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Jordan sentences 6 for planned attacks 
AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 4:24 AM
Jordan's military court convicted six alleged militants of planning suicide attacks against Jordan's main international airport and against hotels hosting Israeli and American tourists.Jordan convicts suspected terrorists again UPI - Apr 02 11:26 AM
Jordan's state security court has once again convicted a group of suspected terrorists allegedly linked to al-Qaida, sentencing them 15 years to life.Neil Jordan Opens Heart-Shaped Box Coming Soon - 35 minutes ago
Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan (upcoming The Brave One , The Crying Game ) will adapt and direct thriller Heart-Shaped Box for Warner Bros. Pictures, reports Variety . Akiva Goldsman is producing.Driven by War to a No Man's Land in Jordan Washington Post - Apr 01 7:26 PM
RUWEISHED, Jordan -- It was 10 a.m. when the desert winds began blowing sand into the tent, one of a gaggle perched across a moonscape along Jordan's border with Iraq. Its rickety wooden frame creaked like a decrepit rocking chair, and Samir Abdel-Rahim, stranded for the past four years in a no man's land with other Palestinians fleeing carnage in Iraq, recounted his tale.... Jordan Fights Racial Discrimination Ruling WDSU.com - Apr 02 3:14 PM
A lawyer for Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan says jurors had too little evidence to find that he used race as a factor in firing dozens of white employees.Jordan sentences 6 to prison for allegedly planning airport terror attacks Boston Herald - Apr 02 10:41 AM
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's military court convicted six alleged militants of planning suicide attacks against Jordan's main international airport and against hotels hosting Israeli and American...Jordan on the pace in season opener. Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Apr 02 7:44 AM
His Honda Integra may run to the older BTC regulations, but that didn't stop Mike Jordan from fighting right at the front in the opening rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch.Jordan argues in discrimination appeal WWL-TV New Orleans - Apr 02 10:49 AM
Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan was within his rights to fire workers in his office once he took over and race was not a factor, according to lawyers representing the D.A. in his appeal of a jury s decision that he had racially discriminated in the firings and hirings after his election.Marist's Jordan to skip pre-NBA draft camp Middletown Times Herald-Record - Apr 02 7:32 AM
Marist College senior point guard Jared Jordan has decided not to attend the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this week in Virginia. Portsmouth is one of two pre-NBA draft camps.Jordan's PM calls for peaceful solution of Iran's nuclear issue Islamic Republic News Agency - Apr 02 8:01 AM
Jordan - Nuclear - Iran Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit here Monday called for peaceful solution of Iran's nuclear issue. The Jordanian prime minister made the remark in a meeting with a visiting delegation of the US senate.UN nuclear chief to visit Jordan AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 6:09 AM
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei is to visit Amman this month for talks with officials on Jordan's aim to obtain nuclear energy for peaceful use, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.ElBaradei to visit Jordan for nuclear talks IANS via Yahoo! India News - Apr 02 12:57 AM
Amman, April 2 (DPA) Mohamed ElBaradei, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general, is to visit Jordan this month for talks on the country s plans to obtain nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Energy Minister Khalid Sheraydeh was quoted Monday as saying.Jordan, Hillside run at NCCU The Herald-Sun - Apr 02 3:42 AM
The Lee Calhoun Invitational on Saturday saw an unusually low turnout of local teams. Jordan didn't seem to mind. The Falcons used the annual meet at N.C. Central to collect four gold medals and build some momentum for the second half of the season.Jordan jails 6 for terror plots News 24 South Africa - Apr 02 6:32 AM
Jordan's military court has convicted six alleged militants of planning suicide attacks against Jordan's main international airport and against hotels.Jordan convicts six men for planning suicide attacks Al Bawaba - Apr 02 4:53 AM
Jordan's military court convicted six alleged al Qaeda members of planning suicide attacks against the kingdom's main international airport and against hotels hosting Israeli and American tourists.Jordan condemns five Arabs to life jail terms for terrorism EARTHtimes.org - Apr 02 4:51 AM
Amman - Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) on Monday sentenced five Arabs to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of plotting to bomb a hotel at Queen Alia International Airport, 30 kilometres south of Amman, according to judicial sources. The...University Students From the United States and Saudi Arabia Take Part in a Joint Habitat for Humanity Build in Jordan [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 02 8:37 AM
