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VATICAN CITY, March 31 Reuters - Pope John Paul, whose health deteriorated suddenly on Thursday, has received the Roman Catholic sacrament reserved for the sick and dying, Italian media reported. A Vatican spokesman said he could not confirm the reports, but Church sources said it was likely...

PINELLAS PARK, Florida, March 31 AFP - Terri Schiavo, the severely brain damaged woman at the centre of an acrimonious right-to-die controversy that even drew in the US president, died today almost two weeks after her feeding tube was cut off. Schiavo, 41, died in a Florida hospice where she has...

By Chiara Remondini March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Pope John Paul II appeared at the window of his apartment at the Vatican to bless a crowd of pilgrims gathered at Saint Peter's Square as concern increased about his health. The pope is receiving some food through a feeding tube in his nose to...

This is a very, very long winded story from Bloomberg... I put it on a new little forum I created out of boredom, it's a very long article outlining the speech and some history... you know how will love it! http://alldebates.com/index.php?act=ST&f=12&t=5

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee-shop chain, said it will donate $2 to South Asia relief efforts for every pound of Sumatra coffee it sells in the U.S. and four other Western countries next month. In addition, the Seattle-based company will donate $100,000...

BRATISLAVA, Dec 2 (AFP) - Getrag Ford Transmissions announced on Thursday that it planned to invest 300 million euros (400 million dollars) to build a factory for new technology transmissions in eastern Slovakia. But the plan involves state aid which exceeds European Union limits. CEO...

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Army will send at least 800 extra troops to Iraq and lengthen the stay of thousands more as the country prepares for elections next month, a military spokeswoman said by telephone from Baghdad. ``Two battalions -- 800 to 1,000 soldiers -- will deploy for...

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- A British-backed team of five explorers in Land Rovers has been thwarted by ``atrocious weather'' in a bid to be the first people to drive ``production'' vehicles to the South Pole, the expedition said. The team was part of a two-pronged expedition to the pole, in which...

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, will introduce its first Lincoln luxury division pickup in three years, and the price will be about a quarter less than the cost of a Cadillac pickup from General Motors Corp. The Lincoln Mark LT will start at $39,995 for...

CHICAGO (AFX) - Shares of two of the nation's biggest retailers charged ahead in early trading Wednesday as investors embraced to merge Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Holding Corp. teaming up in a deal valued at $11 billion. The merger of Troy, Mich.-based Kmart and Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based...

Time to stand up and be counted. Call your friends, go over to your neighbors, phone a stranger. Get out and be heard. WE MUST NOT LOSE THIS FIGHT! Here is an article that should get you PUMPED up. I'm ready to go. Bush is going down and so are the terrorists. The last paragraph rocks. Even...

I got to hear this on the air... it's FANTASTIC! Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Howard Stern phoned U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell during a live radio call-in show, accusing the FCC of failing to apply consistent decency standards to all broadcasters. Stern, a...

Radio Innovator Signs Five-Year Agreement to Broadcast on SIRIUS Beginning in 2006 Landmark Deal for SIRIUS and Satellite Radio Industry, With Significant Potential to Accelerate Growth for SIRIUS NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/...

By Richard Keil and William Roberts Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of committing a ``colossal error of judgment'' by invading Iraq, putting Bush on the defensive from the start of their first debate. Bush...

PRAGUE, Sept 23 (AFP) - Czechs are being offered two beers in return for their blood in an effort to recruit blood and bone marrow donors. Anyone donating blood as part of the "beer for blood" campaign taking place in Prague Friday will receive two half-litre glasses of beer in return...

GRANADA HILLS, Calif., July 2 (UPI) -- A California man who wants to retire and move away is being held back by 3.6 tons of pennies he has collected in his garage for 30 years. Ron England can't find a bank or financial institution willing to give him bills for his $10,000 in pennies, the...