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| Drug cloud surrounds baseball's hero February 27, 2009 at 9:32 am |
| By his statistics alone, Barry Bonds would be considered one of the greatest players to ever walk onto a baseball field. |
| Israel: Netanyahu fails to strike deal with Kadima February 27, 2009 at 9:31 am |
| Israel's next government is shaping up to be a narrow conservative coalition after designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to strike a deal on Friday with the moderate Kadima Party. |
| How to germ-proof your home, without going overboard February 27, 2009 at 9:24 am |
| Jake Austin, 10 months old, loves playing on the ground. On a typical February morning, Jake and his 4-year-old brother, Hank, are rolling around on the family's shiny hardwood floor, the same floor where they and their parents track in dirt from outside every day. |
| Where to take your car for repair February 27, 2009 at 9:14 am |
| Is it time for a tune-up? Car won't start? Need a new water pump, or just an oil change? Welcome to the joys of car maintenance and repairs. |
| Spain: Footballers and agent held in cocaine bust February 27, 2009 at 9:02 am |
| Court hearings began Friday for 11 people, including two Spanish professional football players and a Serb-French football agent, who were arrested this week on charges of cocaine smuggling, a police source told CNN. |
| A path lined with mummies and meditations February 27, 2009 at 8:52 am |
| The news this week might have made Corky Ra roll over in his mummiform, his specially commissioned $40,000 bronze final resting place. |
| Commentary: Jindal leads GOP on a 'march of folly' February 27, 2009 at 8:46 am |
| Over the course of history, governments, political regimes and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even against their own self-interest. |
| Denver's Rocky Mountain News shuts doors February 27, 2009 at 8:40 am |
| After nearly 150 years in business, the Rocky Mountain News published its final edition Friday, the victim of a bad economy and the Internet generation. |
| Cities scramble as business travel declines February 27, 2009 at 8:37 am |
| Gone are the days, it seems, when executives can comfortably lounge poolside, expensing meetings and meals along with margaritas and massages. |
| Review: Why some films go straight to DVD February 27, 2009 at 8:18 am |
| It seemed like a good idea at the time: Skip the "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" -- the only major wide release this weekend and more or less review-proof -- and check out the new releases down at the local DVD store instead. |
| Doodling primes a wandering mind, study says February 27, 2009 at 8:09 am |
| Doodling on a piece of paper while listening to a boring lecture or phone conversation actually helps concentration and can make facts easier to recall, British researchers said Friday. |
| Airline passenger fee to rise February 27, 2009 at 7:23 am |
| A fee charged to every airline passenger to help pay for security would go up an undisclosed amount in 2012 if President Obama's proposed budget is approved. |
| Young 'Slumdog' stars back in Mumbai slums February 26, 2009 at 7:45 pm |
| On Sunday night, Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali were in Hollywood, California, getting celebrity treatment as eight Oscars were awarded to the movie they starred in, "Slumdog Millionaire." |
| Official: Pentagon allows coverage of war coffins February 26, 2009 at 7:44 pm |
| The Pentagon will lift its ban on media coverage of the flag-draped coffins of war victims arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. |
| Japan sees mixed economic news February 26, 2009 at 7:44 pm |
| Japan's unemployment rate unexpected dropped in January to 4.1 percent, down from December's 4.4 percent, according to figures released by the government Friday morning. |
| U.S.-Syria talks chart way forward February 26, 2009 at 7:26 pm |
| The State Department's top Middle East official met Thursday with the Syrian ambassador to the United States, marking a resumption of diplomatic dialogue after nearly five years. |
| U.N.: 15,000 flee southern Darfur February 26, 2009 at 6:40 pm |
| Fighting has prompted thousands of people in the southern part of Sudan's Darfur region to seek security and shelter at a refugee camp in the northern part of the war-torn area, according to the United Nations. |
| Surveillance footage may show Mumbai attackers February 26, 2009 at 6:34 pm |
| A brief surveillance video appears to show gunmen in a Mumbai, India, hotel during coordinated attacks on several locations in November that killed more than 160 people, including many foreigners. |
| Four arrested in 2 states in assisted-suicide probe February 26, 2009 at 6:16 pm |
| Four people in two states have been arrested as part of an investigation into the Final Exit Network, an organization that police believe helped a Georgia man end his life in June, authorities said Thursday. |
| Woods comeback ended by South African Clark February 26, 2009 at 6:07 pm |
| World number one Tiger Woods crashed out of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona on Thursday, going down in the second round to South African Tim Clark. |
| For sale: One life in China February 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm |
| Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions, and so decided to throw open her life to the whims of China's hundreds of millions of Internet users, known in China as netizens. |
| Villa 'reserves' crash out to CSKA Moscow February 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm |
| CSKA Moscow produced a professional performance to get past Aston Villa's 'reserves' in the second leg of their UEFA Cup last-32 tie on Thursday, winning 2-0 on the night for a 3-1 aggregate victory. |
| Australia fight back in Johannesburg Test February 26, 2009 at 11:25 am |
| An unbroken 72-run partnership between Brad Haddin and debutant Marcus North helped Australia reach 254 for five when bad light and rain ended day one of the first Test against South Africa. |
| UK Pentagon hacker nears extradition to U.S. February 26, 2009 at 11:07 am |
| British prosecutors said Thursday they will not seek charges against accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon, which puts him one step closer to being extradited to the United States to face charges. |
| On Business Traveller in March... February 26, 2009 at 11:03 am |
| Images of the mangled remains of crashed passenger planes are enough to strike fear into the hardiest of business travelers. |
| Undersea bombs threaten marine life February 26, 2009 at 10:52 am |
| Beyond the golden beaches and beneath the blue waters of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques is a site that resembles more of a munitions graveyard than a Caribbean paradise. |
| Lewis Pugh: The Human Polar Bear February 26, 2009 at 10:48 am |
| What on Earth would drive a man to swim in Arctic waters wearing nothing but Speedos, goggles and a cap? |
| China protest overshadows $470M YSL auction February 26, 2009 at 10:46 am |
| China has criticized Christie's auction of two Qing dynasty bronzes looted by invading French and British forces in 1860, saying the sale would hurt the auction house. |
| People to stand on London landmark for 100 days February 26, 2009 at 10:36 am |
| The famous "empty" fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square is to be occupied by volunteers for 100 consecutive days, 24 hours a day, the artist Antony Gormley has announced. |
| Obama submits budget blueprint February 26, 2009 at 10:32 am |
| President Obama on Thursday presented a budget that he said is an "honest accounting of where we are and where we intend to go." |
| From Beverly Hills to shoveling manure on a farm February 26, 2009 at 10:21 am |
| They bid farewell to their beloved trips to the opera and museum, the beach and Buddhist temples. They ate one last time at their favorite restaurants serving Indian curried chicken and warm bowls of Vietnamese pho. |
| Turkish airline accused over plane repairs February 26, 2009 at 10:19 am |
| Turkish Airlines was accused a week before one of its aircraft was involved in a deadly crash near Amsterdam of "inviting disaster" by ignoring aircraft maintenance, it emerged Thursday. |
| The life and death of an Empowered Patient February 26, 2009 at 10:10 am |
| Gilles Frydman wasn't ready to see his friend Dr. Doreen Kossove in her condition: tethered to an oxygen tank, hardly able to speak, living with only one lung, her tiny, frail body ravaged by cancer and barely visible under her blankets. |
| Woods wins first match in return to golf February 26, 2009 at 9:58 am |
| Tiger Woods' return to competitive golf proved a successful one with a 3&2 win over Australian outsider Brendan Jones in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
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