Twenty-four women from Harvard University in the United States and Dar Al-Hekma College in Saudi Arabia met in Jordan over the past ten days to take part in a Habitat for Humanity building project.Lakers' rookie guard Jordan Farmar does a basketball doubleheader Slam! Sports - Apr 01 9:46 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jordan Farmar played a doubleheader on Sunday, common in baseball but certainly not in pro basketball.Jordan Pres. felicitates Iran Supreme Leader IranMania.com - Apr 02 1:35 AM
LONDON, April 2 (IranMania) - King of Jordan Abdullah on Sunday extended congratulations to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 'Islamic Republic Day', IRNA reported.Jordan tourist traffic up 20% AME Info - Apr 01 9:22 PM
Arrivals in Jordan increased by 20% in the first two months of 2007, Arab News reported. According to Ministry of Tourism figures 941,140 tourists visited the country in January and February. The number of tourists from Europe and the US increased by 54% and 30% respectively.Taameer Jordan, HUDC to develop $900m project Khaleej Times - Apr 01 7:52 PM
AMMAN Under the patronage of Jordan's Prime Minister, Dr. Ma'roof Al Bakheit, 'Taameer Jordan' and 'Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDC)' signed an agreement to develop 'Al Jiza Residential City'.Germany's Merkel in Jordan to Discuss Peace Plan Voice of America - Apr 01 10:37 AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah about regional developments. It is the first stop of her three-day visit to the Middle East.More Virgin. I recently chatted with Jordan Budde, writer of the pilot... Akron Beacon Journal - Apr 01 2:22 PM
More Virgin. I recently chatted with Jordan Budde, writer of the pilot for the TV series The Virgin of Akron, Ohio, which Lifetime is considering. I had a basic question for him: Why Akron?Michael Jordan's son commits to Drexel The Triangle Online - Apr 01 3:13 PM
The Drexel University men's basketball team signed a major recruit March 23. Jeffrey Jordan, a 6-foot 1-inch point guard from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois has committed to the Dragons. Jordan averaged 13.7 points and 5.9 assists per game. Those numbers are good, but that's not what's special about Jordan.Jordan president felicitates Supreme Leader Islamic Republic News Agency - Apr 01 9:16 AM
Iran - Jordan - Congratulations King of Jordan Abdullah on Sunday extended congratulations to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 'Islamic Republic Day'.Qatar-Jordan meeting to explore trade, investment The Peninsula - Apr 02 4:43 PM
Amman An enlarged meeting grouping the Qatari and Jordanian sides is due to kick off here today. The meeting aims at enhancing joint cooperation and boosting bilateral relations in all fields including labour, trade, economy and investment.Jordan's economy grows by 6.4 per cent in 2006 EARTHtimes.org - Apr 01 12:06 PM
Amman - Jordan's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.4 per cent in 2006 relative to the previous year despite adverse political and economic circumstances, the head of the state-run Statistics Department Ghazi Shbeikat said Sunday. He told a press ...Merkel launches peace swing in Jordan Central Chronicle - Apr 01 11:30 AM
Aqaba, (Jordan), Apr 1: German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Jordan on Saturday to launch a Middle East tour aimed at adding a European dimension to an Arab initiative for peace with Israel.West Jordan team wins cast-iron bragging rights Provo Daily Herald - Apr 01 2:00 AM
SANDY -- When Scott Clawson was 12 years old, he saved his money and bought his first Dutch oven, practicing his culinary skills during camping trips with fellow Boy Scouts. "We would do all the cooking and the rest of the Scouts would do all the eating," said the 28-year-old West Jordan man.Organizers deflect security threat to Fed Cup Fox Sports - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Organizers of the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania zone tournament in Christchurch have guaranteed the safety of competing teams after an unspecified security threat to the tournament was made to the International Tennis Federation in London. The tournament, beginning April 18, involves teams from India, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, New Zealand, Syria, Jordan and ...Jordan: Chris is kaput Carroll County Online - 2 minutes ago
"American Idol" is a fickle universe sometimes. I'm not shocked by Chris Sligh being voted off. I'm more dissapointed. He was one of my early favorites, but, like Stephanie Edwards, he didn't really live up to his early promise.Ali Eteraz: Dissent Is Now OK, But Only For Muslims HuffingtonPost - Apr 02 2:45 PM
