Big Fund To Prop Up Securities Is Scrapped
Big banks have pulled the plug on a Treasury Department-backed plan to rescue troubled investment vehicles leveled by the subprime mortgage crisis....
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Swift End Rests With Skill Of The Hangman
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Sports News

Soccer Notebook: Arsenal Striker Has Leg Broken by Illegal Tackle at B...
2008-03-01 06:01 - Eduardo da Silva broke his leg in Arsenal’s English Premier League game Saturday at Birmingham, and he is expected to miss the European Championships.

Soccer Notebook: Goalkeeper Stays in M.L.S., for Now
2008-03-01 05:35 - Brad Guzan, an up-and-coming goalkeeper for Chivas USA and the United States national team, was oh-so-close to being gone to Aston Villa of the English Premier League. Enter the bureaucrats.

Goalkeeper Stays in M.L.S., for Now
2008-02-27 05:35 - Brad Guzan, an up-and-coming goalkeeper for Chivas USA and the United States national team, was oh-so-close to being gone to Aston Villa of the English Premier League. Enter the bureaucrats.

Arsenal Striker Has Leg Broken by Illegal Tackle at Birmingham
2008-02-25 06:01 - Eduardo da Silva broke his leg in Arsenal’s English Premier League game Saturday at Birmingham, and he is expected to miss the European Championships.

Opinions Abound on English Plan
2008-02-23 06:01 - The English Premier League’s plan for its 20 teams to play an extra league game outside England, a scheme that could be dubbed Plan 39 from Outer Space, gained a grain of support Monday.

Extra Time: Opinions Abound on English Plan
2008-02-20 06:01 - The English Premier League’s plan for its 20 teams to play an extra league game outside England, a scheme that could be dubbed Plan 39 from Outer Space, gained a grain of support Monday.

Liverpool Knocked Out of FA Cup
2008-02-18 05:35 - Liverpool, a seven-time FA Cup champion, was knocked out of the competition Saturday in a shocking 2-1 loss to the lower-league club Barnsley.

Galaxy’s Harden to Quit Soccer for Philanthropy
2008-02-17 06:01 - Los Angeles Galaxy defender Ty Harden has decided to quit soccer to explore philanthophic endeavors, saying he has ?always loved helping people.?

Putting the Play Above the Politics in Europe
2008-02-17 06:01 - Elected last year as the president of the sport’s governing body in Europe, UEFA, Michel Platini has quickly brought a player’s sensibility and perspective to the world of European soccer.

Soccer Notebook: Putting the Play Above the Politics in Europe
2008-02-13 06:01 - Elected last year as the president of the sport’s governing body in Europe, UEFA, Michel Platini has quickly brought a player’s sensibility and perspective to the world of European soccer.


 
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