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The U.A.W. promised cuts and compromises on benefits as part of a concerted effort to win the support of lawmakers.
To many Florida GOP-ers, President Bush's approval ratings are irrelevant, and "Sen. Jeb Bush" sounds great. See earlier: Bush 'considering'
Although Ubuntu is billed as an ultra-secure OS, you should know that even Ubuntu's default install has its flaws, like every other operating system. To combat these weaknesses, ITSecurity.com has prepared a in-depth guide to help you close your system's backdoor's and protect you from some of the common Ubuntu exploits.
Financial industry lobbyists are urging the Treasury Department to take steps to lower mortgage rates in an effort to stabilize the housing market.
The singer, whose voice wove together American folk music and the civil rights movement, died Tuesday.
Let?s not be pretentious here - these are just a bunch of unbelievably disturbing animals. Why? Because when it comes right down to the line, there are only two things that nature is really, really good at: Majestic landscapes, and unrelenting horror. In my experience, the internet could give a shit less about majestic landscapes, so...
Few foods have a stronger holiday theme than chestnuts, but most of us don't cook with them.
The controversial idea that all tumors are created by cancer stem cells received a setback Wednesday. The theory holds that a tiny percentage of cancer cells ? perhaps one in a million or one in 10,000 ? are responsible for creating tumors. Like evil relatives of standard organ-forming stem cells, cancer stem cells build tumors. It's an appealing i
On Wednesday, the GOP rep got a call from the president-elect and twice didn't believe it was him.
Rep. Rangel questioned a story about his dealings with a tax lobbyist and the paper responded with details.
A handmade copy of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," J. K. Rowling's latest book and a kind of appendix to her "Harry Potter" series, is on view at the New York Public Library.
Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, who fought a "war of liberation" against Syrian troops, meets Syria's president.
If things turn out as expected, festivalgoers will have more to cry about than the room prices at Sundance next year.
A couple faces five charges after a bruised and half-naked 17-year-old boy showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said.
The Austrian city of Salzburg block plans to turn the former mansion of the von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, into a hotel.
Strap a polygraph to Sir Alex Ferguson and he might just be forced to admit that he often finds the Carling Cup a hindrance in an already cluttered fixture list. At this stage of the competition, however, the good outweighs the bad and Manchester United will not overly mind the extra dates in their calendar when they reflect on the possibility of another Wembley final.There was certainly plenty for United supporters to relish last night as Carlos Tevez's hat-trick helped them into the semi-finals and Paul Ince became the target of sustained and voluble criticism from Blackburn's small band of fans. Ince may once have represented United with distinction but his popularity in these parts has rapidly diminished over the years and the Stretford End had little sympathy as the first tinny cries of "we want Incey out" emanated from the away end.Not many visiting teams score three goals at Old Trafford but, in truth, this game was never particularly close. Blackburn were 2-0 and 4-1 down and the second half had become an exercise in damage limitation before an experimental United side were guilty, perhaps, of complacency. Matt Derbyshire and Benni McCarthy scored twice in quick succession and, briefly, the anger of their supporters made way for hope that the Premier League's second-from-bottom team could complete the most improbable comeback.Instead, Tevez soothed the crowd's nerves by completing the scoring, his right-foot volley leaving Blackburn teetering on the brink of a full-blown crisis. There were other chants of "You don't know what you're doing" directed at Ince and he would have heard the name of the club's former manager, Graeme Souness, being sung.The rebellious chants first surfaced when the score was 4-1, in the moments after Ince had substituted Roque Santa Cruz with Robbie Fowler. As a former Liverpool player, Fowler will have expected boos from the home crowd but he must have been taken aback to hear Blackburn's fans greet him with a chorus of "You're not fit to wear the shirt".The anger was quickly redirected to Ince. Blackburn, in fairness, had little pockets of the game when they produced some neat, tidy football but the facts are stark. The club have not won any of their last nine league games and, after a promising start, it became apparent why they have not kept a clean sheet since mid-October.The opening goal came from a Ryan Giggs free-kick and initially was credited to Tevez by the stadium announcer. Tevez later talked of "scoring four goals for the first time in my career". Replays, however, confirmed that his only role had been to apply pressure to Aaron Mokoena at the far post. With the striker coming from behind, the Rovers defender tried to head the ball clear but, losing balance, succeeded only in diverting it beyond Paul Robinson for an own goal.Four minutes later, it was 2-0. Nani's one-two with Tevez was fast and incisive and the Portugal international beat Robinson with a firm right-foot shot. The defending was virtually non-existent.Ferguson has now lost only two of the 33 games at Old Trafford in which he has faced teams managed by his former players. Briefly, Blackburn threatened to dent that record when McCarthy ran on to Robinson's long goal-kick three minutes into the second half and, having benefited from Neville's slow reaction, lashed a right-foot volley past Ben Foster.This was the night when Foster finally made his home debut for United, almost 3½ years since signing from Stoke City. In mitigation to Ince, he was entitled to reflect that his team made it a busier 90 minutes for the goalkeeper than Edwin van der Sar often faces but it was only a crumb of consolation given the way Blackburn's defence collapsed.Within two minutes Andre Ooijer had brought down Tevez, running on to Giggs's through ball, and the Argentinian made it 3-1 from the penalty spot.The outstanding moment of the night followed four minutes later. Anderson was involved three times, Giggs once and Tevez twice, as United's sharp, incisive passing made traffic cones of their opponents. It finished with Anderson running clear, with the chance to score his first-ever United goal. His unselfishness could only be admired as he squared the ball for Tevez to roll it into an empty net.It was a goal that deserved every superlative available but United's defending was dubious, to say the least, in the final exchanges. Derbyshire stabbed the ball past Foster for Blackburn's second and the marking was poor again when McCarthy turned in Derbyshire's cross to make it 4-3.This, however, was Tevez's night and his hat-trick goal compounded another chastening experience for the latest Premier League manager who can officially be deemed under pressure.Carling CupManchester UnitedBlackburn Roversguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.
Barack Obama denied that the job was a ?consolation? prize for Bill Richardson, considered a candidate to be secretary of state.
Have you seen this video? Entitled Peter Schiff Was Right, 2006-2007, it is an amazing, nine-minute compilation that features Mr. Schiff, the president of Euro-Pacific Capital, suffering the slings and arrows of various market gurus like Arthur Laffer, as he bravely predicts - again and again and again - in various television appearances that [...].
Carlos Tevez scores four goals to send Man Utd into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Blackburn's expense.
Former football great O.J. Simpson, convicted on charges including armed robbery and kidnapping, was ?clearly ? not using good judgment,? his defense attorney says in court filings, but deserves leniency in sentencing as he is a first-time offender who showed no criminal intent.
With all this talk lately about ?Twilight? and My Chemical Romance walking around all ?wah wah wah cry cry cry,? kids these days probably think vampires are whiny douchebags.
Increasing noise pollution in the world's oceans is threatening the survival of whales and dolphins, a UN-backed conference says.
Wearing yellow badges and traveling in groups of 10 or more, agency review teams for President-elect Barack Obama have swarmed into dozens of government offices, from the Pentagon to the National Council on Disability, the Washington Post reports.
Gov. Blagojevich will play kingmaker in the race for the Illinois Senate seat. See also: The Ryan pardon