| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:00 GMT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed consumer and retail data kept stocks near break even on Friday, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week. The S&P 500 failed to build on Thursday's gains, which pushed it to a 17-month high, in what was a ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT WINNERS AND LOSERS: The decision was a setback for cable TV providers Cablevision Systems Corp. and Comcast Corp., while satellite TV provider DirecTV Inc. called it "a win for consumers." |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:00 GMT MADISON, Wis., March 12, 2010 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today provided highlights of how Wisconsin can tap into USDA's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative, which promotes local and regional food systems by stimulating ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:04:00 GMT they'll drag everybody down into the mud with them, as they will merely make accusations about the other media outlets, who will then quake in fear. And, if you get a few Fox hosts and the NY Post ranting about a personage in the media not on Fox or ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMT Some principals have blamed a new electronic grading system called GradeBook. Principals at Orr Academy and Austin Polytechnical Academy said "that could have reflected a teacher's difficulty in overriding GradeBook's grading formulas or scales". |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT Arroyo was cited for operating a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to block traffic, failure to obey a lawful order and resisting arrest withoutviolence. Last week, point guard Rafer Alston left the team without explaining why. He later told ESPN ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT ... last year that hedge funds and private equity funds should register in Europe and inform regulators about trades and debts to prove that they don't pose a risk to the financial system. Funds based outside Europe would have to show that they face ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:00 GMT Yeah, they?ve got swipe cards, which is nice, but Philadelphians should be careful what they wish for if they start pining for NYC?s transit system. |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:00 GMT AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas State Board of Education agreed to new social studies standards on Friday after the far-right faction wielded its power to shape the lessons that will be taught to millions of students on American history, the U.S. free ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT The five Democrats cast protest votes as the State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to new social studies curriculum standards on Friday. Board member Mavis Knight, D-Dallas, said she could not be party to ?perpetuating a fraud on the ... |