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AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 12:11 PM
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians have agreed to create a 500-kilometre-long (310-mile) "valley of peace" common economic zone, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said.Jordan, Algeria poised to develop nuclear programs africast.com - Jan 25 8:55 AM
ALGIERS, January 25 -- Two Arab countries have recently unveiled their plans for the development of nuclear energy programs. King Abdallah II of Jordan announced the intentions to develop a national nuclear program.Jordan says she's naturally thin ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 25 2:11 AM
London, Jan 25(ANI): Busty model Jordan claimed in a recent interview that she is naturally thin. Jordan - real name Katie Price - is a size 6 but says there are some skinny girls who don't look nice. " As for the size 0 debate, I don't think bony figures look good but some people are born like that, they have fast metabolisms," Femalefirst quoted her, as telling the Mirror. "I think Beyonce and ...Jordan king urges Iran to avoid 'rattling' stability in region AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 5:06 AM
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on Iran to avoid "rattling stability" in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.Leonard Terry Jordan Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 25 9:29 AM
Leonard Jordan, 66, of Albany died Monday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. He was born in Chicago, the son of Carl and Illyne (Butler) Jordan. He attended Everhart Grammar School, Luther High School South and Gage Park High School in Chicago.Janet Jordan-Foster to Lead AXIS Insurance's E&S Casualty Unit [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 25 1:30 PM
ALPHARETTA, Georgia----AXIS Insurance announced today that Janet Jordan-Foster has joined the group as Executive Vice President of AXIS E&S Casualty, which specializes in underwriting commercial liability risks on a primary basis.JORDAN'S BULLY FURY Daily Record - Jan 25 1:00 AM
GLAMOUR girl Jordan branded Big Brother bully Jade an "ugly talentless pig with no manners". Jordan, real name Katie Price, didn't pull any punches over Danielle and Jo either, calling them "horrible bitchy girls".Jordan says she's naturally thin New Kerala - Jan 25 3:43 AM
London, Jan 25: Busty model Jordan claimed in a recent interview that she is naturally thin. Jordan - real name Katie Price - is a size 6 but says there are some skinny girls who don't look nice.Jordan named Butte football coach Chico Enterprise-Record - Jan 25 12:43 AM
Jeff Jordan officially became head coach of the Butte College football team Wednesday afternoon, ending a somewhat arduous year-long stay as interim leader of the program.Jordan resident seeks help with drainage problem The Post-Standard - Jan 24 9:18 PM
A plan to correct drainage problems on South Hamilton Road sits atop a potential list of Community Development grant proposals for the village of Jordan.Jordan Couple Runs Organic Dairy Farm The Post-Standard - Jan 24 9:27 PM
The following article was submitted by Meg Schader, one of the owners of Wake Robin Farm, in Jordan. Wake Robin Farm, a small, family-owned business, opened a licensed plant this past fall to process their antibiotic- and pesticide-free milk and yogurt.No. 23 MSU looks for 1st program win at Bryce Jordan Center tonight The State News - Jan 24 9:20 PM
The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team has never won at Penn State. The Spartans are 0-12 at Bryce Jordan Center, a number they are looking to bring to a halt at 6 p.m. tonight. The game will be televised nationally by CSTV.ARD to run project in Jordan The Burlington Free Press - Jan 25 1:23 AM
A Burlington consulting firm has been selected to oversee a $7.9 million government effort to improve trade policy in Jordan. Sen. Patrick Leahy's office announced the selection Wednesday.SpiralFrog Appoints Jordan Levin as Director SYS-CON Media - Jan 24 8:24 PM
SpiralFrog today announces that Jordan Levin,founding partner of Generate and former CEO of the WB television network,has been appointed to its Board of Directors. SpiralFrog is a downloadablemusic website that is running off an advertising revenue model launchingearly in 2007.Iraq faces split, Jordan and Saudi royals warn The Scotsman - Jan 24 5:02 PM
THE king of Jordan and a senior Saudi prince yesterday warned Iraq was at risk of partition along sectarian lines.Jordan: I'm naturally thin China Daily - Jan 24 9:57 PM
Jordan revealed in a recent interview that she is naturally thin.Jordan king fears new disasters Gulf Times - Jan 24 9:12 PM
DUBAI: Jordan s King Abdullah warned in comments published yesterday that the Middle East would face "new disasters" unless a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was reached this year.Jordan's king expresses concern about Lebanese crisis People's Daily - Jan 24 5:14 PM
