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Coen brothers win directing Oscar for "No Country"
Regina Leader-Post
Reuters -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's establishment embraced two of the film industry's quintessential mavericks on Sunday as brothers Joel and Ethan Coen won a joint Oscar for their work directing "No Country For Old Men.
Dark Victory at the Oscars
Coens `Country' Wins Best Picture Oscar
Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother
Aljazeera.net
Reuters -
By Anthony Boadle HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuban president on Sunday, ending the rule of the bearded rebel who defied the United States for five decades but vowing to continue his communist revolution.
Video: Raul Castro Formally Chosen As Cuban Leader
Ral Castro Named Cubas New President
President Lee
Voice of America
Wall Street Journal -
Lee Myung-bak will be inaugurated today as South Korea's new President. The 66-year-old former Hyundai chief executive, nicknamed "the bulldozer," enjoys a strong mandate to reinvigorate the domestic economy, rebuild ties with the US and take a tougher …
Video: South Korea prepares for a new president - 24 Feb 08
South Korea's new president lays out agenda
Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police
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By Habib al-Zubaidi HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with metal ball bearings in a refreshment tent full of Iraqi pilgrims heading to a Shi'ite festival on Sunday, killing 40 people and wounding 60, police said.
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Iraq Highway Rest Stop
40 pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide bombing
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
Woman, 44, Dies on Plane With 2 Empty Oxygen Tanks
MSNBC
New York Times -
By AP A passenger returning home to New York from Haiti collapsed and died aboard an American Airlines flight after a flight attendant first told her that he could not give her any oxygen, and then brought her an oxygen tank that was empty, …
Woman Dies On American Airlines Flight
Relative Complains After Death on Flight
Nader to Run, Citing Events of 2004 Race
Boston Globe
New York Times -
By SARAH WHEATON When Ralph Nader ran as a third-party candidate in 2000 and drew 96837 votes in Florida, he was widely derided by Democrats, who saw him as a spoiler who siphoned crucial votes from Al Gore and tipped the election to George W. Bush.
Video: Nader Announces New Run for President
Nader dismisses Democrats anger at his candidacy
McCain Facing Big Clash Over Campaign Cash
New York Sun -
By RUSSELL BERMAN WASHINGTON - Senator McCain, who as a legislator backed giving more power to the Federal Election Commission, now faces a clash with it as a presidential candidate.
Democrats Seek FEC Probe of McCain
Dean: McCain a Campaign Finance Hypocrite
Take-Two May Rise After Electronic Arts Makes $2 Billion Offer
dBTechno
Bloomberg -
By Nancy Kercheval and Eric Martin Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. may rise today after Electronic Arts Inc. made a $2 billion takeover offer to acquire the top-selling “Grand Theft Auto'' series of video games.
Game Maker in $2 Billion Bid for Rival
Take-Two Twist: Interesting Timing of Rejection
Economy to skirt recession, but growth said to crawl
Reuters -
By Joanne Morrison WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US economy will likely avoid a recession but growth will slow to a crawl during the first half of this year, a panel of business economists forecast on Monday.
Recession in US More Likely in 2008, Economists' Survey Finds
Top Economists See Signs of Recession
Biofuel, Partly From Nuts, Is Tested on an Airline Flight
ITN
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
Biofuel-powered jet makes test flight