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Barbara Jordan Owner Stays in HUD Another Year 
RedNova - Jul 27 6:12 PM
By KAREN A. DAVIS Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE - The owner of Barbara Jordan I subsidized housing has pledged to keep her 193 units in South Providence affordable, Mayor David N. Cicilline's office said yesterday.HBG holdings to increase investment in Jordan subsidiary Mena Report - Jul 27 7:57 AM
HBG Holdings, the Dubai-headquartered, consumer products group, announced it will invest up to JD 17.6 million (US$25 million) in its Jordan subsidiary - HBG Marketing Jordan (formerly Spinneys Jordan), over the next 18 months.Retired Memphis officer killed in car accident in Jordan WREG-TV Memphis - Jul 27 6:12 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Memphis police say one of their retired officers was killed in a traffic accident in Amman (ah-MAHN), Jordan.West Jordan plan on closing part of a highway may spur suits Deseret Morning News - Jul 26 11:12 PM
The West Jordan City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to guide growth on its west side, retaining a proposal for the New Bingham Highway that has at least one business owner talking about possible lawsuits.HBG Holdings to increase investment in Jordan subsidiary AME Info - Jul 27 3:29 AM
HBG Holdings, the Dubai-headquartered, consumer products group, announces it will invest up to JD 17.6 million (US$25 million) in its Jordan subsidiary - HBG Marketing Jordan (formerly Spinneys Jordan), over the next 18 months.Correction: July 13 Jordan-Ship-Fire Story Los Angeles Times - Jul 26 9:34 AM
AMMAN, Jordan -- In a story July 13 about a fire on a tanker unloading at the Jordanian port of Aqaba, The Associated Press erroneously reported the vessel's cargo based on information from a port official. The vessel was carrying liquefied petroleum gas, not liquefied natural gas.Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer Jordan Valley Awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 27 6:30 AM
AUSTIN, Texas----July 27, 2006--Jordan Valley, a semiconductor metrology equipment manufacturer, has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification. The standard is used by organizations seeking recognition of their quality management system.Report: U.S. hired Jordan as torture subcontractor World Tribune - Jul 26 10:59 AM
LONDON Question: How does the United States obtain intelligence from captured Al Qaida prisoners without torturing them? Answer: They have hired Jordan to in effect serve as a torture subcontractor of Al Qaida agents, a new report charges.Jordan Knight (New Kids on the Block) and Deborah (aka Debbie) Gibson Say Hello to the Charts About.com - Jul 26 9:46 PM
If you grew up in the late 1980's there's a good chance you had photos of one or both of this pair somewhere on your bedroom wall. Jordan Knight...Jordan voices support for Iraq to achieve security, stability People's Daily - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Jordanian King Abdullah II voiced support on Thursday for Iraq to achieve security and stability.Jordan a part of Team USA Clay County Democrat - Jul 26 1:02 PM
Marmaduke native Dexter Jordan will join Team USA this summer to compete in the 2006 World Games. Jordan was among 512 athletes to try out through the St. Louis Boys Baseball Association for the squad.Correction: July 13 Jordan-Ship-Fire story Syracuse.com - Jul 26 9:40 AM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) In a story July 13 about a fire on a tanker unloading at the Jordanian port of Aqaba, The Associated Press erroneously reported the vessel's cargo based on information from a port official. The vessel was carrying liquefied petroleum gas, not liquefied natural gas.Iraq Aims to Beef Up Border Security Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that efforts to improve security in his country include plans to disband all militias and stop the flow of militants across the border.STS and Jordan Kuwait Bank to deploy first core banking project in Jordan based on Sun Microsystems technology Mena Report - Jul 26 7:12 AM
Specialized Technical Services (STS), a leading e-payment solutions provider in the Middle East, has announced the signing of a US$ 350,000 worth deal with Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) to implement a cutting edge core banking system based on the new multi- core, multi-thread based servers from Sun Microsystems.Jordan swaps spots on new-look 'D' Southern Illinoisan - Jul 26 4:49 AM
