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Artist behind pedal-powered vehicle claims victory in court - Canada.com


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Artist behind pedal-powered vehicle claims victory in court
Canada.com - 4 Apr 2008
An artist whose pedal-powered Buick was pulled over by police on its maiden voyage through the streets of Toronto had his ticket for operating an unsafe vehicle thrown out by a judge yesterday.
Artist beats ticket for 'driving' pedal car Toronto Star
'Flintstones' car case thrown out of court CBC.ca
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Jules Dassin's Film Noir Triumph - Wall Street Journal


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Jules Dassin's Film Noir Triumph
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By KYLE SMITH Every day on the set of "Du Rififi Chez les Hommes" in Paris, the American director Jules Dassin's producers would ask him, "Where is the fist fight?
Dassin's films ripe with realism Baltimore Sun
Jules Dassin: In Exile, American Became an Auteur NPR
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Fed Agrees to Ease Some - Wall Street Journal


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Fed Agrees to Ease Some
Wall Street Journal - 22 hours ago
By BRIAN BLACKSTONE The Federal Reserve has agreed to temporarily relax some rules about transactions with affiliates to make it easier for JP Morgan Chase & Co.
UPDATE:Fed Relaxes Capital, Other Limits In JPMorgan-Bear Deal CNNMoney.com
Fed Signals More Rate Cuts as Officials Cite Stresses (Update1) Bloomberg
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Investors Look Ahead as Dow Ends Up 3.2% for Week - Wall Street Journal


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Investors Look Ahead as Dow Ends Up 3.2% for Week
Wall Street Journal - Apr 4, 2008
By SCOTT PATTERSON Stocks mounted a valiant effort to move higher Friday in the face of bad news about the economy. Then the air steadily leaked out of the market as worries mounted that Wall Street's credit crunch is spreading to Main Street.
Wall Street Undergoes Big Mood Change The Associated Press
Congress Grills Bernanke Over Bear Motley Fool
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What King Would See Today - Washington Post


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What King Would See Today
Washington Post - 8 hours ago
By Colbert I. King April 4, 1968, was a day when black people didn't feel much like singing "God Bless America." It was an ugly time made worse by a sense of despair too deep for words.
Video: King legacy 40 years later reutersvideo
40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s Death Voice of America
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At CTIA, Evidence Of The Mobile Web Zooms Ahead - InformationWeek


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At CTIA, Evidence Of The Mobile Web Zooms Ahead
InformationWeek - 2 hours ago
By Richard Martin I was listening to the Snow Patrol single "Run" streaming over the Internet and checking the weather in my hometown, Boulder, Colo.
Backhaul woes put Xohm launch on ice for a couple of months Ars Technica
Sprint Delays WiMax Rollout, Again Wired News
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Bobcats surprise Raptors, but Toronto clinches playoff berth anyway - Sports Network


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Bobcats surprise Raptors, but Toronto clinches playoff berth anyway
Sports Network - 43 minutes ago
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Jason Richardson scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and tallied six assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats momentarily prevented the Raptors from clinching a playoff spot with a 105-100 win over Toronto.
Raptors continue late-season slide with 105-100 loss to Bobcats The Canadian Press
NBA: Charlotte 105, Toronto 100 United Press International
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Putin Meets With NATO Leaders - New York Times


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Putin Meets With NATO Leaders
New York Times - Apr 4, 2008
Michel Euler/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the NATO Summit in Bucharest on Friday. By STEVEN ERLANGER BUCHAREST, Romania - President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia complained Friday that NATO was not taking Russia’s legitimate
Russia rules out new Cold War Aljazeera.net
Russia and NATO: Points of Difference Washington Post
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Severe Storms Rip Through the South - ABC News


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Severe Storms Rip Through the South
ABC News - 1 hour ago
By RON HARRIST AP Writer AP Strong thunderstorms toppled trees, knocked out power and damaged homes Friday across the South, while flooding in Kentucky forced evacuations and left a 2-year-old girl dead.
Video: Raw Video: Mississippi Storm Damage AssociatedPress
Jackson under emergency mode; recovery orders issued by mayor Jackson Clarion Ledger
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Ban on IBM Lifted - New York Times


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Ban on IBM Lifted
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By AP WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has lifted a week-old ban that prevented IBM from getting new federal contracts in exchange for an agreement from the company to drop its protest of an $84 million Environmental Protection Agency contract it lost
Feds end ban on IBM Bizjournals.com
IBM Says Federal Suspension Lifted Wall Street Journal
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