WASHINGTON -- There was a brief period of wishful thinking after the Baker/Hamilton Commission report was issued last week that W.'s "Axis of Evil" might have died along with any real hope of winning in Iraq -- but no.Syria and Iraq sign security agreement AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 12:35 PM
Syria and Iraq signed an agreement on boosting security cooperation, less than a month after a renewal of diplomatic relations, the state news agency SANA reported.Jordan Not Worried About Big 3's Load Washington Post - Dec 14 8:37 PM
Coach Eddie Jordan says he has no plans to lower the heavy minutes being logged by primary scorers Caron Butler, Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison.Nebraska Wins Women's NCAA Title The Ledger - Dec 18 3:16 AM
Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson led Nebraska to the NCAA women's volleyball title Saturday night, combining for 41 kills in the Cornhuskers' 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27 victory over Stanford. Pavan had 22 kills and Larson finished with 19.Businessman invests himself in community Gaylord Herald Times - Dec 18 5:22 AM
Editor's note: This is the first of an occasional business feature showing how area business people are invested in the community. Bill Blaker believes in giving back. He's made a home in Gaylord with hometown girl Angel (Dunn) and their daughters, Jordan, 16, and Gabriel, 12.Leopold to miss at least a month Denver Post - Dec 17 11:15 PM
The Avalanche got more of an idea how long defenseman Jordan Leopold will be out of the lineup.Breaking news: Inquest to be heard into parkway death The Evening Telegraph - Dec 18 1:18 AM
AN inquest into the tragic death of Jordan Brown on a Peterborough parkway will be heard today.Electrical short causes trailer fire The Natchez Democrat - Dec 17 11:14 PM
FERRidAY A Ferriday woman lost her mobile home in a fire Friday. Assistant Fire Chief Joe Sontoyo said dispatch received a call at 10:43 a.m. that a trailer at 412 Jordan Alley was on fire.The Sentinel The Sentinel - Dec 18 12:24 AM
Jordan Stasyszyn scored a game-high 21 points to help lead Carlisle to a 55-46 win over Manheim Township in a nonconference boys' basketball game Saturday.Jordan fades away Northwest Indiana Times - Dec 16 10:17 PM
SOUTH HOLLAND | The little gym was full midway through the sophomore contest and Seton Academy officials shut the doors just after the sophomore game.Perez, Poppe compete in Jr. Olympic cross country nationals North Platte Bulletin - Dec 18 1:03 AM
Jordan Perez and Rick Poppe competed in the 15-16-year-old division of the Junior Olympic National Cross Country meet at Spokane, Wash. Perez finished the 5K run in 95th place with a time of 17:54. Poppe finished in 124th place with a time of 18:08.Prosecutor implicates Saddam in attacks AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 11:18 AM
The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's trial presented memos Monday from the ousted president's office approving chemical attacks against Kurdish villages, the most serious evidence against him in his genocide trial.Arenas Sets the Standard Washington Post - Dec 18 9:36 AM
Gilbert Arenas sets a franchise record with 60 points, 16 of them in overtime, to lead the Wizards to a 147-141 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.Gary Van Sickle: Take the SI.com 2006 Golf Quiz Sports Illustrated - Dec 18 10:39 AM
You could sum up 2006 with the usual two words: Tiger Woods. But in a year that featured breakdowns (Tiger crying after his British Open win), meltdowns (Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie in shock at Winged Foot), showdowns (Tiger put up a 63 in a Sunday duel with Vijay Singh to win in Boston) and lowdowns (The Ryder Cup Strikeout at the K Club), there was so much more. You think you paid ...3 semifinalists for UNC scholarship The Herald-Sun - Dec 17 8:29 PM
Three Chatham County seniors have been selected by the Morehead Foundation as Morehead Scholarship semifinalists. Zack Ellington is a student at Jordan-Matthews High School. Lily Smith and Siler Bryan are students at Northwood High School.Teenager blasts town's yobs icCroydon - Dec 18 1:27 AM
A TEENAGER is so sick of yobs terrorising New Addington she says she is ashamed to live in the town. Jordan Dagger, 17, of Arnhem Drive, told this week how people "automatically think she's a yob" just because of her age and where she comes from.Tucker Lane Makes History With 4th Warrior Classic Crown KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Dec 17 8:36 PM
