Hanging Will Bring Only More Bloodshed
The execution of Saddam Hussein will finally dispel the dreams of his supporters that he could come back to rule Iraq. It ends, in the most literal way, his dictatorship.......
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This Form Of Power Generation Isn’t Exactly Safe, Is It?
<b>Why do we need new nuclear power stations? </b>...
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Transmeridian To Be Acquired
The Houston oil company with production in Kazakhstan, agreed to be acquired and taken private by a company formed by its chief executive, Lorrie T. Olivier....
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Parent Of Washington State Utility Accepts $7.4 Billion Buyout Offer
SEATTLE, Oct. 26 (AP) — Puget Energy, parent company of Puget Sound Energy, Washington State’s largest private utility, said Friday that it had agreed to be acquired and taken private by a consortium ...
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Online Traders Left In The Lurch
Customers say Australia’s largest online broker, Commsec, is struggling to cope with high trading volumes....
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Entertainment News

Tough Marketing Calls for a Film Linked to War
2008-04-02 05:43 - After a poor box-office showing for war-related movies, how could a Hollywood studio possibly entice audiences into seeing the next one?

Love’s victuals
2008-04-01 06:01 - From Sicily, via Mount Eliza, special local dishes fuse tradition and memory.

Voice, Eyes and Camera of Katrina Survivors
2008-04-01 06:01 - The main reason to check out the final week of this year’s edition of New Directors/New Films is the superb documentary ?Trouble the Water,? about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Spat Between Actors? Unions Snarls Negotiations With Studios
2008-04-01 05:43 - The sudden split between two actors unions this weekend appeared to weaken labor organizations without making life easier for the studios they bargain with.

Bingle bags some bling
2008-04-01 05:05 - Test cricket Michael Clarke gave his model girlfriend Lara Bingle a $200,000, 4.7 carat diamond ring to seal their engagement in New York.

Heath Ledger love-child claim
2008-04-01 05:05 - Heath Ledger may also have left a love child behind, a member of his feuding family has claimed.

Beating about the bush
2008-04-01 05:05 - Australians are finally coming around to eating kangaroo but have been slow to embrace native herbs and spices.

Ruling Gives Heirs a Share of Superman Copyright
2008-03-30 05:43 - The co-creator of Superman had sold his rights to the character 70 years ago for $130.

An Appraisal: A Star Who Mastered a New Moral Ambiguity
2008-03-30 05:43 - Richard Widmark never quite shook the dark associations of his early roles, even after his studio, 20th Century Fox, rehabilitated him as a leading man.

The Black Crowes
2008-03-29 05:05 - After 16 years, the Black Crowes are back.


 
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