ST. LOUIS - Nervous? Patrick Jordan, nervous? Not the Saluki who made 12 tackles on national TV at Western Kentucky last season. Not the hard-hitting defender who is "definitely not afraid to ring your bell," said coach Jerry Kill.STS fires up Jordan Kuwait Bank AME Info - Jul 26 4:59 AM
Specialized Technical Services, an e-payment solutions provider, will upgrade Jordan Kuwait Bank's systems with technology based on multi-core, multi-thread based servers from Sun Microsystems. The system is designed on Sun's new Sun Fire Servers with CoolThreads technology.President Holds Talks with King of Jordan Palestine News Agency - Jul 26 6:02 AM
AMMAN, July 26, 2006 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas held on Wednesday in Amman talks with King of Jordan, Abdullah II. The President briefed the King on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories in the light of the Israeli ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people.SWEATING IS THE PITS FOR JORDAN Daily Record - Jul 26 4:06 AM
BUSTY model Jordan is planning to have Botox jabs to stop her from sweating. Glamour girl Jordan, 28 - real name Katie Price - wants injections in her armpits to stop any embarrassing wet patches surfacing during Britain's sweltering heatwave.A shot in the arm: Jordan gets a boost from volunteers Town Online - Jul 26 6:14 AM
As Jordan Hospital continues to expand and grow, so does its volunteer corps. The more than 300 volunteers are an integral part of Jordan Hospital.Where's 4400 's Campbell/Collier? Sci Fi Wire - 21 minutes ago
Ira Steven Behr, executive producer of USA Network's SF series The 4400 , offered SCI FI Wire tantalizing hints as to the whereabouts of 4400 leader Jordan Collier (Billy Campbell), who was apparently assassinated in the second season, but mysteriously appeared in the last few minutes of the season finale.Jordan may seek OK on a big bond Deseret Morning News - Jul 26 11:14 PM
The state's largest school district could hit up voters for a bond big enough to build schools for at least 20,000 extra students projected to come in the next 10 years.Iraq aims to beef up border security Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that efforts to improve security in his country include plans to disband all militias and stop the flow of militants across the border.House: More Urgency Needed in Intelligence RedNova - 39 minutes ago
By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON - Sweeping reforms to the nation's intelligence system after the 9/11 attacks have done little to improve information-sharing or generate a greater sense of urgency among U.S. intelligence agencies, a House report concluded Thursday.Stars ready to shine - All Star game is tonight The Times-Reporter - 44 minutes ago
Coshocton s Jordan Foster looks for a hole to run through during a West team practice for The Times-Reporter Charities All Star Football Game at Ridgewood High in West Lafayette.Browns Bentley injures knee The Times-Reporter - 30 minutes ago
Stars ready to shine - All Star game is tonight Coshocton s Jordan Foster looks for a hole to run through during a West team practice for The Times-Reporter Charities All Star Football Game at Ridgewood High in West Lafayette.New Castle Kenyon Results The Auto Channel - Jul 27 3:06 PM
USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 26, 2006 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - "Wednesday Night Thunder" FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jordan Pennington (#8 Pennington), 2. Megan Wood (#50 Wood), 3. Caleb Armstrong (#7 Armstrong), 4. Chris Windom (#71 Windom), 5. Jeff Wimmenauer (#15 Wimmenauer), 6. Jacob Thompson (#48 Thompson), 7. Drew Charlson (#21 Charlson).Select an Edition: AlertNet - Jul 27 3:40 PM
AMMAN, July 27 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday Jordan had pledged to crack down on Iraqi exiles using the kingdom to plot and finance terrorist attacks in his country.Billy Campbell's Jordan Collier beached again on The 4400 CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 25 10:48 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Billy Campbell wanted to take a year off from his role as the power-tripping tycoon Jordan Collier on The 4400 so he could sail the globe on a tall ship, the writers simply had Jordan shot to death.Another Jordan makes a dramatic comeback The Times of Northwest Indiana - Jul 26 10:50 PM