Dissent can be a dangerous thing in the Muslim world. Those who are engaged in critique are actively banished from the community or are accused of leaving Islam altogether. So accused, they are faced with the prospect of death or civil penalties as "apostates." On March 1, 2007, an important effort led by King Abdullah II of Jordan, went online in English and began soliciting endorsements ...Review of the Arab press UPI - Apr 02 9:11 AM
The Jordan Times said Monday Iran's seizure of 15 British navy troops threatens to become a major crisis unless reason and common sense prevail. The ...Jordan's tourist traffic increases by 20 per cent EARTHtimes.org - Mar 31 10:52 PM
Amman- Overall visitor arrivals in Jordan registered an increase of 20 per cent in the first two months of the year, according to figures published Sunday by the Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry said that 941,140 tourists visited the country during ...Ex-police director's missing gun found Asbury Park Press - Apr 02 12:13 PM
Former Asbury Park Police Director Louis Jordan has his gun back, law officials said today. Jordan, a resident of Tinton Falls, had reported his gun missing on March 23. He said he last knew he had it on the night of March 17, but first realized it was missing on March 20. At that point on March 23 when Jordan reported his gun was missing, Long Branch police already had it in their possession, ...Jordan gets rare blowout win over Person The Herald-Sun - Mar 31 4:28 PM
Through the years, Jordan coach Devy Bell has come to expect a ?dogfight? any time he brings his baseball team to Person.Jordan-Elbridge the team to beat The Auburn Citizen - Mar 31 8:48 PM
ELBRIDGE - The Jordan-Elbridge softball team might be a little tougher to recognize this season, but rest assured - the Eagles won't be hard to spot. They're the ones with the bull's-eyes on the backs of their uniforms.Hasay sets sophomore national record in 1,600 The San Luis Obispo Tribune - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Plenty of people show up to watch Jordan Hasay run no matter where the nationally renowned Mission Prep sophomore distance runner competes.Here's to you, Mrs. Robin-shroom The Daily Utah Chronicle - 5 minutes ago
"Meet the Robinsons" Walt Disney Pictures Directed by Stephen J. Anderson Written by Jon Bernstein, Robert L. Baird, Michelle Bochner, Daniel Gerson and Shirley Pierce, based on the novel A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce Starring the voice talents of Jordan Fry, Daniel Hansen, Wesley Singerman, Stephen J.Orleans district attorney fights discrimination ruling KTBS Shreveport - Apr 02 1:11 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A lawyer for Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan told a federal appeals court today that jurors who decided Jordan used race as a factor when he fired dozens of white employees after taking office in 2003 had too little evidence to reach such a conclusion.Lakers Reassign Farmar To D-Fenders OurSports Central - 40 minutes ago
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League have been reassigned guard Jordan Farmar from their NBA affiliate, the Los Angeles Lakers.N.O. DA fights discrimination ruling The Advocate - Apr 02 10:34 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jurors who decided that District Attorney Eddie Jordan used race as a factor when he fired dozens of white employees after taking office in 2003 had too little evidence to reach such a conclusion, a lawyer for Jordan told a federal appeals court Monday.Jordan court jails airport bomb plotters for life Middle East Times - Apr 02 3:31 AM
AMMAN -- A Jordanian military tribunal sentenced an Iraqi and a Libyan to life imprisonment Monday after convicting them of an abortive bomb plot against Amman airport last year on behalf of Al Qaeda.Climbing kids The Pantagraph - Apr 02 10:08 AM
BLOOMINGTON -- Jordan Clay likes hanging out with his kids, Ellen, 17; James, 13; and 12-year-old Joseph.New Orleans District Attorney fights discrimination ruling KATC 3 Lafayette - Apr 02 9:53 AM
NEW ORLEANS -- Jurors who decided that District Attorney Eddie Jordan used race as a factor when he fired dozens of white employees after taking office in 2003 had too little evidence...Farmar to split season Daily Bulletin - Apr 02 12:04 PM
LOS ANGELES - If he can find minutes in the NBA Development League, then Lakers guard Jordan Farmar has no problem pulling double duty and playing some afternoons with the D-Fenders the rest of this month.Different sort of doubleheader USA Today - Apr 02 5:38 AM
No doubleheaders on the Opening Day schedule, so you'll need to check the NBA and NBDL to see someone playing two. Jordan Farmar, shrugging off the disappointment of seeing his alma mater UCLA knocked out of the Final Four, played... Arab Bank earns 371 million dollars in net profits AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 10:06 AM
Jordan-based Arab Bank, one of the largest in the Middle East, earned record net profits of almost 371 million dollars in 2006, a 31 percent rise over the previous year, the bank announced on Sunday.New Orleans District Attorney fights discrimination ruling KATC 3 Lafayette - Apr 02 9:51 AM