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday expressed Jordan's deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Lebanon.SpiralFrog Appoints Jordan Levin As Director RedNova - Jan 24 4:17 PM
SpiralFrog today announces that Jordan Levin, founding partner of Generate and former CEO of the WB television network, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. SpiralFrog is a downloadable music website that is running off an advertising revenue model launching early in 2007.Sundance Institute Announces Writers for Ucross Retreat Playbill via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 3:18 PM
Adam Bock, Bathsheba Doran, Jordan Harrison, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ellen McLaughlin and the composer Peter Foley will participate in the Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat at the Ucross Foundation Feb. 5-23.Butte board approves Jordan as football coach Chico Enterprise-Record - Jan 24 3:58 PM
Jeff Jordan officially became head coach of the Butte College football team earlier this afternoon, ending his arduous year-long stay as interim leader of the program.Caption This: Reader Responses Sports Illustrated - Jan 25 12:41 PM
Obviously excited about sharing the L.A. limelight with David Beckham, Jordan Farmar attempted a bicycle kick during a recent game. -- Thomas, Bakersfield, Calif.Jordan embraces apprenticeship Thomasville Times-Enterprise - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
THOMASVILLE Some Thomasville High School students are taking advantage of an opportunity to test or pick their career goals.Elizabeth Jordan Wins National Art Competition NBC 24 Toledo - Jan 25 5:55 PM
(Toledo, OH) --- After two decades a local factory worker picks up an old hobby and takes home first prize. But, her passion isn't only pencil and paper. She gets her inspiration from her culture and from the people around her in everyday life.Olmert: Saudis, Jordan in Anti-Iranian Front Israel National News - Jan 24 12:23 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and Jordan were part of an anti-Iranian front, alongside the western nations and Japan. "This front is uniting forces in order to prevent a threat from becoming a reality." He said.Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 commence in Jordan AME Info - Jan 24 4:24 AM
Ministry of Education (MoE), Intel and MobileCom, a member of Jordan Telecom Group, announced the launch of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2007 in Jordan.Jordan benches Huskies Deseret Morning News - Jan 23 11:11 PM
Jordan girls basketball coach Greg Crammer is enjoying something this season he hasn't had before a bench.Lawyer: Jordan to seek Guantánamo releases Miami Herald - Jan 25 7:26 AM
A lawyer for a Britain-based group working on behalf of prisoners in Guantánamo Bay says the Jordanian government has agreed to ask Washington for the release of two of its detained citizens.By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writers FOX 31 Denver - Jan 25 12:23 PM
JACKSON, Miss. -- A reputed Ku Klux Klansman and former sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Thursday to kidnapping charges in the deaths of two black hitchhikers, four decades after their decomposed remains were found in the Mississippi River.Jordan, US trade up 9.5% AME Info - Jan 24 2:55 AM
Trade between Jordan and the US was worth around $1.7bn for the first ten months of 2006, 9.5% higher than for the same period in 2005, the Jordan Times reported, citing a report.RECRUITING: Jordan's Taylor commits to SUU The Salt Lake Tribune - Jan 24 12:51 AM
Wes Marshall suddenly has big-time competition for his starting quarterback position at Southern Utah. Jordan's Sean Taylor, a two-time, first-team all-state selection, has made an oral commitment to play for the Thunderbirds next season. He'll sign an official letter-of-intent on national signing day, which is Feb. 7. Taylor threw for 2,805 yards and 32 touchdowns while leading the ...Staals keep promise in family USA Today - Jan 24 10:06 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Jordan Staal has been so impressive this season that it's difficult to know who is trying to measure up to whom among the Staal brothers. Older brother Eric was in the Carolina Hurricanes' dressing room, preparing to play, when he stopped to watch Jordan on television.School secretary unwilling to inject students with insulin loses appeal WZZM 13 Grand Rapids - 23 minutes ago
Zeeland - Laurie Jordan wishes it could happen, but doesn't have much hope she will get her principal's aide job back at Roosevelt Elementary SchoolPublisher's letter: Marking anniversary, paper aims to build on the past The Daily Reflector - 2 minutes ago
On Jan. 26, 1882, brothers David Jordan Whichard and Julian R. Whichard published the first edition of The Reflector from their mother's converted one-room schoolhouse.Married on, off stage Daily Bulletin - 30 minutes ago
