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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1...Full Story

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Agrarian reform: Long on promises, short on performance
| (Seventh of a series) | CONCEPCION, TARLAC—It was a scene from Marlboro country come alive. | The brothers Rocky and Joel Lopa, in full cowboy gear, came galloping on horseback at Hacienda Luisita as a security helicopter hovered overhead. | Guards of the 'Yellow Army...Full Story
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
| Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are taking a breather after major indexes rose the past few weeks. | Stocks ...Full Story
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed warships to sail into Japanese ports in violation of Japan’s non-nu...Full Story
US says 'faithfully honored' Japan agreements
| Picture taken on January 6, 1972 of Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato (L)... | The United States said Tuesday it has been faithful to agreements with Japan but declined comment on findings that it quietly brought nuclear weapons onto the allied nation's territory. |...Full Story
Japan's Hatoyama tries to shift more power to the politicians
| Tokyo – For decades, Japan's weekly political calendar was fixed. Before the cabinet met on Tuesdays, the top civil servants from each ministry would meet on Mondays. If the bureaucrats had not already set government policy, the wags said, the ministers woul...Full Story
Vahid Halilhodzic feels wrongly dismissed as Ivory Cost coach - Soccer - SI.com
PRINT EMAIL ARTICLEURL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE | PARIS (AP) -- Vahid Halilhodzic believes he was sacrificed by political authorities after being fired as coach by the Ivory Coast football federation just months before the World Cup. | Halilhodzic, who was expect...Full Story
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
| Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada listens to a reporter's question... | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a press conference... | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, greets University of Tokyo... | TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed Tues...Full Story
'Mambo Magsaysay' and Quirino's golden 'orinola'
| Most Read Opinion The interpretation of dreams Cures (1) Filipinos lack common sense De Quiros' strange turnaround Family and politics Haves and have-nots The summer of the mudfish in the ponds 'Mambo Magsaysay' and Quirino's golden 'orinola' The credibility of survey...Full Story
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Tue 9 Mar 2010
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US that tacitly allowed nukes in Japan's ports
Star Tribune | TOKYO - Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's postwar principles. | While declassified U....
Japan Confirms Cold War-Era 'Secret' Pacts With US
Huffington Post | TOKYO — Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's postwar principles. | While declassif...
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
The Wichita Eagle TOKYO - Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's postwar principles. | While declassified U.S....
Japanese government confirms "secret" pacts with the US
m&c | Tokyo - A foreign ministry panel confirmed Tuesday that secret pacts between Japan and the United States on nuclear arms existed in the Cold War era. | The first revelation by the Japanese government ended longtime official denial although declassi...
Japan PM, DPJ Secy Gen agree to set up panel
Zeenews Tokyo: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa has agreed to set up a policy research forum amid complaints from rank-and-file DPJ members that there are no places they can voice their opinions...
Yen Yen to defend MCA vice-presidency
New Straits/Business Times | 2010/03/09 | KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen confirmed on Tuesday she will defend her vice-presidency in the MCA elections on March 28. "I will defend it and I will co-operate with anyone," she told reporters when replying t...
Court rules last general election 'close to unconstitutional'+
Breitbart NAHA, Japan, March 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Aug. 30 general election that brought the Democratic Party of Japan to power was "close to being unconstitutional" as the value of one vote varied greatly, a high court ruled Tuesday. | While the Fukuoka H...
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
Syracuse | (AP) - TOKYO - A Japanese government-appointed panel on Tuesday confirmed the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts between Japan and the U.S. on nuclear arms and other issues, ending decades of official denial by Tokyo. | While declassified ...
Japan Confirms Cold War-Era 'Secret' Pacts With US
The New York Times | Filed at 3:35 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- A Japanese government-appointed panel on Tuesday confirmed the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts between Japan and the U.S. on nuclear arms and other issues, ending decades of official denial by Tokyo...
Sony to Start Selling 3-D TVs in June
The New York Times | Filed at 2:58 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. | The Japanese electronics ...
2ND LD: Minister warns Japan would miss emissions goal without innovations+
Breitbart innovations+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 9 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING COMMENT, INFO IN 4TH GRAF) | Industry minister Masayuki Naoshima warned Tuesday that Japan would fall short of its emissions reduction target without "green innovations," in remarks that co...
LEAD: Minister warns Japan would miss emissions goal without innovations+
Breitbart innovations+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 9 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO IN 4TH TO LAST GRAFS) | Industry minister Masayuki Naoshima warned Tuesday that Japan would fall short of its emissions reduction target without "green innovations," in remarks that co...
Report: NKorea Has Medium-Range Missile Division
The New York Times | Filed at 12:14 a.m. ET | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has recently created an army division in charge of newly developed intermediate-range missiles capable of striking U.S. forces in Japan and Guam, a South Korean news agency said Tuesda...
Keeping Whale Off Sushi Plates Is Oscar Winners' Next Mission
The New York Times | SANTA MONICA, Calif. — It is sport among black belt sushi eaters here to see just how daring one’s palate can be. But even among the squid-chomping, roe-eating and uni-nibbling fans, whale is almost unheard of on the plate. It also happ...
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