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Break out a big can of cockles because we're going to warm 'em for you.3 Stand Trial in Jordan Over Zarqawi Link Los Angeles Times - Jul 25 12:13 AM
AMMAN, Jordan Three prominent Jordanian Islamist lawmakers went on trial Monday on charges of sowing national discord by visiting the family of slain Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab Zarqawi.Wait a second we Entertainment Weekly - Jul 27 3:13 AM
Oh Jordan, we hardly knew ye. did know you; you just didn't have an interesting personality, so we didn't care about you. I will admit that Heidi and Jordan had some moments: doing their laundry togehter, judging Jason and Lauren's relationship together... those were salad days.Fulfilling career as MJ impersonator The Star Online - Jul 27 3:57 PM
MIMICKING the looks and dance moves of the King of Pop has turned into a full-time career for Jordan Sam.Saudi Arabia and Jordan - With friends like these Scoop.co.nz - Jul 26 8:35 PM
The East is to-day the place of change - of changes so great and swift that in comparison with it our Europe is standing still.Jordan 'central hub' for tranfer of suspected US terrorists, Amnesty says AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 24 9:01 AM
Jordan is a "central hub" in the secret and illegal transfer of people the CIA suspects are terrorists, Amnesty International said.Jordan confirms miscarriage WENN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 25 5:35 AM
Glamour model Jordan has confirmed she suffered a miscarriage this week, leaving her and singer husband Peter Andre devastated.Watchdog accuses Jordan of torturing suspects for U.S. Coos Bay World Link - Jul 25 1:15 PM
LONDON (AP) - Security agents in Jordan are torturing terrorism suspects on behalf of the United States in hopes of forcing confessions, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International contended in a new report Monday.New hospital plan scoffed at: Despite changes, neighbors say Jordan building too big, too close Patriot Ledger - Jul 25 9:09 AM
PLYMOUTH - Despite changes made in hopes of winning residents over, neighbors remain strongly opposed to a proposed medical office building at Jordan Hospital.Frisco grad drafted by Marlins The Frisco Enterprise - Jul 27 4:22 PM
The first day of Major League Baseball's 2006 Amateur Draft came and went for 2001 Frisco graduate Jordan Davis. After not getting the anticipated phone call, Davis didn't fret because he knew that he would likely be drafted during Day 2.Sole Power: Comfort No. 1 in hunt for basketball sneakers Douglas County News Press - Jul 27 3:22 PM
On June 27, a pair of black-and-white Nike Air Jordan XI Spacejam sneakers was auctioned on eBay for $140, plus $12.99 shipping and handling. Without auction, the pair was offered for $210 from a seller in Santa Cruz, Calif.Women in the new core of development Gulf News - Jul 27 2:05 PM
Queen Rania of Jordan recently argued that educating a woman was like educating a family. Such is the significance of the woman in today's Arab society, she argued.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Jul 27 7:55 AM
AMMAN, 27 July (IRIN) - Eight of the 198 Iranian-Kurdish refugees who have been stranded at the Jordan-Iraq border since January 2005 ended their near one-month hunger strike on 21 July. This came a day after a joint team from UNICEF and the Jordanian Ministry of Health (MoH) provided them with medical assistance and promised to visit them again within a month, said the group's spokesperson.'Fusion' artist J.J. shoots video in county Montgomery County Sentinel - Jul 27 1:21 PM
With a tattoo of the letters "JJ" on his arm, a camouflage green hat, tank top and a house-arrest ankle bracelet to top it all off, Jon Jordan gave his rendition of the gospel in hip-hop form Sunday afternoon at his video shoot in Upper Marlboro.FLEXING KIDS BODIES AND MINDS: Hanson center offers yoga, massage, self-defense classes Patriot Ledger - Jul 27 8:41 AM
HANSON - Eight-year-old Jordan Paul s favorite yoga position is savasana. It helps you pay attention to your breathing and your inner self, she said.Dream come true for rugby fan The Courier Mail - Jul 27 8:17 AM
