Archive for February, 2011
GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Easy for them to say: Cut spending, no matter what. Don’t let the government borrow any more. Shut it down if you have to
GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Easy for them to say: Cut spending, no matter what. Don’t let the government borrow any more. Shut it down if you have to.
Star Swiss skier Carlo Janka has heart surgery
GENEVA (AP) — World Cup overall champion Carlo Janka has had surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat and hopes to race Saturday. The Swiss ski federation says the operation was done last Wednesday.
Japanese automakers top Consumer Reports rankings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer Reports has named Japanese automakers Honda, Subaru and Toyota as the best all-around car makers for the third year in a row in its annual auto issue. The influential magazine says Ford Motor Co.
Berkshire has 4 CEO candidates to replace Buffett
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway now has four internal candidates to eventually replace Warren Buffett as chief executive. That new tidbit about the plan to replace the revered 80-year-old investor someday was revealed Monday in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Iran objects to London 2012 Olympics logo
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran objects to the logo for the 2012 London Olympics, contending it is racist because it resembles the word “Zion” and warning of a possible boycott of the games. The secretary general of Iran’s National Olympic Committee said Iran sent a letter to International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge. The letter claims the 2012 logo spells out “Zion,” a biblical term widely recognized to refer to the city of Jerusalem