Nulca senior heavyweight Tucker Lane made history when he won his 20th consecutive match at the Warrior Classic wrestling tournament this past weekend. Lane defeated West Jordan, Utah's Justin Blackmore in the championship match.Young breast cancer patients test 'chemo-pause' CNN.com - Dec 18 9:09 AM
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) -- Robin Khadduri gets monthly shots of a drug that blocks the male hormone testosterone and is often used to treat prostate cancer.Avenue Q s Jordan Gelber to Star in The Polish Play Playbill - Dec 15 8:56 AM
Jordan Gelber (original Brian in Avenue Q) will star in the world premiere of The Polish Play a combination of Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the absurdist late 19th-century play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry from Jan. 13-Feb. 3, 2007, at Walker Space.White Sox holiday party a big success MLB.com - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
White Sox holiday party a big success'Canes like Jordan's son Sports Illustrated - Dec 14 5:05 PM
There were rumors this month that Miami had offered Michael Jordan's son, Jeff, a scholarship. He has four schools on his list: Loyola, Davidson, Illinois State and UIC. He isn't saying, but Loyola is considered the leader. A Loyola assistant was chatting with Jeff's mom, Juanita, after Friday's game. -- Chicago Sun-Times MTSU men trail 30-25 at half Tennessean - Dec 17 2:43 PM
Despite an early 16-0 run, the MTSU men are behind Louisiana-Monroe 30-25 at halftime. Kevin Kanaskie has 10 points for MTSU. Jordan Payne leads ULM with 13 points in both teams' Sun Belt opener.Weights and Photos from the Dominican Republic East Side Boxing - Dec 17 10:45 PM
Photos © Marty Rosengarten/Ringsidephotos.com Joan Guzman 130-Antonio Davis 130 Hector Avila 126-Santos Martinez 126 Euri Gonzalez 146 3/4-Jamie Balboa 147 1/4 Youanny Lorenzo 160-Jordan Sanchez 160. .Angry Kuwaiti debtors disrupt parliament session AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 6:49 AM
Hundreds of angry Kuwaitis demanding the oil-rich state write off billions of dollars of personal loans have disrupted a session of parliament after several MPs opposed the move.RELATED NEWS Zawya - Dec 17 10:16 PM
18 December 2006 AMMAN (JT) -- The European Union provided two grants to Jordan on Sunday totalling 2.3 million euros to support human rights and good governance.Saddam Hussein's genocide trial resumes AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 7:19 AM
The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against the Kurds on Monday implicated the deposed Iraqi leader directly in chemical attacks against his Kurdish population the most serious evidence against him to date.La.-Monroe 67, Middle Tennessee 65 The Houma Courier - Dec 17 5:45 PM
Brandon Roberts hit a jumper with 2 seconds to go to put Louisiana-Monroe ahead in its 67-65 win over Middle Tennessee on Sunday. Jordan Payne netted 27 points for the Warhawks (5-6, 1-0 Sun Belt).Police probing death of toddler The Palm Beach Post - 15 minutes ago
Police are investigating the death of a baby who died three days after being admitted to the hospital with a fractured skull and brain swelling.O'Toole's thirst for 'Lawrence of Arabia' will never die down New Kerala - Dec 18 12:52 AM
Washington, Dec 18: It's been over four decades, but acting veteran Peter O'Toole still gets thirst whenever he thinks about his 1962 epic 'Lawrence of Arabia', for he was always dehydrated when shooting for the movie in Jordan.Chris Ekstrand: Genius of Nash, golden coaching age and more Sports Illustrated - Dec 18 6:09 AM
Also in this column: ? The golden age of coaching is now ? Checking in on two No. 1 overall picks ? Notes from around the leagueGoogle's radio ad tests hit early snag -- analyst Market Watch - Dec 18 3:39 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc.'s nascent radio advertisement business, known as Google Audio, has run into an unexpected snag: it seems Google doesn't have access to enough radio airtime for would-be advertisers to thoroughly test out the initiative, an analyst said Monday. Abbas renews call for Palestinian elections International Herald Tribune - Dec 18 5:44 AM
His remarks came as fighting broke out again among Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, despite a cease-fire agreement.800 McGee signers tossed Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Milwaukee elections officials have thrown out more than 800 of the roughly 2,850 signatures on petitions seeking to...