HE has beaten cancer and now Jordan Kolo-Buckle hopes to help Australia beat the All Blacks.Arab opinion turns to support Hezbollah International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
Protests in Cairo supporting Hezbollah are part of a change in opinion across the Arab world, which had Initially criticized the group.Lebanon receives EU aid promises, UN delivery, Jordanian aid AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:32 AM
The world continued its mobilisation to aid war-smashed Lebanon, as the European Union promised tens of millions of dollars, the United Nations sent a convoy of trucks to the south of the country and Jordan began flying in medical help.Arab opinion turns to support Hezbollah International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Initially, Arab governments criticized Hezbollah for recklessly provoking a war. Now, opinion across the Arab world has changed. Left, protesters in Cairo carry posters of the Hezbollah leader.Jordan Confirms Miscarriage ContactMusic - Jul 25 5:04 AM
LATEST: British glamour model JORDAN has confirmed she suffered a miscarriage this week, leaving her and singer husband PETER ANDRE devastated. JordaHe's already a pro Orange County Register - Jul 27 3:09 AM
Farmar seems right at home during the Lakers' summer league. Jordan Farmar had just answered his last question and was set to walk toward his father, who waited a few feet from a group of reporters, when a kid stopped him.Diversions calendar for July 28-Aug. 3 Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 27 2:03 PM
FESTIVALS ANOKA COUNTY FAIR: Demolition derby, bull riding, motocross, concerts, midway and exhibits. Today-Sun. $3-$8. Anoka County Fairgrounds, 3203 NW. St. Francis Blvd., Anoka. www.anokacountyfair.com. SCOTT COUNTY FAIR: Today-Sun. Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 W. 190th St., Jordan. 952-492-2436. WRIGHT COUNTY FAIR: Concerts, demolition derby, talent show, tractor pull, 4-H exhibits and Mr Salim Khurshid is correct. Many of the Arab regimes fear Iran and Shia Muslims more than Israel. News From Bangladesh - Jul 27 11:24 AM
REF : Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt want to see Israel defeat the Shias of Lebanon, thereby give a warning to Iran. Mr Salim Khurshid is correct. Many of the Arab regimes fear Iran and Shia Muslims more than Israel. Regimes fear Shia not the Arab people- who are mostly unfree to express themselves.Tide of Arab Opinion Turns to Support for Hezbollah New York Times - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Initially, Arab governments criticized Hezbollah for recklessly provoking a war. Now, opinion across the Arab world has changed.NOW YOU KNOW Los Angeles Times - Jul 27 12:06 AM
* The 39-year-old Jordan currently plays for the Atlanta Braves but is on the disabled list. Source: The National Pastime, Brian McKenna, Issue No. 26, SABR.Hezbollah maintains its rocket barrage USA Today - Jul 27 5:05 PM
More than two weeks of Israeli air and ground attacks in Lebanon haven't stripped Hezbollah of the ability to launch rockets at Israel.California heat wave deaths near 100 AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Corpses piled up at the morgue Thursday, and aid workers went door-to-door, checking in on elderly people in hopes of keeping the death toll from California's 12-day heat wave from rising.Merit Medical Systems Announces Record Quarterly Revenues and Improved Gross Margins [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 27 1:00 PM
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah----July 27, 2006--Merit Medical Systems Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable accessories used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today reported record revenues of $48.1 million for its second quarter ended June 30, 2006, compared with $42.4 million for the second quarter of 2005, an increase of 13.5%.District 12 Champs Lock Haven Express - Jul 27 9:20 AM
The Clinton 9-10 girls softball team won the District 12 championship. Players from left to right (front): Caitlyn Heaverly, Page Dickey, Jordan Stimer and Olivia MacDonald.Court Rules in MJ's Favor in Legal Battle The Sentinel - Jul 27 5:35 AM