and Jordan Baker are marvelous as a colonel and his wife who have reached a difficult transition. Robert Manning Jr. shines as an officer who in the midst of racial tension would rather serve than lead. There's no instigator more compellingly ambiguous than the military chaplain.Justice Wants Spying Lawsuit Dropped RedNova - 41 minutes ago
By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON - The Bush administration sought on Thursday to drop its appeal of a federal court ruling that concluded the government's domestic spying program is unconstitutional, saying the entire issue is moot since the surveillance now is monitored by a secret court.Spartans outhustled by Penn State, remain winless in 'Happy Valley' The State News - 53 minutes ago
State College, Pa. Bryce Jordan Center continues to be a house of horrors for the MSU women's basketball team.Lumberjacks lose Big Sky home game to Grizzlies KOLD News 13 Tuscon - 32 minutes ago
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Andrew Strait scored 23 points, hitting all eleven of his field goal attempts, and Jordan Hasquet added 12 points as Montana held on to beat Northern...Jordan-US trade tops $1.5 billion Zawya - Jan 23 11:29 PM
24 January 2007 Amman: Overall trade between Jordan and the US totalled $1,709 million for the first ten months of 2006, reflecting an increase of 9.5 per cent from $1,560 million during the same period of 2005, according to the 2006 Jordan Economic and Trade Bulletin released yesterday.ABCD camp closed for summer USA Today - Jan 24 7:57 PM
Sonny Vaccaro has called a timeout. The basketball grass-roots godfather, who cultivated multimillion dollar shoe and apparel deals for superstars such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, says he won't hold his annual ABCD Camp this July. It had been held every year since 1984.Jordan, Pakistan step up anti-terror cooperation Gulf Times - Jan 23 11:44 PM
AMMAN: US allies Pakistan and Jordan agreed yesterday to broaden their security cooperation to combat the spread of Muslim militancy and called for fresh talks to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, officials said.5767. Perfect example, OregonLive.com - Jan 25 4:54 PM
It has been posted on here whether or not Jordan Kent would be helping this team win games this season. Well tonight is the perfect examlpe of WHY THEY STILL NEED JORDAN KENT!!!Navy s oldest sailor ends service with ceremony Stars and Stripes - Jan 25 2:21 PM
NAPLES , Italy Master Chief Petty Officer Doug Forziati seems to have something in common with Michael Jordan, Brett Favre and Cal Ripken and as a U.S. sailor in his 60s, that something has nothing to do with sporting talent or salaries.OregonLive.com: UO Football Forum OregonLive.com - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
48150. 3 spots left... That's the word on Talefeathers. I would be pleased if one of the following were on that list: Jordan Campbell, Boyles, Lewis or Rolf...Father Kills Daughter After Doubting Virginity St. Petersburg Times - Jan 25 2:30 PM
AMMAN, Jordan A Jordanian man fatally shot his 17-year-old daughter whom he suspected of having sex despite a medical exam that proved her chastity, an official said Thursday. The man surrendered to police hours after the killing, saying he had done it for family honor.Beehives and Buffalo Chips 120 Provo Daily Herald - Jan 25 12:35 PM
Beehive to Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and the Jordan School District for heading off a court battle. Shurtleff was prepared to file suit to get the district to turn over minutes of a closed meeting to determine if the school board violated the Open and Public Meetings Act.Teen virgin slain in Jordanian 'honor killing' St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jan 25 6:20 AM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- A Jordanian man fatally shot his 17-year-old daughter whom he suspected of having sex despite a medical exam that proved her chastity, an official said Thursday. The man surrendered to police hours after the killing, saying he had done it for family honor.179th Airlift Wing to get heavy repair, construction unit Telegraph-Forum - Jan 25 4:48 PM
MANSFIELD A rapid-deployment heavy repair and construction unit will be based at the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard at Mansfield Lahm Airport, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-4th District, said today.They Got Game Hartford Advocate - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
When our friend Jordan Polon, one of the grand dames of Hartford s young set and the energetic force behind the Greater Hartford Arts Council s Visitor Center, recommends something we pay heed.Valvoline 'Turnaround' Heartens Ashland RedNova - Jan 25 3:22 PM
