For St. Patrick's Day, how about some music inspired by the Emerald Isle? The Young Dubliners hit the Second Cup Cafe to perform material from their CD, "With All Due Respect, The Irish Sessions."
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World Summit to Explore Ancient Life On Earth and Beyond
26 Jul 2008 at 3:46pm
Los Angeles, California - A UCLA "world summit" will bring together internationally renowned scientists from 12 countries - including the U.S., Russia, China, Japan, Australia and India - to address ancient microscopic fossils, from July 27 to...
McCain's Iraq policy seen undercut by Bush
26 Jul 2008 at 3:35pm
Republican U.S. presidential candidate John McCain's refusal to set a time line a U.S. troop pullout from Iraq is isolating him politically, observers say.The Arizona senator had always had U.S. President George Bush in his corner in saying no timetab...
Survey: Minority youths don't swim
26 Jul 2008 at 3:22pm
Aquatic programs for poor youths flounder amid lack of interest in minority communities, organizers say.Nearly 60 percent of African-American children living in metropolitan areas can't swim, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Saturday. That figu...
Customs and Border Protection Continue Seizing Counterfeit Monetary Instruments
26 Jul 2008 at 3:19pm
Memphis, Tennessee - Using their experienced targeting ability and intuition, United States Customs and Border Protection officers at the Federal Express hub made 207 seizures in counterfeit monetary instruments valued at over $104 million, including a sma...
Reed: Iraq against undefined U.S. presence
26 Jul 2008 at 3:02pm
Iraqi leaders oppose an open-ended presence of the U.S. military in their country and want the troops shipped out, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says.The Rhode Island Democrat said during Saturday's weekly Democratic radio address that he learned of the opposit...
Investigators probe N.Y. apartment blast
26 Jul 2008 at 2:55pm
New York City fire officials Saturday investigated the cause of an apartment building gas explosion that injured 17 people, two of them critically. The explosion happened Friday afternoon in the borough of Queens, when a seven-story apartment building igni...
iPhones linked to younger N.Y. robbers
26 Jul 2008 at 2:29pm
The burgeoning cadre of criminals ages 11 to 19 in New York is due, in part, to the popularity of gadgets such as the iPhone, police say.New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said pricey, high-tech devices, including the iPhone, are so popular among t...
Tourists urged to avoid South Padre Island
26 Jul 2008 at 2:25pm
For the first time in its history as a tourist hot spot, officials of Texas's South Padre Island Saturday turned away visitors in the wake of Hurricane Dolly.Dan Quandt, executive director of the island's Convention and Visitors Bureau, was telli...
Police: Wrong way crash kills motorist
26 Jul 2008 at 2:18pm
A 31-year-old man was killed in Oakland, Calif., Saturday when his car was struck head-on by a driver going the wrong way on an interstate highway, police say.The California Highway Patrol said a 23-year-old woman, whose identity had not been released, al...
FBI marks 100th anniversary
26 Jul 2008 at 2:15pm
The image of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, which marked its 100th anniversary Saturday, is still largely rooted in the 1930s, a historian says.FBI historian John Fox told the Voice of America that when J. Edgar Hoover was appointed head the age...
Colorado trooper accused of child luring
26 Jul 2008 at 1:44pm
A Colorado state trooper allegedly attempted to lure a child online through the use of pornographic pictures, police say.Police in Fort Lupton, Colo., said the 22-year-old trooper, Justin Tolman, has been arrested following a month-long investigation into ...
Chadian rebels release U.S. missonary
26 Jul 2008 at 1:31pm
An American missionary held captive by a rebel group for nine months in northern Chad has been freed, the Evangelical Alliance Mission said Saturday.The religious group, based in suburban Chicago, issued a statement saying Steven Godbold was released, the ...
Fighting erupts at journalists' summit
26 Jul 2008 at 1:19pm
Fighting erupted at a summit of minority journalists in Chicago between backers and opponents of Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, officials said.The brief brouhaha broke out Friday at the Unity '08 convention, prompting the arrival of dozens of polic...
Report: Lawmakers should ban plastic cups
26 Jul 2008 at 1:02pm
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Ocean Protection Council plans to release a report advising lawmakers to ban single-use plastic cups and bags.The report, to be released next week, will recommend state leaders prohibit smoking on beaches, as we...
Housing bill passed by U.S. Senate
26 Jul 2008 at 12:32pm
The U.S. Senate used a rare weekend session Saturday to pass a landmark housing bill meant to mitigate the ongoing mortgage crisis.The Washington Post said the bill, which offers up to $300 billion in loan guarantees for consumers saddled with subprime, ad...
U.S. Senate to vote on housing bill
26 Jul 2008 at 12:32pm
The U.S. Senate, meeting in a rare weekend session, was poised Saturday to pass a landmark housing bill meant to ease the effects of mortgage crisis. The bill offers up to $300 billion in loan guarantees for consumers saddled with subprime adjustable-rate ...
Bush: U.S. aid fights ' violent extremism'
26 Jul 2008 at 11:10am
U.S. President George W. Bush Saturday said U.S. aid for political development, AIDS and other issues helps defeat the forces of violent extremism.In his weekly radio address, Bush said he will sign legislation passed this week by Congress expanding the Em...
Chrysler suspends new car leases
26 Jul 2008 at 10:04am
Plummeting prices for used trucks and SUVs has led U.S. automaker Chrysler Corp. to suspend issuing leases for its new vehicles, auto industry analysts say.Leased vehicles usually end up being put on the auction block by manufacturers after the lease perio...
Luxury goods maintain appeal in hard times
26 Jul 2008 at 9:50am
Affluent U.S. residents and foreign tourists are maintaining their appetite for luxury goods as many Americans are suffering economically, market watchers say.Companies that specialize in luxury goods are reporting higher sales and earnings as their appeal...
State, U.S. pot laws clash in Calif. case
26 Jul 2008 at 9:08am
Lawyers for a California man charged with dealing pot say they're struggling to defend him because they're barred from using the term medical marijuana.Attorneys for Charlie Lynch, 46, of San Luis Obispo County, Calif., say he was under the impre...
Mississippi reopening after big oil spill
26 Jul 2008 at 8:18am
Shipping traffic on the Mississippi River was partially flowing again in New Orleans Saturday as officials worked to clean up a massive oil spill.The U.S. Coast Guard began allowing some traffic to pass down the river Friday and said the worst effects of t...
U.S. AIDS program makes long-term promises
26 Jul 2008 at 7:47am
While it has drawn much praise, U.S. President George Bush's $40 billion effort to fight AIDS overseas contains an open-ended commitment, observers say. Bush is expected to sign a bill next week that will authorize $40 billion for The President's...
Some GOP nominees to skip convention
26 Jul 2008 at 12:55am
Nine Republicans facing tough U.S. Senate races will pass up, or are considering passing up, the GOP convention, The National Journal reports.Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have decided not to travel to the convention in St. Paul, Min...
Dodd to release loan information
25 Jul 2008 at 10:57pm
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd said he plans to give additional details about his home loans amid accusations he received special treatment as a Senate member.Dodd told reporters he is preparing to disclose the information promptly after his foreclosure rescu...
McCain would OK 'Nuremberg' for bin Laden
25 Jul 2008 at 8:54pm
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain told CNN Friday if Osama bin Laden is caught he would consider a Nuremberg-like trial for the al-Qaida leader.We have various options, McCain said in an interview with CNN. The Nuremberg Trials are certainly...