CHICAGO - A judge ruled Friday for Michael Jordan in a legal battle between the former NBA star and a woman who claimed Jordan reneged on a promise to pay her $5 million in hush money when she claimed she was pregnant with his child.Tiger is quite simply.... The Best The Farmington Daily Times - Jul 27 8:05 AM
When the discussion comes up in any sport regarding who is the greatest athlete of all time, debates become heated. While Michael Jordan reigns supreme as the greatest basketball player to ever play, the argument over who is the greatest football or baseball player could go on forever.Saudi Arabia and Jordan - With friends like these Payvand Iran News - Jul 26 8:40 AM
The recent support of the US government for the death and destruction in Lebanon does not come as a surprise. Nor is it a surprise to see the silence of the European governments (especially UK). What is surprising, however, is the belief that the Arab streets still do not matter. -Abbas Bakhtiar, NorwayU.S. military deaths in Afghanistan AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 4:40 PM
As of July 27, 2006, at least 260 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.CIA 'tortures people' in Jordan News 24 South Africa - Jul 25 2:06 AM
Amnesty International says Jordan is a "central hub" in the secret and illegal transfer of people the CIA suspects are terrorists.Police Press-Citizen - Jul 27 1:24 AM
Lance Jordan Williams, 25, address unknown, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver from a Feb. 25 incident at 128 Apache Trail.JORDAN KING IN KUWAIT: Gulf Times - Jul 25 1:16 AM
JORDAN KING IN KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah welcomes Jordan s King Abdullah on his arrival in Kuwait yesterday. The two leaders held talks on bilateral ties and the deteriorating situation in the regionSaudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt want to see Israel defeat the Shias of Lebanon, thereby give a warning to Iran. News From Bangladesh - Jul 26 11:26 AM
Israel is a global super-power even more powerful than the USA. It has the world's largest standing Army, the biggest public relations and media, has the largest presence in the United Nations through jewish members and employees from a 100 countries. These facts are often missed.Analysis: Bush foreign policy struggling AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 4:47 PM
These are dreary days for U.S. diplomacy.Hussein Trial Adjourns Until October Verdict New York Times - Jul 27 4:33 PM
The chief prosecutor last month requested the death sentence for Saddam Hussein and three of his associates.Bobcats Hire Jordan Confidante As COO The Sentinel - Jul 25 12:19 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Fred Whitfield, a close friend, confidante and business partner of Bobcats co-owner Michael Jordan for more than 25 years, has inherited the challenge of selling the team to Charlotte.Book Review: Forty Million Dollar Slaves Sports Illustrated - Jul 27 2:36 PM
What if, in 1945, Jackie Robinson hadn't signed a contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers and had stayed instead with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League? Ultimately, concludes William C. Rhoden, the black community -- and most black athletes -- would have been better off. Tossing aside the conventional wisdom in his haunting, stimulating new book, Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Turnpike chairman out after Big Dig death AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 4:04 PM
The chief of the agency overseeing Boston's Big Dig resigned Thursday under pressure from the governor, two weeks after falling concrete crushed a woman to death in her car.Former Turnpike Board Members React WBZ.com - Jul 27 6:13 AM
Boston (WBZ Newsroom) -- Former Turnpike Board member Jordan Levy says Amorello carried a lot of weight during his tenure as chairman. Levy tells WBZ Newsradio Amorello was poster boy of everything that went wrong with the Big Dig.Great swims by youngsters The Comet - Jul 27 2:40 AM
THE first round of the Jordan's sponsored Biggleswade Swimming Club 2006 Championships was held last weekend and saw some superb swims. The first event was the challenging 400m individual medley.New Miss Farmington speaks for diversity Birmingham Eccentric - Jul 27 4:04 AM
During her "red carpet interview" for the Miss Farmington Founders Festival pageant, Jordan Nicole Lindsey presented a snippet of her beliefs.11th-hour try to block US F-16 sale to Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 2:43 PM
