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Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Abbas and Obama should not expect a helping hand from Netanyahu

After the uproar over the Palestinian Authority's admission to UNESCO some three months ago, President Mahmoud Abbas ordered a freeze on PA requests for admission to other UN organizations. It seems that Abbas promised Barack Obama that...

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Good chemistry with Obama is hope for Xi visit Hong Kong Standard

Don't expect any breakthrough deals from this week's meeting between the US president and China's leader-in- waiting. //--> Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT Don't expect any breakthrough deals from this week's meeting between the US president and China's leader-in- waiting. In an election...

WVU 2012 schedule doesn't include Pitt Pittsburgh Tribune Review

West Virginia`s 2012 football schedule is marked by games against six Big 12 opponents that were ranked in the top 25 of last year`s...

WVU settles Big East lawsuit, will pay $20M to join Big 12 Pittsburgh Tribune Review

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July. Athletic Director Oliver Luck said the terms of the deal were confidential and WVU wouldn't...

Obama Budget Triggers Retirement Changes The Street

Brian Graff, executive director and CEO of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, lambasted the president's proposals to limit the tax benefit for retirement savings for families earning over $250,000 as a "double tax on contributions" and "bad policy based on bad math."...

Low-cost airline with familiar name may fly to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Tribune Review

NORFOLK, Va. — The name PeoplExpress conjures up thoughts of cheap fares, packed planes and bare-bones service. If regulators agree, the name will be back this summer, attached to an airline that hopes to borrow from the old playbook while avoiding some...

DVD reviews: 'Take Shelter' a brilliant gem Pittsburgh Tribune Review

'Take Shelter' Michael Shannon is quickly becoming one of America's greatest actors. "Take Shelter," his second collaboration with screenwriter and director Jeff Nichols, is more proof that he can take a difficult part and make it his own. In "Take Shelter," Shannon stars as a husband and father...

Fast-paced 'Dinner' serves up courses of laughs Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Coming off a holiday filled with candy hearts, chocolate and roses, Theatre Factory looks at the other side of romance -- the secret lovers, deceit and lies -- in a play that replaces the mushiness of Valentine's Day with laughter and fun. Marc Camoletti's "Don't Dress for Dinner" was a smash hit in...

Stage Right brings back classic Quixote tale Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Before Pittsburgh actor David Cabot was cast as Don Quixote in Stage Right Theatre Company's retelling of the musical "Man of La Mancha," he was basically unfamiliar with the classic character he would portray. It didn't take long for him to discover he had made the right choice in accepting the...

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