A Day to Kick Butts (Rexburg Standard Journal)
STOCKXCHANGE/Photo illustration -- Today is the Great American Smokeout, when people throughout the country either smoke less or quit smoking for the day....more...Around the SEC (USA Today)
brief...more... S. GURUMURTHY (The Hindu)
The text book rule tells us that interest rate cut leads to two consequences. First, it dampens the saver and excites the spender, so that bankers mourn and traders celebrate. The second consequence is subtler....more... Are hospital cigarette bans blowing smoke? (Bucks County Courier Times)
Nationally, more hospital campuses are going 100 percent smoke-free, but like those in Bucks County, many find enforcing the bans a big challenge....more... Nigeria: 'I And My Children Quarrel Over Books' (AllAfrica.com)
Mrs. Elizabeth Akinbulumo , is the Director, Information Resource Centre, Public Affairs Section, Embassy of the United States of America, Abuja. In this interview with Sunday Trust's Isiaka Wakili, the professional librarian speaks on her library and the reading culture in Nigeria. Excerpts....more... Officials, Victims Struggle With Damage Caused By Repeat Drunken Drivers (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)
Each year on Wisconsin roads, there are about 9,000 alcohol-related car crashes with thousands of people sustaining injures and more than 300 killed....more... Rocky road to the White House (The New Statesman)
Conventional wisdom says next year's presidential race should be Clinton v Giuliani. But this time all bets are off...more... Rangers outclassed as slick Barça turn on style (The Scotsman: Sport)
RANGERS may have confounded even their own expectations in the Champions League this season but they were unable to prevent their unbeaten record in the tournament coming to a predictable end last night at the home of the favourites to lift the trophy....more... Salmond 'used Bute House to entertain backers at taxpayers' expense' (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond, the First Minister, was yesterday accused of using his official residence to entertain SNP backers at the taxpayers' expense....more... |