A handful of U.S. lawmakers have launched an 11th-hour attempt to block the sale of U.S.-made F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan but have garnered little immediate support.Hellmuth still giving 'em the business USA Today - Jul 27 2:22 PM
Phil Hellmuth Jr. is ticking off his ventures over the phone three best-selling books and a syndicated column on poker that appears in more than 50 papers, prize-winning instructional DVDs, $50,000-a-day corporate appearances, a lucrative deal with an poker website and profitable involvement in a pay-to-play cellphone game.Calif. coroners overwhelmed by heat deaths AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 2:22 PM
Corpses piled up at the morgue Thursday, and aid workers went door-to-door, checking in on elderly people in hopes of keeping the death toll from California's unprecedented 12-day heat wave from rising.Arcuri returns some campaign funds Observer-Dispatch - Jul 26 11:08 PM
UTICA Democratic 24th District congressional candidate Michael Arcuri returned a $4,000 campaign contribution Wednesday to Robert J. "Skip" Anderson, a Whitestown businessman whose office was searched Tuesday by FBI agents, said Jordan Karp, a spokesman for the Arcuri campaign.Formanek, Stoller win Hell Creek tourney Billings Gazette - Jul 27 2:34 AM
Chad Formanek and Jon Stoller caught 38.66 pounds of walleyes to win the Jordan/Hell Creek Tournament on Fort Peck Reservoir out of Hell Creek Marina and claim the $2,600 top prize last weekend. Runnerup honors went to Casey Thomas and Marvin Loo ...Jordan accused of torturing for U.S. MSNBC - Jul 24 4:01 AM
Security agents in Jordan torture terrorism suspects on behalf of the United States in hopes of gaining confessions, Amnesty International says in a new report Monday.AmoroCorp (OTC: AORO) Appoints Patricia A. Jordan as Executive Vice President, Real Estate Development SYS-CON Media - Jul 24 5:11 PM
AmoroCorp (PINKSHEETS: AORO) announcedtoday the appointment of Patricia A. Jordan as the company's Executive VicePresident, Real Estate Development. Since February 2006, Ms. Jordan hasserved the company as Vice President of their Kansas & Missouri operations,and has directly overseen the planning and logistics of the company's manyprojects in the area.Men Arrested After Drugs Found In Car, Police Say WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 9:13 AM
State police said they found drugs in the car of two men who were arrested on Interstate-81 in Cumberland County Wednesday evening.URI Officials Explain Biotech Center Plans RedNova - Jul 26 8:47 PM
By Jennifer D. Jordan, The Providence Journal, R.I. Jul.Outdoors just for kids: Highways are wildlife obstacle course Billings Gazette - Jul 27 2:36 AM
It was like navigating an obstacle course when I drove across Eastern Montana last week. I was due at Hell Creek State Park, north of Jordan, at 9 a.m. to meet a friend and go fishing for the day. That meant I had to leave home before the sun came up, ...Study targets four-city school district The Salt Lake Tribune - Jul 26 5:07 PM
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS - If four southern Salt Lake Valley cities - Cottonwood Heights, Draper, Midvale and Sandy - team up to form their own school district, the new entity stands a good chance of survival. However, west-side residents could be negatively impacted, with higher taxes being one possible outcome if more than 32,000 students exiting the Jordan School District.Jordan: Systematic Torture of Political Suspects Entrenched, According to New Amnesty International Report Amnesty International - Jul 24 9:42 AM
Amnesty International released its new report, "Jordan: 'Your Confessions are Ready for You to Sign': Detention and Torture of Political Suspects," exposing Jordan for its continued use of torture on political suspects. The report reveals that Jordan maintains a military security agency that detains, interrogates and tortures suspected political opponents and alleged terrorist suspects. Jordan Jordan Denied Bond In Hill's Slaying WAPT.com - Jul 24 2:48 PM
JACKSON, Miss. -- The family of a murdered Jackson man came face-to-face with the alleged killer. Ricky Jordan, 20, was denied bond during an initial court appearance Monday morning.The new wave of dot com riches CNN Money - Jul 27 9:43 AM
