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Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.
In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.
A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.
Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.
A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.
A man was murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that operated with European passports, police say. Sounds like the plot of a novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.
A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.
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TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
BOSTON (Reuters) - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as 'America's team' but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:52:49 GMT
AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.
AP - New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied.
AP - A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.
AP - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
AP - The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge.
AP - Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to keep quiet, the lawyer testified Monday.
AP - Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen.
AP - The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.
Reuters - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.
Reuters - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
Reuters - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday.
Reuters - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.
Reuters - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.
Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.
Reuters - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.
AFP - Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking US and French calls for "strong" sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.
AFP - NATO commanders urged the Taliban to surrender as troops dug in Monday for a major assault on a key insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, sending thousands of residents fleeing.
Mon, 08 February 2010 20:37:36 EST
When Angela Boneva went to renew her passport in 2003, the State Department told her she wasn't an American citizen.
Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, AFP reported.
Pa. Dem and first Vietnam war vet elected to Congress dies of gall bladder surgery complications at 77
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Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.
Japanese news agency says 270,000 hybrids to head for the shop
A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education, including an awareness of sex's pleasures.
Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.
A U.S. soldier has been accused of holding his 4-year-old daughter's head underwater because she would not recite her ABCs.
A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
The deputy fire marshal of the town where a power plant explosion killed five people said no one is believed buried in the rubble.
The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, potentially disappointing thousands of tourists and marring the spire's image just a month after it opened.
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:44:55 GMT
Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.
MPs are to vote on Gordon Brown's plan for a referendum on changing Britain's "first past the post" voting system.
The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow airport in January 2008 was "unrecognised", a report says.
A UK soldier from 36 Engineer Regiment has been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
Laws protecting workers' rights need to be improved to properly tackle poverty, a charity says.
The pay-TV group BSkyB has given up its court fight over ITV and has cut its stake to meet competition rules.
Emergency legislation is rushed through the House of Commons to allow the assets of suspected terrorists to be frozen.
MPs say entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low and damage the status of the profession.
A US soldier is arrested after allegedly waterboarding his four-year-old daughter for not reciting the alphabet, say Washington state police.
Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran, after its announcement it will step up uranium enrichment.
Anne-Marie Duff and Andy Serkis win the best acting prizes at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, while gritty drama Fish Tank is named best film.
A mother-to-be goes into labour queuing for tickets for the FA Cup fifth round clash between rival clubs Southampton and Portsmouth.
Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack hits out at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's criticism of his team following the Gunners' 2-0 defeat on Sunday.
Shane Warne describes England captain Andrew Strauss's decision to miss his country's tour of Bangladesh next month as disrespectful.
Sikhs should be allowed to wear ceremonial Kirpan daggers in schools and public places, says a judge. Is he right?
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Young offenders' works alongside old masters
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What's behind Tehran's plans for further enrichment?
A man stabbed his ex-wife to death in front of her children and then tried to kill his stepfather, a court hears.
An inquiry begins to establish the extent of human trafficking in Scotland and whether victims have enough protection.
A body found in waters off south Wales is that of a missing woman whose car was found on the Second Severn Crossing.
The office of the first and deputy first minister confirm who will be on a working group to examine the issue of parading.
The first Darfur war crimes suspect to face international judges has the charges against him dropped.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt sue a British Sunday newspaper over allegations about their relationship.
An Iranian opposition leader is jailed for six years over unrest following June's disputed presidential election, reports say.
Australia's immigration minister says policy will change to focus on skilled migrants, to support mining and health needs.
Ukraine's pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovych will win presidential elections, officials say, but PM Yulia Tymoshenko is defiant.
The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential election, General Sarath Fonseka, is arrested for "military offences".
Activity in the UK housing market was frozen by the snowy weather although prices continued to rise, surveyors say.
Overpayment of benefits due to official errors has doubled from £400m to £800m since 2000, says a committee of MPs.
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
Children as young as five are being targeted in a new online safety campaign by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.
The Cassini probe returns yet more data to back up the idea of a sub-surface sea on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
The press watchdog upholds two complaints by X Factor judge Dannii Minogue against the Daily Mirror and Daily Record for invasion of privacy.
A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:58:56 GMT
Iran moves closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels.
Why did eight American soldiers die defending an remote outpost the U.S. military no longer wanted to hold? NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Kabul.
The drama on the sidelines of Haiti's earthquake, in which 10 American missionaries were arrested trying to take children out of the country, was a fiasco waiting to happen. By Kari Huus.
China's Xinhua News Agency says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reiterated his country's promise to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
China is showing off the results of its massive drive to rebuild its own quake zone 22 months after a 7.9-magnitude temblor struck and devastated the region and left at least 90,000 dead.
Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said.
In Haiti's devastated capital city, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than 500,000 people are living.
Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerges as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest, with a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted.
Authorities arrest six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans, police say.
