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Japan hangs 2 on death row, including man who burned 6 to death, in 1st executions in a year – Buffalo News
TOKYO (AP) - Japan hanged two convicted killers Wednesday, including a man who burned six women to death, in the country's first executions in a year, the government said. The justice ministry said Kazuo Shinozawa, 59, was hanged at the Tokyo Detention... »
Democrats’ anti-Bush message in past elections may not work this year, polls suggest – News-Democrat
WASHINGTON -- As campaign foils go, George W. Bush was a very effective one for Democrats in 2006 and 2008, even though his name never appeared on a ballot. But now, as the party seeks to defend the majorities it built based in part on Bush fatigue, De... »
Roche May Lose $1 Billion a Year on Avastin Change – BusinessWeek
(Updates with comment from Roche in sixth paragraph.) July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG’s top-seller Avastin may shed $1 billion in annual revenue if U.S. regulators follow a panel recommendation to revoke approval of the drug for use in breast cancer. Scientific advisers to the Food and ... »
Let’s Cut the Death Penalty and Save California $126 Million a Year
The California Supreme Court has just 'sentenced' our state's taxpayers to an additional debt of at least $180,000 more per year. How? The state's high court upheld the death penalty in two cases. Imposing the death penalty adds enormously to the cost of prosecution and permanent lifetime housing for an inmate. The... »
Foreclosure crisis: 1 million in U.S. expected to lose homes this year – San Jose Mercury News
LOS ANGELES — More than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year, as lenders work their way through a huge backlog of borrowers who have fallen behind on their loans. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a... »
Fidel back on Cuban TV after a year
HAVANA: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared on state-run television for the first time in nearly a year on Monday, looking alert and healthy but with a wavering voice that betrayed his advanc... »
Future of Burr Oak Cemetery uncertain 1 year later – AP – msnbc.com
Relatives still don't have many answers, a year after a desecration scandal at a historic black cemetery near Chicago became public. Louella Johnson doesn't think she'll ever get over the frustration. The retired postal worker has numerous relatives buried at Burr Oak, in the suburb of Alsip. Last ... »
Congress may not decide Constellation’s fate until next year – Everything Alabama Blog
HUNTSVILLE, AL - Last month, NASA voluntarily starved its own post-space shuttle rocket program and threw 500 Huntsville aerospace employees out of work. Politically, observers called that a bold - even risky - play by NASA Headquarters to get in step with a White House that has wanted to kill the ... »
Australian opposition pledges strict refugee policy if it wins elections this year – Minneapolis Star Tribune
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's opposition leader on Tuesday promised increasingly strict measures to curb the illegal arrival of asylum seekers if his party is chosen to lead the country in elections later this year. Tony Abbott introduced the coalition's refugee policy just hours before Prime ... »
Mercedes-Benz car sales up 13 percent on year in June, helped by Chinese, US demand – Chicago Tribune
BERLIN (AP) — Sales of Mercedes-Benz cars were up 13.2 percent in the year to June as strong demand for the premium brand in China and the United States helped drive growth, parent company Daimler AG said Monday. Mercedes-Benz sold 113,300 cars worldwide last month, making it the best June ... »