The next generation of Web start-ups are coming into their own, with talk of some of these online properties ready to join the billion dollar club.Dollar Set for Weekly Gain Against Euro on Inflation Pressures Bloomberg.com - 4 minutes ago
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar may gain against the euro, heading for a winning week, on speculation a gauge of inflation due to be released today will bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates again.Abbas says kidnapped Israeli soldier could be released 'soon' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 10:37 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he believed the Israeli soldier whose kidnap by Gaza militants sparked a dramatic surge in violence could be released soon.Rice, Italy FM D'Alema, UNSG Annan & Lebanese PM Scoop.co.nz - Jul 26 8:05 PM
FOREIGN MINISTER D'ALEMA: Representatives of Italy and United States, United Nations, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, European Union and the World Bank met today in Rome along with representatives of Lebanon.Headwaters Incorporated Announces Results for Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 27 3:00 AM
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah----July 27, 2006--Headwaters Incorporated : Net income of $27.4 million or $0.58 per diluted earnings per share Second heavy oil commercial test scheduled - more discussions underway Ethanol project financing completed - project on schedule Acquired 150 million tons of waste coal resources - ongoing operationsLove of animals brings director to job at shelter The Daily Home - Jul 26 7:40 PM
PELL CITY Sharon Jordan has always been an animal lover, so she knew where to go when she wanted a dog the animal shelter. Jordan went to the Shelby County Animal Shelter and adopted Skippy, a rat terrier.The Fractured Mideast The Nation via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 9:07 AM
The Nation -- More than two weeks after Israel launched its countermilitary offensive against Lebanon, the Bush Administration continues to refuse to call for a cease-fire or to take other actions to rein in Israel's disproportionate response to Hezbollah's attack across its northern border.Jordan accused of torturing terrorism suspects for U.S. Contra Costa Times - Jul 24 8:28 AM
Security agents in Jordan are torturing terrorism suspects on behalf of the United States in hopes of forcing confessions, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International contended in a new report being released today.Jordan tortures suspects for U.S., watchdog says The Buffalo News - Jul 24 8:13 AM
LONDON - Security agents in Jordan are torturing terrorism suspects on behalf of the United States in hopes of forcing confessions, the human rights watchdog group Amnesty International contends in a new report today.Bid to brand throne claimant mad BBC News - Jul 27 5:43 PM
Records show how Buckingham Palace tried to see if a Midland man claiming to be heir to the throne could be declared mad.Jordan's baseball pursuit takes him to Japan via Missouri Paragould Daily Press - Jul 24 11:25 AM
Editor's Note: The following story on Marmaduke native Dexter Jordan was written by Team USA baseball coach Brian Garner. Jordan is now a resident of O'Fallon, Mo.Abbas to discuss crisis with Saudi king AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 6:26 AM
Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas will hold talks with Saudi King Abdullah on the current Middle East crisis during a visit to Jeddah Saturday, a diplomatic has source said.Amnesty says Jordan is key player in CIA's secret transfers of suspects The Daily Star Lebannon - Jul 24 12:51 PM
Jordan is a "central hub" in "rendition," the CIA's secret and illegal transfer of terror suspects, Amnesty International said Monday. The report by the London-based human rights group details the cases of "dozens" of individuals allegedly tortured in Jordan, "10 of whom appear to be rendition victims."OAKLAND / Police spies chosen to lead war protest San Francisco Chronicle - 30 minutes ago
Two Oakland police officers working undercover at an anti-war protest in May 2003 got themselves elected to leadership positions in an effort to influence the demonstration, documents released Thursday show. The department assigned the officers to join...