NEW ORLEANS A lawyer for Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan told a federal appeals court today that jurors who decided that Jordan used race as a factor...~ Nagambie notes ~ by Diane Grant Euroa Gazette - Apr 02 4:56 PM
PERSONAL PARS Birthday greetings go Lyn Kilpatrick, Jordan Baker,D.Rees, Clare Palling, Noel Hull, Mt in Uniting church. Normal services and other Easter details for Nagambie folk at Avenel and Seymour churches. Reverend Ralph Mayhew 5799 2132. ...Arab states meet to discuss anti-money-laundering mechanisms Khaleej Times - Apr 02 10:51 AM
AMMAN - Eighteen Arab countries opened a two-day conference in Jordan Monday to look into mechanisms for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities.Merkel launches Mideast peace swing in Jordan Khaleej Times - Mar 31 8:22 AM
AQABA, Jordan - German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Jordan on Saturday to launch a Middle East tour aimed at adding a European dimension to an Arab initiative for peace with Israel.Raiders Team Report SportingNews.com - Apr 01 10:22 PM
Incumbent RB LaMont Jordan is making significant progress in his rehabilitation from a left knee inj...Young With Money: Your Prime Prospects Rockland Village Soup - Apr 02 2:03 PM
KNOX COUNTY (April 2): Keep an eye on the young-with-money set 18-to-35-year-olds with household incomes of $100,000 or more. They ll be good prospects, particularly for upscale homes, says Bob Jordan, president of International Demographics.Malvern students create Living History Museum McKinney Messenger - Apr 02 12:40 PM
Barbara Jordan, Thurgood Marshall and other historical notables came together at Malvern Elementary School's Living History Museum on Friday morning.Merkel begins visit in Jordan Deutsche Welle - Mar 31 8:37 AM
Angela Merkel begins her second tour of the Middle East within months by visiting Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Red Sea resort Aqaba. The chancellor is being accompanied by a large government delegation.Jordan takes first blood at Brands. Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Mar 31 2:38 AM
Brands Hatch may signal the first season of the Super 2000 era for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, but it was one of the 'old' BTC machines that set the pace in first practice at Brands Hatch with Mike Jordan leading the way in his Honda Integra.On Mideast Trip, U.N. Chief Sought to Expand New Role New York Times - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Ban Ki-moon?s power resides in enhancing proposals with international legitimacy and respectability.The Heldenfiles - More Virgin Akron Beacon Journal - Apr 02 6:51 AM
I recently chatted with Jordan Budde, writer of the pilot for the TV series The Virgin of Akron, Ohio, which Lifetime is considering. I had a basic question for him: Why Akron?Bringing baby names to the (fore)front USA Today - 53 minutes ago
Four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin, are expecting their first child in July. Like most couples, they face the task of choosing a name. USA TODAY'S Julie Ward and Jerry Potter look at names the expectant parents might want to consider, including favorites from Florida to Sweden to Thailand.Master of Search Seeks Mastery of the TV Dial New York Times - 37 minutes ago
Google plans to begin selling TV ads on the satellite programming channels distributed by EchoStar?s DISH Network.Team Notes USA Today - 24 minutes ago
tigersFarmar does a basketball doubleheader SportingNews.com - Apr 01 9:21 PM
LOS ANGELES -- Jordan Farmar played a doubleheader on Sunday, common in baseball but certainly not i...Arab states meet to discuss anti-money-laundering mechanisms EARTHtimes.org - Apr 02 10:22 AM
Amman- Eighteen Arab countries opened a two-day conference in Jordan Monday to look into mechanisms for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities. The meeting of the Bahrain-based Arab Financial Group for Middle East and No...ROUNDUP: Jordan wants Germany to play key role in Mideast peace EARTHtimes.org - Mar 31 9:07 AM
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Saturday urged Germany, as holder of the European Union presidency, to play the hoped-for role in efforts aimed at advancing the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, according to an official st...Political beat Miami Herald - Apr 02 12:17 AM
Remember when the Miami Heat won the NBA championship and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan butchered her introduction of star guard Dwyane Wade at the victory party at American Airlines Arena?Teen's 6-month sprint gets funding for track The Reporter - Apr 02 6:26 AM
At the newly remodeled track at Winters High School, there are now no more rocks to run on or puddles to splash through. Thanks to varsity track member Jessica Jordan, 18, who raised $56,000 in six months to revamp the school's track as part of her senior project, the track has gone from beingThe plotters were allegedly planning to detonate a bomb hidden in a toy at the airport [AP] Aljazeera - Apr 02 4:27 AM