By Jim Jordan, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jan. 25--Ashland Inc. reported mixed results yesterday for the first quarter of its 2007 fiscal year, but there was nothing mixed about the performance of its Lexington-based Valvoline subsidiary.Stargazers see Jeter, Jordan, Woods at Tampa cafe St. Petersburg Times - Jan 24 5:47 PM
TAMPA Stardom reached critical mass at the Hyde Park Cafe in Wednesday s early hours. Another celebrity and it might have collapsed in on itself, birthing an infinitely dense black hole of fame.Local skaters 14th after short program The News & Observer - Jan 25 9:44 AM
Pairs figure skaters Shantel Jordan and Steven Elefante, who train in Raleigh, were 14th after the short program late Wednesday at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash.Pakistan, Jordan agree to broaden security cooperation Dawn - Jan 23 7:42 PM
AMMAN/DAMASCUS, Jan 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and King Abdullah of Jordan on Tuesday agreed to broaden security cooperation between the two countries to combat the spread of Muslim militancy, and called for fresh talks to end the Arab-Israeli conflict.Saving money, coast to coast The Daily Dispatch - Jan 25 3:22 PM
I always look forward to reading the ideas I get from readers of this column. I'll share a few with you to help you save more in 2007. Jordan Haury of Rockwall, Texas, shares a clever savings strategy: "We have a 'coupon club' at work. On Sunday we cut the coupons we want.New passport rules cause little hassle at airports Miami Herald - Jan 25 7:43 AM
Jordan Saunders, 7, achieved a distinctive milestone in his young life Tuesday. He was the first U.S. air traveler to arrive at Miami International Airport without a passport on the first day of a new regulation requiring the document for people arriving from abroad at any airport in the United States.Pakistan, Jordan step up anti-terror cooperation Business Recorder - Jan 23 3:39 PM
AMMAN: US allies Pakistan and Jordan agreed on Tuesday to broaden their security co-operation to combat the spread of militancy and called for fresh talks to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, officials said. Both President Pervez Musharraf and King A ....Palestinians-Israelis agree on trade zone Gulf Daily News - Jan 25 5:20 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland: Jordan, Palestinians and Israel have agreed to create a 500km "valley of peace" common economic zone, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said yesterday.Jordanian man shoots daughter in family honor killing Coos Bay World Link - Jan 25 2:37 PM
AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian man fatally shot his 17-year-old daughter whom he suspected of having sex despite a medical exam that proved her chastity, an official said Thursday.Lady Lions top Michigan State, 69-58 GoPSUsports.com - Jan 25 5:42 PM
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; January 25, 2007 - Amanda Brown (Kennett Square, Pa.) tallied her 16th career double-double with 27 points and 14 boards to lead Penn State to a hard-fought 69-58 victory over No. 23/21 Michigan State at the Bryce Jordan Center Thursday night.Broken pipeline floods Cumberland The Daily Beacon - Jan 25 2:26 PM
By Jordan VestJordanian man fatally shoots teen daughter in family honor killing, official says Boston Herald - Jan 25 5:12 AM
AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian man fatally shot his 17-year-old daughter whom he suspected of having sex despite a medical exam that proved her chastity, an official said Thursday. The man surrendered to...Business update Community Press & Recorder - Jan 25 9:00 AM
Mark Jordan has been named managing partner of the Drew & Ward law firm. He has 26 years experience in private legal practice and as in-house counsel.Otters score twice in shootout to earn 4-3 victory over Storm Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 6:54 PM
ERIE, Pa. (CP) - Zack Torquato and Jordan Skellett scored in a shootout to earn the Erie Otters a 4-3 win over the Guelph Storm in the lone OHL game Wednesday night.Knights of Columbus free throw winners Ozark County Times - Jan 25 11:43 AM
Four Gainesville students competed Saturday, Jan. 20 at Ava in the Knights of Columbus free throw contest. Riley Cockrum won first in the 11-year-old girl division. Haley Crisp won first in the 12-year-old girl division. Jordan Hicks won first in the 14-year-old girl division.Schrimmel eclipses 1,000 points in Depew girls varsity basketball Cheektowaga Times - Jan 25 1:33 PM
Depew High School senior Jordan Schrimmel's career in girls varsity basketball has featured some memorable accomplishments, such as leading her team in scoring the past few campaigns and helping the Lady Wildcats to a co-division title last season. The diminutive guard can now add an even greater accomplishment to her already excellent resume- reaching the 1,000-point plateau.In Hyde Park, a night full of stars St. Petersburg Times - Jan 25 3:17 AM
