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US STOCKS-Wall St down as JPMorgan falls, S&P; pauses below record * JPMorgan drops on Senate report, Fed findings | * S&P; 500 hovers 6 points below record closing high | * Dow off 0.3 pct, S&P; 500 off 0.3 pct, Nasdaq off 0.4 pct | By Angela Moon | NEW YORK, March 15... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle) Reuters Federal Reserve Photos S&P; 500 Wall Street Wikipedia: Wall Street |
Fernando Torres left out of France clash Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left out Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against France. | Del Bosque said Torres's inconsi... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Al Jazeera France Photos Spain Sports Wikipedia: Fernando Torres |
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Hornets invade Minnesota for date with Timberwolves — | Two teams outside the playoff hunt will strive for improvement Sunday night, when the Minnesota Timberwolves host the New Orleans Hornets. | The T'Wolves have l... (photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison) Sun Sentinel Basketball NBA Photos Sports Wikipedia: New Orleans Hornets |
Israel, Obama, and other people's oil The schedule for President Barack Obama's first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories next week has just been released and it is no surprise that the occupied S... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Al Jazeera Israel Oil Photos Syria Wikipedia: Golan Heights |
Iraq War's 10th anniversary and shades of deja vu The 10th anniversary this week of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq stirs up feelings of deja vu. There’s talk that Iran already has a nuclear bomb. And the United Stat... (photo: USAF / Sgt. Samuel Bendet) The News Tribune Iraq Photos US War Wikipedia: Iraq War |
For millions who served in the last decade, scars are lifelong WASHINGTON - Ten years after the United States went to war in Iraq, one of the most common numbers associated with the conflict is the tally of Americans killed: nearly 4... (photo: Tammy K. Hineline / Public Domain) Stars and Stripes Afghanistan Marines Photos Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Iraq, camera, action: Films struggle with war's legacy The Iraq war was long, bloody and unpopular. For 10 years, movie and television directors have struggled to portray the men and women who fought the battles. How have the... (photo: Public Domain / Cpl. Mike Escobar, 2nd Marine Division) BBC News Films Iraq Photos War Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq |
Rand Paul wins Washington Times-CPAC straw poll (Washington Times) Sen. Rand Paul won the 2013 Washington Times-CPAC presidential preference straw poll Saturday, and Sen. Marco Rubio was a close second, easily outdista... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore) WorldNetDaily Photos Rand Paul Republicans Washington Wikipedia: Conservative Political Action Conference |
Genetically modified potatoes are studied, criticized in Ireland Carlow, Ireland — Ewen Mullins is the face of modern Ireland: Young, cosmopolitan, highly educated, he is a plant scientist whose work on a genetically modified pot... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Washington Post Crop Ireland Photos Scientist Wikipedia: Genetic engineering |