A military court in Jordan has jailed three people accused of plotting to attack the country's main international airport. An Iraqi and a Libyan were handed life sentences with hard labour over the plot, while a second Iraqi was jailed for 15 years for weapons possession.They Got Game Hartford Advocate - Apr 02 8:01 AM
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.Merkel launches Mideast peace swing in Jordan Eu Business - Mar 31 9:50 AM
(AQABA ) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Jordan on Saturday at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at adding a European dimension to an Arab initiative for peace with Israel.Cartoon Exhibit Opens In Museum Baltimore Jewish Times - Apr 02 9:07 AM
In a panel of Jordan Gorfinkel's "Everything's Relative" comic strip, Holocaust survivor Zayds explains why he won't visit Germany. "I'm trying not to remember vhut everyvun else must not forget," says Zayds, who appears larger than life on the walls of the new Jewish Museum in Munich.Many Lawmakers Go to Iraq, but Few Change Their Minds New York Times - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
While lawmakers say they are moved by their experiences, they almost always return with their convictions firmly reinforced.High school boys' track and field previw: Mid-Penn Keystone Division The Patriot-News - Apr 02 6:23 AM
Coach: Leroy Galloway. 2006 record: 6-3 (5-3 division). The big picture: It's pretty much a given these days that Milton Hershey never runs out of jumpers. The Spartans have some of the district's most talented leapers in Jordan Boatwright, Dezwaan DuBois, Jared Fontaine and Robert DeJarnette.College stars boost WNBA draft suspense The Sacramento Bee - Apr 02 12:15 AM
Sports commentators refer to University of Tennessee's Candace Parker as the Michael Jordan of women's basketball. She's shown off the dunking, the versatility and that unmistakably marketable smile.© Oxford Business Group's series of on-line and print publications have become renown as the leading source of ... Oxford Business Group - Apr 02 8:15 AM
At a time when Jordan's demography is well suited to economic growth, as population numbers work in the kingdom's favour, it is also challenged by an influx of refugees from conflicts in the region.Nobel laureates offer some advice to politicians on healing the world JTA - Apr 02 12:01 AM
Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres meets with Jordan´s King Abdullah in Petra, Jordan on May 18. Scientists and other luminaries at the Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates were asked to advise political leaders on how to save A World in Danger. Inside Slant USA Today - Apr 02 5:55 PM
Cincinnati BengalsEarly Voting Starts On Road Impact Fee The Morning News - Apr 02 1:30 AM
FAYETTEVILLE -- Local developer Ben Israel and Fayetteville City Council member Lioneld Jordan agree on at least one thing -- the city's roads need improvement.UND judicial branch upholds student election KXMB CBS12 Bismarck - Apr 02 5:03 AM
The judicial branch of the University of North Dakota's student government says it will not overturn the election for student body president and vice president. Incoming Student Body President Jay Fisher and vice presidential running mate Jordan Taking a dive! Daily Mining Gazette - Apr 02 9:57 AM
CAPTION: Goalie William Lucier, of Hancock, makes a diving save to cover the puck in semi-final action in the Squirt Division of the Randy McKay 3-on-3 Hockey Tournament Sunday at the SDC. Lucier is following a family tradition as his cousin is Hancock s standout netminder Jordan Roy. Roy was the top seed among goalies in the high school division heading into Sunday s semi-finals.The annual ...Former FBI agent missing in Iran USA Today - Apr 02 5:42 PM
The U.S. is seeking information from Iran about a former FBI agent who was reported missing while on a business trip there several weeks ago.U.S. deaths in Afghanistan, region AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 4:02 PM
As of Monday, April 2, 2007, at least 308 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 department last updated its figures March 24, 2007.Dancers, athletes face off The San Francisco Examiner - Apr 02 3:06 AM
(RJ Muna/Courtesy photo) ODC dancers and University of California, Berkeley athletes, such as Anne Zivolich and Jordan Wilkes, compete Thursday in a fundraiser for ODC Commons.Teams might regret passing on Calvin Johnson USA Today - Apr 02 5:07 PM
There's a 6-5, 239-pount difficulty for the team that selects LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, whether it's the Oakland Raiders or another team, whether it's at No. 1 or later. Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson also covers 40 yards in 4.35 seconds, catches almost everything within his remarkable reach and is considered by most evaluators as the No. 1 talent in the draft.The Elizabethton Star Elizabethton Star - Apr 02 7:50 AM
