Archive for October 12th, 2008

Bolts beat Pats 30-10 behind Rivers’ 3 TD passes (AP)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers throws a pass against the New England Patriots during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP - Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers solved their Patriots problem and perhaps saved their season.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Dodgers top Phillies 7-2, fight way back into NLCS (AP)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher  Hiroki Kuroda throws a pitch to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the third inning in Game 3 of the National League baseball championship series Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Tired of getting brushed back in the NL championship series, Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out ready to fight their way back against Philadelphia.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

The exterior of the headquarters of investment bank Morgan Stanley is pictured in New York City, September 17, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)Reuters - Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, which has watched Morgan Stanley’s share price plunge 58 percent last week, is seeking more favorable terms to its $9 billion deal, a person briefed on the matter said.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

One of my favorite cartoon shows, The Pink Panther, is making a big worldwide comeback on the Cartoon Network in Fall 2009.

Thanks to a deal between Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide Television, The Cartoon Network channels worldwide are set to broadcast “Pink Panther & Pals,” a brand new 26-episode half-hour animated cartoon series.

“The Pink Panther character is iconic and instantly recognized around the globe,” said Gary Marenzi, Co-President, MGM Worldwide Television. “In addition to Cartoon Network’s interest in the series, international buyers have been especially eager for us to produce another Pink Panther series and we are happy to partner with Rubicon on meeting the worldwide demand with this new series.”

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Fire burns 2,000 acres northeast of Los Angeles (AP)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department battle a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Ron Haralson says the blaze has charred up to 750 acres in the rugged area of Little Tujunga Canyon, about 20 miles north of downtown. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Fire officials prepared late Sunday for rapid growth of a wildfire blazing 20 miles north of downtown with the expected arrival of strong, dry wind gusts overnight.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Obama Is Right About Talking to Iran

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

U.S. diplomacy can turn Tehran against Russia.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

China milk scandal companies apologize (Reuters)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

Reuters - Three Chinese dairy companies have publicly apologized for their involvement in a toxic milk scandal that has killed at least four children and led to Chinese-made products pulled from shelves around the world.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

`Chihuahua’ fetches $17.5M to win another weekend (AP)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

Cast member Jamie Lee Curtis (R), holding Chihuahuas Angel, and comedian George Lopez holding Rusco, pose at the world premiere of 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California September 18, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)AP - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Car bombings in Mosul and Baghdad kill 13 (AP)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

An Iraqi old man walk behind the wreckage of a car after a car bomb explosion in the predominantly Shiite Bayaa district, southwestern Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.  The bomb exploded Sunday in a commercial street of Baghdad killing seven people and wounding nine others, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Suicide car bombers struck twice Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. A car bomb killed seven other people in Baghdad.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

South Korea may reward North for nuclear deal (Reuters)

Written by on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in Latest News.

A North Korean flag is seen in the propaganda village of Gijungdong in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in this picture taken from the Dora Observation Platform of South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul, October 12, 2008. (Kim Hyun-tae/Yonhap/Reuters)Reuters - South Korea may reward North Korea for reaching a compromise to save a crumbling nuclear disarmament deal by sending a delayed shipment of steel aid to its destitute neighbor, a government official indicated on Monday.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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