Jeter, Jordan, Pippen, Sheffield, Woods and Ivey. All in the same room. Awesome.Jackets hold off Barbe The Daily Iberian - Jan 25 12:33 PM
LAKE CHARLES Jordan McNeese scored two goals and the New Iberia Senior High boys soccer team defeated Barbe 2-1 Friday night in a Division I, District 3 game.Glads sweep East Jordan Traverse City Record-Eagle - Jan 23 7:02 AM
TRAVERSE CITY St. Francis improved to 5-1 in the Lake Michigan Conference volleyball race Monday night with a 25-23, 25-21, 25-16 win over East Jordan.DA's Office: We Didn't Bungle Shooting Case WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 6:01 AM
District Attorney Eddie Jordan is taking issue with allegations that his office bungled a case.Jordanian man shoots dead his 17-year-old daughter in family honor killing The Star Online - Jan 25 4:36 AM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A father shot dead his 17-year-old daughter, having suspected her of having sex, and surrendered to the police in the latest case of the so-called "honor killings'' that have brought international opprobrium on Jordan. An autopsy found the girl to be a virgin.Coker wins Logo design Tobago News - Jan 25 11:45 AM
Winner of the FOTAS Art design competition for 2007 Aids walk logo Danielle Coker, right, of Signal Hill Comprehensive Secondary shows off her winning design with Lois Jordan Baptiste.Jordanian man shoots dead his 17-year-old daughter in family honour killing CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 25 2:35 AM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian man shot dead his 17-year-old daughter and surrendered to police, saying he had done it for family honour, a state forensic pathologist said Thursday.Easton Settles Water Suit for $5,000: City Landlord Still Has Action Pending Over New Rental Inspection Program. RedNova - Jan 25 7:18 AM
By Tracy Jordan, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Jan. 25--An Easton landlord who sued the city over water rates and a new rental inspection law will receive $5,000 for allegedly paying excessive water fees.Arenas To Start All-Star Game Washington Post - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Gilbert Arenas pulls out another late victory, surging past Vince Carter in the final days of All-Star voting to claim the second Eastern Conference starting guard spot.Man shoots daughter in honour killing News Interactive - Jan 25 6:24 AM
A FATHER shot dead his 17-year-old daughter, having suspected her of having sex, and surrendered to the police in the latest of the "honour killings" that have brought international opprobrium on Jordan.Hill learns he'll start minutes before game Tucson Citizen - Jan 25 7:20 AM
With UA's Marcus Williams not playing in Wednesday night's 71-47 win over ASU, it meant a chance for freshman Jordan Hill to start.jordan, uAE: Talks on Mideast situation Monday Morning - Jan 23 11:32 AM
Jordan s King Abdallah II had talks last week with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan over the situation in the Middle East, official media reported.A jammin' good time Crookston Daily Times - Jan 25 10:56 AM
Could this be the start of something new? George French at the piano and Wayne Gilman, Adrianne Winger and Jordan McCormick onstage perform together for the first time - very impressively, according to the audience.Freshman is a Texas-sized talent for Longhorns USA Today - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Yes, Kevin Durant says, he thinks about the money now and then. Durant could be in the NBA making lots of coin, if the league hadn't ordered young players to get at least a year of college seasoning. He didn't much care for the rule at first. But Texas' 18-year-old prodigy has come to appreciate it.Suicide car bombing kills 26 in Baghdad AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Iraq's prime minister insisted Thursday there will be "no safe place in Iraq for terrorists," hours before a suicide car bombing killed at least 26 people in the Shiite neighborhood of Karradah and two rockets slammed into the heavy fortified Green Zone not far from the U.S. Embassy.Arenas surges past Carter as All-Star AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Gilbert Arenas pulled out another late victory. The Washington star surged past Vince Carter in the final days of All-Star voting to claim the second Eastern Conference guard spot by 3,010 votes Thursday, the fourth-closest margin for a starting spot.xgr briefs Provo Daily Herald - Jan 25 2:04 AM
HB 282, HB 123 The state House passed a bill Wednesday that would exempt food from certain local sales taxes. House Bill 282, sponsored by Rep. Merlynn Newbold, R-South Jordan, while exempting food and food ingredients from certain local taxes, would allow for resort communities to hike sales tax rates one-tenth of a percent.Fire destroys twin home in West Jordan Deseret Morning News - Jan 22 11:53 PM