Mexican soldiers seize more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.
An Israeli man has been jailed, suspected by police of enslaving a cult-like harem of at least 17 women and 37 children.
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation.
The No. 2 leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures are arrested in a sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality raising fears of increased drug resistance to a killer disease.
A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man.
Authorities say an alligator killed an 11-year-old girl as she swam with friends in a river in northeastern Brazil.
The lore of the Wild West and the hard reality of southern Afghanistan share a few things in common: danger, men with guns and desert wilderness
Taliban fighters plan to disguise themselves as civilians during a looming NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan, a militant commander told NBC News.
A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges.
Heavy snowfall has seriously disrupted transport in Bulgaria and neighboring Romania, blocking highways and leaving cars stranded in snow.
Tourists headed for the observation deck of the world's tallest tower were left disappointed and confused Monday after the owner of Dubai's Burj Khalifa unexpectedly cut off public access to the building because of electrical problems.
A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others.
British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."
Chayne Hultgren, an Australian performance artist, set a new Guinness World Record Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
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Doctors and aid workers are wrestling with the burden of proving that they are not illegally transporting children, whose risk of dying is rising while the paperwork awaits.
After Iran notified the U.N. nuclear agency of plans to enrich its uranium, officials from the U.S., France and Russia called for stronger measures against Tehran.
Mr. Murtha served 36 years in Congress, and was alternately respected and feared by colleagues.
The new enforcement team at the Securities and Exchange Commission is working to police Wall Street -- and to shake off the psychic blow of the Bernard L. Madoff affair.
President Obama’s nuanced approach on race is frustrating some black leaders and scholars.
Agreements on U.S. bases and allowing nuclear-armed ships in Japanese ports date from the 1960s and 1970s.
A Brooklyn writer is celebrating four years of giving her friends cash and asking them to find ways to donate.
Saints Coach Sean Payton’s circuitous path to the top of the N.F.L. embodies the team’s “unwanted and underrated” character.
A blizzard that dumped more than two feet of heavy snow knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people, toppled trees and reduced streets to pedestrian pathways.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:59:25 EST
With no blueprints for the future and no clear exit strategy for the government, Fannie and Freddie are focusing for now on the U.S. loan-modification program.
Rep. John Murtha, the first Vietnam War combat veteran to serve in Congress and a powerful advocate for both the military and his Pennsylvania district, dies at 77.
Congressional investigators examining Toyota's safety troubles are questioning whether the company and regulators have fully grasped what caused the sudden acceleration problems.
Japan Airlines is planning to announce that it will maintain its alliance with AMR's American Airlines, dealing a blow to rival Delta.
The massive national China Investment Corp. provided the closest look yet at its politically sensitive holdings, in an SEC filing that revealed that it has accumulated small stakes in more than 60 U.S. companies but is making big bets outside the U.S.
The Dow industrials closed below 10000 for the first time in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered.
Some activists and investors have formed a loose coalition, aiming to cut amounts owed by borrowers whose loans exceed the values of their homes.
Google is taking a swipe at Facebook and Twitter with a new feature that makes it easier for users of Gmail to view media and status updates shared online by their friends.
The company's revamped 747 took off on its maiden flight. But the new jetliner has been slow to attract orders as Boeing again redesigns a successor to a plane that has been flying for forty years.
U.S. proposals to ban banks from using their capital to acquire stakes in companies would have the biggest impact on Goldman Sachs, which has the world's largest private-equity operation.
Electronic Arts posted a smaller loss in the holiday quarter, despite a 25% drop in sales, but the company issued a weak outlook for the current quarter. Shares tumbled.
The cost of insuring against the risk of default by Greece, Portugal and Spain grew ahead of a key meeting of European heads of state later this week.
CFO Yoichi Hojo says the industry risks a broader hit to consumer confidence in overall auto quality.
The collapse of merger talks between Japanese beverage giants Kirin and Suntory is a broader setback for much-needed consolidation and efficiency in Japan.
UPS said it plans to furlough at least 300 of its airline pilots as the world's largest package shipper, by volume, cited a continued need for belt-tightening amid a gradual economic recovery.
Rajiv Goel, a former Intel manager, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and admitted to feeding inside information to Galleon founder Rajaratnam.
The Fed's Bernanke will begin this week to lay out a credit-tightening blueprint to be used when the central bank decides the economy has recovered sufficiently.
Hartford Financial Services Group and Lincoln National reported profitable fourth quarters following punishing periods a year earlier.
CVS fourth-quarter earnings rose 10% amid stronger sales at its pharmacy businesses, while the hybrid drug store-pharmacy benefit manager's chief executive expressed optimism about the 2011 pharmacy-benefits-management selling season.
A federal judge said he hopes to rule by Feb. 19 on whether to approve a $150 million settlement between Bank of America and the SEC over the bank's disclosures before its acquisition of Merrill Lynch
Auto dealers over the weekend began repairing cars recalled by Toyota for faulty gas pedals, extending their service hours in a bid to get customers back on the road and limit the damage to the car maker's name.