The Elizabethton High School baseball team had fun in the sun this past week winning four games down in Myrtle Beach. The Cyclones defeated Michael Jordan's alma mater, Laney High School of South Carolina 10-7 and 6-2.Young artists earn national acclaim Montgomery Advertiser - Apr 02 2:14 AM
Jessica Farquhar and Jordan Marx both admit they don't have the best grades at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School.Farmar does a basketball doubleheader Covers.com - Apr 01 9:31 PM
LOS ANGELES -- Jordan Farmar played a doubleheader on Sunday, common in baseball but certainly not in pro basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers ' rookie guard, who had been struggling and had his playing time cut, played for the Lakers' Deve...Iran, Britain back away from tough words AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 4:19 PM
Iran and Britain signaled possible movement toward ending the standoff over 15 detained British sailors Monday, with Tehran promising to stop airing video confessions and London saying it's willing to discuss ways to avoid boundary confusion in the Persian Gulf.Auburn Goes HD in a Big Way Broadcast Newsroom - Apr 02 1:43 AM
BROOKINGS, S.D., BUSINESS WIRE -- The Auburn University Athletics Department and Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) announced today that the University will install the first true high definition (HD) video display in the Southeastern Conference inside Jordan-Hare Stadium prior to the start of the 2007 football season.Orleans DA fights discrimination ruling AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 10:43 AM
A lawyer for the city's first black district attorney told a federal appeals court Monday that jurors who decided he discriminated in firing dozens of white employees had too little evidence to reach that conclusion.Farmar does a basketball doubleheader Fox Sports - Apr 01 9:44 PM
Jordan Farmar played a doubleheader on Sunday, common in baseball but certainly not in pro basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers' rookie guard, who had been struggling and had his playing time cut, played for the Lakers' Development League affiliate in the afternoon, then immediately was recalled by the Lakers for their game against the Sacramento Kings. The Royal Opera: L' Heure Espagnole/Gianni Schicchi Evening Standard - Apr 02 3:56 AM
Britain jostles with first-class opera directors but, for sheer event, nothing quite matches a new production by Richard Jones. He and his design team - John Macfarlane, Nicky Gillibrand and Mimi Jordan Sherin - have a stormy petrel boldness that turns all they do into soaring adventure.Merkel reiterates support for Israel Canadian Jewish News - Apr 02 7:18 AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Israel April 1 from Jordan for an intensive one-day visit. She met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and also paid a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial.At last, season here for Irish OF Fisher Courier-Post - Apr 02 12:21 AM
The long wait is over for Camden Catholic High School outfielder Jordan Fisher.DCC opens Vertex sales AME Info - Apr 02 2:06 AM
Dubai-based construction firm DCC has launched sales at its $128m Vertex Tower and Residences project in Jordan. The complex consists of a 34-storey tower and two 7-storey podiums. Apartments range in size from 1,000-4,000 sqft.With Butler out, Wizards try to press on AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 2:54 PM
With All-Star Caron Butler out for six weeks with a broken hand, the Washington Wizards need to advance deep into the playoffs for him to play again this season.Preparing for life after cash out FT.com via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 3:05 PM
When that private equity firm or strategic buyer comes knocking, it pays to have a plan: cashing out raises complex issues ranging from family wealth preservation and philanthropy to how best to invest the windfall, be it tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.Merkel begins visit in Jordan Deutsche Welle - Mar 31 12:37 AM
Angela Merkel begins her second tour of the Middle East within months by visiting Jordan's King Abdullah II. The chancellor is being accompanied by a large government delegation.BRIEFLY: Pair of locals claim titles at tournament The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Apr 02 12:09 AM
Myrtle Beach residents Jordan Lazarus and Henri Liriani won titles in the Dunes Waccamaw Cardiology Junior Championships, hosted by The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, on Sunday.Toast of the Valley: Roots of Peace honors Mike Grgich Napa Valley Register - Apr 02 12:38 AM
Vintner Mike Grgich and Queen Noor of Jordan will receive the Roots of Peace 2007 Global Citizen awards at a luncheon May 6 aboard the Queen Mary 2, before the ship departs on a six-day Cruise for Peace, crossing from New York to Southampton, UK. A reception will feature Grgich Hills Estate wines.