Fire ripped through a twin home here early Monday. Smoke detectors alerted the family at about 6:15 a.m. A couple and their 2-year-old child were able to get out of the home near 4400 West and 9000 South safely thanks to the smoke alarms, said West Jordan Battalion Chief Marc McElreath.Wednesday's Child-Jordan WTNH-TV New Haven - Jan 24 11:20 AM
(WTNH, Jan. 24, 2007 2:00 PM) _ Foster families often become advocates for children in state care while waiting for their forever family. A Guilford family who has cared for a little boy for more than 7-months say he is now ready for a permanent home.Jordan: Jade a "talentless pig" Digital Spy - Jan 25 4:17 AM
Katie Price has branded Jade Goody an "ugly, talentless pig with no manners" after her outbursts in the Big Brother house.Brown, Penn State upset No. 23 Spartans AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 6:44 PM
Amanda Brown scored 27 points and Kam Gissendanner added 16 to lead Penn State to a 69-58 victory over No. 23 Michigan State on Thursday night.Friends, family seek financial help to bury local man Desert Sun - Jan 25 9:11 AM
Family and friends of Jordan Dane Ketchersid, 22, of Palm Springs are reportedly raising funds to help pay for Ketchersid's funeral. A candlelight vigil has been scheduled for this evening at 5 p.m.Carroll County Times: Westminster, Maryland Carroll County Online - Jan 25 5:54 AM
Shiela Stone does not have a column this week but be sure to visit the Blog portion of the website to see what's been going on during this season's American Idol. Every week Shiela, Jordan Bartel (feature reporter) and City Editor Jamie Kelly talk about their reaction to the show.Iraq's violence tests limits of humanitarians' resolve USA Today - Jan 25 5:51 PM
The slaying last week of an American working for a democracy-building project in Iraq is just the latest in a series of attacks testing the resolve of relief groups and other international organizations working there.Intense fire destroys home, kills pets Albany Times Union - Jan 25 2:26 AM
By JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST , Staff writer Click byline for more stories by writer. First published: Thursday, January 25, 2007Insurgents will find no place to hide, al-Maliki says USA Today - Jan 25 5:42 PM
A suicide car bomber struck a mostly Shiite neighborhood Thursday in central Baghdad, killing 26 people, hours after the prime minister promised the coming U.S.-Iraq security sweep in the capital would pursue militants wherever they were hiding.Swimming Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Jan 25 2:36 AM
200 MEDLEY RELAY â 1. West (Daniel Petullo, Buster Worthington, Jordan Stokes, Bobby Petersen), 1:56.22; 2. West, 2:01.73; 3. Cedar Falls, 2:03.80.Man pleads not guilty in 1964 race case AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 5:30 PM
A reputed Ku Klux Klansman accused in the 1964 slayings of two black men pleaded not guilty Thursday, and in a measure of how things have changed across the South, the judge he stood before was a black woman.Ford looks ahead to 2009 after record loss of $12.7B in 2006 USA Today - Jan 25 3:36 PM
Ford Motor posted a $12.7 billion loss in 2006, the largest annual loss in the fabled automaker's 103-year history. The company said Thursday that it lost $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter alone due to slumping sales and huge restructuring costs.Thurber accepts ring challenge Prince Albert Daily Herald - Jan 25 8:36 AM
What started out as a dare has become a serious undertaking for Jordan Thurber. The Prince Albert firefighter will battle in the heavyweight boxing ring at R U Tuff Enuff 6 on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre. The event is open to anyone who wants to step into the boxing ring and compete.Arenas rallies to claim All-Star starting spot Sports Illustrated - Jan 25 4:41 PM
Gilbert Arenas pulled out another late victory.Fans select NBA All-Star lineups; Suns' Nash misses cut but could still start USA Today - Jan 25 4:17 PM
Steve Nash, who could very well be on the way to his third consecutive NBA most valuable player award, couldn't even get voted into the starting lineup for the Western Conference All-Star team announced Thursday. But the Phoenix Suns point guard could still end up in the starting lineup.Time for Naptown to finally wake up Northwest Indiana Times - Jan 24 10:45 PM
Chicagoans love to complain about their lack of professional sports championships. Cubs can't win. Sox finally won. Bulls have sort of disappeared since their Michael Jordan-led dynasty.Spartan tipoff: No. 23 MSU at Penn State Lansing State Journal - Jan 25 1:11 AM
Today's game: 6 p.m. at Penn State's Bryce Jordan CenterOpinion by Greg Hansen: Surprise start by Hill might push up Cats Arizona Daily Star - Jan 24 11:37 PM
Jordan Hill has this deep baritone voice, bordering on bass. Barry White, maybe. Leon Redbone.