CIT Group will name former Merrill Lynch chief John Thain as chairman and CEO, uniting two prominent casualties of the credit crisis.
IBM says its Power7 chip is four times faster than its predecessor, hoping this will extend the computer giant's edge in the market for midrange servers.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, on ABC News's "This Week" said the U.S. isn't in danger of losing its triple-A bond rating, despite a recent warning from Moody's Investors Services.
Japan Airlines is leaning toward maintaining its alliance with American Airlines instead of teaming with Delta, in part because of growing concerns a JAL-Delta partnership would trigger antitrust concerns in the U.S.
The Mortgage Bankers Association sold its 10-story headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for $41.3 million, well below the $79 million it paid in 2007.
With no blueprints for the future and no clear exit strategy for the government, Fannie and Freddie are focusing for now on the U.S. loan-modification program.
Michelle Obama plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity, a cause that is becoming her top policy priority.
Luxury-goods sellers are feeling more optimistic but, in the new environment, are focusing on relatively lower prices and making sure scarcity breeds an aura of exclusivity.
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MVP Drew Brees led a strong second half for New Orleans, and two gambles paid off as the Saints earned their first NFL championship.
When the telephone rings at her home in Coral Gables, Lourdes Batista rushes to answer in hopes of hearing some news from law enforcement authorities about her husband, Félix, who was kidnapped more than a year ago while on a business trip to Mexico.
Mass at Port-au-Prince's Sacred Heart Catholic church is held under a UNICEF tarp beside Coleman tents. Open-air, it's conducted near the statue of the Virgin Mary, one of the few church treasures to survive the Jan. 12 earthquake.
This time, the Super Bowl weather conspired in South Florida's favor. As the Mid-Atlantic dug out from a historic blizzard, a television audience expected to top 100 million people saw a far different climate as a mild, cloudless evening greeted football's biggest game.
Despite four decades of slogging through Everglades marshes and mangroves, wildlife ecologist Frank Mazzotti had never experienced anything like the aftermath of frigid January.
``Finally, $5 blackjack!'' a Gulfstream Park billboard along Interstate 95 proclaims. Just a few feet to the right, a Mardi Gras Casino billboard shouts ``Virtual Blackjack Baby!''
This is what a pared-down Super Bowl looks like: <p/> An electric pink tent behind the Fontainebleau to shelter a guest list of 1,200. <p/> The Black Eyed Peas and Playboy bunnies entertaining media executives at the Sagamore.
Former President Bill Clinton surprised concertgoers at AmericanAirlines Arena Friday night during a benefit concert for Haiti.
A woman who says she was raped by football star Michael Irvin at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino filed a civil lawsuit against him Thursday in Broward Circuit Court.
I want to start with a retraction and an apology. My previous Super Bowl column, which offered tips for visitors to Miami, deeply offended some readers, who informed me that: (a) I am hurting Miami's image; (b) I am an idiot racist piece of lowlife no-talent scum; and (c) they did not mean this in a good way.
On Monday, Narcy Novack was celebrating a bittersweet victory after a judge paved the way for her to cash in on her slain husband's $10 million fortune.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson will not seek reelection this fall, ending a 16-year run on the county board distinguished by her advocacy for the environment and social equality.
Remy Charles' new digs, a roughly five-by-five room in the Champs de Mars park, sleeps four side-by-side on the dirt floor.<p/> The French teacher made it himself six days after an earthquake toppled his home and no government or aid agency arrived with a tent. Like many other Haitians made homeless by the Jan. 12 7.0 quake here, he scavenged through the rubble and plucked enough wood and tin to put a roof over his head in time for the spring rainy season.
A decade ago, Nilton Rossoni's export business tanked along with the Brazilian economy. Ever the entrepreneur, Rossoni would soon concoct a brilliant cash-making scheme on eBay.
The ACLU of Florida says two Miami Beach police officers yelled epithets at a gay tourist and falsely accused him of trying to break into cars after he witnessed them kicking and punching a handcuffed man at Flamingo Park.
In the decade-plus it has been in operation, Miami-Dade County's inspector general has ferreted out waves of fraud and helped bring nearly 200 arrests.
Miami-Dade's healthcare leaders agreed Wednesday that the county dare not let the beleaguered Jackson Health System fail, but no one yet has a clear idea of how to keep it going.
In her classroom, ancient Greek mythology meets modern-day technology and words from the pages of a book become a fashion statement.<p/> Cristine O'Hara's language arts class website proclaims the goal for her eighth-grade students at Palmetto Middle School in Pinecrest: ``Learning and loving literature!''
A few blocks from where men lined up for backbreaking jobs digging corpses from the rubble for about $3 a day, a hotel was selling a ham sandwich for five times that amount.
