5. november 2005

Another Thunderbolt from Wilkerson . Another shocking accusation by former administration insider Lawrence Wilkerson appears to be going under the media radar today. Richard Morin and Dan Balz write in The Washington Post: "For the first time in his presidency a majority of Americans question the integrity of President... The...... By Dan Froomkin. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 12:38:18 PM    comment []

Anti-U.S. Protests Flare at Summit . MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Nov. 4 -- Anti-American demonstrators torched storefronts and battled police Friday in this Atlantic resort following a large, peaceful protest, spearheaded by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, over President Bush's plans to revive a free trade accord at a regional summit. By Monte Reel and Michael A. Fletcher. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 12:32:25 PM    comment []

Microsoft to Offer 100,000 Books Free Online . Microsoft Corp. struck a deal yesterday with the British Library to scan 100,000 books from its vast collection and make them freely available for reading and searching on the Internet next year. By David A. Vise. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 12:30:28 PM    comment []

Immigrant Rioting Flares in France for Ninth Night. The government struggled over how to quell the violence and address the underlying frustrations that are fueling it. By CRAIG S. SMITH. [NYT > Home Page] 12:29:22 PM    comment []

Spain's African Enclaves Are Migrants' Portals to Europe. A growing tide of young Africans, mostly men, have crossed the Sahara and are pressing on Europe's southern shores. By CRAIG S. SMITH. [NYT > Home Page] 12:26:29 PM    comment []

World Cup champion Bode Miller fined for speeding in United States  LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) - Bode Miller, who last year became the first American man in 22 years to win the overall World Cup title, was clocked speeding last month at 83 m.p.h. in a 40-m.p.h. zone, police said.   12:18:08 PM    comment []

Play golf in Puerto Rico! Geographically, Puerto Rico is a Caribbean hub, presiding squarely over the waters between Hispaniola and the Virgin Islands. As a commonwealth of the US, however, it remains a world apart from its island neighbours, over a distance that can be measured not just in kilometres, but in dollars. It's island life with infrastructure, the likes of which the Tropic of Cancer seldom sees: excellent interstate highways, for example, allow travellers to zip from coral reef to five-star restaurant, and hikers can traipse through the spectacular El Yunque rainforest on well-paved trails maintained by the US National Forest Service. American influence is strongest in San Juan , where even the ramparts of El Morro - which staved off European aggressors for 500 years - haven't managed to prevent the influx of big-name American fast-food and retail chains. But the capital retains a distinctly Latin character at its core, with Old San Juan hosting a treasure-trove of pastel Spanish colonial architecture on exquisitely restored cobblestoned streets.  Read more here! 12:14:18 PM    comment []

Cross-country opener canceled 12:12:35 PM    comment []

Tour de las Americas: Julio Zapata Takes Control 18th Torneo de Maestros Copa Personal Olivos Golf Club Day 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Nov. 4, 2005) - In a windy day at Olivos Golf Club, Argentina's Julio Zapata carded an impressive 5-under par 66 to take command at the 18th Torneo de Maestros Copa Personal. The 29-year old from Santa Fe, is at 4-under par 138 and enjoys a two shot lead halfway through the US$80,000 event. 11:58:29 AM    comment []

Canadian Tour: For David Mathis (above) and 38 other Canadian Tour members, it is one down and two to go at the pressure-packed marathon that is PGA Tour Qualifying. FULL STORY 11:55:11 AM    comment []

Australasia Tour: Diaz joins McIntosh Farm leaderboard bottlenecked Qualifying down to wire McIntosh streaks ahead Gow close to Farm lead Bryant leads Championship Hugo's the boss after round two 11:50:48 AM    comment []

South Africa Tour: Dramatic changes to 2007 PGA TOUR schedule 11:47:25 AM    comment []

Asian Tour: ROUND TWO COMPLETED, KAPUR SHOWS THE WAY AT DOUBLE A INTERNATIONAL OPEN INDIAN ROOKIE TAKES CHARGE AT DOUBLE A INTERNATIONAL 11:41:45 AM    comment []

European Challenge Tour: Second Stage Set For Dramatic Conclusion Emporda Golf Club - Third Round Scores PGA Golf de Catalunya - Third Round Scores Golf Costa Ballena - Third Round Scores 11:38:30 AM    comment []

PGA Tour: Four straight birdies put Cook into a six-way share of the SFB Classic lead Tour Championship Notebook: Woods closes in on a record sixth Vardon Trophy Goosen roars into a share of the Tour Championship lead with Bryant 11:31:57 AM    comment []

LPGA Tour: Sorenstam remains one back of Kim after two rounds of the Mizuno Classic Online with Laura: Laura's latest Owl column finds her scanning her iPod  New Photo Gallery: Playing abroad - Mizuno Classic Annika vs. Ai New Quick 18 questions with Angela Jerman New Style Watch: Image on the go Players answer fan questions Rookie Blogs from Paula Creamer and Erica Blasberg         Enter Entertainment>> | Features Archive 11:30:27 AM    comment []

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