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Cuba power transfer met with a yawn in Miami
Canada.com
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By Jim Loney MIAMI (Reuters) - Twenty years ago, news that Fidel Castro had been replaced as president of Cuba would have brought wild celebration to Miami's pining exile community, and fevered preparation to return to the homeland they left behind.
Video: Cuba Set for Life After Fidel
Ral Castro Named Cubas New President
Kiss-and-Make-Up Jitters at a Poststrike Oscars
StarPhoenix
New York Times -
Javier Bardem wins the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "No Country for Old Men." By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and MICHAEL CIEPLY HOLLYWOOD - Javier Bardem, a nihilistic killer in No Country for Old Men, won best supporting actor, …
Coens Win Adapted Screenplay Oscars
Bardem, Swinton Win Supporting Oscars
Lee Seeks Investment to Help Boost Korean Economy (Update2)
BBC Bulgaria
Bloomberg -
By Heejin Koo Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — President Lee Myung Bak, South Korea's first president with a business background, pledged to cut taxes and speed up deregulation to encourage investment and boost economic growth.
Video: South Korea prepares for a new president - 24 Feb 08
South Korea's New President Takes Office
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Iraq Highway Rest Stop
Boston Globe
New York Times -
By SOLOMON MOORE and SABRINA TAVERNISE BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a crowd of Shiite pilgrims heading toward the city of Karbala to visit the Shrine of Imam Hussein, killing at least 40 people and wounding at least 100, …
40 pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide bombing
Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq - police
Israeli PM calls for new sanctions against Iran
Alalam News Network
Reuters -
By Tova Cohen TOKYO (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Monday for new UN sanctions to be imposed on Iran, after the UN nuclear watchdog said Tehran had failed to provide satisfactory answers to reports showing work linked to …
Iran Stepping Up Its Uranium Work
Iran says had little time to respond to nuclear weapons allegations
Nader jumps in, creating stir amongst Dems
Aljazeera.net
Newsday -
BY ERIK GERMAN | erik.german@newsday.com 11:07 PM EST, February 24, 2008 PROVIDENCE, RI - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced Sunday he's running for president, a move that isn't likely to put him in the White House but that could shave votes from …
Video: Nader Announces New Run for President
Nader dismisses Democrats anger at his candidacy
Dean says McCain skirts election law with campaign loan
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CNN -
(CNN) — Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean accused Republican presidential front-runner John McCain of trying to skirt campaign finance laws Sunday by trying to opt out of public financing for his primary campaign.
Democrats Seek FEC Probe of McCain
Dean: McCain a Campaign Finance Hypocrite
Airline passenger dies after pleas for help are refused
MSNBC
Kansas City Star -
AP NEW YORK | An American Airlines passenger died after a flight attendant said he couldnt give her oxygen and then tried to help her with faulty equipment, a relative says.
Cousin: Woman dies on commercial flight from Haiti to New York airport
Passenger on flight with empty oxygen tank
Game Maker in $2 Billion Bid for Rival
dBTechno
New York Times -
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and SETH SCHIESEL Electronic Arts, the video gaming giant, made an unsolicited $2 billion bid on Sunday for rival Take-Two Interactive, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, a deal that would further a wave of consolidation …
Electronic Arts Offers $2 Billion for Take-Two
Electronic Arts Offers $2 Billion to Acquire Take-Two (Update4)
Biofuel, Partly From Nuts, Is Tested on an Airline Flight
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New York Times -
By BLOOMBERG NEWS Virgin Atlantic Airways, the British carrier controlled by Richard Branson, tested a jumbo jet on Sunday that was partly powered by a biofuel made from babassu nuts and coconut oil, a first for a commercial aircraft.
Biofuel takes flight with Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Flies Biofueled Jet